I walk right by Altavista condominium every morning and had been wondering
about
it as a possibility.
according to the realtor it is so small that no one considers it
marketable
marika wrote in message ...
>There was this property that was literally across the street from me
>
>I opted to see it at a time, that it was far too early in the
>process for me to commit to anything
>
>I was also looking for the spring summer crush in re sales that
>inevitably occurs with every spring summer that forces more
>competition
>
>also, I figured that I would start looking when they'll be nearing the
first
>presidential races and that will
>require depressing interest rates, even at the cost of an overheated
>economy
>
>if they raise the rates the democrats win immediately
>
>if they keep them low, whoever inherits the chair will have to deal
>with the overheated economy
>
>short term look is always better for politicians
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>marika wrote in message ...
>>when I was looking for a place to live, since I was only looking, I
thought
>>it would be really interesting to track the sales listings to
>>see which sold and which didn't.
>>I was thinking of doing some sort of spread sheet, because I figured the
>>sold ones
>>will probably disappear after a while
>>,maybe not
>>
>>I never really did do that
>>
>>marika wrote in message ...
>>>When I was looking to buy a new condo, my aunt offered to give me some
>cash
>>>that my uncle had set aside for me for a home. So I tried sending her
>some
>>>of the listings for her to look at, sort of trying to make her a
partner
>>and
>>>maybe give her something to do other than mope around that he was gone.
>>>
>>>So she sends me back an email
>>>
>>>She said:
>>>
>>><the listings are all very nice ,but do you really need a 2 bedroom
>>>apartment.you can always buy a sofa bed, or an air mattress.How often
will
>>>you have guests? Just a thought. maybe you can get something cheaper.go
>for
>>>gas heat and cooking ,electric is too expensive.>
>>>
>>>Yeah like gas heat and cooking are even an option anymore.
>>>And guess what, I may have guests, but she's not going to be one of
them
>>cos
>>>she'll have to put her rickety old body on the floor to sleep
>>>
>>>mk5000
>>>
>>>"maybe you're not looking hard enough. Some of it's intentional and
some
>>of
>>>it's lucky. I don't live in LA; I live in Miami. Plus, I don't think
the
>>>pictures of me are worth that much. My wife isn't a celebrity, so
there's
>>>not really a story to tell"--Matt Damon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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