The waters fine, come on in....
Well if you have been sitting on the side lines wondering whether or not to buy , sell or invest in real estate the time is now to jump back in! Rates are still low and the inventory is a little better. Get back in now before Spring comes and reinflates prices that have cooled some. Here in Pennsylvania there are some GREAT first time buyer programs with low interest rates and low down payments.
Did you know that you can get in to a house many times with as little as 1% of your own money? So, to buy a $100,000 house you may be able to get into the house with as little as $1000 ! WOW! What a Country!
These are the properties you buy now and hold forever! I have been hearing from some renters that I talk to that they are paying $600 for an efficiencey apartment on the West Shore! That is just WRONG --- they should be buying a home and gaining equity.
Do your kids a favor and encourage them to buy a home. The sooner they start the sooner they can build equity. AND the insurance companies know that homeowners are a better risk than renters.