[Diego Mamani]

I have FiOS from Verizon. It runs about $170 for Internet, TV (no premiums), and phone (local only). It’s hard to dhop for these things b/c prices quoted don’t include the many taxes and fees that are added to the price. E.g., my “local” phone service was supposed to be $17, but then there is a $7 government charge, other fees, taxes, etc., so I pay about $30 for phone alone.

In my prior house I had DirecTV ($55), Time Warner Cable ($45), and Verizon phone ($35), TOTAL: $135. With FiOS I get better/faster Internet service, and better TV picture with on-demand features, but I’m not sure the extra $35 a month ($135 before vs. $170 now) is justified.

[Diego Mamani]

I have FiOS from Verizon. It runs about $170 for Internet, TV (no premiums), and phone (local only). It’s hard to dhop for these things b/c prices quoted don’t include the many taxes and fees that are added to the price. E.g., my “local” phone service was supposed to be $17, but then there is a $7 government charge, other fees, taxes, etc., so I pay about $30 for phone alone.

In my prior house I had DirecTV ($55), Time Warner Cable ($45), and Verizon phone ($35), TOTAL: $135. With FiOS I get better/faster Internet service, and better TV picture with on-demand features, but I’m not sure the extra $35 a month ($135 before vs. $170 now) is justified.

[Diego Mamani]

I have FiOS from Verizon. It runs about $170 for Internet, TV (no premiums), and phone (local only). It’s hard to dhop for these things b/c prices quoted don’t include the many taxes and fees that are added to the price. E.g., my “local” phone service was supposed to be $17, but then there is a $7 government charge, other fees, taxes, etc., so I pay about $30 for phone alone.

In my prior house I had DirecTV ($55), Time Warner Cable ($45), and Verizon phone ($35), TOTAL: $135. With FiOS I get better/faster Internet service, and better TV picture with on-demand features, but I’m not sure the extra $35 a month ($135 before vs. $170 now) is justified.

[Diego Mamani]

I have FiOS from Verizon. It runs about $170 for Internet, TV (no premiums), and phone (local only). It’s hard to dhop for these things b/c prices quoted don’t include the many taxes and fees that are added to the price. E.g., my “local” phone service was supposed to be $17, but then there is a $7 government charge, other fees, taxes, etc., so I pay about $30 for phone alone.

In my prior house I had DirecTV ($55), Time Warner Cable ($45), and Verizon phone ($35), TOTAL: $135. With FiOS I get better/faster Internet service, and better TV picture with on-demand features, but I’m not sure the extra $35 a month ($135 before vs. $170 now) is justified.

[Diego Mamani]

I have FiOS from Verizon. It runs about $170 for Internet, TV (no premiums), and phone (local only). It’s hard to dhop for these things b/c prices quoted don’t include the many taxes and fees that are added to the price. E.g., my “local” phone service was supposed to be $17, but then there is a $7 government charge, other fees, taxes, etc., so I pay about $30 for phone alone.

In my prior house I had DirecTV ($55), Time Warner Cable ($45), and Verizon phone ($35), TOTAL: $135. With FiOS I get better/faster Internet service, and better TV picture with on-demand features, but I’m not sure the extra $35 a month ($135 before vs. $170 now) is justified.

[Diego Mamani]

Whether a pool adds to a house’s resale value depends on the neighborhood. If more than half of the houses have pools, then it’ll be easier to sell a house with a pool.

OTOH, if pools are rare where you live, selling a house with a pool may be a PITA. Regarding small kids, my cousins had fences installed, a good padlock, and only mom kept the only key for it, so they were assured of having no accidents. The kids are now 21 and 19, and the 1994-built house with a pool had to short-sold a few months back! (But that’s another story…)

[Diego Mamani]

Whether a pool adds to a house’s resale value depends on the neighborhood. If more than half of the houses have pools, then it’ll be easier to sell a house with a pool.

