I cannot believe some of the advise I hear on posts from real estate agents as well as other real estate professionals stating that maybe now is not the best time to buy!! and It floors me... Interest rates are the lowest they have been in nearly 60 years, and home values are the same as they were in the late 80's. There are clear signs that we are at the bottom, and any news of double dipping has been extinguished by current real estate sales trends... That being said... HELL YA, it's a GREAT TIME TO BUY... if your looking at a home under 150K, then your most likely going against not just other potential home buyers, but investors.. that's right investors... why would you be going against an investor?? Because NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY... and the investors know this and they are spending every red cent they have to get their hands on homes... they know and understand the value and they are buying them up... your biggest competition is not the other home buyers, it's the investors... if your thinking about buying a home, get off the fence and do it... it will never be this cheap again in our life time... WilliamAcres.com