tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post7213001552706035079..comments2024-01-05T10:11:27.498+00:00Comments on Soot and Ashes: The World AFTER the Crash: Soot & Ashes Question of the Daybloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-75754306583338654042009-05-26T13:11:35.329+01:002009-05-26T13:11:35.329+01:00Looked around a little. Lots of bank-owned houses ...Looked around a little. Lots of bank-owned houses now. Kind of like renting a small carefree apartment, and...isn't anyone else a teensy bit worried about buying then immediately getting laid off? Dirt cheap houses that used to be stratospheric is only part of the economic picture, you know.Randy Renternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-67529830832113771962009-05-23T15:41:56.629+01:002009-05-23T15:41:56.629+01:00Ms. Goldbug. It is only repayable if you sell with...Ms. Goldbug. It is only repayable if you sell within 3 yrs. So yes it is a tax credit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-38970323472474987172009-05-23T04:03:06.537+01:002009-05-23T04:03:06.537+01:00But where is the sattelite dish?But where is the sattelite dish?Lost Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396272153746076615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-80813530614116419972009-05-23T01:54:40.794+01:002009-05-23T01:54:40.794+01:00By the way, that $8,000 tax credit in reality is a...By the way, that $8,000 tax credit in reality is a loan. Due and payable when the owner sells the property.<br /><br />A real credit it is not.Miss Goldbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801986805626811706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-91033715584767326302009-05-22T20:58:11.806+01:002009-05-22T20:58:11.806+01:00No. Screw the homedebtors, here in Connecticut I'm...No. Screw the homedebtors, here in Connecticut I'm paying less than 3k a month for a fantastic home, and when something breaks my landlord fixes it. Meanwhile, the wizard down the street just put his house on the market for 2.1 million. The size is similar, although I'm sure it has granite countertops. Even my five year old could figure this one out if I explained p/e to him first.too much ropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-76754792493999030682009-05-22T16:38:06.239+01:002009-05-22T16:38:06.239+01:00BG,
"I would rather buy with high rates, very low...BG,<br /><br />"I would rather buy with high rates, very low price b/c you can always refinance but you can't refinance the principal."<br /><br />Sure that's how it used to be, but thanks to Obama you might just be able to redo the principal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-75185714775160691732009-05-22T16:35:15.983+01:002009-05-22T16:35:15.983+01:00just gotta love the shill bidders at the distresse...just gotta love the shill bidders at the distressed sales"auctions..bogus...bogus...bogusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-29969116649160502702009-05-22T16:16:52.130+01:002009-05-22T16:16:52.130+01:00Does anyone have a clue when banks will raise inte...Does anyone have a clue when banks will raise interest rates?<br /><br />My thoughts are, homeowners who can, will refi, others will live in their homes until banks kick them out. And right now forclosures are piling up while banks figure out who is holding the paper.<br /><br />I will mention that last week when I was doing business in Wells Fargo, a very nice personal banker did say for me to not lock up money in CD's long term. She said nothing longer than 6 mo. because rates were going up. She didnt say, but I got the impression rates were going to skyrocket...<br /><br />Could higher 1980's interest rates be just around the corner??<br /><br />Does anyone have any information on what rates will do come Feb 2010?Miss Goldbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801986805626811706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-22553554380950734172009-05-22T16:13:01.322+01:002009-05-22T16:13:01.322+01:00saw a nice double wide in the boonies for 50 grand...saw a nice double wide in the boonies for 50 grand and a yearly keep of 1000 ground included....that buys a lot of time and time is money..onceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-16980159891516780432009-05-22T14:48:54.004+01:002009-05-22T14:48:54.004+01:00If you buy now, you will be making a 12 months to ...If you buy now, you will be making a 12 months to early mistake. Wait for the first time home buyer tax credit to expire on 11-30-09($8,000 is no big deal compared to the savings on the home your going to get in 12 months or more), and then watch interest rate increase to around 6.5% again (which is inevitable) and you will be able to get probably another 20-30% off, less than 12 months...It hath been foretold as Keith would sayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-74495165290751825112009-05-22T05:50:48.025+01:002009-05-22T05:50:48.025+01:00No way will be buy now.
Waiting for 1/2 off today...No way will be buy now.<br /><br />Waiting for 1/2 off todays prices.<br /><br />Homes here in Alameda are starting to come onto the market daily, sellers trying to time the market when kids are out of school to sell. They think it will sell on the first open house, like they did two years ago. Realtors telling them to price the house right, they really don't know what that means...<br /><br />I can smell the fear now.Miss Goldbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801986805626811706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-64276097277517161602009-05-22T00:16:00.724+01:002009-05-22T00:16:00.724+01:00Nope. Maybe 2012 or 2013 and I am paying cash or ...Nope. Maybe 2012 or 2013 and I am paying cash or cash equivalent.<br /><br />And with regard to NOVA/DC, while I do not want to see home prices go up here as they are still way too high, those people may be right about home prices going up. You see, Just like Rome in its last days, DC is the last remaining productive teet. So, people will come here to get the last remaining drops. As a result, home prices will go up. After it runs dry, which won't be long, it will run dry and people will return to where they came. So,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-11624761831835240142009-05-21T23:44:03.004+01:002009-05-21T23:44:03.004+01:00Always thinking of buying a house. Always planning...Always thinking of buying a house. Always planning years, decades ahead. Guaranteed, whenever and wherever I buy, there will be a sizeable downpayment, low term and payments low enough so that I can rent at market rates and cover mortgage, interest + taxes + 15%.<br /><br />I can't wait until interest rates skyrocket 80s style. Then, for big ticket purchases like houses when people are staring a renewal rate at 12% in the face, cash truly will be king.YoungExec2Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176877131577724359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-3352944566920517382009-05-21T23:34:30.713+01:002009-05-21T23:34:30.713+01:00Stupid people are still buying.
