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January 9, 2008 at 2:09 PM #133111January 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM #132860
Trojan4Life
ParticipantBubble Hype Bruin,
Not set on buying yet, but like you said it will be best for the family and I’m ready to settle into one home/school district until my kids go to college (they’re 9 and 6). I think I remember seeing your posts as a matter of fact and respect your decision to buy. Like you said, it’s a personal decision. At the peak of the market this house was valued at $955K. The last owner bought it for $755K in 2004, and I think I’ve got a reasonable shot at a $580K transaction.
Ultimately, it comes down to family proximity. If the commute is too much, I’ll just find a new job. The beauty of the military retirement check is I don’t have to ask for 6-figure wages, even though that’s what I have waiting for me up here in LA.
Your guys look ready to run the table in the Pac-10 this year…OJ Mayo hasn’t helped our team one bit.
Freddie
January 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM #133047Trojan4Life
ParticipantBubble Hype Bruin,
Not set on buying yet, but like you said it will be best for the family and I’m ready to settle into one home/school district until my kids go to college (they’re 9 and 6). I think I remember seeing your posts as a matter of fact and respect your decision to buy. Like you said, it’s a personal decision. At the peak of the market this house was valued at $955K. The last owner bought it for $755K in 2004, and I think I’ve got a reasonable shot at a $580K transaction.
Ultimately, it comes down to family proximity. If the commute is too much, I’ll just find a new job. The beauty of the military retirement check is I don’t have to ask for 6-figure wages, even though that’s what I have waiting for me up here in LA.
Your guys look ready to run the table in the Pac-10 this year…OJ Mayo hasn’t helped our team one bit.
Freddie
January 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM #133051Trojan4Life
ParticipantBubble Hype Bruin,
Not set on buying yet, but like you said it will be best for the family and I’m ready to settle into one home/school district until my kids go to college (they’re 9 and 6). I think I remember seeing your posts as a matter of fact and respect your decision to buy. Like you said, it’s a personal decision. At the peak of the market this house was valued at $955K. The last owner bought it for $755K in 2004, and I think I’ve got a reasonable shot at a $580K transaction.
Ultimately, it comes down to family proximity. If the commute is too much, I’ll just find a new job. The beauty of the military retirement check is I don’t have to ask for 6-figure wages, even though that’s what I have waiting for me up here in LA.
Your guys look ready to run the table in the Pac-10 this year…OJ Mayo hasn’t helped our team one bit.
Freddie
January 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM #133114Trojan4Life
ParticipantBubble Hype Bruin,
Not set on buying yet, but like you said it will be best for the family and I’m ready to settle into one home/school district until my kids go to college (they’re 9 and 6). I think I remember seeing your posts as a matter of fact and respect your decision to buy. Like you said, it’s a personal decision. At the peak of the market this house was valued at $955K. The last owner bought it for $755K in 2004, and I think I’ve got a reasonable shot at a $580K transaction.
Ultimately, it comes down to family proximity. If the commute is too much, I’ll just find a new job. The beauty of the military retirement check is I don’t have to ask for 6-figure wages, even though that’s what I have waiting for me up here in LA.
Your guys look ready to run the table in the Pac-10 this year…OJ Mayo hasn’t helped our team one bit.
Freddie
January 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM #133150Trojan4Life
ParticipantBubble Hype Bruin,
Not set on buying yet, but like you said it will be best for the family and I’m ready to settle into one home/school district until my kids go to college (they’re 9 and 6). I think I remember seeing your posts as a matter of fact and respect your decision to buy. Like you said, it’s a personal decision. At the peak of the market this house was valued at $955K. The last owner bought it for $755K in 2004, and I think I’ve got a reasonable shot at a $580K transaction.
Ultimately, it comes down to family proximity. If the commute is too much, I’ll just find a new job. The beauty of the military retirement check is I don’t have to ask for 6-figure wages, even though that’s what I have waiting for me up here in LA.
Your guys look ready to run the table in the Pac-10 this year…OJ Mayo hasn’t helped our team one bit.
Freddie
January 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM #132870SD Realtor
ParticipantTough call t4life… the thing that scares me the most is the commute… that is a grinder… You did not mention what part of LA you would need to commute to and what hours the commute will be. Still though that one is tough.
I take it that the RB location is suitable due to personal reasons that you mentioned and that the family loves it there. Obviously the school district suits you as well…Hmmm…
I guess that leaves the real estate side as being the only question. You didn’t mention what part of RB. Regardless, to me there is still plenty of downside along the I15 corridor. How much? Don’t know…10-15% for sure, could be as high as 30/40 through 2011… possibly. It sounds to me that this is a long term purchase… you wouldn’t be selling in the next 10 years at least. Just keep in mind that we will not hit the bottom and bounce.. we will hit it, stay flat, then slowly move back. So keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that no matter how you minimize the commute/away from home factor, that will get old and time away from the family is a big penalty if you have to live that sort of life for many years.
