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September 24, 2010 at 10:14 PM #609235September 24, 2010 at 10:14 PM #609793
bearishgurl
Participant[quote=AK]I used to live in NorCal when I was a kid, had several friends who lived just down the street from that house. Believe me, the view to the north and east is absolutely amazing on a spring morning. Part of me would love to buy that place … it’s only about 80% out of my price range 🙂 But now I’m too settled in So Cal to move back.
From the pictures it seems beautiful, and impeccably maintained. But it’s probably all but uninsulated, heats up like a ****** in summer, and costs a small fortune to heat in winter … and yeah, builders cut corners even in 1971, so who knows what you’d find?
I’ll enjoy my O’Side tract house and reminisce of all those beautiful summer evenings spent choking on exhaust fumes on the 101 🙂[/quote]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
The air in NoCal is not only colder than SD County for the majority of the year, it is basically clean in that it blows off the ocean in this particular area. IMO, additional “R-30” insulation doesn’t cost jack sh!t in comparison to the “lifestyle” this particular locale offers in comparison to SD Co.
If what you say is true, let it roll and bring on the isulation installers. I’ll be there to “supervise” . . . lol!
September 24, 2010 at 10:14 PM #609903Participant[quote=AK]I used to live in NorCal when I was a kid, had several friends who lived just down the street from that house. Believe me, the view to the north and east is absolutely amazing on a spring morning. Part of me would love to buy that place … it’s only about 80% out of my price range 🙂 But now I’m too settled in So Cal to move back.
From the pictures it seems beautiful, and impeccably maintained. But it’s probably all but uninsulated, heats up like a ****** in summer, and costs a small fortune to heat in winter … and yeah, builders cut corners even in 1971, so who knows what you’d find?
I’ll enjoy my O’Side tract house and reminisce of all those beautiful summer evenings spent choking on exhaust fumes on the 101 🙂[/quote]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
The air in NoCal is not only colder than SD County for the majority of the year, it is basically clean in that it blows off the ocean in this particular area. IMO, additional “R-30” insulation doesn’t cost jack sh!t in comparison to the “lifestyle” this particular locale offers in comparison to SD Co.
If what you say is true, let it roll and bring on the isulation installers. I’ll be there to “supervise” . . . lol!
September 24, 2010 at 10:14 PM #610220Participant[quote=AK]I used to live in NorCal when I was a kid, had several friends who lived just down the street from that house. Believe me, the view to the north and east is absolutely amazing on a spring morning. Part of me would love to buy that place … it’s only about 80% out of my price range 🙂 But now I’m too settled in So Cal to move back.
From the pictures it seems beautiful, and impeccably maintained. But it’s probably all but uninsulated, heats up like a ****** in summer, and costs a small fortune to heat in winter … and yeah, builders cut corners even in 1971, so who knows what you’d find?
I’ll enjoy my O’Side tract house and reminisce of all those beautiful summer evenings spent choking on exhaust fumes on the 101 🙂[/quote]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
The air in NoCal is not only colder than SD County for the majority of the year, it is basically clean in that it blows off the ocean in this particular area. IMO, additional “R-30” insulation doesn’t cost jack sh!t in comparison to the “lifestyle” this particular locale offers in comparison to SD Co.
If what you say is true, let it roll and bring on the isulation installers. I’ll be there to “supervise” . . . lol!
September 24, 2010 at 11:26 PM #609185AK
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid 🙂
September 24, 2010 at 11:26 PM #609271Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid 🙂
September 24, 2010 at 11:26 PM #609828Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid 🙂
September 24, 2010 at 11:26 PM #609937Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid 🙂
September 24, 2010 at 11:26 PM #610255Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid 🙂
September 24, 2010 at 11:59 PM #609205
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AK][quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid :)[/quote]
Napa RE has come down, so I’m told.
And actually, although I know it’s fake. I really really really really wanted to buy a home in Foster City right along the lagoon…
September 24, 2010 at 11:59 PM #609290CoronitaParticipant[quote=AK][quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid :)[/quote]
Napa RE has come down, so I’m told.
And actually, although I know it’s fake. I really really really really wanted to buy a home in Foster City right along the lagoon…
September 24, 2010 at 11:59 PM #609848CoronitaParticipant[quote=AK][quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid :)[/quote]
Napa RE has come down, so I’m told.
And actually, although I know it’s fake. I really really really really wanted to buy a home in Foster City right along the lagoon…
September 24, 2010 at 11:59 PM #609957CoronitaParticipant[quote=AK][quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid :)[/quote]
Napa RE has come down, so I’m told.
And actually, although I know it’s fake. I really really really really wanted to buy a home in Foster City right along the lagoon…
September 24, 2010 at 11:59 PM #610274CoronitaParticipant[quote=AK][quote=bearishgurl]
AK, I am seriously considering retiring in Norcal. I don’t think the popular “San Rafael” listing you posted here is subject to fumes from “the 101”.
[/quote]True the house itself is a couple of miles from the freeway. But the 101 itself is a frickin nightmare. That much hasn’t changed since I was a kid :)[/quote]
Napa RE has come down, so I’m told.
And actually, although I know it’s fake. I really really really really wanted to buy a home in Foster City right along the lagoon…
September 25, 2010 at 1:07 AM #609215CA renter
Participant[quote=eavesdropper]
CAR, wish I had your faith, but I fear that if most of the citizenry started to design their own houses, it would be worse than what most of the big developers are doing.They’d have to start a new magazine: “Architectural InDIGESTion” (yeah, I know…that’s really bad. But it’s late in the day here in the east).
Call me a snob. But trust me on this one. If you want to get an idea of what happens when people have a construction loan, a yen to be a “designer”, and a little time on their hands, click on the link: http://homesoftherich.net/2009/06/inside-teresa-giudices-new-jersey-mansion.html
*Don’t miss the video house tour halfway down the page. See something you just gotta have? Link to the catalog for the October 3 bankruptcy auction:
http://www.ajwillnerauctions.com/index.cfm?AuctionID=559&fuseaction=home.auctionDetails%5B/quote%5D
Funny. 🙂 You’d be surprised how many spec houses around here try to look just like that.
Nothing says “tacky” quite like this does:
http://www.ajwillnerauctions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewItem&AuctionID=559&ItemID=15
——————-Yes, I try to have faith in my fellow (wo)man. 🙂
There are lots of beautiful custom homes in some of the older neighborhoods. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get back to those standards again?
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