Tales of an RSF Buyer (The Final Chapter)

[Ex-SD]

Congratulations!! I think you will really enjoy FBR. My former attorney used to live there and he loved it.

[EconProf]

BobS
Congrats, Raptor. We’ve all benefited from your thoughtful reflections.
Your list of Tips to Sellers should be given by Realtors to prospective customers.
A final observation…this shows the value of maintaining cordial relations with sellers and their agents even if you don’t initially strike a deal. One never knows when they may come to their senses after the market disciplines them.

[EconProf]

BobS
Congrats, Raptor. We’ve all benefited from your thoughtful reflections.
Your list of Tips to Sellers should be given by Realtors to prospective customers.
A final observation…this shows the value of maintaining cordial relations with sellers and their agents even if you don’t initially strike a deal. One never knows when they may come to their senses after the market disciplines them.

[EconProf]

BobS
Congrats, Raptor. We’ve all benefited from your thoughtful reflections.
Your list of Tips to Sellers should be given by Realtors to prospective customers.
A final observation…this shows the value of maintaining cordial relations with sellers and their agents even if you don’t initially strike a deal. One never knows when they may come to their senses after the market disciplines them.

[EconProf]

BobS
Congrats, Raptor. We’ve all benefited from your thoughtful reflections.
Your list of Tips to Sellers should be given by Realtors to prospective customers.
A final observation…this shows the value of maintaining cordial relations with sellers and their agents even if you don’t initially strike a deal. One never knows when they may come to their senses after the market disciplines them.

[EconProf]

BobS
Congrats, Raptor. We’ve all benefited from your thoughtful reflections.
Your list of Tips to Sellers should be given by Realtors to prospective customers.
A final observation…this shows the value of maintaining cordial relations with sellers and their agents even if you don’t initially strike a deal. One never knows when they may come to their senses after the market disciplines them.

[raptorduck]

sdrealtor. That sounds like that estate in North Gate at Calle Campeseco. It looks amazing, with lakes and all (well from Zillow anyway).

rus. Don’t out me to the con artists in Nigeria, but it should post soon.

nostradamus. We are still married, but never underestimate the ability of an 18 month home search to undermine the foundation of a relationship.

I should also thank OCRenter and his board, which helped open my eyes to flippers in particular. I have toured a couple homes he has profiled. One in the covenant is still on the market after an over $1M price drop. Interestingly, its owners live in FBR. I actually like the house and considered an offer on it, but my wife vetoed it. It needs work, but the flipper remodel was a pretty good job, for a flipper remodel.

[raptorduck]

sdrealtor. That sounds like that estate in North Gate at Calle Campeseco. It looks amazing, with lakes and all (well from Zillow anyway).

rus. Don’t out me to the con artists in Nigeria, but it should post soon.

nostradamus. We are still married, but never underestimate the ability of an 18 month home search to undermine the foundation of a relationship.

I should also thank OCRenter and his board, which helped open my eyes to flippers in particular. I have toured a couple homes he has profiled. One in the covenant is still on the market after an over $1M price drop. Interestingly, its owners live in FBR. I actually like the house and considered an offer on it, but my wife vetoed it. It needs work, but the flipper remodel was a pretty good job, for a flipper remodel.

[raptorduck]

sdrealtor. That sounds like that estate in North Gate at Calle Campeseco. It looks amazing, with lakes and all (well from Zillow anyway).

rus. Don’t out me to the con artists in Nigeria, but it should post soon.

nostradamus. We are still married, but never underestimate the ability of an 18 month home search to undermine the foundation of a relationship.

I should also thank OCRenter and his board, which helped open my eyes to flippers in particular. I have toured a couple homes he has profiled. One in the covenant is still on the market after an over $1M price drop. Interestingly, its owners live in FBR. I actually like the house and considered an offer on it, but my wife vetoed it. It needs work, but the flipper remodel was a pretty good job, for a flipper remodel.

[raptorduck]

sdrealtor. That sounds like that estate in North Gate at Calle Campeseco. It looks amazing, with lakes and all (well from Zillow anyway).

rus. Don’t out me to the con artists in Nigeria, but it should post soon.

nostradamus. We are still married, but never underestimate the ability of an 18 month home search to undermine the foundation of a relationship.

I should also thank OCRenter and his board, which helped open my eyes to flippers in particular. I have toured a couple homes he has profiled. One in the covenant is still on the market after an over $1M price drop. Interestingly, its owners live in FBR. I actually like the house and considered an offer on it, but my wife vetoed it. It needs work, but the flipper remodel was a pretty good job, for a flipper remodel.

[raptorduck]

sdrealtor. That sounds like that estate in North Gate at Calle Campeseco. It looks amazing, with lakes and all (well from Zillow anyway).

rus. Don’t out me to the con artists in Nigeria, but it should post soon.

nostradamus. We are still married, but never underestimate the ability of an 18 month home search to undermine the foundation of a relationship.

I should also thank OCRenter and his board, which helped open my eyes to flippers in particular. I have toured a couple homes he has profiled. One in the covenant is still on the market after an over $1M price drop. Interestingly, its owners live in FBR. I actually like the house and considered an offer on it, but my wife vetoed it. It needs work, but the flipper remodel was a pretty good job, for a flipper remodel.

[raptorduck]

Arivaderci Santaluz!

Believe it or not, I am going through some Santaluz withdrawl. I think the place gets a bad rap here and elsewhere and I will defend its honor every chance I get. Price distress and distressed owners do not make an area a bad place to live, just a risky place to own if you are a short term owner. If you are not, Santaluz is a great place to live and own and your water bill will be a fraction of what it will be in FBR.

