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[quote=LA_Renter] Up to this point in time we have dealt with a pricing / mortgage issue, we have not dealt with a true fundamental downturn in the economy like we are entering right now. [/quote]

I agree with L.A. renter on this point. Most of our recent RE downturns have simply been because of a slow economy and we haven’t even gotten to that phase in this disaster yet. While it is likely that there will be some people out to get the “bargains” on the market this spring, that will hardly put a dent in the inventory out there. Also, I have to admit that I just skimmed through this thread because of it’s length, but I didn’t see any mention of the resetting alt- a loans that will hit the higher end properties next year. What of that?

[fredo4]

[quote=LA_Renter] Up to this point in time we have dealt with a pricing / mortgage issue, we have not dealt with a true fundamental downturn in the economy like we are entering right now. [/quote]

I agree with L.A. renter on this point. Most of our recent RE downturns have simply been because of a slow economy and we haven’t even gotten to that phase in this disaster yet. While it is likely that there will be some people out to get the “bargains” on the market this spring, that will hardly put a dent in the inventory out there. Also, I have to admit that I just skimmed through this thread because of it’s length, but I didn’t see any mention of the resetting alt- a loans that will hit the higher end properties next year. What of that?

[fredo4]

[quote=LA_Renter] Up to this point in time we have dealt with a pricing / mortgage issue, we have not dealt with a true fundamental downturn in the economy like we are entering right now. [/quote]

I agree with L.A. renter on this point. Most of our recent RE downturns have simply been because of a slow economy and we haven’t even gotten to that phase in this disaster yet. While it is likely that there will be some people out to get the “bargains” on the market this spring, that will hardly put a dent in the inventory out there. Also, I have to admit that I just skimmed through this thread because of it’s length, but I didn’t see any mention of the resetting alt- a loans that will hit the higher end properties next year. What of that?

[fredo4]

[quote=LA_Renter] Up to this point in time we have dealt with a pricing / mortgage issue, we have not dealt with a true fundamental downturn in the economy like we are entering right now. [/quote]

I agree with L.A. renter on this point. Most of our recent RE downturns have simply been because of a slow economy and we haven’t even gotten to that phase in this disaster yet. While it is likely that there will be some people out to get the “bargains” on the market this spring, that will hardly put a dent in the inventory out there. Also, I have to admit that I just skimmed through this thread because of it’s length, but I didn’t see any mention of the resetting alt- a loans that will hit the higher end properties next year. What of that?

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Thanks Rus and SD. Why did she post a picture of her leg? (Or is that too rational of a question)

[fredo4]

Thanks Rus and SD. Why did she post a picture of her leg? (Or is that too rational of a question)

[fredo4]

Thanks Rus and SD. Why did she post a picture of her leg? (Or is that too rational of a question)

[fredo4]

Thanks Rus and SD. Why did she post a picture of her leg? (Or is that too rational of a question)

[fredo4]

Thanks Rus and SD. Why did she post a picture of her leg? (Or is that too rational of a question)

[fredo4]

[quote=SD Realtor]OT threads are actually very entertaining to read. Who will ever forget Marions leg. [/quote]

I’m sorry to have missed that one. I’ve heard a lot about Marion. Rich banned her from the site a while back and she came back as cafeluv and then got banned again on the Prop 8 thread after some nutty “religious” tirade. What happened with her leg?

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[quote=SD Realtor]OT threads are actually very entertaining to read. Who will ever forget Marions leg. [/quote]

I’m sorry to have missed that one. I’ve heard a lot about Marion. Rich banned her from the site a while back and she came back as cafeluv and then got banned again on the Prop 8 thread after some nutty “religious” tirade. What happened with her leg?

[fredo4]

[quote=SD Realtor]OT threads are actually very entertaining to read. Who will ever forget Marions leg. [/quote]

I’m sorry to have missed that one. I’ve heard a lot about Marion. Rich banned her from the site a while back and she came back as cafeluv and then got banned again on the Prop 8 thread after some nutty “religious” tirade. What happened with her leg?

[fredo4]

[quote=SD Realtor]OT threads are actually very entertaining to read. Who will ever forget Marions leg. [/quote]

I’m sorry to have missed that one. I’ve heard a lot about Marion. Rich banned her from the site a while back and she came back as cafeluv and then got banned again on the Prop 8 thread after some nutty “religious” tirade. What happened with her leg?

[fredo4]

[quote=SD Realtor]OT threads are actually very entertaining to read. Who will ever forget Marions leg. [/quote]

I’m sorry to have missed that one. I’ve heard a lot about Marion. Rich banned her from the site a while back and she came back as cafeluv and then got banned again on the Prop 8 thread after some nutty “religious” tirade. What happened with her leg?

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[quote=sdduuuude]The OT section is not there to encourage OT postings. It is there to get them out of the way.

I don’t mind the occasional OT posting by various people here and there. We have become a community and we are familiar with each other and it makes sense that we want to share OT issues with each other – be it cars or guns, jokes, or the chargers, etc.

The political posts were just too much, however. As I mentioned, at one point in Oct. 12 of the 20 active forum topics were political drivel and you had the same few people posting the same types of conter-productive threads over and over.

You can go to one of a million sites to see people bicker about politics. Why add the noise here? To specifically answer your question – OT posts drown out the insightful voices of the topics of interest. They make the forum less focused and less useful.

The real value of this site is San Diego real-estate disccusions, with a bit of economics mixed in. And when Piggs focus on that, they are excellent sources of info and insight.

As long as the OT posts are amicable and don’t drown out the RE/economics posts, they aren’t a problem.

Posting too many OT is like going to a tupperware party and trying to sell used cars to the other guests. It just doesn’t make sense and it’s annoying.[/quote]

NOW I get what you’re talking about SDuuuude- I owe you an apology for giving you a hard time about your complaints about OT threads. It’s not the OT threads themselves, it’s the fact that every topic, whatever it is, ends up turning into some lame political argument that rehashes the same things over and over.

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