Self-Analysis

     Aside from being something home-buyers should have done before buying a house on bad credit (haha!), self-analysis is an imperative factor to any successful blog. 

     I started this blog having only a guess about the housing crisis. I figured that hearing so much about the news and foreclosures and the "housing bubble" that it would be really worthwhile to research and study. With all of the articles and blogs out there, almost 99.9% of them used so many terms and elevated language and jargon that it was so hard to understand. That's why I also wanted to help others understand the situation at an easier to understand level. I mean, just because it mostly affects adults doesn't mean it can only be written about it in that way. With those two purposes, I set off on an extremely interesting and thought provoking academic journey.

     With the extensive amount of research that I did in order to find out certain terms that don't directly apply to me (I am not a home-buyer myself), I tried my best to help readers understand the crisis at hand. In doing so, I also discovered the lack of action that can be taken on the situation in the present. Since many of the bailouts and government intervention that came with the housing bubble came a few years ago, the actions and ideas of the government right now (Democrat and Republican alike) in regards to the housing bubble is to leave it alone to let it naturally heal itself. Because of the lack of elasticity of which I could present the different sides of this issue, I tried to keep my topic exciting and easy to understand by supply current event issues related to the crisis as well as different explanations for the problems Americans are facing. In doing so, I really was able to learn a lot about research. 


     Research for a class or paper is one thing, but researching and presenting information that will enable a certain audience to understand it is extremely difficult. I assumed that most college students didn't understand what a subprime mortgage was, but in order to understand what a subprime mortgage is, one would have to understand what it means to buy a house using credit and why it is important to have good credit. In researching for this topic, I was forced to deepen my understanding of the issue in the hopes that it would help my readers. Instead, I think it benefited me the most. From the research I conducted on housing, I have learned that researching ANY topic should involve a deeper and more complex understanding of the subject to the point that you could answer many questions about it. 


     As a thinker, I have really learned to process and analyze an issue into its constituent parts better. In order for a large portioned dish to be consumed, it must be taken in small bites. This analogy is how I now view research. Yes, I could have just researched the housing crisis and called it a day. Instead, I went deeper into the different schools of thoughts that make up the different sides. This is what I think I have learned the most as a thinker.


     All in all, I have to call it a day. This blog has been exciting and interesting to write. I hope you all have enjoyed reading it!!