Same here. I had good luck buying after the 2008 bust and selling some time later, and am open to taking advantage of an opportunity like that if we see another

Same here. I had good luck buying after the 2008 bust and selling some time later, and am open to taking advantage of an opportunity like that if we see another big dip. But otherwise, there's no rush to be house poor again in an overheated market like this. It was stressful then and intensified the golden handcuffs experience that often comes with working in tech. Accumulating flexible savings and then maybe buying a modest "retirement" home later in cash or with a small/short-term mortgage seems to be the way.