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You posted two messages to redfin (a home-buying site’s) forums last week titled “Why I am not Buying” and “Why I am not Buying (Part 2) “.  And in those posts you make valid points (you aren’t retarded like most of the people on online forums who annoy me).  But you are posting on Redfin.  Regularly.  And Redfin is ”the industry’s first online brokerage for buying and selling homes”.  This isn’t a generic forum for people who are interested in real estate.  Redfin calls itself a ”home-buying application, not a search site”.  It is for people like me who are in the process of buying a home.  Its not for people like you (who have repeatedly told us you are not buying a house). 

And I’m not retarded.  I know that there is a good chance home prices will continue to drop.  I don’t think the market has hit bottom.  But I (like the other people using redfin, except apparently you) I am still choosing to buy a home. 

Redfin is a “smart” way to buy a home.  They have better data than most real estate agents I have worked with (and I have worked with several “real” agents).  This isn’t the first home I have bought.  Because of the business model (which does require you to do your own research), I assume that the other redfin users are tech savvy, intelligent, motivated people (not retarded).  And these tech savvy (not retarded) people are (like me) searching for homes to buy. 

And then you post several, “Why I am smarter than you” messages.  What are you hoping to accomplish?  Are you being altruistic and trying to warn us?  As I mentioned earlier, the demongraphic using Redfin seems like they are the motivated independant type.  We aren’t going to listen to your advice.  I’ve already made my decision.   I believe that you have a different motivation.  You are just trying to show us that you are smarter than we are.  And you’re probably right.  If I waited to buy a home, I could probably get more home for my money.    When the market continues to drop you are going to say “Neener, neener, neener!  I am so smart.  I tried to warn you.  But you didn’t listen.  I am better than you!”.  And perhaps you are better than me.  But I don’t really want to hear it.  I especially don’t want to hear it repeatedly from the same person (who is on home-buyer forum even though they aren’t buying a house, just so they can mock the people there). 

Why are you on a website for home-buyers?  You clearly have stated in multiple forum posts that you aren’t a home buyer.   We don’t want to be constantly reminded of our stupidity.  Please go away.

* On an unrelated note, I would like to mention how much I like Redfin.   They give you 1/2 of their comission (which in CA is pretty substantial).  The customer service has been amazing.  I recently offered on a house.   When the seller rejected my offer and I couldn’t afford to counter, my agent offered (without me asking) to take an additional comission hit so that I could get the home.  She is now getting less than 1% (standard realtor comission is 3%).    I don’t know many realtors that would do that.  I was shocked.  I was amazed.  I am truely excited because I may get the home I really wanted and with any other agent, I wouldn’t be getting it.  Redfin went above and beyond my expectations.  If you are looking at buying a house (even though you know it may be stupid in this market) I highly recommend Redfin.