Just go to an auct...Stupid people are still buying.<br />Just go to an auction. Spam-sucking trailer trash, all of them.JAWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789678308160690854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-31458719204870475442009-05-21T22:45:59.699+01:002009-05-21T22:45:59.699+01:00The question is...
If you tried to buy a house, w...The question is...<br /><br />If you tried to buy a house, were you able to obtain financing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-49439819007696852852009-05-21T20:44:51.758+01:002009-05-21T20:44:51.758+01:00I'm looking for something just slightly better tha...I'm looking for something just slightly better than what you have pictured, with 100 acres or so of land.<br /><br />AKA a doomstead.<br /><br />It's gotta wait until silver kicks up some more though.Daphne64noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-90729479460658453972009-05-21T19:49:29.826+01:002009-05-21T19:49:29.826+01:00"Actually I am because I found exactly what I want..."Actually I am because I found exactly what I want for a price that I can easily afford. Not sure if I'll pull the trigger but it's pretty unique."<br /><br />Go ahead. That price you saw is fake due to bidding wars. Banks and realtors are playing deception with fictitious low prices that nobody can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-41300708314960162002009-05-21T19:46:53.555+01:002009-05-21T19:46:53.555+01:00Let me save you some time by describing how it'll ...Let me save you some time by describing how it'll unfold:<br /><br />1. See home advertised for low price <br />2. Call Realtor. He says all excited that it's available.<br />3. Go see the home<br />4. Put an offer at low price<br />5. Realtor says that there are many offers above what you're willing to offer.<br />6. You complain as crooked Realtor shows you phony comps from last year or just the comps overpaid by morons<br />7. Low price advertised is really a bait-and-switch scam<br />8. Don't waste your time.<br />9. Did that myself last week.<br />10. F-ck you, I'm buying properties overseas instead, and getting out of dollar because this sucka's gonna blow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-22193011193107614672009-05-21T19:34:44.549+01:002009-05-21T19:34:44.549+01:00Homes are still expensive, as Realtors are playing...Homes are still expensive, as Realtors are playing games by hiding shadow inventory and applying bait-and-switch to promote irrational competition. I've checked 20 different homes and noticed the same behavior.<br /><br />What's selling is POS homes, some in ghost developments and ghetto areas. The Section 8 crowd is responsible for the uptick in home sales, because BO's welfare queens are getting free money from taxpayers to buy those POS homes that no one wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-25288641066164186432009-05-21T19:34:17.064+01:002009-05-21T19:34:17.064+01:00$600K for a two bedroom house? I guess I was "pric...$600K for a two bedroom house? I guess I was "priced out forever"!<br /><br />Oh, well.Banana Republicratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-3158079109455453762009-05-21T19:03:03.460+01:002009-05-21T19:03:03.460+01:00"...when interest rates go up, home prices will go...<I>"...when interest rates go up, home prices will go down even more. That will be the death knell..."</I>You should of(sic) spelled it death <I>nail</I>, in keeping with our modern Internet illiteracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-77041780411594512632009-05-21T18:29:33.204+01:002009-05-21T18:29:33.204+01:00Can't, really. I had plans to move the family up i...Can't, really. I had plans to move the family up in 2 years, figuring that the end would be near.<br /><br />Instead my wife and I are divorcing.<br /><br />Couldn't have happened at a better time! The half she is 'entitled' to is seriously reduced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-42313419238451214192009-05-21T17:48:04.998+01:002009-05-21T17:48:04.998+01:00Yes actually. I close in 2 weeks. I'm getting 15 a...Yes actually. I close in 2 weeks. I'm getting 15 acres, a 2200 sq ft house with hardwood floors, and nice outbuildings for $150,000. I don't care if it corrects further. It's what I want. I can afford the payments I got a %4.75 30 year fixed and I plan to live there for at least the next decade. Considering the kind of inflation we might be heading for, I'm very comfortable with my decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-6473225402860928912009-05-21T16:48:47.882+01:002009-05-21T16:48:47.882+01:00Moths are back circling around the porche torch li...Moths are back circling around the porche torch light, battering themselves to death! They think it's the moon, as some theories suggest. They are again coming back, along with other weird-looking bugs, attracted as they usually do by man-made sources of light--usually a scorching fire or even an insect zapper. They keep coming back, no matter how many times they get burned, until they ultimately lose their wings and fall on the ground, helpless. Those that don't get sizzled, usually fall prey to bats and nighthawks.Went2pukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-67521134454578235212009-05-21T16:33:36.644+01:002009-05-21T16:33:36.644+01:00But I just saw a commercial from the National Asso...But I just saw a commercial from the National Association of REALTWHORES (r) that now is a great time to buy! <br />Maybe instead of closing Gitmo, we should send all of those lying tools there.Steve Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911876107225687659noreply@blogger.com