Risk versus Reward...

After debating what would be best for our family, Aya and I decided that as much as we liked the house over the weekend, we are not going to put a bid on the house.

What made it tough was we went to the house hoping we wouldn't like it...and we liked it. It was the first time Aya and both liked a house.

Then we were hoping there would be a lot of bids because we agreed that we would not getting into a bidding war. We would place one bid and that was it. Sadly, after the first day there were no bids.

Basically, it was ours for the taking but we just couldn't pull the trigger. In the end, the practical side of me won out. I just couldn't justify taking on 5x my current mortage for 400 more sq feet and a yard. Even though JT would love a backyard to play in...we would be poor and couldn't afford backyard toys.

I never thought I would even be close to buying a million dollar home. Part of me feels that it is just ridicilious to pay that much money for a house. Then I realize, I live in LA and almost every home is going for a million bucks now. Maybe next time....