Open House – Rants & Raves

[NotCranky]

R.O.
I forgot to ask,why specifically open houses? The vast majority do not identify houses they think are good deals or that they buy, via open houses.

I get the impression that you are not seeing some of the good stuff that happens here(on the blog), both towards coaching people who are buying or selling, including helping people decide not to do either.
I like your idea or some version of it. i just want to point out that there is already plenty of good information sharing here, once an area merits it or when someone specifically brings it up. Take the active Murrieta thread for instance and threads by Raptorduck and others who admit they are shopping.

[barnaby33]

Hey RO, if you find something you think is a good deal, let the community know. Others regularly do, or at least ask about properties. The response they get is that almost universally bearish because its too early in the cycle for any real deals to occur. Most of the real price declines are in the future and the readership here knows it. So in order to qualify as a good deal, it would probably need to satisfy basic good deal metrics, like 8xGRM. Know any deals like that?

If however you find something, unless you are going to bid, you should share. Same goes for you Rustico.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Hey RO, if you find something you think is a good deal, let the community know. Others regularly do, or at least ask about properties. The response they get is that almost universally bearish because its too early in the cycle for any real deals to occur. Most of the real price declines are in the future and the readership here knows it. So in order to qualify as a good deal, it would probably need to satisfy basic good deal metrics, like 8xGRM. Know any deals like that?

If however you find something, unless you are going to bid, you should share. Same goes for you Rustico.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Hey RO, if you find something you think is a good deal, let the community know. Others regularly do, or at least ask about properties. The response they get is that almost universally bearish because its too early in the cycle for any real deals to occur. Most of the real price declines are in the future and the readership here knows it. So in order to qualify as a good deal, it would probably need to satisfy basic good deal metrics, like 8xGRM. Know any deals like that?

If however you find something, unless you are going to bid, you should share. Same goes for you Rustico.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Hey RO, if you find something you think is a good deal, let the community know. Others regularly do, or at least ask about properties. The response they get is that almost universally bearish because its too early in the cycle for any real deals to occur. Most of the real price declines are in the future and the readership here knows it. So in order to qualify as a good deal, it would probably need to satisfy basic good deal metrics, like 8xGRM. Know any deals like that?

If however you find something, unless you are going to bid, you should share. Same goes for you Rustico.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Hey RO, if you find something you think is a good deal, let the community know. Others regularly do, or at least ask about properties. The response they get is that almost universally bearish because its too early in the cycle for any real deals to occur. Most of the real price declines are in the future and the readership here knows it. So in order to qualify as a good deal, it would probably need to satisfy basic good deal metrics, like 8xGRM. Know any deals like that?

If however you find something, unless you are going to bid, you should share. Same goes for you Rustico.

Josh

[RatherOpinionated]

Yeah, good points everyone. I guess I listed Open Houses only as one method. There are all the other posts that are good, but I just figured this was an area that was not covered in the other posts – physically seeing properties and commenting on them (not just finding them online and commenting on them that way).

Maybe it just wasn’t a great idea as a thread. Oh well.
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[RatherOpinionated]

Yeah, good points everyone. I guess I listed Open Houses only as one method. There are all the other posts that are good, but I just figured this was an area that was not covered in the other posts – physically seeing properties and commenting on them (not just finding them online and commenting on them that way).

Maybe it just wasn’t a great idea as a thread. Oh well.
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[RatherOpinionated]

Yeah, good points everyone. I guess I listed Open Houses only as one method. There are all the other posts that are good, but I just figured this was an area that was not covered in the other posts – physically seeing properties and commenting on them (not just finding them online and commenting on them that way).

Maybe it just wasn’t a great idea as a thread. Oh well.
[img_assist|nid=5758|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=419|height=500]

[RatherOpinionated]

Yeah, good points everyone. I guess I listed Open Houses only as one method. There are all the other posts that are good, but I just figured this was an area that was not covered in the other posts – physically seeing properties and commenting on them (not just finding them online and commenting on them that way).

Maybe it just wasn’t a great idea as a thread. Oh well.
[img_assist|nid=5758|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=419|height=500]

[RatherOpinionated]

Yeah, good points everyone. I guess I listed Open Houses only as one method. There are all the other posts that are good, but I just figured this was an area that was not covered in the other posts – physically seeing properties and commenting on them (not just finding them online and commenting on them that way).

Maybe it just wasn’t a great idea as a thread. Oh well.
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[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Good idea.
But, I haven’t been to an open house in a couple years.
I’m thinking about maybe hitting some in 2008 … but not until the numbers on my spreadsheet get a little more attractive.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Good idea.
But, I haven’t been to an open house in a couple years.
I’m thinking about maybe hitting some in 2008 … but not until the numbers on my spreadsheet get a little more attractive.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Good idea.
But, I haven’t been to an open house in a couple years.
I’m thinking about maybe hitting some in 2008 … but not until the numbers on my spreadsheet get a little more attractive.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Good idea.
But, I haven’t been to an open house in a couple years.
I’m thinking about maybe hitting some in 2008 … but not until the numbers on my spreadsheet get a little more attractive.

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