Originally Posted by Infamous

I'm in vegas too. Have you seen home prices now though? Primarily new homes? Especially since the sub $215k market is being taken over by investors paying cash. Leaving first time home owners, like myself, having to buy new. I got a reservation on my home and less than a month later the price increased 10k. The new FHA loan rule started April 1st. You can not get rid of your PMI's after your LTV is less than 80% and after 5 years into your loan as you could before. The only way is to drop 20% down and go with a conventional loan. If you have 20% and can qualify for a conventional, I'd go for it now.