OT: Another Relo to San Diego…

[Reality]

[quote=sdrealtor]

Its just that a different category of buyers is here now than was here before. They are buying things that were virtually unsellable before at anything close to FMV.
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Care to re-phrase? Everything always is sellable at FMV.

Now if you mean what you think it’s worth that’s another thing entirely.

[sdrealtor]

To a point. If no one will pay the price it’s not worth it in theory. Semantics aside It comes down to a ready, willing and able buyer and seller. The prime most valuable beach properties are almost all under long term strong ownership. If there aren’t buyers for the prime beachfront homes the sellers will just sit on them. They can make bank renting them. I understand your objection to the use of FMV and appreciate it to some degree. However those properties only get listed and sell when the conditions are favorable

[Anonymous]

[quote=sdrealtor]

Same here. The cards are in good condition as to have real value but nowhere near good enough to be worth anything close to the ones on top condition. They are just cool things I like having. My dad sold cracker jacks at Forbes Field in the Mid 30’s. I have a one of a kind collection of autographed photos he got of the 35′ Pirates. There are a few Hall of famers on the team. No one in my family really appreciates them. Some day I want to donate them to the team with the stipulation they create a display of them and credit my father by name. That would be a cool way to honor his memory[/quote]

That’s awesome what you got handed down from your dad. My knowledge (and collecting focus) is mostly post WW2 era so don’t know much of the Players from that period other than what I read in “Glory of their Times”.
I actually have an interest in mid-Century Pirates for some reason even though I’ve never even been to Pittsburgh. I got my son into writing to retired players a few years ago and one of the players he wrote to was Bob Skinner (starter on the 1960 WS Pirates) who lives in PB at last note. We got a nice signed photo of Bob when he was the Phillies Manager.

[sdrealtor]

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Paul and Lloyd Waner aka Big Poison and Little Poison. Both HOFers

My dad was a big sports fan. His college roommate was Johnny Most the legendary Celtics announcer. When they came to play the Sixers we’d sit in the press box with him during games. He taught me to curse

[Hobie]

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[Anonymous]

[quote=sdrealtor][img_assist|nid=27454|title=Big Poison and Little Poison|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75]

Paul and Lloyd Waner aka Big Poison and Little Poison. Both HOFers

My dad was a big sports fan. His college roommate was Johnny Most the legendary Celtics announcer. When they came to play the Sixers we’d sit in the press box with him during games. He taught me to curse[/quote]

Thanks for sharing, those are some real treasures. Paul Waner was one of the ballplayers interviewed for Glory of Their Times, terrific book.

[flyer]

This reminds me I need to take a look at my Dad’s collection. Also a big sports fan when he was with us, and into everything. Everyone in the family had to play at least two sports, musical instruments, and list goes on an on. Great memories.

[flyer]

Dupe

[sdrealtor]

[quote=deadzone][quote=sdrealtor][img_assist|nid=27454|title=Big Poison and Little Poison|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75]

Paul and Lloyd Waner aka Big Poison and Little Poison. Both HOFers

My dad was a big sports fan. His college roommate was Johnny Most the legendary Celtics announcer. When they came to play the Sixers we’d sit in the press box with him during games. He taught me to curse[/quote]

Thanks for sharing, those are some real treasures. Paul Waner was one of the ballplayers interviewed for Glory of Their Times, terrific book.[/quote]

I checked the envelope I keep them in and it was actually the ’37 Pirates. That would make my dad 13 yrs old when he got these. The shame is Honus Wagner was a coach on that team but he did not get one of him.

[Anonymous]

[quote=sdrealtor][quote=deadzone][quote=sdrealtor][img_assist|nid=27454|title=Big Poison and Little Poison|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75]

Paul and Lloyd Waner aka Big Poison and Little Poison. Both HOFers

My dad was a big sports fan. His college roommate was Johnny Most the legendary Celtics announcer. When they came to play the Sixers we’d sit in the press box with him during games. He taught me to curse[/quote]

Thanks for sharing, those are some real treasures. Paul Waner was one of the ballplayers interviewed for Glory of Their Times, terrific book.[/quote]

I checked the envelope I keep them in and it was actually the ’37 Pirates. That would make my dad 13 yrs old when he got these. The shame is Honus Wagner was a coach on that team but he did not get one of him.[/quote]

Speaking of Honus Wagner, just saw in the news that once again a new record high card sale, this time for a T206. Exact same card that sold for 1.2 million in 2012 just sold for 6.6 million. Nice 500% gain in 9 years.

