A Home is an Investment in Your Life, Not a Day Trader Stock

Today in the Sacramento Bee's Business section was an article interviewing three local home builders and their take on the market. One of the interviewees, Christopher Cady, from Pulte Homes mentioned that buying a home is not like trying to beat the stock market, as day traders tend to do.

A home in an investment in your future, your quality of life and a means of providing the best possible shelter within your budget. Many would-be buyers are on the fence waiting for the bottom and no one really knows where or when that bottom is. We only know today, and only you know if it's the right time for you.

"So, how's the market doing?"

On a regular basis, someone will ask me, "So, how's the market doing?" And with all the negative press the housing market has gotten lately, I can see the anticipation of waiting to enjoy in the misery of how bad the market is currently. However, I refuse to wallow in the "this market is so bad" that I hear so many others doing. Instead, I'm taking the glass half full route -- regardless of what the market may look like that day, week or month. If I let myself, even for a moment, feel the full effect of a "bad market," I'm setting myself up for failure. I love my job too much to go there. So, if you ask me, "how's the market doing?" I will respond with, "Great!" And I mean it, because that's how I see it. It's always a good time to buy or sell a home, if it's the right time for you, regardless of market conditions.