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ParticipantResearch Gaffers & Sattler old wall units or forced-air furnaces at the library or maybe online. I seem to have seen something like this in a Golden Hill house back in the nineties. It appears to be attached to the bottom of whatever it’s supposed to be attached to by prongs – don’t know which direction they are facing but would guess up or down.
Was the furnace replaced in your house prior to your purchase??
ParticipantResearch Gaffers & Sattler old wall units or forced-air furnaces at the library or maybe online. I seem to have seen something like this in a Golden Hill house back in the nineties. It appears to be attached to the bottom of whatever it’s supposed to be attached to by prongs – don’t know which direction they are facing but would guess up or down.
Was the furnace replaced in your house prior to your purchase??
Participant[quote=briansd1]bearishgurl, you make it sound like only people who can afford to maintain their properties to your standards should deserve to be homeowners.[/quote]
Yes, minimum standards. Like, pick up trash, fix broken windows, mow weeds, etc. Most of my complaints are due to neighbors’ laziness more than not having money. And foolish expenditure, like starting cheesy DIY “room-additions” and then quitting in the middle of “construction.”
[quote=briansd1]What’s wrong with weeds and junk cars? If it doesn’t bother the owners, they are entitled to have them on their properties.[/quote]
You are correct, briansd1. I have a low tolerance for crowded conditions. There are only four feet between the homes and side fences where I live. My close neighbors’ termite-eaten and piled-high crap is literally “spilling over” our property lines and in my face, esp. my upstairs “fishbowl-view.” I LOVE my convenient location but would also LOVE to sell if I could recover my down payment and qualify for a 15 yr. purchase-money loan. I don’t think either is possible right now. In addition, I don’t currently have any help to maintain a 1/3 acre + lot I was used to living on. I know I couldn’t manage this by myself. So I will “press on” for four more years and then retire in South Lake Tahoe (CA side).
Nine years ago, I purchased what I could afford on my own and still remain close to my kids’ schools. Properties I am now complaining about were then occupied by their original owners. It’s still affordable to me, but throughout my life I have been used to living at least 35 feet from neighbors who had gardeners, pool persons and in many cases, housekeepers. At that distance (as in the LJ cove cottages you pointed out, which are on an acerage, BTW), a person does not care so much about their neighbors’ issues. My place is peaceful in that I don’t have constant noise from stereos and boomboxes and there aren’t a lot of noisy kids around. For that, I’m grateful.
Briansd1, I daresay I don’t think you would want your life-savings to be invested in properties in which you could not even recover your initial investment. As you can see, I wasn’t a “bubble” purchaser and my purchase-money loan is STILL in place as my ONLY loan. I have paid it down by nearly 45K and put in about 12K improvements, but I don’t believe I could recover all of my down payment today due to what I believe are the environmental factors I have discussed here. That is just . . . SAD!
Participant[quote=briansd1]bearishgurl, you make it sound like only people who can afford to maintain their properties to your standards should deserve to be homeowners.[/quote]
Yes, minimum standards. Like, pick up trash, fix broken windows, mow weeds, etc. Most of my complaints are due to neighbors’ laziness more than not having money. And foolish expenditure, like starting cheesy DIY “room-additions” and then quitting in the middle of “construction.”
[quote=briansd1]What’s wrong with weeds and junk cars? If it doesn’t bother the owners, they are entitled to have them on their properties.[/quote]
You are correct, briansd1. I have a low tolerance for crowded conditions. There are only four feet between the homes and side fences where I live. My close neighbors’ termite-eaten and piled-high crap is literally “spilling over” our property lines and in my face, esp. my upstairs “fishbowl-view.” I LOVE my convenient location but would also LOVE to sell if I could recover my down payment and qualify for a 15 yr. purchase-money loan. I don’t think either is possible right now. In addition, I don’t currently have any help to maintain a 1/3 acre + lot I was used to living on. I know I couldn’t manage this by myself. So I will “press on” for four more years and then retire in South Lake Tahoe (CA side).
Nine years ago, I purchased what I could afford on my own and still remain close to my kids’ schools. Properties I am now complaining about were then occupied by their original owners. It’s still affordable to me, but throughout my life I have been used to living at least 35 feet from neighbors who had gardeners, pool persons and in many cases, housekeepers. At that distance (as in the LJ cove cottages you pointed out, which are on an acerage, BTW), a person does not care so much about their neighbors’ issues. My place is peaceful in that I don’t have constant noise from stereos and boomboxes and there aren’t a lot of noisy kids around. For that, I’m grateful.
Briansd1, I daresay I don’t think you would want your life-savings to be invested in properties in which you could not even recover your initial investment. As you can see, I wasn’t a “bubble” purchaser and my purchase-money loan is STILL in place as my ONLY loan. I have paid it down by nearly 45K and put in about 12K improvements, but I don’t believe I could recover all of my down payment today due to what I believe are the environmental factors I have discussed here. That is just . . . SAD!
