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August 15, 2008 at 5:51 PM #257970August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257712mercedes7Participant
Another female, middle aged, professional, renting until it makes $ sense to buy and single (well divorced). Love Pigginton. First time poster. Long time lurker.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257900mercedes7ParticipantAnother female, middle aged, professional, renting until it makes $ sense to buy and single (well divorced). Love Pigginton. First time poster. Long time lurker.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257913mercedes7ParticipantAnother female, middle aged, professional, renting until it makes $ sense to buy and single (well divorced). Love Pigginton. First time poster. Long time lurker.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257960mercedes7ParticipantAnother female, middle aged, professional, renting until it makes $ sense to buy and single (well divorced). Love Pigginton. First time poster. Long time lurker.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #258004mercedes7ParticipantAnother female, middle aged, professional, renting until it makes $ sense to buy and single (well divorced). Love Pigginton. First time poster. Long time lurker.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257717citydwellerParticipantFemale here, single, solidly middle-aged (I’ll be 50 next year). I bought my first condo in 1998, bought and moved into my 2nd condo in 2001. Kept the first condo as a rental.
In 2003 as the value of my 2 condo’s kept skyrocketing, I was feeling like quite the savvy real estate investor. So, I HELOC’d condo #2 (my residence) and “invested” in condo #3 with a partner. Also HELOC’d enough to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.
In 2006 my first condo had quadrupled in value, the condo I was living in had doubled in value. If I had been smart (or had discovered Piggington’s back then) I would have sold condo #2, paid off condo #1 and #3, moved back into condo #1, and semi-retired with $50K in the bank, minimal expenses and a little bit of cash flow from condo #3.
Instead, I’m now at the point where if I had to fire-sale liquidate all 3 of my properties I would be lucky to walk away with $20K. And to think, 2 years ago I was worth 1/4 million! Oh well, 50 is too young to retire anyway.
I hope by the time I’m 62 I’ll be able to sell one of the rental condos, pay off whatever is left on the other 2, and spend the rest of my years financially stress free in beautiful San Diego.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257905citydwellerParticipantFemale here, single, solidly middle-aged (I’ll be 50 next year). I bought my first condo in 1998, bought and moved into my 2nd condo in 2001. Kept the first condo as a rental.
In 2003 as the value of my 2 condo’s kept skyrocketing, I was feeling like quite the savvy real estate investor. So, I HELOC’d condo #2 (my residence) and “invested” in condo #3 with a partner. Also HELOC’d enough to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.
In 2006 my first condo had quadrupled in value, the condo I was living in had doubled in value. If I had been smart (or had discovered Piggington’s back then) I would have sold condo #2, paid off condo #1 and #3, moved back into condo #1, and semi-retired with $50K in the bank, minimal expenses and a little bit of cash flow from condo #3.
Instead, I’m now at the point where if I had to fire-sale liquidate all 3 of my properties I would be lucky to walk away with $20K. And to think, 2 years ago I was worth 1/4 million! Oh well, 50 is too young to retire anyway.
I hope by the time I’m 62 I’ll be able to sell one of the rental condos, pay off whatever is left on the other 2, and spend the rest of my years financially stress free in beautiful San Diego.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257918citydwellerParticipantFemale here, single, solidly middle-aged (I’ll be 50 next year). I bought my first condo in 1998, bought and moved into my 2nd condo in 2001. Kept the first condo as a rental.
In 2003 as the value of my 2 condo’s kept skyrocketing, I was feeling like quite the savvy real estate investor. So, I HELOC’d condo #2 (my residence) and “invested” in condo #3 with a partner. Also HELOC’d enough to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.
In 2006 my first condo had quadrupled in value, the condo I was living in had doubled in value. If I had been smart (or had discovered Piggington’s back then) I would have sold condo #2, paid off condo #1 and #3, moved back into condo #1, and semi-retired with $50K in the bank, minimal expenses and a little bit of cash flow from condo #3.
