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ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
ParticipantI was trying to post just pics, but I couldn’t get them to attach for some reason, so I went with the Long and Foster link. I don’t care if the address is posted. If you are so motivated to go 3000 miles to stalk me, go ahead. The house is approx 6000 square feet, so about $130/sq. I thought the price was good, would have liked to go a bit lower, but the house was only on the market for 8 days, and the seller wasn’t quite ripe for a lowball. The deal’s not so bad though, the seller’s paying my closing costs. I had to make some concession for the fact that I only had 10 days to find a place to live. (seller didn’t know that of course)
The commute is quite acceptable, about 12.5 miles from Bethesda Naval, and I270 doesn’t get hideous until you’re inside the beltway. In addition, I’m about 5 miles from the Shady Grove Metro, which is a very doable biking distance. I did the rush hour commute both ways a couple of times snd it wasn’t bad at all.
As for the DC housing bubble, sure it’s still there, but as it stands my monthly payment will be $3200. This place would rent for $4500-$5000 in DC, and there are plenty of people to afford it, as Montgomery County MD is one of the wealthiest in the US. I couldn’t even find a rental even close to this place for any price.
The schools are ok, but not great. I’ve got about 4 years left to make the decision for public/private. I have to remind myself that ALL of the schools are better than LA Unified.
As for me, I’m from Philadelphia originally, so I have no adapting to do. In fact I feel like I’m going home. Until we bought this house my wife wasn’t so excited, but things have changed now.
So by all means stop by and visit. We have a geat hot tub and lots of free green (well water also, gotta buy fluoride). Now I get to buy one of those little riding mowers! Haven’t used one of those in years.
ParticipantScaredycat, has it ever occurred to you that some of the people who chose a career in the military do so because they have otherwise limited options? I know, because I’m one of them. There is no question in my mind I would not be a physician had it not been for assistance from the Navy, both in undergrad and medical school. Why? Because I was born a poor kid, and was raised to believe that education was beyond my means. I remember when I was 25 I told my father my intentions to go to medical school he thought I was crazy, pipe-dreaming, and wouldn’t amount to anything besides a professional student. His tune changed dramatically after I got my HPSP scholarship and was accepted to Pitt. It was actually somewhat embarrassing to me how he’d swell with pride when he introduced me as “his son the doctor”.
Now you might say “but you could have gotten loans”. That may be true, but due to lousy credit at the time I’d be paying about 27% interest on that $250,000 education. Maybe that’s what you want to see me do. Or perhaps I should pump gas for a living, since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass. So I guess I did join the Navy for my own reasons and “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything. I could have gotten out 2 years ago, my obligation payed in full, and could probaly double my income as a civilian. But I don’t have to deal with malpractice insurance, I’m not a slave to medical bureaucracy, and I can focus on teaching residents, which is what I really enjoy doing. I love the Navy and what it offers me in a medical career, and intend to stay in until I retire or they kick me out, whichever comes first. I’ve fortunately not yet had to serve in a combat zone, but many of my friends and colleagues have. As a matter of fact, my department chairman at my next command is currently serving in Iraq. They can convert OB/GYNs to abdominal surgeons pretty quickly. As a matter of fact, men are quite a bit simpler inside.
I’ve legitimately saved the lives of at least a dozen women, and in the neighborhood of 100 babies with training made possible from the “military-industrial complex”. That’s what my service means to me. Call me indoctrinated. Oh, and I love Call of Duty.
ParticipantScaredycat, has it ever occurred to you that some of the people who chose a career in the military do so because they have otherwise limited options? I know, because I’m one of them. There is no question in my mind I would not be a physician had it not been for assistance from the Navy, both in undergrad and medical school. Why? Because I was born a poor kid, and was raised to believe that education was beyond my means. I remember when I was 25 I told my father my intentions to go to medical school he thought I was crazy, pipe-dreaming, and wouldn’t amount to anything besides a professional student. His tune changed dramatically after I got my HPSP scholarship and was accepted to Pitt. It was actually somewhat embarrassing to me how he’d swell with pride when he introduced me as “his son the doctor”.
Now you might say “but you could have gotten loans”. That may be true, but due to lousy credit at the time I’d be paying about 27% interest on that $250,000 education. Maybe that’s what you want to see me do. Or perhaps I should pump gas for a living, since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass. So I guess I did join the Navy for my own reasons and “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything. I could have gotten out 2 years ago, my obligation payed in full, and could probaly double my income as a civilian. But I don’t have to deal with malpractice insurance, I’m not a slave to medical bureaucracy, and I can focus on teaching residents, which is what I really enjoy doing. I love the Navy and what it offers me in a medical career, and intend to stay in until I retire or they kick me out, whichever comes first. I’ve fortunately not yet had to serve in a combat zone, but many of my friends and colleagues have. As a matter of fact, my department chairman at my next command is currently serving in Iraq. They can convert OB/GYNs to abdominal surgeons pretty quickly. As a matter of fact, men are quite a bit simpler inside.