I do like the idea of not sinking alot of money into it using the VA loan.
I don’t know man… I just keep coming back to that commute… I think if I added up the cumulative total number of hours I would be away from the family it would scare me. You know me, I am a firm believer in buying a home because you love the home, because you want to raise your family there. I treat a home less as an asset then most on the board here advocate. Yet that fundamental belief is shaken when I don’t get to be with my family to enjoy it as much.
Yesterday I worked alot… got to work at 9… left a clients house at 8pm… when I got home the two boys jumped on me and we wrestled for an hour and then it was bedtime. They wouldn’t care if we lived in a POS in Tijuana or a palace in La Costa… it was the time spent that is most important…
See what I am saying? Now mine are toddlers and yours are older and I am sure when kids get to be teens they don’t give a crap about being with dad but who knows.
SD Realtor
January 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM #133057SD Realtor
ParticipantTough call t4life… the thing that scares me the most is the commute… that is a grinder… You did not mention what part of LA you would need to commute to and what hours the commute will be. Still though that one is tough.
I take it that the RB location is suitable due to personal reasons that you mentioned and that the family loves it there. Obviously the school district suits you as well…Hmmm…
I guess that leaves the real estate side as being the only question. You didn’t mention what part of RB. Regardless, to me there is still plenty of downside along the I15 corridor. How much? Don’t know…10-15% for sure, could be as high as 30/40 through 2011… possibly. It sounds to me that this is a long term purchase… you wouldn’t be selling in the next 10 years at least. Just keep in mind that we will not hit the bottom and bounce.. we will hit it, stay flat, then slowly move back. So keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that no matter how you minimize the commute/away from home factor, that will get old and time away from the family is a big penalty if you have to live that sort of life for many years.
I do like the idea of not sinking alot of money into it using the VA loan.
I don’t know man… I just keep coming back to that commute… I think if I added up the cumulative total number of hours I would be away from the family it would scare me. You know me, I am a firm believer in buying a home because you love the home, because you want to raise your family there. I treat a home less as an asset then most on the board here advocate. Yet that fundamental belief is shaken when I don’t get to be with my family to enjoy it as much.
Yesterday I worked alot… got to work at 9… left a clients house at 8pm… when I got home the two boys jumped on me and we wrestled for an hour and then it was bedtime. They wouldn’t care if we lived in a POS in Tijuana or a palace in La Costa… it was the time spent that is most important…
See what I am saying? Now mine are toddlers and yours are older and I am sure when kids get to be teens they don’t give a crap about being with dad but who knows.
SD Realtor
January 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM #133061SD Realtor
ParticipantTough call t4life… the thing that scares me the most is the commute… that is a grinder… You did not mention what part of LA you would need to commute to and what hours the commute will be. Still though that one is tough.
I take it that the RB location is suitable due to personal reasons that you mentioned and that the family loves it there. Obviously the school district suits you as well…Hmmm…
I guess that leaves the real estate side as being the only question. You didn’t mention what part of RB. Regardless, to me there is still plenty of downside along the I15 corridor. How much? Don’t know…10-15% for sure, could be as high as 30/40 through 2011… possibly. It sounds to me that this is a long term purchase… you wouldn’t be selling in the next 10 years at least. Just keep in mind that we will not hit the bottom and bounce.. we will hit it, stay flat, then slowly move back. So keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that no matter how you minimize the commute/away from home factor, that will get old and time away from the family is a big penalty if you have to live that sort of life for many years.
I do like the idea of not sinking alot of money into it using the VA loan.
I don’t know man… I just keep coming back to that commute… I think if I added up the cumulative total number of hours I would be away from the family it would scare me. You know me, I am a firm believer in buying a home because you love the home, because you want to raise your family there. I treat a home less as an asset then most on the board here advocate. Yet that fundamental belief is shaken when I don’t get to be with my family to enjoy it as much.
Yesterday I worked alot… got to work at 9… left a clients house at 8pm… when I got home the two boys jumped on me and we wrestled for an hour and then it was bedtime. They wouldn’t care if we lived in a POS in Tijuana or a palace in La Costa… it was the time spent that is most important…
See what I am saying? Now mine are toddlers and yours are older and I am sure when kids get to be teens they don’t give a crap about being with dad but who knows.
SD Realtor
January 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM #133124SD Realtor
ParticipantTough call t4life… the thing that scares me the most is the commute… that is a grinder… You did not mention what part of LA you would need to commute to and what hours the commute will be. Still though that one is tough.
