Dream House or Nightmare?

I agree with roadrunner's comment; it is a "house". Temporary satifiaction. Sure, there is nothing wrong with wanting a return on your investment, but a house can't be looked at in the same way a return on some "stock" is. Impersonal, UNLESS of course you ARE a real estate inverstor. Zero "emotion" makes sense then. If Roger loves the house, and his wife is happy, kiss each other good night and go to bed.

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So why are the Elliotts obsessing about the value of their home after only a year of living in it? They should relax and enjoy it. If they can afford to pay for it than what's the problem? The fact that they live in an upscale gated community is probably to their advantage in the current market. In our community the upper end homes are still being built and still being sold. It's all the people who are in the sub-prime market and "just had to have that fancy house now" and paid too much for it that need to worry. Sorry, I have no sympathy for any of them including the Elliots at this time. People need to stop panicking and thinking about what their going to get out of some thing. The market will improve. It always has. Maybe greed won't be the sounding charge in the next upsurge in real estate. Lets hope not.

nobody likes to loose money or see the value of their homes decrease. That's just the way we are. The key here is the word "investment". An "investment" can, by deffinition, increase in value, but it can also decrease. There is always a risk - reward relationship to "investments". The higher the potential reward, the greater the risk, and that fact can't be avoided. It's just that with the time of increasing home values, many forgot about the risk factor, and unfortuantly, many are now experiencing that risk factor.

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To each their own. Roger is fine in my book. 99.9% of you have missed a major point.

I think these selfish, presumptuous comments are ridiculous. You do no know these people to criticize and yet, you complain-making fun of their dilemma? Everything in life is an investment! Think about it! Being broke varies on different levels. As for those claiming to be God's spokesperson (and this coming from a Born Again Christian) stop the get off the self-righteous soapbox. Faith pleases God, God gets glory from our obedience, willingness to trust, believe, and making our dreams happen in life! What Rogers did was just that. How hypocritical.... We praise God from whom all blessings flow and then you put the "man" down for using the blessing? Why don???t you just knock God for providing it? What if it were a sweepstakes prize? Doesn't matter where the money came from... It was and still is a blessing. I didn't even know (until this article) of such roofs and windows, etc. Thank you, Roger for installing them? I'm encouraged not to build cheaply. Don't like it. Know what it's like to own a home poorly built and wouldn't wish it on anyone. In addition, the comment about being ahead of the Joneses...Who are they and why are they called the Joneses? Roger and his wife are merely exhibiting what 99.9% of us on this panel would welcome having the choice of doing!

Jealousy and envy running through this panel is hilarious! So many of the critics will blow their opportunity. This is a good season to invest! Oh, did I say that? Oh yes I did. It is a great season to invest in a house and if you so desire, make it a home! Ta-ta for now and Abundant Blessings to you.... http://jgaynor.qhealthzone.com

There have always been ups and downs in the housing market. It like everything else, yes including the global weather patterns, are cyclical. However, this time around it's a little different. There is the element of instant gratification and plain old American greed as a driving force. there were too many people who thought they could 'flip this house' and make exhorbitant profits at the expense of others who were struggling to purchase a HOME versus an "investment". Now MANY of those suffering are the "investors" who are losing their shirt.. unfortunately, their initial greed is now their downfall and they're bringing too many others downhill with them.

I would feel lucky to have a home like yours to raise are six children in. We live in a mobile home, and not worried about how much money we will lose or gain. We are happy to just provide for our children and know that we are giving them a good upbring. To worry about money and what your going to make with your investments thats a stressful life,I would rather avoid. Be happy with what you have.

i have no sympathy for someone who built an overly expensive home and is now whining about "not getting their investment back if they sell". There are people out there with homes that probably only cost what these peoples custom kitchen cost! Surely there could be a better example of problems in the housing market than this.

Mr. Elliott has discovered his get rich scheme is no different than all the others that have captivated the impatient, breathless wannabe moguls in this world. He's unhappy living a charmed, affluent life because his bank account isn't growing fast enough to suit his fanciful goals. He needs to remember the King MIdas parable, quit whining about his so-called misfortune and acknowledge he already has what's truly important in life. Shheesh, whatta peurile way to assess his circumstances.

I understand why he would be worried because in my eyes a home is a Investment for the future and a shelter for your family now. He is right though. We dont know him. I understand why people would get upset about this story because it sounds greedy. But all of you need to open your eyes and see that other people have different situations and different lives....we dont have any room to judge his decisions because we have no knowledge of his background...he was concerned with his home and published this story to get attention to the problem in order to come up with either a solutiuon or some advice on how to handle it. I think he should just enjoy his home and family and when the time comes that he wants to sell then hopefully the market will be better for him.....Good Luck

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