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ParticipantStriking in a down turn. Is that smart? I’m sure there are a lot of unemployed people who are more than willing to take their spots.
ParticipantStriking in a down turn. Is that smart? I’m sure there are a lot of unemployed people who are more than willing to take their spots.
ParticipantStriking in a down turn. Is that smart? I’m sure there are a lot of unemployed people who are more than willing to take their spots.
ParticipantStriking in a down turn. Is that smart? I’m sure there are a lot of unemployed people who are more than willing to take their spots.
ParticipantStriking in a down turn. Is that smart? I’m sure there are a lot of unemployed people who are more than willing to take their spots.
August 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: Can we start talking SERIOUSLY about qualified GOP candidates? #722212Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
[/quote]Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.[/quote]
Johnson announced his candidacy awhile ago, yet he wasn’t invited to the last two debate.August 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: Can we start talking SERIOUSLY about qualified GOP candidates? #722304Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
[/quote]Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.[/quote]
Johnson announced his candidacy awhile ago, yet he wasn’t invited to the last two debate.August 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: Can we start talking SERIOUSLY about qualified GOP candidates? #722904Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
[/quote]Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.[/quote]
Johnson announced his candidacy awhile ago, yet he wasn’t invited to the last two debate.August 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: Can we start talking SERIOUSLY about qualified GOP candidates? #723060Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
[/quote]Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.[/quote]
Johnson announced his candidacy awhile ago, yet he wasn’t invited to the last two debate.August 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: Can we start talking SERIOUSLY about qualified GOP candidates? #723418Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
[/quote]Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.[/quote]
Johnson announced his candidacy awhile ago, yet he wasn’t invited to the last two debate.Participant[quote=CA renter]You can’t compare these fixed monthly costs with rents because you have to figure the $570,000 cash into the equation (or more, if you get a mortgage and have to pay interest and fees on top of that).
IMHO, for a retired couple in our income/retirement situation, the max they should be paying for housing costs is around $500/month…preferably less.[/quote]
I already did a calculation if you would mortgage it. I’m aware of the $570k in cash if you pay in cash. How much can you get in interest for that $570k right now or even the next 2 years when the fed say they’re keeping the rates at 0% for the next 2 years?$500/month would mean there’s no way they could afford to retire in this/similar house, even if they bought in 2000. I did a rough tax + MR if they bought in 2000 AND assuming no appreciation (we all know the assessed value is higher than the original 2000 purchased price) and it comes out to be ~$587 + $100 for HOA and you have $687/month. So yeah, even if you get your 2000 nominal price today, you’d still be ~$200/month above your desired $500/month level.
Participant[quote=CA renter]You can’t compare these fixed monthly costs with rents because you have to figure the $570,000 cash into the equation (or more, if you get a mortgage and have to pay interest and fees on top of that).
IMHO, for a retired couple in our income/retirement situation, the max they should be paying for housing costs is around $500/month…preferably less.[/quote]
I already did a calculation if you would mortgage it. I’m aware of the $570k in cash if you pay in cash. How much can you get in interest for that $570k right now or even the next 2 years when the fed say they’re keeping the rates at 0% for the next 2 years?$500/month would mean there’s no way they could afford to retire in this/similar house, even if they bought in 2000. I did a rough tax + MR if they bought in 2000 AND assuming no appreciation (we all know the assessed value is higher than the original 2000 purchased price) and it comes out to be ~$587 + $100 for HOA and you have $687/month. So yeah, even if you get your 2000 nominal price today, you’d still be ~$200/month above your desired $500/month level.
Participant[quote=CA renter]You can’t compare these fixed monthly costs with rents because you have to figure the $570,000 cash into the equation (or more, if you get a mortgage and have to pay interest and fees on top of that).
IMHO, for a retired couple in our income/retirement situation, the max they should be paying for housing costs is around $500/month…preferably less.[/quote]
I already did a calculation if you would mortgage it. I’m aware of the $570k in cash if you pay in cash. How much can you get in interest for that $570k right now or even the next 2 years when the fed say they’re keeping the rates at 0% for the next 2 years?$500/month would mean there’s no way they could afford to retire in this/similar house, even if they bought in 2000. I did a rough tax + MR if they bought in 2000 AND assuming no appreciation (we all know the assessed value is higher than the original 2000 purchased price) and it comes out to be ~$587 + $100 for HOA and you have $687/month. So yeah, even if you get your 2000 nominal price today, you’d still be ~$200/month above your desired $500/month level.
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