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  • May 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM #398852
    CA renter
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    I started reading Rich’s site back in 2004 (before he allowed comments).

    After buying a modest house in early 1998, got married, started having kids and outgrew the house. Started looking for something bigger in 2003 (this was after I had told friends not to buy in 2001, because I believed the market was peaking then) and couldn’t believe what was going on with all the multiple bids and people chasing each other from for-sale sign to for-sale sign.

    Tried to research “housing bubble” every day and could only find a few defunct sites that had given up and a U.K. blog, and the WSJ blog that was eyeball-deep in bull trolls.

    Finally, Rich started up his site, and he had the best information on the internet (thank you, Rich!). I needed this information to convince my husband to sell and rent (not easy) for a few years, and printed out everything I could find.

    Five years later, here we are, and I’ve been absolutely addicted for far too long…

    May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM #398198
    davelj
    Participant

    [quote=sdduuuude]
    Maybe someday I’ll ask some of the other posters for a job. Currently have one and love it, but I think like to work with or for davelj, EconProf, or FLU, or write some specialty applicatinos for someone in the real estate industry.
    [/quote]

    dude, I work for myself and I can assure you that my boss is a real asshole. You don’t want to work with or for him.

    I’m here for the laughs. After all, if you can’t laugh at the mess we’re in right now, you’d cry.

    Edit: And I got here just 7 weeks after you, sduuuude. I’m an old-timer as well.

    May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM #398448
    davelj
    Participant

    [quote=sdduuuude]
    Maybe someday I’ll ask some of the other posters for a job. Currently have one and love it, but I think like to work with or for davelj, EconProf, or FLU, or write some specialty applicatinos for someone in the real estate industry.
    [/quote]

    dude, I work for myself and I can assure you that my boss is a real asshole. You don’t want to work with or for him.

    I’m here for the laughs. After all, if you can’t laugh at the mess we’re in right now, you’d cry.

    Edit: And I got here just 7 weeks after you, sduuuude. I’m an old-timer as well.

    May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM #398674
    davelj
    Participant

    [quote=sdduuuude]
    Maybe someday I’ll ask some of the other posters for a job. Currently have one and love it, but I think like to work with or for davelj, EconProf, or FLU, or write some specialty applicatinos for someone in the real estate industry.
    [/quote]

    dude, I work for myself and I can assure you that my boss is a real asshole. You don’t want to work with or for him.

    I’m here for the laughs. After all, if you can’t laugh at the mess we’re in right now, you’d cry.

    Edit: And I got here just 7 weeks after you, sduuuude. I’m an old-timer as well.

    May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM #398733
    davelj
    Participant

    [quote=sdduuuude]
    Maybe someday I’ll ask some of the other posters for a job. Currently have one and love it, but I think like to work with or for davelj, EconProf, or FLU, or write some specialty applicatinos for someone in the real estate industry.
    [/quote]

    dude, I work for myself and I can assure you that my boss is a real asshole. You don’t want to work with or for him.

    I’m here for the laughs. After all, if you can’t laugh at the mess we’re in right now, you’d cry.

    Edit: And I got here just 7 weeks after you, sduuuude. I’m an old-timer as well.

    May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM #398877
    davelj
    Participant

    [quote=sdduuuude]
    Maybe someday I’ll ask some of the other posters for a job. Currently have one and love it, but I think like to work with or for davelj, EconProf, or FLU, or write some specialty applicatinos for someone in the real estate industry.
    [/quote]

    dude, I work for myself and I can assure you that my boss is a real asshole. You don’t want to work with or for him.

    I’m here for the laughs. After all, if you can’t laugh at the mess we’re in right now, you’d cry.

    Edit: And I got here just 7 weeks after you, sduuuude. I’m an old-timer as well.

    May 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM #398461
    garysears
    Participant

    I moved to SD in 2003. Thought I wanted to buy but couldn’t afford anything I wanted to live in. I was a little shocked at the prices people were paying and couldn’t understand the mania or where the money was coming from.

    In early 2006 I saw a link to this site on craigslist, read the primer and was hooked. I can’t believe that my 3 yrs 11 wks makes me an old timer. Over the years I probably haven’t contributed much of value but have taken a lot.

    Still haven’t bought but looking to buy. If I do buy it will probably be a fixer and then I’ll be soliticiting advice for ways to save money on the renovation or maybe looking for contractor references.