FBR was my first choice after all. I am very partial to lush landscaping and the custom estates in FBR won me over, but we plan on making our slighlty used FBR home look a lot like a Santaluz Tuscan or Andalusian beauty. We plan to join the Santaluz clubs (assuming I can talk my wife into it of course.) Santaluz was a close second to FBR for me, at least emotionally.

For my wife there was a massive gap between FBR and any other place. It was a no brainer for her. Santaluz was once second on her list, but I think Diegueno Hills (which I loved too) pushed it to third on her list. The first time she visited FBR, she said “this is where I want to die.”

The first time I saw Santaluz, I was like, “what is with the dessert theme?” I think we react negatively at first to things that are different from what we are accustomed. But boy did it grown on me, maybe not enough to displace FBR, but I developed an affection for my state of mind everytime I visted the place. It is Tuscany revisited. So creative was its master plan, that it is unlike anythying else around. Everything grew on me in a land with tight restrictions on what can grow there. Even the circular (privacy first) custom lots. The homes were walks through Ovid for me on some days, Andalusia on others.

[raptorduck]

Arivaderci Santaluz!

Believe it or not, I am going through some Santaluz withdrawl. I think the place gets a bad rap here and elsewhere and I will defend its honor every chance I get. Price distress and distressed owners do not make an area a bad place to live, just a risky place to own if you are a short term owner. If you are not, Santaluz is a great place to live and own and your water bill will be a fraction of what it will be in FBR.

FBR was my first choice after all. I am very partial to lush landscaping and the custom estates in FBR won me over, but we plan on making our slighlty used FBR home look a lot like a Santaluz Tuscan or Andalusian beauty. We plan to join the Santaluz clubs (assuming I can talk my wife into it of course.) Santaluz was a close second to FBR for me, at least emotionally.

For my wife there was a massive gap between FBR and any other place. It was a no brainer for her. Santaluz was once second on her list, but I think Diegueno Hills (which I loved too) pushed it to third on her list. The first time she visited FBR, she said “this is where I want to die.”

The first time I saw Santaluz, I was like, “what is with the dessert theme?” I think we react negatively at first to things that are different from what we are accustomed. But boy did it grown on me, maybe not enough to displace FBR, but I developed an affection for my state of mind everytime I visted the place. It is Tuscany revisited. So creative was its master plan, that it is unlike anythying else around. Everything grew on me in a land with tight restrictions on what can grow there. Even the circular (privacy first) custom lots. The homes were walks through Ovid for me on some days, Andalusia on others.

[raptorduck]

Arivaderci Santaluz!

Believe it or not, I am going through some Santaluz withdrawl. I think the place gets a bad rap here and elsewhere and I will defend its honor every chance I get. Price distress and distressed owners do not make an area a bad place to live, just a risky place to own if you are a short term owner. If you are not, Santaluz is a great place to live and own and your water bill will be a fraction of what it will be in FBR.

FBR was my first choice after all. I am very partial to lush landscaping and the custom estates in FBR won me over, but we plan on making our slighlty used FBR home look a lot like a Santaluz Tuscan or Andalusian beauty. We plan to join the Santaluz clubs (assuming I can talk my wife into it of course.) Santaluz was a close second to FBR for me, at least emotionally.

For my wife there was a massive gap between FBR and any other place. It was a no brainer for her. Santaluz was once second on her list, but I think Diegueno Hills (which I loved too) pushed it to third on her list. The first time she visited FBR, she said “this is where I want to die.”

The first time I saw Santaluz, I was like, “what is with the dessert theme?” I think we react negatively at first to things that are different from what we are accustomed. But boy did it grown on me, maybe not enough to displace FBR, but I developed an affection for my state of mind everytime I visted the place. It is Tuscany revisited. So creative was its master plan, that it is unlike anythying else around. Everything grew on me in a land with tight restrictions on what can grow there. Even the circular (privacy first) custom lots. The homes were walks through Ovid for me on some days, Andalusia on others.

[raptorduck]

Arivaderci Santaluz!

Believe it or not, I am going through some Santaluz withdrawl. I think the place gets a bad rap here and elsewhere and I will defend its honor every chance I get. Price distress and distressed owners do not make an area a bad place to live, just a risky place to own if you are a short term owner. If you are not, Santaluz is a great place to live and own and your water bill will be a fraction of what it will be in FBR.

FBR was my first choice after all. I am very partial to lush landscaping and the custom estates in FBR won me over, but we plan on making our slighlty used FBR home look a lot like a Santaluz Tuscan or Andalusian beauty. We plan to join the Santaluz clubs (assuming I can talk my wife into it of course.) Santaluz was a close second to FBR for me, at least emotionally.

For my wife there was a massive gap between FBR and any other place. It was a no brainer for her. Santaluz was once second on her list, but I think Diegueno Hills (which I loved too) pushed it to third on her list. The first time she visited FBR, she said “this is where I want to die.”

The first time I saw Santaluz, I was like, “what is with the dessert theme?” I think we react negatively at first to things that are different from what we are accustomed. But boy did it grown on me, maybe not enough to displace FBR, but I developed an affection for my state of mind everytime I visted the place. It is Tuscany revisited. So creative was its master plan, that it is unlike anythying else around. Everything grew on me in a land with tight restrictions on what can grow there. Even the circular (privacy first) custom lots. The homes were walks through Ovid for me on some days, Andalusia on others.

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