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September 27, 2010 at 2:55 PM #610862September 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM #609839
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Participant[quote=sdduuuude]Sounds to me like a bunch of you Piggs should consider a shared-ownership situation.
An extra home is an expensive luxury and I doubt many would use it more than once a month. This is why you can rent vacation homes. Probably ends up being cheaper in the long run, though you don’t get to play architect.
Find 4 people to each take a weekend every month, cut your building costs 75% by sharing the burden, and allow yourself this luxury much sooner.
Just a thought.[/quote]
When I lived in Bellingham I had a friend who’s parents did this… 4 family went in on a cabin close to Mt. Baker ski area. My friend’s parents lived in Bellvue (Seattle area – 90 minutes south) so they used it less than they’d planned… which meant my friend was able to use it pretty much all of their weekends… and many of the remaining 3/4’s of the weeks. (Any owner could use it if the scheduled owner wasn’t.)That was *my* dream situation… having a friend who had good access to a cabin – that I got to use for free by tagging along.
September 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM #609925Participant[quote=sdduuuude]Sounds to me like a bunch of you Piggs should consider a shared-ownership situation.
An extra home is an expensive luxury and I doubt many would use it more than once a month. This is why you can rent vacation homes. Probably ends up being cheaper in the long run, though you don’t get to play architect.
Find 4 people to each take a weekend every month, cut your building costs 75% by sharing the burden, and allow yourself this luxury much sooner.
Just a thought.[/quote]
When I lived in Bellingham I had a friend who’s parents did this… 4 family went in on a cabin close to Mt. Baker ski area. My friend’s parents lived in Bellvue (Seattle area – 90 minutes south) so they used it less than they’d planned… which meant my friend was able to use it pretty much all of their weekends… and many of the remaining 3/4’s of the weeks. (Any owner could use it if the scheduled owner wasn’t.)That was *my* dream situation… having a friend who had good access to a cabin – that I got to use for free by tagging along.
September 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM #610473Participant[quote=sdduuuude]Sounds to me like a bunch of you Piggs should consider a shared-ownership situation.
An extra home is an expensive luxury and I doubt many would use it more than once a month. This is why you can rent vacation homes. Probably ends up being cheaper in the long run, though you don’t get to play architect.
Find 4 people to each take a weekend every month, cut your building costs 75% by sharing the burden, and allow yourself this luxury much sooner.
Just a thought.[/quote]
When I lived in Bellingham I had a friend who’s parents did this… 4 family went in on a cabin close to Mt. Baker ski area. My friend’s parents lived in Bellvue (Seattle area – 90 minutes south) so they used it less than they’d planned… which meant my friend was able to use it pretty much all of their weekends… and many of the remaining 3/4’s of the weeks. (Any owner could use it if the scheduled owner wasn’t.)That was *my* dream situation… having a friend who had good access to a cabin – that I got to use for free by tagging along.
September 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM #610585Participant[quote=sdduuuude]Sounds to me like a bunch of you Piggs should consider a shared-ownership situation.
An extra home is an expensive luxury and I doubt many would use it more than once a month. This is why you can rent vacation homes. Probably ends up being cheaper in the long run, though you don’t get to play architect.
Find 4 people to each take a weekend every month, cut your building costs 75% by sharing the burden, and allow yourself this luxury much sooner.
Just a thought.[/quote]
When I lived in Bellingham I had a friend who’s parents did this… 4 family went in on a cabin close to Mt. Baker ski area. My friend’s parents lived in Bellvue (Seattle area – 90 minutes south) so they used it less than they’d planned… which meant my friend was able to use it pretty much all of their weekends… and many of the remaining 3/4’s of the weeks. (Any owner could use it if the scheduled owner wasn’t.)That was *my* dream situation… having a friend who had good access to a cabin – that I got to use for free by tagging along.
September 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM #610902Participant[quote=sdduuuude]Sounds to me like a bunch of you Piggs should consider a shared-ownership situation.
An extra home is an expensive luxury and I doubt many would use it more than once a month. This is why you can rent vacation homes. Probably ends up being cheaper in the long run, though you don’t get to play architect.
Find 4 people to each take a weekend every month, cut your building costs 75% by sharing the burden, and allow yourself this luxury much sooner.
Just a thought.[/quote]
When I lived in Bellingham I had a friend who’s parents did this… 4 family went in on a cabin close to Mt. Baker ski area. My friend’s parents lived in Bellvue (Seattle area – 90 minutes south) so they used it less than they’d planned… which meant my friend was able to use it pretty much all of their weekends… and many of the remaining 3/4’s of the weeks. (Any owner could use it if the scheduled owner wasn’t.)That was *my* dream situation… having a friend who had good access to a cabin – that I got to use for free by tagging along.
