[84porsche]

I would be a first time home buyer but it seems that things are starting to look just barely affordable in Orange County, CA in my eyes.

Would you do everything, pull all the strings to get into a home in the hopes that things are going to get better as time moves along? or Would you be just a little more patient and see how the economy turns? I would like to be within 8-9 miles of work which leaves me in some of the more expensive cities of Newport, Corona Del Mar etc. for those that know this area.

My options are:

1) Buy a condo - possibly affordable
2) Buy an attached home - also possibly affordable
3) Buy a "real" detached home - a little out of my range but with help could be easily possible.
4) Stay in my apartment and keep waiting on the right time to jump rope.