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[quote=flu][quote=SD Realtor]I owned an investment condo in Mission Valley. We purchased it in 03 or 04, not a great time to buy, and sold in 07. It did not cash flow well but we made a nice profit with regards to the appreciation.

As far as tenant quality, we had strong demand for very well qualified tenants. We ended up getting an engineer who eventually purchased from us.[/quote]

SDR how the heck did you pull his off? Wow 04 was near peak… Props to you.[/quote]

I believe it. we bought a condo in 2004 as well. sold in 2005 for a nice six figure profit. our buyer ended up selling in 2008 for the same price. the comparable at the bottom ended up $100k lower than our purchase price in ’04.

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[quote=flu]Definitely NOT carmel valley because it won’t cash flow.
Not to mention, the schools suck, the quality of housing there sucks, it’s filled with migrant camps.

Definitely NOT mira mesa…. It’s a dump there, and you have really sketchy renters, a lot of bums, and high unemployment with people who can’t pay bills there…The future looks bleak there, because while there are some employers out there, they might go under and they might relocate out of the area. Take one employer, called Qualcomm. They might end up relocating to Mexico, or they might go out of business if people stop using smart phones… and when that happens, Mira Mesa is Dead with a capital D. In fact, Mira Mesa would end up like Detroit. You don’t want to invest in an area like Detroit, do you? That’s right. So don’t even look there. Don’t bid on property there. It’s definitely not a good place to look…

I think some folks mentioned Chula Vista are good places and some think Santee are good places. You might want to ask some of the leading experts in that area.[/quote]

migrant camps? do you mean the type of migrants from India, China, Korea, and Taiwan? and the camps, you meant those shanty town built by Pardee?

definitely a lot less migrants in Santee, true red white and blue blooded Americans live there.

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[quote=briansd1][quote=ocrenter]
He very well could have done it earlier, or simply waited until after the election.[/quote]

Lose lose for Obama. Either way, by one side or another he will be caused of being politically motivated.

BTW, Florida has a huge Republican base of Cuban exiles, just like the Vietnamese refugees in California — relatively lower income Republicans.[/quote]

Hey, clearly Romney is afraid to anger the Latinos. that’s why he has not come out against it (except to say Obama is trying to score political points) or said he will repeal it if elected.

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Calculated because it mobilizes the Latinos. In an election that has been rather lackluster.

Of course it happens to be the right thing to do as well.

Why can’t something be right and calculated at the same time?[/quote]

I don’t know how this move is beneficial to Obama. He may turn off heartland Democrats.

I don’t believe it’s politically motivated because Obama’s heart was always for doing the right thing by those immigrant kids. To me, a politically motivated move would an insincere move to placate a group.[/quote]

It could make a big difference with battleground Florida.

He very well could have done it earlier, or simply waited until after the election.

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[quote=flu][quote=ocrenter][quote=zk][quote=chrisM]Did anyone else notice that Pardee recycled the Carriage Run floor plans with barely any change at all?[/quote]

Pardee very rarely comes up with new floor plans. Most communities have floor plans that are basically copies of older communities.[/quote]

That’s just really lame.

Wonder how construction quality is with Pardee, any idea?[/quote]

…It would be on par with the rest of mira mesa. ….Maybe they will throw in a wall or two…[/quote]

But I don’t want any walls, plus I would have to hire someone to paint them too.

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[quote=briansd1]How is it a calculated move since Obama has been supporting the Dream Act all along?
The republicans have blocked the Dream Act.

This is really about doing the right thing, some relief for those kids while Republicans are obstructing.[/quote]

Calculated because it mobilizes the Latinos. In an election that has been rather lackluster.

Of course it happens to be the right thing to do as well.

Why can’t something be right and calculated at the same time?

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Obviously a calculated political move.

But it is the right thing to do. These kids would essentially be foreigners to their country of origin.

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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/14/tp-report-lauds-poway-schools/?print

The grand jury just commended Poway Unified for the significant improvement in dropout rate, AP participation, and overall increase in API.

So did the grand jury essentially just commended PUSD for the demographic shift it has seen? After all, SD’s Asian population grew from 249k to 333k during this decade, and I would say the majority of these new Asians ended up either in PUSD or CV, essentially the 56 corridor.

