Posted on 03/29/2005 11:21:03 AM PST by qam1
You can meet the fellas at the Home Depot or Lowe's while getting materials for home improvement ;)
If she has a huge down to bring with her, it's OK.
We've seen the market crash over 30% at least twice in the last 25 years.
In this case, people went to RE like they did the stock market, so prices are way to high for what the properties are worth.
California gets further exasperated by wealthy immigrants dumping money they left their country with here.
It is going to be a very interesting ride soon "I think".
Keep an eye on your condos and townhouses. They are the last to benefit and go up and the first to drop. They will be a small warning that the rest of the market will follow quickly.
Or worse yet, if you are approaching 50 and alone (OK, so toasters tend to fall in bathtubs 'round here). The assumption is that you must be nearly insane with loneliness and the need for a man just to have, well, a man in the house. It is almost a given that you are desperate beyond reason.
I kid you not, I have two requests for dates and a marriage proposal that started with "Well, since you're alone and I'm alone.....".
The first house I bought, when I was single, had 4 bedrooms and 2 baths.....but it was a townhouse on a small lot.
But you are right - this is MY (well, our) house.
Because I am almost 30 and getting tired of paying my landlord's mortgage.
A large percentage, a few by choice and the rest by the choice of others....
Evidence, please ...?
That's SUPER!!!!
My first mortgage was actually more than $100 a month less than what my rent was at the time.
Wow, that's a project! Mine was only about 1000 s.f on the second floor. Brings back memories I'd rather not revisit. Sort of a best of times - worst of times thing I'm sure you're familiar with.
Hat's off to you!
Oh man!
I do love room service!
My favorite part of traveling...hot bath, big fluffy bathrobe, 4 hanky movie on and the worlds biggest, most overpriced hamburger with an equally over priced beer brought right to my door.
Heaven.
You are talking about my upstairs neighbor. I swear I hear that cow rattling around up there every night and sometimes during the day.
Charming!
Thank you!
As of this week I estimate that I have carried and laid 2 tons of flooring in my house. Double that when you consider I have moved boxes from room to room and back again as I worked.
When I stared, I was REALLY anal about the grout lines, alignment etc.
But now,
HA! Looks like it was done by a blind chimpanzee on crack.
A very tired, sore and cranky chimpanzee.
It does depend on the location. Here in FLorida all homes have more than doubled in price in the last 4 years. A $100,000 home bot in 1999 is now going for $275,000.
yeah and there are a lot of married women still waiting for Mr. Right too eh? could be some of your own spouses by the way some of y'all are snarky
"Hello room service, I'd like another half dozen of those large towels that I can use and just drop on the floor and have them magically replaced by the next day. Yes, that's right and about a dozen of those tiny shampoos and soaps that I can throw into my suitcase to use in emergencies when I get home...uh, and when the bed is turned down tomorrow, could you arrange for four or five of those little chocolates on the pillow? That's great, thanks."
More jealousy, than snarkiness, I'd say.
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