[garysears]

Russell,

I sent you an email (I think). I emailed Rustico74629(at)hotmail(dot)com.

Gary

[garysears]

April 2009 Update

I’ve posted about this particular complex in 3 different posts regarding El Cajon condos.

If interested, see also:

http://piggington.com/el_cajon_condo_blowout_27_in_8_months

and

http://piggington.com/alder_woods_condos_el_cajon

I added this post here to show that the REOs have finally defeated the developer. I noticed last month that the sign on the fence along the 67 that used to advertise the release of the final phase is now advertising leases. That leads me to believe the developer has pulled the remaining unsold units from the market and is now renting them out. Or maybe they are still trying to sell them as well. I haven’t checked to see if the sales office is still open.

According to their website they are still selling:

http://www.alderwoodscondos.com/index.html

Recent 2 bedroom prices on the MLS are around 100K.

1423 Graves Ave #215 (2/1) $98,500
MLS 090010793

1423 Graves Ave #140 (2/1) $105,000
MLS 090004367

Last recent sale I can find on the county assessor website is:

1423 #164 GRAVES AVE $134,500 sold 01/05/2009
(note this is a 2 bd, 2 ba)

I get the feeling that even though prices are down around 2/3 from the peak there is still significant downward pressure. I’m thinking prices in this complex are likely headed into the 80ks or lower. If I were still interested in condos my offer would probably be in the 70Ks.

[garysears]

April 2009 Update

I’ve posted about this particular complex in 3 different posts regarding El Cajon condos.

If interested, see also:

http://piggington.com/el_cajon_condo_blowout_27_in_8_months

and

http://piggington.com/alder_woods_condos_el_cajon

I added this post here to show that the REOs have finally defeated the developer. I noticed last month that the sign on the fence along the 67 that used to advertise the release of the final phase is now advertising leases. That leads me to believe the developer has pulled the remaining unsold units from the market and is now renting them out. Or maybe they are still trying to sell them as well. I haven’t checked to see if the sales office is still open.

According to their website they are still selling:

http://www.alderwoodscondos.com/index.html

Recent 2 bedroom prices on the MLS are around 100K.

1423 Graves Ave #215 (2/1) $98,500
MLS 090010793

1423 Graves Ave #140 (2/1) $105,000
MLS 090004367

Last recent sale I can find on the county assessor website is:

1423 #164 GRAVES AVE $134,500 sold 01/05/2009
(note this is a 2 bd, 2 ba)

I get the feeling that even though prices are down around 2/3 from the peak there is still significant downward pressure. I’m thinking prices in this complex are likely headed into the 80ks or lower. If I were still interested in condos my offer would probably be in the 70Ks.

[garysears]

April 2009 Update

I’ve posted about this particular complex in 3 different posts regarding El Cajon condos.

If interested, see also:

http://piggington.com/el_cajon_condo_blowout_27_in_8_months

and

http://piggington.com/alder_woods_condos_el_cajon

I added this post here to show that the REOs have finally defeated the developer. I noticed last month that the sign on the fence along the 67 that used to advertise the release of the final phase is now advertising leases. That leads me to believe the developer has pulled the remaining unsold units from the market and is now renting them out. Or maybe they are still trying to sell them as well. I haven’t checked to see if the sales office is still open.

According to their website they are still selling:

http://www.alderwoodscondos.com/index.html

Recent 2 bedroom prices on the MLS are around 100K.

1423 Graves Ave #215 (2/1) $98,500
MLS 090010793

1423 Graves Ave #140 (2/1) $105,000
MLS 090004367

Last recent sale I can find on the county assessor website is:

1423 #164 GRAVES AVE $134,500 sold 01/05/2009
(note this is a 2 bd, 2 ba)

I get the feeling that even though prices are down around 2/3 from the peak there is still significant downward pressure. I’m thinking prices in this complex are likely headed into the 80ks or lower. If I were still interested in condos my offer would probably be in the 70Ks.

[garysears]

April 2009 Update

I’ve posted about this particular complex in 3 different posts regarding El Cajon condos.