OTOH, if pools are rare where you live, selling a house with a pool may be a PITA. Regarding small kids, my cousins had fences installed, a good padlock, and only mom kept the only key for it, so they were assured of having no accidents. The kids are now 21 and 19, and the 1994-built house with a pool had to short-sold a few months back! (But that’s another story…)

[Diego Mamani]

Whether a pool adds to a house’s resale value depends on the neighborhood. If more than half of the houses have pools, then it’ll be easier to sell a house with a pool.

OTOH, if pools are rare where you live, selling a house with a pool may be a PITA. Regarding small kids, my cousins had fences installed, a good padlock, and only mom kept the only key for it, so they were assured of having no accidents. The kids are now 21 and 19, and the 1994-built house with a pool had to short-sold a few months back! (But that’s another story…)

[Diego Mamani]

Whether a pool adds to a house’s resale value depends on the neighborhood. If more than half of the houses have pools, then it’ll be easier to sell a house with a pool.

OTOH, if pools are rare where you live, selling a house with a pool may be a PITA. Regarding small kids, my cousins had fences installed, a good padlock, and only mom kept the only key for it, so they were assured of having no accidents. The kids are now 21 and 19, and the 1994-built house with a pool had to short-sold a few months back! (But that’s another story…)

[Diego Mamani]

Whether a pool adds to a house’s resale value depends on the neighborhood. If more than half of the houses have pools, then it’ll be easier to sell a house with a pool.

OTOH, if pools are rare where you live, selling a house with a pool may be a PITA. Regarding small kids, my cousins had fences installed, a good padlock, and only mom kept the only key for it, so they were assured of having no accidents. The kids are now 21 and 19, and the 1994-built house with a pool had to short-sold a few months back! (But that’s another story…)

[Diego Mamani]

Very interesting. Hopefully a reporter will investigate the rents’ trend in apartments vs. condos vs. SFHs, which I believe are different beasts.

Many Piggingtonians are biting the bullet and searching for a house to buy based on a favorable (or nearly neutral/favorable) rent vs. buy calculation. However, as the recession and deflationary environment get worse in 2009-2010, watch our for declining rents.

You may still find out that you grossly overpaid for a house if rents continue to drop substantially.

[Diego Mamani]

Very interesting. Hopefully a reporter will investigate the rents’ trend in apartments vs. condos vs. SFHs, which I believe are different beasts.

Many Piggingtonians are biting the bullet and searching for a house to buy based on a favorable (or nearly neutral/favorable) rent vs. buy calculation. However, as the recession and deflationary environment get worse in 2009-2010, watch our for declining rents.

You may still find out that you grossly overpaid for a house if rents continue to drop substantially.

[Diego Mamani]

Very interesting. Hopefully a reporter will investigate the rents’ trend in apartments vs. condos vs. SFHs, which I believe are different beasts.

Many Piggingtonians are biting the bullet and searching for a house to buy based on a favorable (or nearly neutral/favorable) rent vs. buy calculation. However, as the recession and deflationary environment get worse in 2009-2010, watch our for declining rents.

You may still find out that you grossly overpaid for a house if rents continue to drop substantially.

[Diego Mamani]

Very interesting. Hopefully a reporter will investigate the rents’ trend in apartments vs. condos vs. SFHs, which I believe are different beasts.

Many Piggingtonians are biting the bullet and searching for a house to buy based on a favorable (or nearly neutral/favorable) rent vs. buy calculation. However, as the recession and deflationary environment get worse in 2009-2010, watch our for declining rents.

You may still find out that you grossly overpaid for a house if rents continue to drop substantially.

[Diego Mamani]

Very interesting. Hopefully a reporter will investigate the rents’ trend in apartments vs. condos vs. SFHs, which I believe are different beasts.

Many Piggingtonians are biting the bullet and searching for a house to buy based on a favorable (or nearly neutral/favorable) rent vs. buy calculation. However, as the recession and deflationary environment get worse in 2009-2010, watch our for declining rents.

You may still find out that you grossly overpaid for a house if rents continue to drop substantially.

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