Struggling with buying a house

[shootingstar]

I'm sure it's a temporary thing 6 month, a year? Things do change especially with construction traffic and logging traffic. Once they finish the "clear cutting" up the canyon, they will move on.

But looks like the touristy traffic..which is ...3-4 months annually? And in 1 day, is the traffic just continuous for 8 hrs. or is it just 3-4 peak hrs. per day?

I'm fascinated by different perceptions of country living vs. city living vs. surburban living.

Maybe it's better to think of country living best for different stage in life..when one has time, energy to deal with maintenance, travel time (to get to services), etc. when having more acreage.

Appreciate Wahine's strong sense in the area where they are looking, the housing prices and mortgage rates may be more ideal this year compared to 3-5 yrs. later. (Who knows.) This is what happened to me: I only looked at 4 places before I bought. I live in an expanding city where housing prices are going up moderately.

I do wonder if I did the right thing but on the other hand, nearly once a month, I'm exclaiming happily to dearie while we're cycling homeward on home's peaceful street downtown: I'm so glad we live close to many things and services.

Every time I tell people I live downtown, people think of traffic, crowds, etc. No, my street dead-ends into a cul-de-sac and half a block away is a park greenbelt that is the spine of a major 80 km. bike-ped. path (that interconnects to 300 km. more of bike-ped paths and interconnected parks.)

I like my hobbies (cycling as one of them, even though it's just transportation to me 60% of the time) but I have to do other stuff ...shopping, banking, work, etc. efficiently by getting there.

So location, location, location is important. But in your gut, it must feel right now ..and for next 10-20 yrs. for you?