18.1.3.6 > 19 To buy my house?

[Retro158]

I asked the I Ching to comment on my interest in buying this house I have been renting for many years.

18.1.3.6 > 19

18 (Repair/Decay) certainly speaks to what the house needs. Financially, purchasing the house will be quite challenging and probably require a creative approach with my landlord.
and
19 seems to be very favorable with some type of support approaching.

However, I'm uncertain about the moving lines:

1 - seems to suggest cautiously moving forward will be successful.
3 - I'm not sure about
6 - ??

Comments appreciated. Thank you.

 

[ginnie]

The house is a fixer-upper and would require a lot of work. I think the I Ching is advising you to put your energies elsewhere, on a higher goal.

 

[mulberry]

I agree with Ginnie, I don't think I'd buy a house after an 18 reading for it. (Same with 28, another hexagram that would give me pause if received about a house...) It implies a great deal of fixing up. 18.6 seems to say it is much better to let this one go and save your energies for other things.

 

[mulberry]

That said, if fixing up a house was the point (and something I was prepared for and excited about), then 18 wouldn't necessarily put me off.

 

[Retro158]

Thank you for the replies.

This house is definitely a 'fixer upper' - but it's also been my home for almost 20 years! So, this feels more challenging than making a decision about a house I've never lived in. This is my neighborhood. I work about a mile away, etc... And it's in a very inflated real estate market, so to move seems like quite a major transition. If I could afford it, I'd enjoy taking care of this place.

I can probably keep renting (it's very affordable) though I'm concerned that as repair needs increase, at some point my landlord will decide to sell and then I'll be forced to do something.

Maybe there are other questions I should consider - like whether it is advantageous to stay?

 

[post-snow]

Thank you for the replies.

This house is definitely a 'fixer upper' - but it's also been my home for almost 20 years! So, this feels more challenging than making a decision about a house I've never lived in. This is my neighborhood. I work about a mile away, etc... And it's in a very inflated real estate market, so to move seems like quite a major transition. If I could afford it, I'd enjoy taking care of this place.

I can probably keep renting (it's very affordable) though I'm concerned that as repair needs increase, at some point my landlord will decide to sell and then I'll be forced to do something.

Maybe there are other questions I should consider - like whether it is advantageous to stay?

hello. i know this is very old but i got 18.1 to 26 for buying an apartment so i was curious if you were still around and maybe can comment how it panned out?