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4/7/11

Tourist vs Resident

During comments on yesterday's post, I got this gem:




Aaron M. Gipson said...







Milk crates and planks, my friend! The only building materials you need, and they even have that sharp avant garde look to them that just screams brilliance.

I also think that trying to buy that house would be a great idea. From what I've read, that area of the country is expecting a pretty big growth boom here soon. It would be a good idea to lock down that sweet mortgage rate while the getting is good!


And it made me think.


Yes, this is a great time to buy.

The housing market is decent.

Interest rates on home loans are pretty good.

I could get a mortgage right now and--

Wait wait wait...

If you look at my headline, I am a Californian.  I consider myself to be a permanent tourist.

If I buy this home.  I will own property in Idaho.  I won't be a tourist any more.  I'd be a resident.

There is a difference to me in "I'm living in Idaho" to "I live in Idaho."

Am I ready to be an Idahoan?

Or do I consider myself to still be a visitor?  A wanderer?






This will take some thought....
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