Buying a house is a stressful experience, especially in the current market where low supply and high demand have pushed prices up and up. Naturally, house shoppers worry about overpaying for a house, or whether they've overpaid for a house they've already bought. We'd all like to perfectly time the market and buy at the lowest possible point, but it's very difficult to do.
Jesse reminds house shoppers to check in with their reasons for owning a house before they worry. Is your house a real estate investment that you are buying with an exit strategy? Then purchase price is very important, and you should be worried about overpaying!
But are you buying a house to be your home? In that case, it's not an investment, it's the place where you live, and the purchase price only matters insofar as it fits your budget. If you value the lifestyle that a house offers, and that house fits your budget, then don't sweat whether you have overpaid or not. You are giving your house dollars the job of securing housing that fits your needs.
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