“It surprised us.

I'm really surprised at the amount of negativity here.

Sometimes I am surprised by how many houses have pools, I think pools are contagious, one household gets one then before you know it it's the norm in that neighborhood, especially if there are a lot of young families in the area.

Something sold for $2.5M in Feb 2018 would be listed at $2.2M on the market now... and sitting without an offer....I used to think it is just high priced area that is seeing price reduction...What I saw in Phoenix today seems surprising to me...

I would be surprised if a lender would give you any consideration for renting out rooms in a house.

And be sure to check with folks other than your family banker (where you carry all your accounts) - you'd be surprised how much price / term shopping can save you on each deal.Best of luck to you and your family and I look forward to following your journey!

Very surprised to hear even a $1,000 EMD is normal in some places.

They’ll try to anchor you low.I’m surprised you didn’t learn about this apartment before.

And be sure to check with folks other than your family banker (where you carry all your accounts) - you'd be surprised how much price / term shopping can save you on each deal. 

I was surprised to learn that even in the depths of the worst oil recession Calgary has seen in decades, 12k+ people still moved in.