# A lil' bragging

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**Created:** [August 24, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-lil-bragging/254148 "2010-08-24T22:32:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-lil-bragging/254148/15 "2010-08-25T06:35:01Z")

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> [@FS: 1972 vw ...kit car](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1972-vw-kit-car/34559/17):
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> A house for yourself or as an investment is a great opportunity. As Ryan said, if you can afford to buy, NOW is the time! Mortage rates are extremely low. I locked in at 4.5% on a re-fi.

I understand it’s a great time to buy. I don’t anticipate being in this area for more than another year or year and a half given my job assignment. No plan to stay long term.

So buying’s not a realistic option for me.

It doesn’t seem to be a great investment unless you have at least 4-5 years into it or had some kind of MAD crazy down payment that lets you build equity more quickly. (Flipside is if one had that cash sitting around anyways- there are other ways to make money off that, perhaps risky as well but with higher return potential)

Of course having a good down payment for and buying a cheaper, not so new place, that needs only a small amount of work and is projected to stay or go up in value is going to be a winner. No disagreement there.

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