The only part of PUSD that did not see significant growth in the Asian population is old Poway, an area served by Valley Elementary. And that school only saw a bump from 792 API in 2003 to 807 on the latest release. Not exactly the type of stellar improvement that deserves a grand jury special report.

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[quote=zk][quote=chrisM]Did anyone else notice that Pardee recycled the Carriage Run floor plans with barely any change at all?[/quote]

Pardee very rarely comes up with new floor plans. Most communities have floor plans that are basically copies of older communities.[/quote]

That’s just really lame.

Wonder how construction quality is with Pardee, any idea?

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[quote=sdrealtor]Really? It takes you as long as Google maps says?

When I use my GPS around SD, I consistently get places in 5 to 10 minutes less than the GPS says when i first enter the destination.

As a test I just entered my address and my best friends address in Santa Ana. I make the drive at least 2 or 3 times a month and know exactly how long it takes me. Google maps said 1 hr and 9 minutes. It takes me 53 to 55 minutes almost every time.[/quote]

But…. Suzanne researched it on google maps?!!!

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[quote=Rhett][quote=ocrenter]How did the school lose 50 students in 3 years? Essentially 1/8 of the student body disappeared within 3 years? We’re they busing kids in before, now they are not any more?

API is just another way to look at demographics. Somehow within the last 3 years the demographics changed. Either a bunch of apartments are now asigned to another school, or they stopped busing in kids, hats my best guess.[/quote]

The boundaries around here have not changed in a decade. Doyle’s predominant demographic is children of UCSD graduate students, post doctorates, and staff renting in the area. I.e. kids from educated families with little money (thus a high qualification for reduced price lunches).

At some point in time, I discovered a way to obtain spreadsheets of very detailed enrollment statistics for any school in San Diego Unified. Doyle’s reduction in students was almost entirely due to accepting fewer choice (transfer) students. In Doyle’s defense, they were simply too damned big – over 900 students at their peak. Many grade schools in San Diego Unified are not even half that size.[/quote]

so we do have a very good explanation of why the API rose.

once again, API changed only due to demographic change (in this case removal of transfer students).

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[quote=AN][quote=flu][quote=AN]Licensed doesn’t mean you’ll get good quality. I had good and bad experience with licensed contractors.[/quote]

Yeah, but there’s less likely to be a criminal.[/quote]
Are you sure criminals can’t get license? I got drywall work done (one by an unlicensed contractor and is licensed) and the work was done much better by the unlicensed contractor. A license can’t replace common sense and in person interview.[/quote]

at issue is the liability.

unlicensed worker is akin to getting a friend to climb up ladders in your house to paint, he falls and you have to pay his medical bills.

licensed worker is working on the house at their own risk.

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[quote=AN][quote=flu][quote=AN]Licensed doesn’t mean you’ll get good quality. I had good and bad experience with licensed contractors.[/quote]

Yeah, but there’s less likely to be a criminal.[/quote]
Are you sure criminals can’t get license? I got drywall work done (one by an unlicensed contractor and is licensed) and the work was done much better by the unlicensed contractor. A license can’t replace common sense and in person interview.[/quote]

but you live in MM… drywall? not getting it…

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[quote=flu][quote=ocrenter][quote=UCGal][quote=ninaprincess]I need to paint my livingroom but I have no time. I am looking at craigslist and thinking about hiring a handyman for $150/day to paint the livingroom. Is there any problem with this? What happens if he falls and breaks his back in my house?

I can also hire licensed contractor but it is $900.

Thanks,[/quote]
To address the bolded part:
It’s a good bet you’d be sued for everything you’ve got. Make sure you have good insurance before you let any worker inside your house.[/quote]

Didn’t flu already save you a bundle of money by dissuading you from the Facebook IPO? Use the money to hire someone with a license.

Serious, there should still be quite a number of hungry licensed painters out there that price should still be fairly cheap.[/quote]

nina, you could just throw a piggington party, and invite a bunch of responsible pigs to bring paint brushes. That would exclude me though , because responsible and my name in the same sentence is a no no…[/quote]

well, since you were the responsible party for the extra cash, you can supervise the painting of the invisible walls.

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How did the school lose 50 students in 3 years? Essentially 1/8 of the student body disappeared within 3 years? We’re they busing kids in before, now they are not any more?

API is just another way to look at demographics. Somehow within the last 3 years the demographics changed. Either a bunch of apartments are now asigned to another school, or they stopped busing in kids, hats my best guess.

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