If interested, see also:

http://piggington.com/el_cajon_condo_blowout_27_in_8_months

and

http://piggington.com/alder_woods_condos_el_cajon

I added this post here to show that the REOs have finally defeated the developer. I noticed last month that the sign on the fence along the 67 that used to advertise the release of the final phase is now advertising leases. That leads me to believe the developer has pulled the remaining unsold units from the market and is now renting them out. Or maybe they are still trying to sell them as well. I haven’t checked to see if the sales office is still open.

According to their website they are still selling:

http://www.alderwoodscondos.com/index.html

Recent 2 bedroom prices on the MLS are around 100K.

1423 Graves Ave #215 (2/1) $98,500
MLS 090010793

1423 Graves Ave #140 (2/1) $105,000
MLS 090004367

Last recent sale I can find on the county assessor website is:

1423 #164 GRAVES AVE $134,500 sold 01/05/2009
(note this is a 2 bd, 2 ba)

I get the feeling that even though prices are down around 2/3 from the peak there is still significant downward pressure. I’m thinking prices in this complex are likely headed into the 80ks or lower. If I were still interested in condos my offer would probably be in the 70Ks.

[garysears]

April 2009 Update

I’ve posted about this particular complex in 3 different posts regarding El Cajon condos.

If interested, see also:

http://piggington.com/el_cajon_condo_blowout_27_in_8_months

and

http://piggington.com/alder_woods_condos_el_cajon

I added this post here to show that the REOs have finally defeated the developer. I noticed last month that the sign on the fence along the 67 that used to advertise the release of the final phase is now advertising leases. That leads me to believe the developer has pulled the remaining unsold units from the market and is now renting them out. Or maybe they are still trying to sell them as well. I haven’t checked to see if the sales office is still open.

According to their website they are still selling:

http://www.alderwoodscondos.com/index.html

Recent 2 bedroom prices on the MLS are around 100K.

1423 Graves Ave #215 (2/1) $98,500
MLS 090010793

1423 Graves Ave #140 (2/1) $105,000
MLS 090004367

Last recent sale I can find on the county assessor website is:

1423 #164 GRAVES AVE $134,500 sold 01/05/2009
(note this is a 2 bd, 2 ba)

I get the feeling that even though prices are down around 2/3 from the peak there is still significant downward pressure. I’m thinking prices in this complex are likely headed into the 80ks or lower. If I were still interested in condos my offer would probably be in the 70Ks.

[garysears]

I thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.

My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.

But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.

I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.

Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.

I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.

[garysears]

I thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.

My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.

But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.

I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.

Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.

I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.

[garysears]

I thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.

My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.

But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.

I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.

Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.

I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.

[garysears]

I thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.

My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.

But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.

I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.

Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.

I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.

[garysears]

I thought this was a very good article. As I read it I was able draw parallels to my own experience. The criticism of the culture at elite schools is a dead on critique of the culture at my school, though I don’t see my education as having been particularly elite.

My early “success” in grades fed on itself and, more than a source of personal pride, my ability to get grades and meet expectations became a large part of how I viewed my self worth. Early momentum translated into an expectation for further quantifiable excellence in high school. I jumped through all the hoops expected and my resume opened the doors I hoped.

But unrealized at the time, I see now that I allowed my ego to grow unchecked based largely on an above average ability to take multiple choice tests and also as a result of having developed a short term memory well suited to test taking.

I think feelings of intellectual superiority are really the same as feelings of moral superiority since the individual who deems himself superior in most any regard isn’t likely to define careful boundaries.

Anyway, it turned out I wasn’t as prepared for the college experience as I thought, or one might have predicted based on my standardized test scores. It was earth shattering to only be average.

I guess I said all that to say I really enjoyed the article and it resonated.

[garysears]

Sounds like the earth is getting ready to swap polarity. Isn’t that supposed to happen in a few years? Something to do with the Mayans I think. Just kidding. Or maybe I’m on to something…

[garysears]

Sounds like the earth is getting ready to swap polarity. Isn’t that supposed to happen in a few years? Something to do with the Mayans I think. Just kidding. Or maybe I’m on to something…

[garysears]

Sounds like the earth is getting ready to swap polarity. Isn’t that supposed to happen in a few years? Something to do with the Mayans I think. Just kidding. Or maybe I’m on to something…

[garysears]

Sounds like the earth is getting ready to swap polarity. Isn’t that supposed to happen in a few years? Something to do with the Mayans I think. Just kidding. Or maybe I’m on to something…

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