A HOUSE ISN'T AN INVESTMENT...

A HOUSE ISN'T AN INVESTMENT... SO WHAT DO YOU TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY SHOULD I BUY A HOUSE RIGHT NOW ? IF YOUR BUDGET CAN HANDLE IT AND YOUR LIFESTYLE REQUIRES IT OR IT'S A NECESSITY WHEN WHEN YOU CAN HANDLE IT THEN YEAH YOU ALWAYS BUY A HOUSE IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT BECAUSE IT'S A PERSONAL THING SO IT'S NOT REALLY AN INVESTMENT Houses are not investments TYPICALLY YEAH YOU BUY A HOUSE AND YOU LIVE IN IT FOR FIVE YEARS IT TYPICALLY APPRECIATES YOU MAKE SOME MONEY AFTER TWO YEARS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY NO CAPITAL GAINS 250,000 OR 500,000 IF YOU'RE MARRIED IT WORKS BUT IT'S NOT AN INVESTMENT REALLY INVESTMENT HOUSE IS A PERSONAL PURCHASE AND NEVER BUY THEM FOR INVESTMENT UNLESS YOU'RE FLIPPING IT SMARTEST THING TO DO IS YOU BUY A HOUSE SMARTEST THINGS AND YOU IMPROVE IT CAUSE THE HOUSE IS THAT THERE'S A REASON WHY A HOUSE IS NOT SELLING TOO, OK SOLD OUT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT HOUSE MAYBE IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH BATHROOMS MAYBE IT'S TOO SMALL SQUARE FOOTAGE YOU COME IN AND ADD VALUE TO THE HOUSE MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED UP FIXED UP WHATEVER THE STORY IS IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THE FIX IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THE FIX NEW HARVARD REPORT: THE U.S. HOUSING MARKET JUST FLASHED A MAJOR WARNING SIGNAL FOR 2026 A study from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies identified two key factors contributing to shifts in the market. NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IN TERMS OF SINGLE FAMILY THAT WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS THE HOUSING MARKET'S INVENTORY REBOUND IS SHIFTING POWER TO BUYERS, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE AS OF THE END OF JUNE, NEARLY 39% OF ALL ACTIVE LISTINGS NATIONWIDE HAD UNDERGONE A PRICE CUT BUT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A LOT OF INVENTORY RIGHT NOW ON THE MARKET FOR SINGLE FAMILY NOBODY'S BUYING HOUSES RIGHT NOW WHY ?? BECAUSE THEY THEY THEY DON'T IT DOESN'T FIT THEIR BUDGET AT 6.5% INTEREST RATE FOR THE HOUSE THEY WANT THEY GOTTA PAY 6.5% INTEREST RATE 6.5% INTEREST RATES THEY GOTTA PAY PRINCIPAL THEY GOTTA PAY INSURANCE THEY GOTTA PAY TAXES TAX NOW IS THE TIME TO RENT SO NOW IS DEFINITELY THE TIME TO RENT SO NOW IS DEFINITELY THE TIME TO RENT + FOLLOW LIKE SHARE