I’ve legitimately saved the lives of at least a dozen women, and in the neighborhood of 100 babies with training made possible from the “military-industrial complex”. That’s what my service means to me. Call me indoctrinated. Oh, and I love Call of Duty.
ParticipantScaredycat, has it ever occurred to you that some of the people who chose a career in the military do so because they have otherwise limited options? I know, because I’m one of them. There is no question in my mind I would not be a physician had it not been for assistance from the Navy, both in undergrad and medical school. Why? Because I was born a poor kid, and was raised to believe that education was beyond my means. I remember when I was 25 I told my father my intentions to go to medical school he thought I was crazy, pipe-dreaming, and wouldn’t amount to anything besides a professional student. His tune changed dramatically after I got my HPSP scholarship and was accepted to Pitt. It was actually somewhat embarrassing to me how he’d swell with pride when he introduced me as “his son the doctor”.
Now you might say “but you could have gotten loans”. That may be true, but due to lousy credit at the time I’d be paying about 27% interest on that $250,000 education. Maybe that’s what you want to see me do. Or perhaps I should pump gas for a living, since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass. So I guess I did join the Navy for my own reasons and “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything. I could have gotten out 2 years ago, my obligation payed in full, and could probaly double my income as a civilian. But I don’t have to deal with malpractice insurance, I’m not a slave to medical bureaucracy, and I can focus on teaching residents, which is what I really enjoy doing. I love the Navy and what it offers me in a medical career, and intend to stay in until I retire or they kick me out, whichever comes first. I’ve fortunately not yet had to serve in a combat zone, but many of my friends and colleagues have. As a matter of fact, my department chairman at my next command is currently serving in Iraq. They can convert OB/GYNs to abdominal surgeons pretty quickly. As a matter of fact, men are quite a bit simpler inside.
I’ve legitimately saved the lives of at least a dozen women, and in the neighborhood of 100 babies with training made possible from the “military-industrial complex”. That’s what my service means to me. Call me indoctrinated. Oh, and I love Call of Duty.
ParticipantScaredycat, has it ever occurred to you that some of the people who chose a career in the military do so because they have otherwise limited options? I know, because I’m one of them. There is no question in my mind I would not be a physician had it not been for assistance from the Navy, both in undergrad and medical school. Why? Because I was born a poor kid, and was raised to believe that education was beyond my means. I remember when I was 25 I told my father my intentions to go to medical school he thought I was crazy, pipe-dreaming, and wouldn’t amount to anything besides a professional student. His tune changed dramatically after I got my HPSP scholarship and was accepted to Pitt. It was actually somewhat embarrassing to me how he’d swell with pride when he introduced me as “his son the doctor”.
Now you might say “but you could have gotten loans”. That may be true, but due to lousy credit at the time I’d be paying about 27% interest on that $250,000 education. Maybe that’s what you want to see me do. Or perhaps I should pump gas for a living, since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass. So I guess I did join the Navy for my own reasons and “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything. I could have gotten out 2 years ago, my obligation payed in full, and could probaly double my income as a civilian. But I don’t have to deal with malpractice insurance, I’m not a slave to medical bureaucracy, and I can focus on teaching residents, which is what I really enjoy doing. I love the Navy and what it offers me in a medical career, and intend to stay in until I retire or they kick me out, whichever comes first. I’ve fortunately not yet had to serve in a combat zone, but many of my friends and colleagues have. As a matter of fact, my department chairman at my next command is currently serving in Iraq. They can convert OB/GYNs to abdominal surgeons pretty quickly. As a matter of fact, men are quite a bit simpler inside.
I’ve legitimately saved the lives of at least a dozen women, and in the neighborhood of 100 babies with training made possible from the “military-industrial complex”. That’s what my service means to me. Call me indoctrinated. Oh, and I love Call of Duty.
ParticipantScaredycat, has it ever occurred to you that some of the people who chose a career in the military do so because they have otherwise limited options? I know, because I’m one of them. There is no question in my mind I would not be a physician had it not been for assistance from the Navy, both in undergrad and medical school. Why? Because I was born a poor kid, and was raised to believe that education was beyond my means. I remember when I was 25 I told my father my intentions to go to medical school he thought I was crazy, pipe-dreaming, and wouldn’t amount to anything besides a professional student. His tune changed dramatically after I got my HPSP scholarship and was accepted to Pitt. It was actually somewhat embarrassing to me how he’d swell with pride when he introduced me as “his son the doctor”.
Now you might say “but you could have gotten loans”. That may be true, but due to lousy credit at the time I’d be paying about 27% interest on that $250,000 education. Maybe that’s what you want to see me do. Or perhaps I should pump gas for a living, since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass. So I guess I did join the Navy for my own reasons and “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything. I could have gotten out 2 years ago, my obligation payed in full, and could probaly double my income as a civilian. But I don’t have to deal with malpractice insurance, I’m not a slave to medical bureaucracy, and I can focus on teaching residents, which is what I really enjoy doing. I love the Navy and what it offers me in a medical career, and intend to stay in until I retire or they kick me out, whichever comes first. I’ve fortunately not yet had to serve in a combat zone, but many of my friends and colleagues have. As a matter of fact, my department chairman at my next command is currently serving in Iraq. They can convert OB/GYNs to abdominal surgeons pretty quickly. As a matter of fact, men are quite a bit simpler inside.