Just another example of the speculative froth in the economy. Are baseball cards all of a sudden so much more desirable? I don’t think so. Just too much wealth in the economy and nowhere to invest the money thanks to the Fed.

[EconProf]

Lots of fun anecdotes here about skateboarding, baseball cards, and relocations of rich people to San Diego’s coastal areas. But yesterday a factoid came out from the Hoover Institute of Stanford University that is more relevant to RE trends. CA has lost more businesses to other states so far this year than all of last year: 74 so far in 2021 vs. 62 in all of 2020. So the exodus of people (as per Census Bureau) and businesses is accelerating.
San Diego’s advantages for the wealthy elite will always make it a destination for the refugees from LA and the Bay area, pushing up prices in desirable neighborhoods. But it is still in CA, where governmental policies continue to drive away businesses and people.

[Coronita]

[quote=EconProf]Lots of fun anecdotes here about skateboarding, baseball cards, and relocations of rich people to San Diego’s coastal areas. But yesterday a factoid came out from the Hoover Institute of Stanford University that is more relevant to RE trends. CA has lost more businesses to other states so far this year than all of last year: 74 so far in 2021 vs. 62 in all of 2020. So the exodus of people (as per Census Bureau) and businesses is accelerating.
San Diego’s advantages for the wealthy elite will always make it a destination for the refugees from LA and the Bay area, pushing up prices in desirable neighborhoods. But it is still in CA, where governmental policies continue to drive away businesses and people.[/quote]

G23…

BINGO!

[sdrealtor]

Guess the heat is getting to you and you couldn’t stay away. Welcome back!

Is that a net number or simply those that left? If it’s only those that left, well you know it’s meaningless without knowing how many came. I keep seeing new businesses popping up everywhere around town which is what those of us in SD care about.

The demise of CA is oft reported. It’s the conservatives favorite trope to trot out in the news every few months. Has been for decades

If we were on the east coast comparing SD to bay area would be like comparing Philadelphia to Charleston South Carolina

[Coronita]

Given how successful Bingo night was at one of the senior centers in Carlsbad… I’m going to have to talk to one of my condo’s HOA board to organize such an event…so that the really bored old lady and dude on the HOA board can find something more productive to do instead of pestering people with random bullshit…

That said. Some of my employees from Mexico City recently decided to move from Mexico City to Utah. They liked it better there because they said the cost of living for them is affordable more so than CA…So a lot of my engineers on my team that currently is in Mexico City is seriously considering relocating to Utah. I think my senior engineer from there just closed escrow on a house. So I can see how it can be appealing to new immigrants moving forward who are just starting out.

They would have done this sooner but the trump administration previously put a hold on a lot of visas along with the pandemic, the embassy was basically shutdown and my engineers couldn’t even get their TN visas renewed. But now that things are opening up again, and visa applications are starting again by the Biden administration, the backlog is receding so we got a lot of folks on TN visas that we are now applying for H1-B status with the eventual move to permanent residence. That’s great news.

So I think EconProf, you are correct. Having a lower cost of living, and housing cost, is beneficial to a lot of peoplem specifically the high tech immigrant workers first starting out looking to plant their seeds in the U.S who can now work remotely. A lot of them figured out it makes more sense to do this in places like UT than CA these days.Over time, I’d expect UT to end up being more diverse as more immigrants starting out find these places are better for their wallets.

[The-Shoveler]

Seriously?

We have a few engineers in Guadalajara but they don’t seem interested in immigrating (but really never asked the so don’t know).

Also agree bingo nights would be much more productive use of the HOA’s board members time LOL.

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