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If i recall correctly, the periods of lull/correction in the bay area market were 94 - 96, 2001 - 2002, and then 2008 - 2011. 1994 was a bit of small crash, 2001 was a flattening of prices post the dotcom bubble and 2008 was the mortgage mess and it was quite messy. So over the last 21 years there ...

If you have $1.2M....you should buy! Now before i jump to conclude, are you saying you have 1.2M in cash for a down payment or purchase OR you are saying you can afford a home for $1.2M?

When I was younger and growing up in a smaller town, I used to scratch my head when I went to mumbai to visit relatives. While all the roads and buildings got many times bigger, the homes got many times smaller. When I heard what people were paying for those, it boggled me and if i knew the "" word ...

Dont 100% disagree with your statement but remember There are two spouses here...you dont think between the two they cant pump up $50k a piece. I have not outlined a timeline but I have seen this happen more often than not! [QUOTE=Sid;590977]That's a pretty loaded statement. Even with all my ...

No matter where you move in this world you will have some start up difficulties - unless you go out on a fully paid expat tab from your company. Bay area in particular is going to be harsh. If you have a $220k income in a bay area, it wont give you princely status but you will get by just fine. If ...

Sorry for your loss but you seem to be at an age and stage where you know how to make mature decisions rather than waffle around and be in a no mans land. It is not only hard on the indivual who waffles constantly and blames circumstances for the wafflinbg but it is just as hard on the eco system he ...

Mn-op, you are right no amount of money is worth it if you cant have dignity and mental peace. That being ssaid, I think your views with regards to life in the gulf are extreme and perhaps loaded with ignorance. The lifestyle there is quite good and esp for white collar professionals, life is fine ...

The answer lies within you, and from what you write, it does not seem you have conviction around your R2I plans. Water on the bathroom floor or a mosquito or even a few hundred of them should not be factors to rule your decision! Frankly it is not clearl why you want to R2I except for the fact that ...

Lonliness is not a situation but it is a condition! If you are lonely it is like being unwell. if not treated on time will have its ramifications in my view. I have not lived in India (at least for a long time) so cant speak about the lonliness there. I would imagine one wont feel lonely because ...

One of my American business associates said this "Dude i love indians, but they cant and wont say no, even if they mean no and they wont say yes when they mean yes". I thought he was so right. In business dealings, I often see that Americans are clear, can they or wont they. The business dealing is ...