Went house hunting and am depressed!! (Westfield, Livingston: short sale, foreclosures, school)
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As a buyers price point increases, expectations do as well, and often times the relationship is not linear, at least at first. the buyer thinks to herself, I have over $1M to spend, I should be able to find "the perfect house".
the fact that no such house exists can initially lead to frustration, until such time as the buyer realizes that compromises must be made, regardless of how much you have to spend. as a rational buyer becomes more familiar with the market in a particular town, expectations should gradually fall back in line with price.
IMO, the post above me comes off as nothing but sheer jealousy, though i can't say it's surprising. the OP certainly could have chosen his/her words more carefully in conveying his/her initial thoughts.
i don't see it as jealousy at all. ignorance of house hunting doesn't exist at certain price points, it exists at all of them. the perfect house doesn't exist, plain and simple.
we're not jealous of the OP because we think she isn't that bright of a house hunter. sure, expectations are high at the million dollar price point..as they should be. but hers appear to be illogically high, given the wording she chose. and it's quite offensive to those of us who spent a pathetic half a million dollars on a house that must be a **** shack.
It's not jealousy, but rather being flabbergasted if the person is serious.
It's rather analogous to someone saying, "My wife and I went to Manhattan. We had $300 to spend on dinner. We like Italian food. We could not find ONE decent restaurant! There were hardly any choices, and the few we found were tacky and/or seemed seedy/filthy for that price."
I could spend $300 on a meal. So I'd not be jealous that they can spend $300 on a meal. But it should seem incredible that two apparently successful adults (otherwise how can they afford $300 on a meal?) would not be able to find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan that's in their budget. It should suggest that there's something wrong with them. Any reasonably intelligent person could easily find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan, and without having to spend nearly that much.
i don't see it as jealousy at all. ignorance of house hunting doesn't exist at certain price points, it exists at all of them. the perfect house doesn't exist, plain and simple.
we're not jealous of the OP because we think she isn't that bright of a house hunter. sure, expectations are high at the million dollar price point..as they should be. but hers appear to be illogically high, given the wording she chose. and it's quite offensive to those of us who spent a pathetic half a million dollars on a house that must be a **** shack.
I must be in a third-world country, in that case. I live in a $180K, two bedroom, one bath condo. And I love my place.
It's not jealousy, but rather being flabbergasted if the person is serious.
It's rather analogous to someone saying, "My wife and I went to Manhattan. We had $300 to spend on dinner. We like Italian food. We could not find ONE decent restaurant! There were hardly any choices, and the few we found were tacky and/or seemed seedy/filthy for that price."
I could spend $300 on a meal. So I'd not be jealous that they can spend $300 on a meal. But it should seem incredible that two apparently successful adults (otherwise how can they afford $300 on a meal?) would not be able to find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan that's in their budget. It should suggest that there's something wrong with them. Any reasonably intelligent person could easily find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan, and without having to spend nearly that much.
Love it! Great comparison. Who am I kidding? I am jealous of both the OP's price point and the $300 Italian dinner. Our evening out consists of pizza (plain that is), so that I can save my nickels and dimes for the dream house in WF.
It's not jealousy, but rather being flabbergasted if the person is serious.
It's rather analogous to someone saying, "My wife and I went to Manhattan. We had $300 to spend on dinner. We like Italian food. We could not find ONE decent restaurant! There were hardly any choices, and the few we found were tacky and/or seemed seedy/filthy for that price."
I could spend $300 on a meal. So I'd not be jealous that they can spend $300 on a meal. But it should seem incredible that two apparently successful adults (otherwise how can they afford $300 on a meal?) would not be able to find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan that's in their budget. It should suggest that there's something wrong with them. Any reasonably intelligent person could easily find a decent Italian restaurant in Manhattan, and without having to spend nearly that much.
not to get too off topic but the family just tried the Bar Pie at Nellies in good ole' Waldwick and wow...really delicious and @ $8.00 even better! Only Mario's on Arthur Ave has a better pie...
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