I take it that the RB location is suitable due to personal reasons that you mentioned and that the family loves it there. Obviously the school district suits you as well…Hmmm…
I guess that leaves the real estate side as being the only question. You didn’t mention what part of RB. Regardless, to me there is still plenty of downside along the I15 corridor. How much? Don’t know…10-15% for sure, could be as high as 30/40 through 2011… possibly. It sounds to me that this is a long term purchase… you wouldn’t be selling in the next 10 years at least. Just keep in mind that we will not hit the bottom and bounce.. we will hit it, stay flat, then slowly move back. So keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that no matter how you minimize the commute/away from home factor, that will get old and time away from the family is a big penalty if you have to live that sort of life for many years.
I do like the idea of not sinking alot of money into it using the VA loan.
I don’t know man… I just keep coming back to that commute… I think if I added up the cumulative total number of hours I would be away from the family it would scare me. You know me, I am a firm believer in buying a home because you love the home, because you want to raise your family there. I treat a home less as an asset then most on the board here advocate. Yet that fundamental belief is shaken when I don’t get to be with my family to enjoy it as much.
Yesterday I worked alot… got to work at 9… left a clients house at 8pm… when I got home the two boys jumped on me and we wrestled for an hour and then it was bedtime. They wouldn’t care if we lived in a POS in Tijuana or a palace in La Costa… it was the time spent that is most important…
See what I am saying? Now mine are toddlers and yours are older and I am sure when kids get to be teens they don’t give a crap about being with dad but who knows.
SD Realtor
January 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM #133161SD Realtor
ParticipantTough call t4life… the thing that scares me the most is the commute… that is a grinder… You did not mention what part of LA you would need to commute to and what hours the commute will be. Still though that one is tough.
I take it that the RB location is suitable due to personal reasons that you mentioned and that the family loves it there. Obviously the school district suits you as well…Hmmm…
I guess that leaves the real estate side as being the only question. You didn’t mention what part of RB. Regardless, to me there is still plenty of downside along the I15 corridor. How much? Don’t know…10-15% for sure, could be as high as 30/40 through 2011… possibly. It sounds to me that this is a long term purchase… you wouldn’t be selling in the next 10 years at least. Just keep in mind that we will not hit the bottom and bounce.. we will hit it, stay flat, then slowly move back. So keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that no matter how you minimize the commute/away from home factor, that will get old and time away from the family is a big penalty if you have to live that sort of life for many years.
I do like the idea of not sinking alot of money into it using the VA loan.
I don’t know man… I just keep coming back to that commute… I think if I added up the cumulative total number of hours I would be away from the family it would scare me. You know me, I am a firm believer in buying a home because you love the home, because you want to raise your family there. I treat a home less as an asset then most on the board here advocate. Yet that fundamental belief is shaken when I don’t get to be with my family to enjoy it as much.
Yesterday I worked alot… got to work at 9… left a clients house at 8pm… when I got home the two boys jumped on me and we wrestled for an hour and then it was bedtime. They wouldn’t care if we lived in a POS in Tijuana or a palace in La Costa… it was the time spent that is most important…
See what I am saying? Now mine are toddlers and yours are older and I am sure when kids get to be teens they don’t give a crap about being with dad but who knows.
SD Realtor
January 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM #132919Trojan4Life
ParticipantSD R,
You bring up a lot of good points, but I would only do the commute for 1 year max, if the transfer doesn’t happen in that timreframe I’ll look for employment with another firm closer to SD. Conversely, there will be weeks that I don’t have to commute at all. Heck, my new firm just hired a woman in Boise Idaho to work for the Los Angeles office (from Boise), so I think I have considerable flexibility.
I would be more concerned about being away if I were in an area where we had no family or friends, but with Grandma and Grandpa three streets away (they live on Aguamiel, the home I’m looking at is on Moon Song Ct), I’m not as worried about the absences from home occasionally. Hell, a lot of guys travel that much weekly for business.
I am concerned about the condition of the home. It’s a nice street and this house is the stinker on the block. It needs to be updated in kitchen and bath, needs carpet and a new back yard, had water damage in a bathroom etc. I have heard that REOs get balked at when the offer is too low, but this place really needs about $100K of work to it.
Interestingly enough, my father in law went over to take a look at it and a lady across the street suddenly appeared and presto, she’s a real estate agent and she let him in. Knew a lot about the house. She then gave him her business card and it had her address on it – it was the same address as the home that’s for sale! Not sure if she bought it and lost it to foreclosure or what, but that’s kind of fishy.
I’d love to know what the comps look like on that street because I’d like to know what I could reasonably offer and still not take it in the shorts. My kids are excited about the notion of living there too.
