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RentingForHalfTheCost
2012 Jul 5, 6:00am
sheltielover1 says
Lucky you! Most people aren't so lucky! Look on Craigslist to see reality...
It's not only Craigslist, but on realtor and other sites as well... At least I am not upset and angry all the time defending my position!
Is it just me, or do the people that come back sounding angry with their arguments, think everyone around them are angry?? Weird. When you read my posts, picture a guy smiling while he is typing. No anger here folks, nothing to see, keep it moving. I probably would be angry if I bought into the realtor bull around here back in 2005-2007 though. Again, I just smiled and ate the cookies at the open houses and took a huge dump in the guest bathrooms. ;)
JodyChunder
2012 Jul 5, 7:32am
When you read my posts, picture a guy smiling while he is typing. No anger here folks, nothing to see, keep it moving.
Same here good buddy. Picture a guy with a smile as wide as a canyon and bright as a sunflare, sitting in nothing but his aligator slippers and an open front silk shirt with the sunlight glinting off his many solid gold chains and silver chest hair, chest hairs put there by a life of hellraising, and that hellraising made possible through REAL ESTATE!
I don't agree with doing a number 2 in the open house though, bud.
JodyChunder
2012 Jul 5, 9:46am
And remember: for every turkey you see riding around on his big shiny Harley Davidson or with his busty blonde in his new Crovette, you are 9 times out of a hundred looking at a Landlord or Professional House Flipper.
RentingForHalfTheCost
2012 Jul 6, 4:13am
When you read my posts, picture a guy smiling while he is typing. No anger here folks, nothing to see, keep it moving.
Same here good buddy. Picture a guy with a smile as wide as a canyon and bright as a sunflare, sitting in nothing but his aligator slippers and an open front silk shirt with the sunlight glinting off his many solid gold chains and silver chest hair, chest hairs put there by a life of hellraising, and that hellraising made possible through REAL ESTATE!
I don't agree with doing a number 2 in the open house though, bud.
REAL ESTATE is a great investment. That is why I am also invested and always have been. Just have never seen the value in California real estate since I have been here. Now, I would say it is close, but still a ways to contract before any of my skin gets in the game. If it drops another 20% then I am interested, otherwise, I'll forever be a renter here while I collect rents from other more sane places in the world. ;)
JodyChunder
2012 Jul 6, 8:01am
If it drops another 20% then I am interested, otherwise, I'll forever be a renter here while I collect rents from other more sane places in the world. ;)
Plenty a good pickings out here whereabouts I am.
If it drops another 20% then I am interested, otherwise, I'll forever be a renter here while I collect rents from other more sane places in the world.
Don't you mean 50%?
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So, the most feared event happened to me as a renter. The worst thing that could happening in the world. It has been talked about here in arguments why you are okay with owning and risking losing gobs of wealth. Many have argued that the stress of the event I just went through is massive. It ages you and reeks havoc on your family and friends. Addictive tenancies that you thought you beat years before come back to life. Woh is me, how horrible life gets. I wish I had owned and lost 100's of thousands of dollars, so I didn't have to go through this mess.
You guessed it smarty, I had to move. It took me a total of 2 weeks of checking the listings, visiting places, talking to landlords, doing applications and then voila. I had to choose between 3 places, all of them equivalent to my alias "RentingForHalfTheCost". So, folks, I got to tell you it really stressed me out. It took two whole weekends out of my life. Getting in and our of the car, walking around peoples houses, talking to potential landlords. Oh, the misery of it all.
Then during the week, each day after work I was packing. I had to miss my favorite shows, I had to eat ordered in pizza and drink my least favorite drink (beer). This is so hard for me to even write about here. Just the memories of losing all that time to save a few $100K seem so crazy. If I had it all back, I would have bought in 2006 and I wouldn't have had to give up these 2 weekends. So sad.
And to top it all off, I now have to move these boxes and furniture. I haggled hard with some people offering to help me move and the lowest I can get them down to is $500 for the day. So, I get everything moved for $500. The disappointment of not having to carry anything is just hard to take. I am lucky, though, because I worked it into the contract that as long as I don't get in their way, I can also put on a moving jacket and join them. They didn't want my help at first, but after they saw how miserable it was making me they agreed.
I tell you Patnet users, this rental stuff is not for the weak. After being right in the middle of the best argument from the existing owners or sellers, I have completely changed my mind. Buy now! It doesn't matter the cost, it doesn't matter the cash flow comparisons to rentals, the lack of employment, the fact that we have empty houses all over the country. Just do it! Avoid the pain I am now going through. I can only sleep 9 hours every night now. I don't even enjoy the second serving of dessert I give myself for staying debt free all these years. It sucks! BUY BUY BUY!