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Participant[quote=Rhett][quote=bearishgurl]
Well, beer . . . to crickets . . . have a swell time, Rhett![/quote]I probably will, because seeing a band the 15th time (give or take) is as good as the first. 58 year olds rock!!![/quote]
Yes, they do! ;=]
[quote]No beer, though – two of them would get me close to the cost of concert tickets, I suspect.[/quote]
Yes, they will! Just enjoy your own “tailgate” party before you go in :=]
[quote=Rhett]I wonder if there soon will be a Cricket Wireless Highway 125.[/quote]
The SR-125 doesn’t need a “sponsor.” It costs between $4 – $5 per vehicle JUST to travel from the SR-54 to the Otay border crossing (9 miles). This hwy is generating plenty of money!
Participant[quote=Rhett][quote=bearishgurl]
Well, beer . . . to crickets . . . have a swell time, Rhett![/quote]I probably will, because seeing a band the 15th time (give or take) is as good as the first. 58 year olds rock!!![/quote]
Yes, they do! ;=]
[quote]No beer, though – two of them would get me close to the cost of concert tickets, I suspect.[/quote]
Yes, they will! Just enjoy your own “tailgate” party before you go in :=]
[quote=Rhett]I wonder if there soon will be a Cricket Wireless Highway 125.[/quote]
The SR-125 doesn’t need a “sponsor.” It costs between $4 – $5 per vehicle JUST to travel from the SR-54 to the Otay border crossing (9 miles). This hwy is generating plenty of money!
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #704403Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #704497Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #705092Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #705242Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #705602Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
Participant[quote=ucodegen]Man, that house looks sad. Take a look at the roof-line at the eves. Somethings not right. Also look near the chimney and roof-line intersect. Post to the right of the front door is also leaning to the right. Termites?
Says foundation ‘failed’.. but usually foundations don’t just ‘fail’. They fail if they have been built incorrectly. It also looks like this one was built when houses were not built on slabs.[/quote]
uco, it is common in 92102 to find a property that needs a corner jacked up of a house on a raised “pier and post” foundation . . . very common. It’s not anywhere near as expensive as repairing a concrete slab and many homeowners do this. The rewards for undergoing this “major” repair can be great.
Participant[quote=ucodegen]Man, that house looks sad. Take a look at the roof-line at the eves. Somethings not right. Also look near the chimney and roof-line intersect. Post to the right of the front door is also leaning to the right. Termites?
Says foundation ‘failed’.. but usually foundations don’t just ‘fail’. They fail if they have been built incorrectly. It also looks like this one was built when houses were not built on slabs.[/quote]
uco, it is common in 92102 to find a property that needs a corner jacked up of a house on a raised “pier and post” foundation . . . very common. It’s not anywhere near as expensive as repairing a concrete slab and many homeowners do this. The rewards for undergoing this “major” repair can be great.
Participant[quote=ucodegen]Man, that house looks sad. Take a look at the roof-line at the eves. Somethings not right. Also look near the chimney and roof-line intersect. Post to the right of the front door is also leaning to the right. Termites?
Says foundation ‘failed’.. but usually foundations don’t just ‘fail’. They fail if they have been built incorrectly. It also looks like this one was built when houses were not built on slabs.[/quote]
uco, it is common in 92102 to find a property that needs a corner jacked up of a house on a raised “pier and post” foundation . . . very common. It’s not anywhere near as expensive as repairing a concrete slab and many homeowners do this. The rewards for undergoing this “major” repair can be great.
Participant[quote=ucodegen]Man, that house looks sad. Take a look at the roof-line at the eves. Somethings not right. Also look near the chimney and roof-line intersect. Post to the right of the front door is also leaning to the right. Termites?
Says foundation ‘failed’.. but usually foundations don’t just ‘fail’. They fail if they have been built incorrectly. It also looks like this one was built when houses were not built on slabs.[/quote]
uco, it is common in 92102 to find a property that needs a corner jacked up of a house on a raised “pier and post” foundation . . . very common. It’s not anywhere near as expensive as repairing a concrete slab and many homeowners do this. The rewards for undergoing this “major” repair can be great.
Participant[quote=ucodegen]Man, that house looks sad. Take a look at the roof-line at the eves. Somethings not right. Also look near the chimney and roof-line intersect. Post to the right of the front door is also leaning to the right. Termites?
Says foundation ‘failed’.. but usually foundations don’t just ‘fail’. They fail if they have been built incorrectly. It also looks like this one was built when houses were not built on slabs.[/quote]
uco, it is common in 92102 to find a property that needs a corner jacked up of a house on a raised “pier and post” foundation . . . very common. It’s not anywhere near as expensive as repairing a concrete slab and many homeowners do this. The rewards for undergoing this “major” repair can be great.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #704388Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM in reply to: It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming #704482Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
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