We seldom have a problem with Amazon delivering orders on time. In fact, lately, it has been the opposite. I have told them to deliver a day or so later, on a Monday instead of Sunday, yet the truck shows up on Sunday.
One does have to be careful when ordering to make sure one is buying from Amazon and not another company using Amazon. That can delay an order big time.
When we built our house almost 15ish years ago, there was a world wide concrete shortage because China was buying up all of the concrete, supposedly for the Olympics but they seem to have also built large underground facilities for their ICBMs amount other things. We had to wait for our allocation to built our home which is on a slab.
The USPS is so bad in my parents area, I wish Amazon would start delivering packages. Our USPS is pretty good but my parents and other family members have horrible service.
Our area is growing by leaps and bound, has been for decades, and will continue to do so in the future. Even in 2008, growth continued. Our area is not in a bubble, there is simply too many people looking for not enough housing which is driving up rents and house prices. Given the shortage of construction workers, many left the trades because of 2008, I don't see the housing shortage solved anytime soon. That and the cost of materials.
I have heard of people who sold their house for a huge profit, moved into a rental and are waiting for a downturn in pricing to buy a house again. I think that will work in some markets but not in others. I think that would be a hugely fatal financial mistake in my area. Now, sell in our market and move else where might be a smart move.
Later,
Dan
