5,877,915
This question came from one of my first-time buyer couples, and asked how long people stay in their homes. It depends....right Michael Jacobs ?
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,349,554
I am a private person and do not discuss such matters in a public ... and rarely in private.
I wish you all the best with your Poll, Joan.
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,582,434
Ah, Joan - you are going to have me go deep into my memory bank. I do remember when I started a new job in Washington DC and I lived in company-paid housing for about six weeks(does that count?). The longest, likely the home where I grew up - from about three years old until I left for La Jolla California --- just short of 18 years as I recall. Three states and the District of Columbia. I have run out of fingers. . .
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,113,121
1. No real short times that would get anyone's attention. I'd say one year as I assume you're not counting temporary living situations.
2. Longest time is my current home: 15 consecutive years.
3. I haven't lived in all that many different homes... and are you talking about entire lifetime or as an adult? That would make a difference. In my lifetime, probably 16 homes. As an adult post college... probably 11.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
1,847,051
1) 30 days
2) 5 years
3) 20+
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,784,726
3 years for short...7 years for long and 8-12 homes in my lifetime lived in
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
195,522
For me, the shortest time in a home would be a temporary rental situation. For example, in college, I live in an apartment for less than a year.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
2,188,163
From birth to present? I'm living in my 9th house. I've owned 5 of them. The shortest time was 6 years in a home I owned. The longest is my current home. I'm in my 17th year.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,587
Shortest time 6years Longest time 18 years and now 12 years...That makes it 3
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
7,864,157
We had a short term move one time many years ago. We were waiting for work to be completed on our new home.
Our longest time is in our current home. Almost 26 years.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
940,887
Joan,
1. Home #2 is the shortest at 7 years.
2. Home #1 is the longest at 15 years (Home #3 is currently 13 years and counting)
3. We have owned three homes in 35 years.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
2,684,669
I will only list homes that I owned. If I included rentals, it would be in the dozens.
1. One year
2. 15 years
3. I lost count! Maybe 6?
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
693,775
The shortest time will be three years for the house we are currently in. The longest was 20 years and we have lived in three homes since 1990.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
1,323,529
I am a first time buyer. I guess that I can call myself that having bought only one home in my life and that was over 40 years ago.
I think I lived in 6 homes before that.
Shortest time in any one was 5 months.
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
2,456,865
1-shortest time - 4 month in rental home while waiting for home to be built
2-not counting parents home growing up, longest time was 8 years.
3-not counting growing up with my parents, I have lived in 9 homes - includes rentals.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,092,947
3 months
33 years
7
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,201,652
Homes in my life or my adult life and not including apartments/rentals?
In my life I have lived in 4 different single-family homes (not rented). The shortest is 3 years the longest is 36 years
Including rentals would be the 4 + 7 = 11 total
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
2,245,675
First home, less than 2 years. Had to buy bigger home and do over carriage house to create real estate office. Raised four kids in that home as single full time dad with real estate office a brisk walk, a 32 foot long commute to work. 40 years here and counting. Lake home bought 36 years ago. Family farm bought 20 years ago. Extra neighboring lake log cottage purchased 5 years ago. Oldest daughter, husband who telecommutes to Nike job and grand child number 2 are next door and work/vacationing there now. So shortest, under 2 years. Longest time 40 years. Haved "lived" in homes I bought and owned number ... 3 places.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
6,418,755
1. A week or so back in college.
2. I have some that I have owned for over 30 years.
3. That would take some figuring to get even close to that number. My wife says we are never moving again, yet she still looks at the listings that I have sent to her.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
766,179
We have owned four homes. The first home was the shorttest one owned at two years. The third one was the second longest at fifteen years. We have been in our current home for the longest period of time at sixteen years.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
637,484
Wow. An eyeopener. Between immigrating from Germany to Canada to US, I moved around quite a bit, pretty much all in my youth. Now settled in Carmel-by-the-Sea since 1995.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
853,132
1. 7 yrs
2. Nearly 21 yrs and counting
3. Counting childhood homes, 5
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
5,240,031
1. less than a year
2. 18 years
3. 11
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
1,748,664
Home or location? Have lived in 2 homes on the same property now for over 30 years - it's hard to move when you've created your own perfect estate.