I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
The first thing I did when my career started moving was to buy a small house.
We were the first bank to start a loan modification at IndyMac and had a very good record of working with the regulators.
In Bakersfield, California, a Mexican strawberry picker with an income of $14,000 and no English was lent every penny he needed to buy a house for $724,000.
While I encourage people to save 100% down for a home, a mortgage is the one debt that I don't frown upon.
I wanted to live in a house. I wanted to have a place where I could record at home - all of these things I'd wanted to do for years.
If I am going to get in a cab to go home, and I see a sign for an open house, I will go in. I like real estate because I am the boss.
I was only 21 when I bought a five-bedroom detached house in Stoke-on-Trent that was way outside of my financial status in life. I did it by borrowing money from my family and the bank, taking out a huge mortgage.
You are not going to get married through technology. You are not going to buy a house through technology.
I'd like to have a 15 million euro villa, but if I can't afford it, I have to look for an apartment that I like.
I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a house. They say you shouldn't make an emotional decision with a house, but I think it is the only decision you can make.
If you can't afford the upkeep of your home, it makes no sense to do a reverse mortgage. You will just end up having to sell eventually when you realize you can't afford the home, and whether you have any equity left after the sale depends on the size of the reverse loan that must be settled.
I have this disease that if I feel good somewhere, I... buy a house.
