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ParticipantI use to rent from them. They were responsible and always got back to us quickly. The rent will go up yearly, and if anything needs to get fixed that isnt an emergency, it will take an extra day or two. But I never had any real problem with them. Their repair guy even came out and explained what he was doing/how to do it. Not really useful then, but I think itll come in handy when I eventually own and need to do some minor ‘Mr Fixit’ stuff.
Just an idea, see how you react and whay you really are looking for, but this isnt bad. Garage and bedrooms and not a terrible rent with a good view.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/apa/1774808019.htmlParticipant[quote=SK in CV][quote=briansd1]The dog should be smart, beautiful and obedient. What do you think the Weimaraner, Hungarian Vizsla, or German Short-Haired Pointer?
http://www.dog-breeds-list.com/dog-breeds/24/german-shorthaired-pointer%5B/quote%5DWeis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
(Or you could always shave a standard poodle)[/quote]
I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
Participant[quote=SK in CV][quote=briansd1]The dog should be smart, beautiful and obedient. What do you think the Weimaraner, Hungarian Vizsla, or German Short-Haired Pointer?
http://www.dog-breeds-list.com/dog-breeds/24/german-shorthaired-pointer%5B/quote%5DWeis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
(Or you could always shave a standard poodle)[/quote]
I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
Participant[quote=SK in CV][quote=briansd1]The dog should be smart, beautiful and obedient. What do you think the Weimaraner, Hungarian Vizsla, or German Short-Haired Pointer?
http://www.dog-breeds-list.com/dog-breeds/24/german-shorthaired-pointer%5B/quote%5DWeis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
(Or you could always shave a standard poodle)[/quote]
I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
Participant[quote=SK in CV][quote=briansd1]The dog should be smart, beautiful and obedient. What do you think the Weimaraner, Hungarian Vizsla, or German Short-Haired Pointer?
http://www.dog-breeds-list.com/dog-breeds/24/german-shorthaired-pointer%5B/quote%5DWeis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
(Or you could always shave a standard poodle)[/quote]
I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
Participant[quote=SK in CV][quote=briansd1]The dog should be smart, beautiful and obedient. What do you think the Weimaraner, Hungarian Vizsla, or German Short-Haired Pointer?
http://www.dog-breeds-list.com/dog-breeds/24/german-shorthaired-pointer%5B/quote%5DWeis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
(Or you could always shave a standard poodle)[/quote]
I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
ParticipantIll be wine tasting this weekend, will let you know if I find anything.
ParticipantIll be wine tasting this weekend, will let you know if I find anything.
ParticipantIll be wine tasting this weekend, will let you know if I find anything.
ParticipantIll be wine tasting this weekend, will let you know if I find anything.
ParticipantIll be wine tasting this weekend, will let you know if I find anything.
ParticipantGeneral consensus is that the lower ranges, especially the areas you are looking in, have bottomed and rebounded. The demand levels in your areas at those prices is very high, not too far off of rental cash flow. Basically, I dont think that houses in your area/price are going to keep falling alot. Maybe +/- 5-10%, but the vast majority of the correction is prob over. If you cant take a 5% loss, on paper, I worry about your future as a homeowner.
Having said that these area are also the most sensitive to loan availablility and interest rate affordability. Perhaps I am wrong, but these are the areas I think of being affected the most when I see stories about how FHA is writing more loans than GSE’s. This is neither sustainable or advisable as public policy. (3.5% DP loans with taxcredit kickers stink just like 0% as both are imediatly underwater without appreciation).
I just dont believe we will see the end of the next decade (2020) without some serious inflation, as too many governments owe too much money. You wont see it now, and you wont see it in 2011, so you have time to buy at low interest rates, but dont expect them to last at 4.5-5.5 forever. How do you think streched loans/values are gonna fair when/if interest rates went to a measly 7%?
To make matters worse, I feel that the offical governement inflation indicatiors intentionally underreport inflation. This underreporting does three things, keeps interest rates low as long as people believe it, allows for increasing loose monitary policy (which is politically popular), and sets the stage for reduced liabilities in the world of SS and Medicare in the future. It isnt gonna stop.So what is the point of all that? If you want to buy a house becuase it is a place for you to live with your family for years and years, then nearly all of the risk is played out and you should PATIENTLY wait for a house to show up that you find acceptable. (The beauty of slowly releasing REO inventory is that it isnt a sprint but rather a marathon and you have time.)
ParticipantGeneral consensus is that the lower ranges, especially the areas you are looking in, have bottomed and rebounded. The demand levels in your areas at those prices is very high, not too far off of rental cash flow. Basically, I dont think that houses in your area/price are going to keep falling alot. Maybe +/- 5-10%, but the vast majority of the correction is prob over. If you cant take a 5% loss, on paper, I worry about your future as a homeowner.
Having said that these area are also the most sensitive to loan availablility and interest rate affordability. Perhaps I am wrong, but these are the areas I think of being affected the most when I see stories about how FHA is writing more loans than GSE’s. This is neither sustainable or advisable as public policy. (3.5% DP loans with taxcredit kickers stink just like 0% as both are imediatly underwater without appreciation).
I just dont believe we will see the end of the next decade (2020) without some serious inflation, as too many governments owe too much money. You wont see it now, and you wont see it in 2011, so you have time to buy at low interest rates, but dont expect them to last at 4.5-5.5 forever. How do you think streched loans/values are gonna fair when/if interest rates went to a measly 7%?
To make matters worse, I feel that the offical governement inflation indicatiors intentionally underreport inflation. This underreporting does three things, keeps interest rates low as long as people believe it, allows for increasing loose monitary policy (which is politically popular), and sets the stage for reduced liabilities in the world of SS and Medicare in the future. It isnt gonna stop.So what is the point of all that? If you want to buy a house becuase it is a place for you to live with your family for years and years, then nearly all of the risk is played out and you should PATIENTLY wait for a house to show up that you find acceptable. (The beauty of slowly releasing REO inventory is that it isnt a sprint but rather a marathon and you have time.)
ParticipantGeneral consensus is that the lower ranges, especially the areas you are looking in, have bottomed and rebounded. The demand levels in your areas at those prices is very high, not too far off of rental cash flow. Basically, I dont think that houses in your area/price are going to keep falling alot. Maybe +/- 5-10%, but the vast majority of the correction is prob over. If you cant take a 5% loss, on paper, I worry about your future as a homeowner.
Having said that these area are also the most sensitive to loan availablility and interest rate affordability. Perhaps I am wrong, but these are the areas I think of being affected the most when I see stories about how FHA is writing more loans than GSE’s. This is neither sustainable or advisable as public policy. (3.5% DP loans with taxcredit kickers stink just like 0% as both are imediatly underwater without appreciation).
I just dont believe we will see the end of the next decade (2020) without some serious inflation, as too many governments owe too much money. You wont see it now, and you wont see it in 2011, so you have time to buy at low interest rates, but dont expect them to last at 4.5-5.5 forever. How do you think streched loans/values are gonna fair when/if interest rates went to a measly 7%?
To make matters worse, I feel that the offical governement inflation indicatiors intentionally underreport inflation. This underreporting does three things, keeps interest rates low as long as people believe it, allows for increasing loose monitary policy (which is politically popular), and sets the stage for reduced liabilities in the world of SS and Medicare in the future. It isnt gonna stop.So what is the point of all that? If you want to buy a house becuase it is a place for you to live with your family for years and years, then nearly all of the risk is played out and you should PATIENTLY wait for a house to show up that you find acceptable. (The beauty of slowly releasing REO inventory is that it isnt a sprint but rather a marathon and you have time.)
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