(eternal optimist)... but seriously, can't you just SMELL the difference???

Remove those glasses, stomp on them, and replace them with a pair of cautiously optimistic ones.

I too am optimistic.

I thought this was overly optimistic but I went ahead and the seller accepted the offer.Three months passed.

Charles makes a good point - as long as you are optimistic, you can continue to find deals and work in any type of market.

Maybe I'm being a bit too optimistic but here's a good article on what's going on right now.It does feel like being on a roller coaster :lol:http://www.kitco.com/ind/Mladjenovic/may032011.html

You discount the 50% down to 30% (too optimistic, I would never go below 35% even with self management).

Therefore, even my 4%-5% appreciation estimates seem optimistic. 

Or when the tv pundits on the financial networks are too optimistic on the next real estate boom.

Stephen Hall I’ve done a lot of reading/research on UT and I am very very optimistic on the future of UT housing prices.