[djrobsd]

Haha, I posted a thread on here when I sold it, but I think a lot of people missed it since it was over the weekend. I sold it for $350,000. I had to bring $20,000 to close, and give the buyer the plasma TV on the wall, but I am so glad that it’s all over with and I’m back to being a renter, I have no regrets! I didn’t even go 30 days late, so my credit was not damaged either. 😉 I lucked out, I know, selling a 650 square foot house for $350k, but I obviously did the right upgrades and improvements that made that “emotional” connection with the buyer, he even put in the offer that he wanted to make sure I was leaving the pendant lights in the dining room and the track lighting in the kitchen. 😉

So, lesson learned, and now I’m waiting for the prices to fall down to reasonable levels again before jumping back in… 🙂

[djrobsd]

Haha, I posted a thread on here when I sold it, but I think a lot of people missed it since it was over the weekend. I sold it for $350,000. I had to bring $20,000 to close, and give the buyer the plasma TV on the wall, but I am so glad that it’s all over with and I’m back to being a renter, I have no regrets! I didn’t even go 30 days late, so my credit was not damaged either. 😉 I lucked out, I know, selling a 650 square foot house for $350k, but I obviously did the right upgrades and improvements that made that “emotional” connection with the buyer, he even put in the offer that he wanted to make sure I was leaving the pendant lights in the dining room and the track lighting in the kitchen. 😉

So, lesson learned, and now I’m waiting for the prices to fall down to reasonable levels again before jumping back in… 🙂

[djrobsd]

I’m renting a 1br, 900sf, it’s currently $1600 a month. I absolutely love living here, the location is central to everything, and I get lots of sunlight. The sunsets are FABULOUS from the west facing units! The units facing the street (Park and University) are the ones that suffer the most. If you face the courtyard, it’s pretty quiet, I think the steel structure of the building really blocks out most of the noise for the inner units. The only thing you can really hear is the sirens from the ambulances and you’re going to hear that no matter where you live in Hillcrest.

The cairo is NOT a better building, it’s wooden construction, not steel, so you are going to hear every noise your neighbors make. I have yet to hear anything from my neighbors, except if they are stomping around above me, but you’re going to get that noise in any multi-story building you live in.

I definately think the prices must come down to rational levels before people will buy in here. How low can they go is a matter of how much burden the current owners can carry until they say enough is enough. If i’m renting a 1br for that price, the selling price would need to be about $225,00 for anyone to break even after property taxes and HOA fees.

[djrobsd]

I’m renting a 1br, 900sf, it’s currently $1600 a month. I absolutely love living here, the location is central to everything, and I get lots of sunlight. The sunsets are FABULOUS from the west facing units! The units facing the street (Park and University) are the ones that suffer the most. If you face the courtyard, it’s pretty quiet, I think the steel structure of the building really blocks out most of the noise for the inner units. The only thing you can really hear is the sirens from the ambulances and you’re going to hear that no matter where you live in Hillcrest.

The cairo is NOT a better building, it’s wooden construction, not steel, so you are going to hear every noise your neighbors make. I have yet to hear anything from my neighbors, except if they are stomping around above me, but you’re going to get that noise in any multi-story building you live in.

I definately think the prices must come down to rational levels before people will buy in here. How low can they go is a matter of how much burden the current owners can carry until they say enough is enough. If i’m renting a 1br for that price, the selling price would need to be about $225,00 for anyone to break even after property taxes and HOA fees.

[djrobsd]

I’m renting a 1br, 900sf, it’s currently $1600 a month. I absolutely love living here, the location is central to everything, and I get lots of sunlight. The sunsets are FABULOUS from the west facing units! The units facing the street (Park and University) are the ones that suffer the most. If you face the courtyard, it’s pretty quiet, I think the steel structure of the building really blocks out most of the noise for the inner units. The only thing you can really hear is the sirens from the ambulances and you’re going to hear that no matter where you live in Hillcrest.

The cairo is NOT a better building, it’s wooden construction, not steel, so you are going to hear every noise your neighbors make. I have yet to hear anything from my neighbors, except if they are stomping around above me, but you’re going to get that noise in any multi-story building you live in.

I definately think the prices must come down to rational levels before people will buy in here. How low can they go is a matter of how much burden the current owners can carry until they say enough is enough. If i’m renting a 1br for that price, the selling price would need to be about $225,00 for anyone to break even after property taxes and HOA fees.

[djrobsd]

I’m renting a 1br, 900sf, it’s currently $1600 a month. I absolutely love living here, the location is central to everything, and I get lots of sunlight. The sunsets are FABULOUS from the west facing units! The units facing the street (Park and University) are the ones that suffer the most. If you face the courtyard, it’s pretty quiet, I think the steel structure of the building really blocks out most of the noise for the inner units. The only thing you can really hear is the sirens from the ambulances and you’re going to hear that no matter where you live in Hillcrest.

