[joec]

Another thing with sweat equity is does it make sense to instead just work harder or do overtime at your current job if you make a decent living instead of spending the time to do the sweat equity yourself?

My dad was decently paid in his profession and never did a lot of stuff around the house himself. Just do a week of overtime and that pretty much pays for any sweat equity you had to use time on.

Another point is why compete with folks who has the sweat equity? Focus on skills you have and let someone else go hog wild on these fixers…At least that’s what a lot of these buyers think.

Probably true for a lot of the dual income professionals you see buying in places like Scripps Ranch, Del Sur, 4S…

[joec]

Another thing with sweat equity is does it make sense to instead just work harder or do overtime at your current job if you make a decent living instead of spending the time to do the sweat equity yourself?

My dad was decently paid in his profession and never did a lot of stuff around the house himself. Just do a week of overtime and that pretty much pays for any sweat equity you had to use time on.

Another point is why compete with folks who has the sweat equity? Focus on skills you have and let someone else go hog wild on these fixers…At least that’s what a lot of these buyers think.

Probably true for a lot of the dual income professionals you see buying in places like Scripps Ranch, Del Sur, 4S…

[joec]

Another thing with sweat equity is does it make sense to instead just work harder or do overtime at your current job if you make a decent living instead of spending the time to do the sweat equity yourself?

My dad was decently paid in his profession and never did a lot of stuff around the house himself. Just do a week of overtime and that pretty much pays for any sweat equity you had to use time on.

Another point is why compete with folks who has the sweat equity? Focus on skills you have and let someone else go hog wild on these fixers…At least that’s what a lot of these buyers think.

Probably true for a lot of the dual income professionals you see buying in places like Scripps Ranch, Del Sur, 4S…

[joec]

I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.

[joec]

I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.

[joec]

I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.

[joec]

I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.

[joec]

I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.

[joec]

It’s really nice that they finally posted this.

What’s interesting is that you have folks in France rioting about raising their retirement age to 62 and I see a ton of these pensions (I assume) start paying at age 55?

[joec]

It’s really nice that they finally posted this.

What’s interesting is that you have folks in France rioting about raising their retirement age to 62 and I see a ton of these pensions (I assume) start paying at age 55?

[joec]

It’s really nice that they finally posted this.

What’s interesting is that you have folks in France rioting about raising their retirement age to 62 and I see a ton of these pensions (I assume) start paying at age 55?

[joec]

It’s really nice that they finally posted this.

What’s interesting is that you have folks in France rioting about raising their retirement age to 62 and I see a ton of these pensions (I assume) start paying at age 55?

[joec]

It’s really nice that they finally posted this.

What’s interesting is that you have folks in France rioting about raising their retirement age to 62 and I see a ton of these pensions (I assume) start paying at age 55?

[joec]

Should’ve posted this earlier, but Fairmark (K. Thomas) posted just last week that the IRS recently went against a tax court ruling on something related to the HELOC deduction.

http://fairmark.com/2010/10/23/boost-in-deduction-for-large-mortgages/

I’ve also noticed other articles outside of folks getting 1.1 mil mortgages to write off now instead of the 1 mil acquisition…

Doesn’t sound like this is something the IRS will bother with if they just allowed this.

[joec]

Should’ve posted this earlier, but Fairmark (K. Thomas) posted just last week that the IRS recently went against a tax court ruling on something related to the HELOC deduction.

http://fairmark.com/2010/10/23/boost-in-deduction-for-large-mortgages/

I’ve also noticed other articles outside of folks getting 1.1 mil mortgages to write off now instead of the 1 mil acquisition…

Doesn’t sound like this is something the IRS will bother with if they just allowed this.

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