    May 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM #398712
    garysears
    Participant

    I moved to SD in 2003. Thought I wanted to buy but couldn’t afford anything I wanted to live in. I was a little shocked at the prices people were paying and couldn’t understand the mania or where the money was coming from.

    In early 2006 I saw a link to this site on craigslist, read the primer and was hooked. I can’t believe that my 3 yrs 11 wks makes me an old timer. Over the years I probably haven’t contributed much of value but have taken a lot.

    Still haven’t bought but looking to buy. If I do buy it will probably be a fixer and then I’ll be soliticiting advice for ways to save money on the renovation or maybe looking for contractor references.

    May 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM #398940
    garysears
    Participant

    I moved to SD in 2003. Thought I wanted to buy but couldn’t afford anything I wanted to live in. I was a little shocked at the prices people were paying and couldn’t understand the mania or where the money was coming from.

    In early 2006 I saw a link to this site on craigslist, read the primer and was hooked. I can’t believe that my 3 yrs 11 wks makes me an old timer. Over the years I probably haven’t contributed much of value but have taken a lot.

    Still haven’t bought but looking to buy. If I do buy it will probably be a fixer and then I’ll be soliticiting advice for ways to save money on the renovation or maybe looking for contractor references.

    May 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM #398997
    garysears
    Participant

    I moved to SD in 2003. Thought I wanted to buy but couldn’t afford anything I wanted to live in. I was a little shocked at the prices people were paying and couldn’t understand the mania or where the money was coming from.

    In early 2006 I saw a link to this site on craigslist, read the primer and was hooked. I can’t believe that my 3 yrs 11 wks makes me an old timer. Over the years I probably haven’t contributed much of value but have taken a lot.

    Still haven’t bought but looking to buy. If I do buy it will probably be a fixer and then I’ll be soliticiting advice for ways to save money on the renovation or maybe looking for contractor references.

    May 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM #399144
    garysears
    Participant

    I moved to SD in 2003. Thought I wanted to buy but couldn’t afford anything I wanted to live in. I was a little shocked at the prices people were paying and couldn’t understand the mania or where the money was coming from.

    In early 2006 I saw a link to this site on craigslist, read the primer and was hooked. I can’t believe that my 3 yrs 11 wks makes me an old timer. Over the years I probably haven’t contributed much of value but have taken a lot.

    Still haven’t bought but looking to buy. If I do buy it will probably be a fixer and then I’ll be soliticiting advice for ways to save money on the renovation or maybe looking for contractor references.

    May 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM #398530
    snail
    Participant

    Because of FormerOwner, TG and Marion!
    Moved my family to Temecula in 2007, was looking into the KB houses in Temecula and thought I could afford this (price was lower than LA area). Then found this blog

    http://piggington.com/temecula_housing_market_becoming_illiquid

    Got hook reading opinion about Temecula mostly by TG and then reading all the juicy story about Marion at Rancho Bella Vista….Where the heck she is? I missed Her

    May 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM #398781
    snail
    Participant

    Because of FormerOwner, TG and Marion!
    Moved my family to Temecula in 2007, was looking into the KB houses in Temecula and thought I could afford this (price was lower than LA area). Then found this blog

    http://piggington.com/temecula_housing_market_becoming_illiquid

    Got hook reading opinion about Temecula mostly by TG and then reading all the juicy story about Marion at Rancho Bella Vista….Where the heck she is? I missed Her

    May 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM #399010
    snail
    Participant

    Because of FormerOwner, TG and Marion!
    Moved my family to Temecula in 2007, was looking into the KB houses in Temecula and thought I could afford this (price was lower than LA area). Then found this blog

    http://piggington.com/temecula_housing_market_becoming_illiquid

    Got hook reading opinion about Temecula mostly by TG and then reading all the juicy story about Marion at Rancho Bella Vista….Where the heck she is? I missed Her

    May 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM #399068
    snail
    Participant

    Because of FormerOwner, TG and Marion!
    Moved my family to Temecula in 2007, was looking into the KB houses in Temecula and thought I could afford this (price was lower than LA area). Then found this blog

    http://piggington.com/temecula_housing_market_becoming_illiquid

    Got hook reading opinion about Temecula mostly by TG and then reading all the juicy story about Marion at Rancho Bella Vista….Where the heck she is? I missed Her

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