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[Ex-SD]

IF……………by the beginning of July/09:

*Foreclosures have continued at their present pace and also moved into a much larger segment of the nicer coastal areas like CV, etc

*Prices have dropped another 15% in the nicer areas

Then…………………”HS-Dude” time will truly go into high gear because that’s when panic will hit the people who still have equity in their homes and have been waiting for recovery. If both of those items above happen, sit back and watch the next installment of Price Wars because it’s going to be “Holy Shit, I’ve got to unload this house” time.

Different subject: I also follow the LA market and inventory for sale has jumped from 42,458 homes for sale to 45,493 in the last 21 days. A sign that some sellers are already panicking because listing prices have also substantially fallen in the last three weeks?

[Enorah]

I agree about doing the handy man thing on a rental. Energetically it is just a paying it forward kind of thing to us. If we can fix it/take care of it, we do.

[Enorah]

I agree about doing the handy man thing on a rental. Energetically it is just a paying it forward kind of thing to us. If we can fix it/take care of it, we do.

[Enorah]

I agree about doing the handy man thing on a rental. Energetically it is just a paying it forward kind of thing to us. If we can fix it/take care of it, we do.

[Enorah]

I agree about doing the handy man thing on a rental. Energetically it is just a paying it forward kind of thing to us. If we can fix it/take care of it, we do.

[Enorah]

I agree about doing the handy man thing on a rental. Energetically it is just a paying it forward kind of thing to us. If we can fix it/take care of it, we do.

[Raybyrnes]

I painted and put up crown molding in my place. Landlord took a look asked for the receipts and paid me.

I enjoy my place and the labor didn’t bother me. Have an unfinished garage that I am thinking of dry walling and throwing some laminate floor on. She has already offered to pay me if I do it. This is a couple of weekends but if it is done right I can add 250 square feet of living space while keeping rent constant.

[Raybyrnes]

I painted and put up crown molding in my place. Landlord took a look asked for the receipts and paid me.

I enjoy my place and the labor didn’t bother me. Have an unfinished garage that I am thinking of dry walling and throwing some laminate floor on. She has already offered to pay me if I do it. This is a couple of weekends but if it is done right I can add 250 square feet of living space while keeping rent constant.

[Raybyrnes]

I painted and put up crown molding in my place. Landlord took a look asked for the receipts and paid me.

I enjoy my place and the labor didn’t bother me. Have an unfinished garage that I am thinking of dry walling and throwing some laminate floor on. She has already offered to pay me if I do it. This is a couple of weekends but if it is done right I can add 250 square feet of living space while keeping rent constant.

[Raybyrnes]

I painted and put up crown molding in my place. Landlord took a look asked for the receipts and paid me.

I enjoy my place and the labor didn’t bother me. Have an unfinished garage that I am thinking of dry walling and throwing some laminate floor on. She has already offered to pay me if I do it. This is a couple of weekends but if it is done right I can add 250 square feet of living space while keeping rent constant.

[Raybyrnes]

I painted and put up crown molding in my place. Landlord took a look asked for the receipts and paid me.

I enjoy my place and the labor didn’t bother me. Have an unfinished garage that I am thinking of dry walling and throwing some laminate floor on. She has already offered to pay me if I do it. This is a couple of weekends but if it is done right I can add 250 square feet of living space while keeping rent constant.

[CA renter]

We made the following improvements to our rental:

-installed new ceiling fans in all bedrooms and family room

-upgraded (to code) electrical wiring in garage (safety thing) and added exterior light which should have been there all along (also to code now)

-added three, exterior security lights

-added additional phone lines and new cable outlets

-planted grass (seed & LOTS of new dirt and fertilizer) and flowers in front and back yards

-hundreds of dollars trying to maintain sprinkler system that really needs to be completely replaced — LL said he’d replace soon…

-paid $2,000 toward new shower in MBR, and got to pick out all the tiles, grout, door, fixtures, etc.

-miscellaneous odds and ends required to maintain a house
*****************

In return for all this, we don’t get rent increases, and our LL knows we’re here for a long time (over four years already), so pretty much let’s us do what we want here. They are long-time LLs (original owners in an older n’hood), so we don’t have to worry about being foreclosed on or having them sell the house — we discussed all this before moving in.