September 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM #609929CA renter
Participant[quote=desmond]After living (renting a small guest house) in Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara for the last 18 months my wife and I will be moving this Thursday to the Pine Mountain Club area:http://www.pinemountainclub.net/
we found a 3800 sq ft home built in 2006 for $1650/month, unreal! We have a year lease and if we like the area we may purchase, prices and fallen at least 50%. So I will let you know how life is like up in the mountains.Wow, desmond, congratulations! 🙂
Are you retired, or can you work from home? That seems pretty remote, so I’m assuming you won’t be commuting?
Enjoy your new home!
September 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM #610015Participant[quote=desmond]After living (renting a small guest house) in Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara for the last 18 months my wife and I will be moving this Thursday to the Pine Mountain Club area:http://www.pinemountainclub.net/
we found a 3800 sq ft home built in 2006 for $1650/month, unreal! We have a year lease and if we like the area we may purchase, prices and fallen at least 50%. So I will let you know how life is like up in the mountains.Wow, desmond, congratulations! 🙂
Are you retired, or can you work from home? That seems pretty remote, so I’m assuming you won’t be commuting?
Enjoy your new home!
September 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM #610563Participant[quote=desmond]After living (renting a small guest house) in Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara for the last 18 months my wife and I will be moving this Thursday to the Pine Mountain Club area:http://www.pinemountainclub.net/
we found a 3800 sq ft home built in 2006 for $1650/month, unreal! We have a year lease and if we like the area we may purchase, prices and fallen at least 50%. So I will let you know how life is like up in the mountains.Wow, desmond, congratulations! 🙂
Are you retired, or can you work from home? That seems pretty remote, so I’m assuming you won’t be commuting?
Enjoy your new home!
September 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM #610676Participant[quote=desmond]After living (renting a small guest house) in Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara for the last 18 months my wife and I will be moving this Thursday to the Pine Mountain Club area:http://www.pinemountainclub.net/
we found a 3800 sq ft home built in 2006 for $1650/month, unreal! We have a year lease and if we like the area we may purchase, prices and fallen at least 50%. So I will let you know how life is like up in the mountains.Wow, desmond, congratulations! 🙂
Are you retired, or can you work from home? That seems pretty remote, so I’m assuming you won’t be commuting?
Enjoy your new home!
September 28, 2010 at 1:07 AM #610988Participant[quote=desmond]After living (renting a small guest house) in Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara for the last 18 months my wife and I will be moving this Thursday to the Pine Mountain Club area:http://www.pinemountainclub.net/
we found a 3800 sq ft home built in 2006 for $1650/month, unreal! We have a year lease and if we like the area we may purchase, prices and fallen at least 50%. So I will let you know how life is like up in the mountains.Wow, desmond, congratulations! 🙂
Are you retired, or can you work from home? That seems pretty remote, so I’m assuming you won’t be commuting?
Enjoy your new home!
September 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM #609959desmond
ParticipantI do work from home so does my wife. She will have to drive to Santa Barbara (2 hours) a couple of times a month but she works at a hotel and can spend the night there. I have had the same 800 number for the last 15 years so my customers never know where I am. It is only about 45 minutes north of Valencia where a lot of my customers are. Whenever the “Grapevine” is closed from snow, I’ll be “working” at home.
September 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM #610045ParticipantI do work from home so does my wife. She will have to drive to Santa Barbara (2 hours) a couple of times a month but she works at a hotel and can spend the night there. I have had the same 800 number for the last 15 years so my customers never know where I am. It is only about 45 minutes north of Valencia where a lot of my customers are. Whenever the “Grapevine” is closed from snow, I’ll be “working” at home.
September 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM #610593ParticipantI do work from home so does my wife. She will have to drive to Santa Barbara (2 hours) a couple of times a month but she works at a hotel and can spend the night there. I have had the same 800 number for the last 15 years so my customers never know where I am. It is only about 45 minutes north of Valencia where a lot of my customers are. Whenever the “Grapevine” is closed from snow, I’ll be “working” at home.
September 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM #610706ParticipantI do work from home so does my wife. She will have to drive to Santa Barbara (2 hours) a couple of times a month but she works at a hotel and can spend the night there. I have had the same 800 number for the last 15 years so my customers never know where I am. It is only about 45 minutes north of Valencia where a lot of my customers are. Whenever the “Grapevine” is closed from snow, I’ll be “working” at home.
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