I know your name is Adam, could you e-mail me at kruger@usc.edu and we can discuss this further?
Thanks
January 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM #133107Trojan4Life
ParticipantSD R,
You bring up a lot of good points, but I would only do the commute for 1 year max, if the transfer doesn’t happen in that timreframe I’ll look for employment with another firm closer to SD. Conversely, there will be weeks that I don’t have to commute at all. Heck, my new firm just hired a woman in Boise Idaho to work for the Los Angeles office (from Boise), so I think I have considerable flexibility.
I would be more concerned about being away if I were in an area where we had no family or friends, but with Grandma and Grandpa three streets away (they live on Aguamiel, the home I’m looking at is on Moon Song Ct), I’m not as worried about the absences from home occasionally. Hell, a lot of guys travel that much weekly for business.
I am concerned about the condition of the home. It’s a nice street and this house is the stinker on the block. It needs to be updated in kitchen and bath, needs carpet and a new back yard, had water damage in a bathroom etc. I have heard that REOs get balked at when the offer is too low, but this place really needs about $100K of work to it.
Interestingly enough, my father in law went over to take a look at it and a lady across the street suddenly appeared and presto, she’s a real estate agent and she let him in. Knew a lot about the house. She then gave him her business card and it had her address on it – it was the same address as the home that’s for sale! Not sure if she bought it and lost it to foreclosure or what, but that’s kind of fishy.
I’d love to know what the comps look like on that street because I’d like to know what I could reasonably offer and still not take it in the shorts. My kids are excited about the notion of living there too.
I know your name is Adam, could you e-mail me at kruger@usc.edu and we can discuss this further?
Thanks
January 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM #133110Trojan4Life
ParticipantSD R,
You bring up a lot of good points, but I would only do the commute for 1 year max, if the transfer doesn’t happen in that timreframe I’ll look for employment with another firm closer to SD. Conversely, there will be weeks that I don’t have to commute at all. Heck, my new firm just hired a woman in Boise Idaho to work for the Los Angeles office (from Boise), so I think I have considerable flexibility.
I would be more concerned about being away if I were in an area where we had no family or friends, but with Grandma and Grandpa three streets away (they live on Aguamiel, the home I’m looking at is on Moon Song Ct), I’m not as worried about the absences from home occasionally. Hell, a lot of guys travel that much weekly for business.
I am concerned about the condition of the home. It’s a nice street and this house is the stinker on the block. It needs to be updated in kitchen and bath, needs carpet and a new back yard, had water damage in a bathroom etc. I have heard that REOs get balked at when the offer is too low, but this place really needs about $100K of work to it.
Interestingly enough, my father in law went over to take a look at it and a lady across the street suddenly appeared and presto, she’s a real estate agent and she let him in. Knew a lot about the house. She then gave him her business card and it had her address on it – it was the same address as the home that’s for sale! Not sure if she bought it and lost it to foreclosure or what, but that’s kind of fishy.
I’d love to know what the comps look like on that street because I’d like to know what I could reasonably offer and still not take it in the shorts. My kids are excited about the notion of living there too.
I know your name is Adam, could you e-mail me at kruger@usc.edu and we can discuss this further?
Thanks
January 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM #133174Trojan4Life
ParticipantSD R,
You bring up a lot of good points, but I would only do the commute for 1 year max, if the transfer doesn’t happen in that timreframe I’ll look for employment with another firm closer to SD. Conversely, there will be weeks that I don’t have to commute at all. Heck, my new firm just hired a woman in Boise Idaho to work for the Los Angeles office (from Boise), so I think I have considerable flexibility.
I would be more concerned about being away if I were in an area where we had no family or friends, but with Grandma and Grandpa three streets away (they live on Aguamiel, the home I’m looking at is on Moon Song Ct), I’m not as worried about the absences from home occasionally. Hell, a lot of guys travel that much weekly for business.
I am concerned about the condition of the home. It’s a nice street and this house is the stinker on the block. It needs to be updated in kitchen and bath, needs carpet and a new back yard, had water damage in a bathroom etc. I have heard that REOs get balked at when the offer is too low, but this place really needs about $100K of work to it.
Interestingly enough, my father in law went over to take a look at it and a lady across the street suddenly appeared and presto, she’s a real estate agent and she let him in. Knew a lot about the house. She then gave him her business card and it had her address on it – it was the same address as the home that’s for sale! Not sure if she bought it and lost it to foreclosure or what, but that’s kind of fishy.
I’d love to know what the comps look like on that street because I’d like to know what I could reasonably offer and still not take it in the shorts. My kids are excited about the notion of living there too.
I know your name is Adam, could you e-mail me at kruger@usc.edu and we can discuss this further?
Thanks
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