The cairo is NOT a better building, it’s wooden construction, not steel, so you are going to hear every noise your neighbors make. I have yet to hear anything from my neighbors, except if they are stomping around above me, but you’re going to get that noise in any multi-story building you live in.

I definately think the prices must come down to rational levels before people will buy in here. How low can they go is a matter of how much burden the current owners can carry until they say enough is enough. If i’m renting a 1br for that price, the selling price would need to be about $225,00 for anyone to break even after property taxes and HOA fees.

[djrobsd]

I’m renting a 1br, 900sf, it’s currently $1600 a month. I absolutely love living here, the location is central to everything, and I get lots of sunlight. The sunsets are FABULOUS from the west facing units! The units facing the street (Park and University) are the ones that suffer the most. If you face the courtyard, it’s pretty quiet, I think the steel structure of the building really blocks out most of the noise for the inner units. The only thing you can really hear is the sirens from the ambulances and you’re going to hear that no matter where you live in Hillcrest.

The cairo is NOT a better building, it’s wooden construction, not steel, so you are going to hear every noise your neighbors make. I have yet to hear anything from my neighbors, except if they are stomping around above me, but you’re going to get that noise in any multi-story building you live in.

I definately think the prices must come down to rational levels before people will buy in here. How low can they go is a matter of how much burden the current owners can carry until they say enough is enough. If i’m renting a 1br for that price, the selling price would need to be about $225,00 for anyone to break even after property taxes and HOA fees.

[djrobsd]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention for $440 HOA there is no pool, hot tub, workout room, or any other amenities, that’s just the cost to insure the building, heat the water, keep the lights in the hallway on, and pay the janitors and maintenance staff to keep everything clean and running efficiently. HOA’s are certainly a racket, and the only winners are the property management companies who run them.

[djrobsd]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention for $440 HOA there is no pool, hot tub, workout room, or any other amenities, that’s just the cost to insure the building, heat the water, keep the lights in the hallway on, and pay the janitors and maintenance staff to keep everything clean and running efficiently. HOA’s are certainly a racket, and the only winners are the property management companies who run them.

[djrobsd]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention for $440 HOA there is no pool, hot tub, workout room, or any other amenities, that’s just the cost to insure the building, heat the water, keep the lights in the hallway on, and pay the janitors and maintenance staff to keep everything clean and running efficiently. HOA’s are certainly a racket, and the only winners are the property management companies who run them.

[djrobsd]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention for $440 HOA there is no pool, hot tub, workout room, or any other amenities, that’s just the cost to insure the building, heat the water, keep the lights in the hallway on, and pay the janitors and maintenance staff to keep everything clean and running efficiently. HOA’s are certainly a racket, and the only winners are the property management companies who run them.

[djrobsd]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention for $440 HOA there is no pool, hot tub, workout room, or any other amenities, that’s just the cost to insure the building, heat the water, keep the lights in the hallway on, and pay the janitors and maintenance staff to keep everything clean and running efficiently. HOA’s are certainly a racket, and the only winners are the property management companies who run them.

[djrobsd]

I don’t want to see any whining about the price of wine!! I just got back from Florida last week, and the $5 dollar bottles of wines we buy here are $15-20 there. We’re really spoiled in California to have such easy access to the best wines in the world right here in our own backyard. One of the managers of a restaurant I ate at in FL said they only get 1 case of Rombauer chardonnay a year and it costs them a fortune. Here, I can pick it up at SDWC pretty much any time, except when they run out of course. 😉

Now if you want French wine for cheap, move to France. It blows me away how cheap the wine is there, but of course with the horrible exchange rate, it’s pretty expensive for us Americans to go buy it.

[djrobsd]

I don’t want to see any whining about the price of wine!! I just got back from Florida last week, and the $5 dollar bottles of wines we buy here are $15-20 there. We’re really spoiled in California to have such easy access to the best wines in the world right here in our own backyard. One of the managers of a restaurant I ate at in FL said they only get 1 case of Rombauer chardonnay a year and it costs them a fortune. Here, I can pick it up at SDWC pretty much any time, except when they run out of course. 😉

Now if you want French wine for cheap, move to France. It blows me away how cheap the wine is there, but of course with the horrible exchange rate, it’s pretty expensive for us Americans to go buy it.

[djrobsd]

I don’t want to see any whining about the price of wine!! I just got back from Florida last week, and the $5 dollar bottles of wines we buy here are $15-20 there. We’re really spoiled in California to have such easy access to the best wines in the world right here in our own backyard. One of the managers of a restaurant I ate at in FL said they only get 1 case of Rombauer chardonnay a year and it costs them a fortune. Here, I can pick it up at SDWC pretty much any time, except when they run out of course. 😉

Now if you want French wine for cheap, move to France. It blows me away how cheap the wine is there, but of course with the horrible exchange rate, it’s pretty expensive for us Americans to go buy it.

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