Comments on: Subprime: Here We Go All Over Again http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/12/01/subprime-here-we-go-all-over-again/ DallasDirt is a real estate blog with a focus on housing trends, realtor news, and photos of local fabulous homes from the editors of D Magazine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Quia http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/12/01/subprime-here-we-go-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3815 Quia Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:33:10 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1589#comment-3815 We definitely are. There are far too many ads on urban radio touting that you could own a home for the same cost as rent. I'm sure they're figuring, "Well we were able to scrape by in the apartment, so why not pull the same trick in a house! Sweet!" As we all know that doesn't factor in taxes, insurance, regular upkeep and the DOOM of a large-ticket item in the house checking out (ie: HVAC, plumbing). We definitely are. There are far too many ads on urban radio touting that you could own a home for the same cost as rent. I’m sure they’re figuring, “Well we were able to scrape by in the apartment, so why not pull the same trick in a house! Sweet!”

As we all know that doesn’t factor in taxes, insurance, regular upkeep and the DOOM of a large-ticket item in the house checking out (ie: HVAC, plumbing).

]]> By: Joeli http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/12/01/subprime-here-we-go-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3791 Joeli Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:16:38 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1589#comment-3791 Thank you! I had the exact same reaction when I heard it...why would you allow someone who is already struggling the opportunity to move into a house, apparently using government funds to do so, only to turn around and not be able to afford it a few months down the road? Didn't make sense to me either. Thank you! I had the exact same reaction when I heard it…why would you allow someone who is already struggling the opportunity to move into a house, apparently using government funds to do so, only to turn around and not be able to afford it a few months down the road? Didn’t make sense to me either.

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