I’ve legitimately saved the lives of at least a dozen women, and in the neighborhood of 100 babies with training made possible from the “military-industrial complex”. That’s what my service means to me. Call me indoctrinated. Oh, and I love Call of Duty.
April 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM in reply to: Landlord in foreclosure…or close to it. Little help please. #380130ParticipantI just paid my last month’s rent as well. Called the landlord at the end of March, set up the pickup for the rent check and described how I wanted to use the security deposit as my last month as well, since I had “serious doubts” that they had the money to repay me when I moved out and the house was undamaged.
When she picked up the rent I asked her how the modifications were coming, and she said “we don’t qualify for anything”. Which is what you get for fraudulently claiming owner occupation on your mortgage ap.
So there you have it, I’m living here until the end of June, at which time I’m off to Maryland.
Going househunting next week, will probably post when I buy, but I suppose the Piggs may not care so much, as it’s not San Diego.I think your plan is about the best that could be expected. It seems in these situations that very little is out there to protect the renters.
April 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM in reply to: Landlord in foreclosure…or close to it. Little help please. #380402ParticipantI just paid my last month’s rent as well. Called the landlord at the end of March, set up the pickup for the rent check and described how I wanted to use the security deposit as my last month as well, since I had “serious doubts” that they had the money to repay me when I moved out and the house was undamaged.
When she picked up the rent I asked her how the modifications were coming, and she said “we don’t qualify for anything”. Which is what you get for fraudulently claiming owner occupation on your mortgage ap.
So there you have it, I’m living here until the end of June, at which time I’m off to Maryland.
Going househunting next week, will probably post when I buy, but I suppose the Piggs may not care so much, as it’s not San Diego.I think your plan is about the best that could be expected. It seems in these situations that very little is out there to protect the renters.
April 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM in reply to: Landlord in foreclosure…or close to it. Little help please. #380590ParticipantI just paid my last month’s rent as well. Called the landlord at the end of March, set up the pickup for the rent check and described how I wanted to use the security deposit as my last month as well, since I had “serious doubts” that they had the money to repay me when I moved out and the house was undamaged.
When she picked up the rent I asked her how the modifications were coming, and she said “we don’t qualify for anything”. Which is what you get for fraudulently claiming owner occupation on your mortgage ap.
So there you have it, I’m living here until the end of June, at which time I’m off to Maryland.
Going househunting next week, will probably post when I buy, but I suppose the Piggs may not care so much, as it’s not San Diego.I think your plan is about the best that could be expected. It seems in these situations that very little is out there to protect the renters.
April 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM in reply to: Landlord in foreclosure…or close to it. Little help please. #380637ParticipantI just paid my last month’s rent as well. Called the landlord at the end of March, set up the pickup for the rent check and described how I wanted to use the security deposit as my last month as well, since I had “serious doubts” that they had the money to repay me when I moved out and the house was undamaged.
When she picked up the rent I asked her how the modifications were coming, and she said “we don’t qualify for anything”. Which is what you get for fraudulently claiming owner occupation on your mortgage ap.
So there you have it, I’m living here until the end of June, at which time I’m off to Maryland.
Going househunting next week, will probably post when I buy, but I suppose the Piggs may not care so much, as it’s not San Diego.I think your plan is about the best that could be expected. It seems in these situations that very little is out there to protect the renters.
April 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM in reply to: Landlord in foreclosure…or close to it. Little help please. #380765ParticipantI just paid my last month’s rent as well. Called the landlord at the end of March, set up the pickup for the rent check and described how I wanted to use the security deposit as my last month as well, since I had “serious doubts” that they had the money to repay me when I moved out and the house was undamaged.
When she picked up the rent I asked her how the modifications were coming, and she said “we don’t qualify for anything”. Which is what you get for fraudulently claiming owner occupation on your mortgage ap.
So there you have it, I’m living here until the end of June, at which time I’m off to Maryland.
Going househunting next week, will probably post when I buy, but I suppose the Piggs may not care so much, as it’s not San Diego.I think your plan is about the best that could be expected. It seems in these situations that very little is out there to protect the renters.
April 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM in reply to: This is a great time to be in banking – Warren Buffett – 3 Billion in earnings for Q1 2009 #379061ParticipantIs it me, or doesn’t it seem particularly suspicious that Wells Fargo is reporting high earnings immediately after Mark-to-Market was suspended? I’m certainly not a financial wizard, but this sure smells like smoke and mirrors to me. Didn’t WFC buy up all of Wachoia’s crap mortgages?
I just realized that I think my car has appreciated 2 million dollars this year. Congratulate me, I’m a millionaire! I wonder if I can declare that as an asset on my mortgage application?
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