Instead, I’m now at the point where if I had to fire-sale liquidate all 3 of my properties I would be lucky to walk away with $20K. And to think, 2 years ago I was worth 1/4 million! Oh well, 50 is too young to retire anyway.
I hope by the time I’m 62 I’ll be able to sell one of the rental condos, pay off whatever is left on the other 2, and spend the rest of my years financially stress free in beautiful San Diego.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #257965citydwellerParticipantFemale here, single, solidly middle-aged (I’ll be 50 next year). I bought my first condo in 1998, bought and moved into my 2nd condo in 2001. Kept the first condo as a rental.
In 2003 as the value of my 2 condo’s kept skyrocketing, I was feeling like quite the savvy real estate investor. So, I HELOC’d condo #2 (my residence) and “invested” in condo #3 with a partner. Also HELOC’d enough to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.
In 2006 my first condo had quadrupled in value, the condo I was living in had doubled in value. If I had been smart (or had discovered Piggington’s back then) I would have sold condo #2, paid off condo #1 and #3, moved back into condo #1, and semi-retired with $50K in the bank, minimal expenses and a little bit of cash flow from condo #3.
Instead, I’m now at the point where if I had to fire-sale liquidate all 3 of my properties I would be lucky to walk away with $20K. And to think, 2 years ago I was worth 1/4 million! Oh well, 50 is too young to retire anyway.
I hope by the time I’m 62 I’ll be able to sell one of the rental condos, pay off whatever is left on the other 2, and spend the rest of my years financially stress free in beautiful San Diego.
August 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM #258010citydwellerParticipantFemale here, single, solidly middle-aged (I’ll be 50 next year). I bought my first condo in 1998, bought and moved into my 2nd condo in 2001. Kept the first condo as a rental.
In 2003 as the value of my 2 condo’s kept skyrocketing, I was feeling like quite the savvy real estate investor. So, I HELOC’d condo #2 (my residence) and “invested” in condo #3 with a partner. Also HELOC’d enough to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.
In 2006 my first condo had quadrupled in value, the condo I was living in had doubled in value. If I had been smart (or had discovered Piggington’s back then) I would have sold condo #2, paid off condo #1 and #3, moved back into condo #1, and semi-retired with $50K in the bank, minimal expenses and a little bit of cash flow from condo #3.
Instead, I’m now at the point where if I had to fire-sale liquidate all 3 of my properties I would be lucky to walk away with $20K. And to think, 2 years ago I was worth 1/4 million! Oh well, 50 is too young to retire anyway.
I hope by the time I’m 62 I’ll be able to sell one of the rental condos, pay off whatever is left on the other 2, and spend the rest of my years financially stress free in beautiful San Diego.
August 16, 2008 at 1:13 AM #257762temeculaguyParticipantI should have thought of this topic, it’s turning out to be a chickfest here. Plus they are revealing their brains and portfolios without having to buy them drinks, this is like porn for me.
It’s the universe playing tricks on me again, I girlfriend up and then all the single lurker girls appear.
August 16, 2008 at 1:13 AM #257951temeculaguyParticipantI should have thought of this topic, it’s turning out to be a chickfest here. Plus they are revealing their brains and portfolios without having to buy them drinks, this is like porn for me.
It’s the universe playing tricks on me again, I girlfriend up and then all the single lurker girls appear.
August 16, 2008 at 1:13 AM #257963temeculaguyParticipantI should have thought of this topic, it’s turning out to be a chickfest here. Plus they are revealing their brains and portfolios without having to buy them drinks, this is like porn for me.
It’s the universe playing tricks on me again, I girlfriend up and then all the single lurker girls appear.
August 16, 2008 at 1:13 AM #258011temeculaguyParticipantI should have thought of this topic, it’s turning out to be a chickfest here. Plus they are revealing their brains and portfolios without having to buy them drinks, this is like porn for me.
It’s the universe playing tricks on me again, I girlfriend up and then all the single lurker girls appear.
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