Some people guess right and never have any regrets. Some people guess right, and then life happens.
And yes, some people guess wrong.
But that article thinks everyone guesses wrong.
And yes, some people guess wrong.
But that article thinks everyone guesses wrong.
I think this goes doubly so online, where the loudest voices dominate.
An example of an alternative approach championed by a lot of people who want to build houses situated deeply into nature is that they'll live for the first 12 months out of a tent, shifting it to various places on their property. By doing this, they get a feel for how the sun behaves, where the wind moves, where animals like to roam etc. and make a much more informed decision of where to site the house. This is much more akin to the MVP/sprint model of building houses.
My personal experience is people are most likely to enjoy a home that’s easy for them to afford as it never feels like a burden.
People "guess wrong" about the perception vs. reality of their self all the time over plenty of things, and a lot of it results in them buying junk they rarely or never use. ("I'm totally going to learn how to shred on that ukulele.") Houses are just special given how royally screwed you are when you're trying to get some liquidity out of a several-million dollar asset you stupidly bought because you thought it matched your fantasy lifestyle and realized how wrong you were after it was too late. That said, I don't feel too sorry for these people, but I think it's definitely worth trying to teach others not to make the same mistake.