10 Reasons to Not Buy a Home

Did you ever think you'd hear a real estate agent tell you that there are lots of reasons to not buy a home?

Not every person in the universe is an ideal candidate for home ownership, nor should everybody who can buy a home. If you don't believe me, just look at some of the foreclosure statistics. Some buyers stretched themselves too far. Others got into situations they would never have had considered a decade ago. Some people get caught up in buying frenzies and think that if all their friends are buying a home, by golly, they should, too.

Stability in your job, your relationships and your life can act as safeguards against an unforeseeable future . . . read more about Reasons to Not Buy a Home.

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_{At the time of writing, Elizabeth Weintraub, DRE # 00697006, is a Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate in Sacramento, California.}