IOW, “home is where you rest your head.” If you like where you live, and plan to stay there for a while, a LL would be stupid not to let a good, long-term tenant customize things a bit. Remember, it’s your HOME, whether you rent or buy. Don’t be afraid to make it a more pleasant experience while waiting out this g*d-forsaken housing bubble.

Just MHO. 🙂

[CA renter]

We made the following improvements to our rental:

-installed new ceiling fans in all bedrooms and family room

-upgraded (to code) electrical wiring in garage (safety thing) and added exterior light which should have been there all along (also to code now)

-added three, exterior security lights

-added additional phone lines and new cable outlets

-planted grass (seed & LOTS of new dirt and fertilizer) and flowers in front and back yards

-hundreds of dollars trying to maintain sprinkler system that really needs to be completely replaced — LL said he’d replace soon…

-paid $2,000 toward new shower in MBR, and got to pick out all the tiles, grout, door, fixtures, etc.

-miscellaneous odds and ends required to maintain a house
*****************

In return for all this, we don’t get rent increases, and our LL knows we’re here for a long time (over four years already), so pretty much let’s us do what we want here. They are long-time LLs (original owners in an older n’hood), so we don’t have to worry about being foreclosed on or having them sell the house — we discussed all this before moving in.

IOW, “home is where you rest your head.” If you like where you live, and plan to stay there for a while, a LL would be stupid not to let a good, long-term tenant customize things a bit. Remember, it’s your HOME, whether you rent or buy. Don’t be afraid to make it a more pleasant experience while waiting out this g*d-forsaken housing bubble.

Just MHO. 🙂

[CA renter]

We made the following improvements to our rental:

-installed new ceiling fans in all bedrooms and family room

-upgraded (to code) electrical wiring in garage (safety thing) and added exterior light which should have been there all along (also to code now)

-added three, exterior security lights

-added additional phone lines and new cable outlets

-planted grass (seed & LOTS of new dirt and fertilizer) and flowers in front and back yards

-hundreds of dollars trying to maintain sprinkler system that really needs to be completely replaced — LL said he’d replace soon…

-paid $2,000 toward new shower in MBR, and got to pick out all the tiles, grout, door, fixtures, etc.

-miscellaneous odds and ends required to maintain a house
*****************

In return for all this, we don’t get rent increases, and our LL knows we’re here for a long time (over four years already), so pretty much let’s us do what we want here. They are long-time LLs (original owners in an older n’hood), so we don’t have to worry about being foreclosed on or having them sell the house — we discussed all this before moving in.

IOW, “home is where you rest your head.” If you like where you live, and plan to stay there for a while, a LL would be stupid not to let a good, long-term tenant customize things a bit. Remember, it’s your HOME, whether you rent or buy. Don’t be afraid to make it a more pleasant experience while waiting out this g*d-forsaken housing bubble.

Just MHO. 🙂

[CA renter]

We made the following improvements to our rental:

-installed new ceiling fans in all bedrooms and family room

-upgraded (to code) electrical wiring in garage (safety thing) and added exterior light which should have been there all along (also to code now)

-added three, exterior security lights

-added additional phone lines and new cable outlets

-planted grass (seed & LOTS of new dirt and fertilizer) and flowers in front and back yards

-hundreds of dollars trying to maintain sprinkler system that really needs to be completely replaced — LL said he’d replace soon…

-paid $2,000 toward new shower in MBR, and got to pick out all the tiles, grout, door, fixtures, etc.

-miscellaneous odds and ends required to maintain a house
*****************

In return for all this, we don’t get rent increases, and our LL knows we’re here for a long time (over four years already), so pretty much let’s us do what we want here. They are long-time LLs (original owners in an older n’hood), so we don’t have to worry about being foreclosed on or having them sell the house — we discussed all this before moving in.

IOW, “home is where you rest your head.” If you like where you live, and plan to stay there for a while, a LL would be stupid not to let a good, long-term tenant customize things a bit. Remember, it’s your HOME, whether you rent or buy. Don’t be afraid to make it a more pleasant experience while waiting out this g*d-forsaken housing bubble.

Just MHO. 🙂

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