Choices....
Back in 2000 I nearly bought a home when I was living in San Diego. I had made the offer for $300k and it was accepted. The day of the inspection just happened to be one of the few days in San Diego when it was raining... and not just any rain. It was a full on downpour. The inspector found several minor things wrong with the house but the biggie was the back family room which happened to be under a foot of water due to the rains. I used that as an excuse to get out of the deal.
Just now as I was weeding through some old papers I ran across the inspection report from that day. I decided to run the address through Zillow to see what had happened to the house through the years. As it turns out, that $300k investment would have been worth a cool $1.3 million!
Thats right, I let one foot of water talk me out of a million dollars.
My inability to find a place to purchase in San Diego that year is partly what caused me to start my business and move to Vegas. If I had not moved to Vegas, I would not have met my wife, and if I had not met my wife, I would not have my baby daughter Tesla. So was it worth a million dollars? You might want to ask me that question when I'm thinking more clearly.
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