Women and Real Estate

[CardiffBaseball]

Perry and I probably could not be more different politically speaking, but he is correct, and this is not some wild stretch.

Anyone who has followed Ben’s blog with any regularity knows that what Perry posted is an ongoing theme over there. Anecdotal story after anecdotal story, about big dumb lug, who can’t say no the wife. In my 16 years of marriage (started at 22), my wife wins most every battle, because, frankly, I just don’t care about that much.

However I had to basically tell her a few times to “sit down and shut up” as regards her nesting instinct. (We moved here two years ago).

Now when I say “sit down and shut up” I don’t mean it literally, as she’d probably kick my ass. (she does crossfit with some navy seal dude). What I meant was a continual education process about just how stupid a mistake it would be to purchase, and eventually she trusted my stubborness.

She also sees the emotional side of a home more than I though many on this site do not fit that stereotype. We had to eat about 9K when I sold my house in Ohio (Nov. 2005) and at closing I had to sell some stock to pay the note. I was hoping to hold onto that stock for the long term but it was the only non retirement account investment that I had.

I hurt her feelings by saying something along the lines of “buying that house was the absolute stupidest thing I have ever done”. Of course I loved that house too, but I was just bitter about losing my only real asset. She saw it as her dream home (still pissed at me for moving us out here), where the kids had so many great memories, and in the case of our youngest it’s the only other home he remembers outside of the crapbox we rent now.

[OC Burns]

Doesn’t this mean that women are responsible for the housing crisis? If they had only let the men make all the decisions, none of this would have happened.

[OC Burns]

Doesn’t this mean that women are responsible for the housing crisis? If they had only let the men make all the decisions, none of this would have happened.

[OC Burns]

Doesn’t this mean that women are responsible for the housing crisis? If they had only let the men make all the decisions, none of this would have happened.

[kiki]

OC Burns, for it to be true (if women are responsible) the mayority of sales should be people buying homes to live in, but isn’t this bubble built on pure speculation and flipping mania. Can you prove that mayority of flippers are women?

[kiki]

OC Burns, for it to be true (if women are responsible) the mayority of sales should be people buying homes to live in, but isn’t this bubble built on pure speculation and flipping mania. Can you prove that mayority of flippers are women?

[kiki]

OC Burns, for it to be true (if women are responsible) the mayority of sales should be people buying homes to live in, but isn’t this bubble built on pure speculation and flipping mania. Can you prove that mayority of flippers are women?

[buyorhold]

“The LA Times article was interesting and somewhat informative. However, the initial assessment of the article was trite and sexist.”

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.

I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

[buyorhold]

“The LA Times article was interesting and somewhat informative. However, the initial assessment of the article was trite and sexist.”

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.

I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

[buyorhold]

“The LA Times article was interesting and somewhat informative. However, the initial assessment of the article was trite and sexist.”

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.

I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

[one_muggle]

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.
I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

Don’t get upset sweetie, just calm down and be quiet (tongue-in-cheek AND ducking)

Seriously, this is foolishness. One female colleague of mine has been investing in RE for about 20yrs. She can buy&sell most of us now and only works for fun. Somehow I doubt she was overly emotional during her business dealings. Another (female) relative is on wallstreet and handles bond issues for multi-billion corporate ventures–like starting new semiconductor plants in Vietnam. I do recall her being emotional just after the birth of her first son, and throwing a hysterical fit when we couldn’t locate her husband during 9/11–so I guess that is emotional. But cross her in business and she’ll set your stones in a vice. I won’t even play Monopoly with her. ;^)

-one muggle

[one_muggle]

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.
I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

Don’t get upset sweetie, just calm down and be quiet (tongue-in-cheek AND ducking)

Seriously, this is foolishness. One female colleague of mine has been investing in RE for about 20yrs. She can buy&sell most of us now and only works for fun. Somehow I doubt she was overly emotional during her business dealings. Another (female) relative is on wallstreet and handles bond issues for multi-billion corporate ventures–like starting new semiconductor plants in Vietnam. I do recall her being emotional just after the birth of her first son, and throwing a hysterical fit when we couldn’t locate her husband during 9/11–so I guess that is emotional. But cross her in business and she’ll set your stones in a vice. I won’t even play Monopoly with her. ;^)

-one muggle

[one_muggle]

I totally agree, this type of comment is extremely sexist and embarassing to Piggington’s.
I, the wife, am the one that has been ultra-conservation about buying in the current market.

Don’t get upset sweetie, just calm down and be quiet (tongue-in-cheek AND ducking)

Seriously, this is foolishness. One female colleague of mine has been investing in RE for about 20yrs. She can buy&sell most of us now and only works for fun. Somehow I doubt she was overly emotional during her business dealings. Another (female) relative is on wallstreet and handles bond issues for multi-billion corporate ventures–like starting new semiconductor plants in Vietnam. I do recall her being emotional just after the birth of her first son, and throwing a hysterical fit when we couldn’t locate her husband during 9/11–so I guess that is emotional. But cross her in business and she’ll set your stones in a vice. I won’t even play Monopoly with her. ;^)

-one muggle

[Fearful]

Considering the antagonism some women have toward men, I’m surprised that those women are married to men. It seems like they would be happier as homosexuals, mated with their own kind.

[Fearful]

Considering the antagonism some women have toward men, I’m surprised that those women are married to men. It seems like they would be happier as homosexuals, mated with their own kind.

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