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About 8 years ago, when we were trying to buy our first ever property, the agent told us that location was key.
I did not believe him.
The only meaning location carried for us then was the duration of commute to work. And we were prepared to be very very tolerate on that.
We were literally just looking for an affordable property. (Imagine a young couple all by themselves who were drawing entry level salaries and just accumulated enough for a down payment from saving every possible penny)
How the value of property might change was beyond our consideration. Hell, we did not even think about selling the property ever.
7 years later, when we lost more than 100K over the property we picked, I realized he was right.
So much so that I came out with
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