Participant[quote=briansd1]bearishgurl, you make it sound like only people who can afford to maintain their properties to your standards should deserve to be homeowners.[/quote]
Yes, minimum standards. Like, pick up trash, fix broken windows, mow weeds, etc. Most of my complaints are due to neighbors’ laziness more than not having money. And foolish expenditure, like starting cheesy DIY “room-additions” and then quitting in the middle of “construction.”
[quote=briansd1]What’s wrong with weeds and junk cars? If it doesn’t bother the owners, they are entitled to have them on their properties.[/quote]
You are correct, briansd1. I have a low tolerance for crowded conditions. There are only four feet between the homes and side fences where I live. My close neighbors’ termite-eaten and piled-high crap is literally “spilling over” our property lines and in my face, esp. my upstairs “fishbowl-view.” I LOVE my convenient location but would also LOVE to sell if I could recover my down payment and qualify for a 15 yr. purchase-money loan. I don’t think either is possible right now. In addition, I don’t currently have any help to maintain a 1/3 acre + lot I was used to living on. I know I couldn’t manage this by myself. So I will “press on” for four more years and then retire in South Lake Tahoe (CA side).
Nine years ago, I purchased what I could afford on my own and still remain close to my kids’ schools. Properties I am now complaining about were then occupied by their original owners. It’s still affordable to me, but throughout my life I have been used to living at least 35 feet from neighbors who had gardeners, pool persons and in many cases, housekeepers. At that distance (as in the LJ cove cottages you pointed out, which are on an acerage, BTW), a person does not care so much about their neighbors’ issues. My place is peaceful in that I don’t have constant noise from stereos and boomboxes and there aren’t a lot of noisy kids around. For that, I’m grateful.
Briansd1, I daresay I don’t think you would want your life-savings to be invested in properties in which you could not even recover your initial investment. As you can see, I wasn’t a “bubble” purchaser and my purchase-money loan is STILL in place as my ONLY loan. I have paid it down by nearly 45K and put in about 12K improvements, but I don’t believe I could recover all of my down payment today due to what I believe are the environmental factors I have discussed here. That is just . . . SAD!
Participant[quote=briansd1]bearishgurl, you make it sound like only people who can afford to maintain their properties to your standards should deserve to be homeowners.[/quote]
Yes, minimum standards. Like, pick up trash, fix broken windows, mow weeds, etc. Most of my complaints are due to neighbors’ laziness more than not having money. And foolish expenditure, like starting cheesy DIY “room-additions” and then quitting in the middle of “construction.”
[quote=briansd1]What’s wrong with weeds and junk cars? If it doesn’t bother the owners, they are entitled to have them on their properties.[/quote]
You are correct, briansd1. I have a low tolerance for crowded conditions. There are only four feet between the homes and side fences where I live. My close neighbors’ termite-eaten and piled-high crap is literally “spilling over” our property lines and in my face, esp. my upstairs “fishbowl-view.” I LOVE my convenient location but would also LOVE to sell if I could recover my down payment and qualify for a 15 yr. purchase-money loan. I don’t think either is possible right now. In addition, I don’t currently have any help to maintain a 1/3 acre + lot I was used to living on. I know I couldn’t manage this by myself. So I will “press on” for four more years and then retire in South Lake Tahoe (CA side).
Nine years ago, I purchased what I could afford on my own and still remain close to my kids’ schools. Properties I am now complaining about were then occupied by their original owners. It’s still affordable to me, but throughout my life I have been used to living at least 35 feet from neighbors who had gardeners, pool persons and in many cases, housekeepers. At that distance (as in the LJ cove cottages you pointed out, which are on an acerage, BTW), a person does not care so much about their neighbors’ issues. My place is peaceful in that I don’t have constant noise from stereos and boomboxes and there aren’t a lot of noisy kids around. For that, I’m grateful.
Briansd1, I daresay I don’t think you would want your life-savings to be invested in properties in which you could not even recover your initial investment. As you can see, I wasn’t a “bubble” purchaser and my purchase-money loan is STILL in place as my ONLY loan. I have paid it down by nearly 45K and put in about 12K improvements, but I don’t believe I could recover all of my down payment today due to what I believe are the environmental factors I have discussed here. That is just . . . SAD!
Participant[quote=briansd1]bearishgurl, you make it sound like only people who can afford to maintain their properties to your standards should deserve to be homeowners.[/quote]
Yes, minimum standards. Like, pick up trash, fix broken windows, mow weeds, etc. Most of my complaints are due to neighbors’ laziness more than not having money. And foolish expenditure, like starting cheesy DIY “room-additions” and then quitting in the middle of “construction.”
