Frustration

Along with the home buying class we attended they gave us access to an online service where we can search properties for sale. We have a lot to do before we can seriously think about buying a home, but since we had the online service I did some searching to see what's out there. It proved to be quite discouraging. Just about any home we would want (even with a long commute) costs about $60 - $70K more than what we can afford. Yikes!

It looks like if we want to buy something we either have to seriously adjust our thinking on what type of properties we can look at (consider condos and mobile homes instead of houses) or find a bunch more cash. The first option is much more likely. But out of desperation we might have to start buying lottery tickets. Sigh...