[quote=briansd1]What’s wrong with weeds and junk cars? If it doesn’t bother the owners, they are entitled to have them on their properties.[/quote]
You are correct, briansd1. I have a low tolerance for crowded conditions. There are only four feet between the homes and side fences where I live. My close neighbors’ termite-eaten and piled-high crap is literally “spilling over” our property lines and in my face, esp. my upstairs “fishbowl-view.” I LOVE my convenient location but would also LOVE to sell if I could recover my down payment and qualify for a 15 yr. purchase-money loan. I don’t think either is possible right now. In addition, I don’t currently have any help to maintain a 1/3 acre + lot I was used to living on. I know I couldn’t manage this by myself. So I will “press on” for four more years and then retire in South Lake Tahoe (CA side).
Nine years ago, I purchased what I could afford on my own and still remain close to my kids’ schools. Properties I am now complaining about were then occupied by their original owners. It’s still affordable to me, but throughout my life I have been used to living at least 35 feet from neighbors who had gardeners, pool persons and in many cases, housekeepers. At that distance (as in the LJ cove cottages you pointed out, which are on an acerage, BTW), a person does not care so much about their neighbors’ issues. My place is peaceful in that I don’t have constant noise from stereos and boomboxes and there aren’t a lot of noisy kids around. For that, I’m grateful.
Briansd1, I daresay I don’t think you would want your life-savings to be invested in properties in which you could not even recover your initial investment. As you can see, I wasn’t a “bubble” purchaser and my purchase-money loan is STILL in place as my ONLY loan. I have paid it down by nearly 45K and put in about 12K improvements, but I don’t believe I could recover all of my down payment today due to what I believe are the environmental factors I have discussed here. That is just . . . SAD!
Participant[quote=jameswenn]Rental prices are definitely down. Lots of empty units out there too. My large condo apartment has at least 30% of the units empty, was full over a year ago.[/quote]
I agree jameswenn, many apartment vacancies and many older SFR’s (not necessarily in distress) are just sitting, with utilities on, apparently being used for storage. Some have visiting gardeners.
Participant[quote=jameswenn]Rental prices are definitely down. Lots of empty units out there too. My large condo apartment has at least 30% of the units empty, was full over a year ago.[/quote]
I agree jameswenn, many apartment vacancies and many older SFR’s (not necessarily in distress) are just sitting, with utilities on, apparently being used for storage. Some have visiting gardeners.
Participant[quote=jameswenn]Rental prices are definitely down. Lots of empty units out there too. My large condo apartment has at least 30% of the units empty, was full over a year ago.[/quote]
I agree jameswenn, many apartment vacancies and many older SFR’s (not necessarily in distress) are just sitting, with utilities on, apparently being used for storage. Some have visiting gardeners.
Participant[quote=jameswenn]Rental prices are definitely down. Lots of empty units out there too. My large condo apartment has at least 30% of the units empty, was full over a year ago.[/quote]
I agree jameswenn, many apartment vacancies and many older SFR’s (not necessarily in distress) are just sitting, with utilities on, apparently being used for storage. Some have visiting gardeners.
Participant[quote=jameswenn]Rental prices are definitely down. Lots of empty units out there too. My large condo apartment has at least 30% of the units empty, was full over a year ago.[/quote]
I agree jameswenn, many apartment vacancies and many older SFR’s (not necessarily in distress) are just sitting, with utilities on, apparently being used for storage. Some have visiting gardeners.
Participant[quote=CA renter]Perhaps that could be dealt with in some other fashion (code enforcement?).[/quote]
CA Renter, calling “Code Enforcement” is of no use. There are only TWO compliance officers in the entire city, which has grown from 53,000 to 285,000 in the last 12 years.
These TWO (hired only two years ago) are each assigned to a list of lenders. Their job is to constantly monitor the exterior condition of foreclosures by dealing with the lenders’ property managers to get pools emptied, weeds mowed, broken windows replaced, etc. 90% of these properties are in recently-annexed portions of CV where they were originally sold for way too much money during the “bubble.”
They care NOTHING about circa 1965 “grandfathered” garages and room additions built too close to property lines, dead trees (unless leaning on a neighbor’s roof), broken down fences, junk vehicles parked on private property, etc.
Participant[quote=CA renter]Perhaps that could be dealt with in some other fashion (code enforcement?).[/quote]
CA Renter, calling “Code Enforcement” is of no use. There are only TWO compliance officers in the entire city, which has grown from 53,000 to 285,000 in the last 12 years.
These TWO (hired only two years ago) are each assigned to a list of lenders. Their job is to constantly monitor the exterior condition of foreclosures by dealing with the lenders’ property managers to get pools emptied, weeds mowed, broken windows replaced, etc. 90% of these properties are in recently-annexed portions of CV where they were originally sold for way too much money during the “bubble.”
They care NOTHING about circa 1965 “grandfathered” garages and room additions built too close to property lines, dead trees (unless leaning on a neighbor’s roof), broken down fences, junk vehicles parked on private property, etc.
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