[poorgradstudent]

It depends a little on the property. Sometimes an empty house can feel like a nice blank canvas, and it can also make smaller rooms feel bigger. We also saw plenty of open houses with tacky furniture and art that was a bit of a turn-off.

On the other hand, GOOD staging can help give a “dream house” feel, especially for a home where it may not be obvious how to use the space ideally.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=njtosd]What is the answer? Pay science and math teachers more to lure science-y types to teaching. Not sure whether the unions would permit that. But when you look at the fact that California’s big industries – agriculture, high tech, biotech and pharma all are dependent on a supply of people with math and science capabilities, something has to be done.[/quote]

Well, like those of you who work for QCOM and associated industries and like to complain about the number of foreign visas, the fact is right now we don’t really NEED more science grads for biotech and pharma. The current pipeline is fine, and it’s arguably not a growth industry.

It’s funny when we talk about STEM, we really mean “TE”, specially those with computer programming skills. There’s actually a glut of biologists, and we’re fine on chemists.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=no_such_reality][quote=poorgradstudent]My issue with that execution is step counting is a rather silly metric. Especially since the accounting of steps is minimally controversial, and arguably somewhat irrelevant.

As a TEACHING tool I can see the use. As an EVALUATION tool I don’t care for it.[/quote]

You’re still thinking of tests in the old format,me very kid gets the same piece of paper. That’s notnhownthe core computer test work, they’re dynamic and based on whether or not you’re getting concepts correct, it moves you one to more complex things. Get them wrong and it moves you towards simpler things.[/quote]

Sure, I’m familiar with how that works, as it was the system used when I took the (general) GRE, and possibly also the SAT, although that all sort of blends together.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=FlyerInHi]AN, I believe that the fiber in Mira Mesa belongs to ATT who laid it about a decade ago. Maybe they will lease it out.

BTW, what do you guys need super highspeed for?

For me, i feel like 15mpbs is plenty adequate, even for watching nexflix. But maybe you need multiple streams for the family.

I’m cheap and price sensitive so I wouldn’t pay much more for higher speed. But more competition is always good.[/quote]

I don’t care too much about speed, although I wouldn’t mind if my netflix could load a hair faster. Things can get bogged down if my wife is watching something and I’m online gaming.

Mostly I’m just worried that as more and more millenials cut the cord for cable TV and only use cable internet, the cable companies will try to make up their revenue by raising rates. I don’t like being in a position where one company can more or less change me whatever they want because I “need” their service and there’s no other decent option.

[poorgradstudent]

Thank god. I’m glad someone is finally competing with the cable monopolies.

[poorgradstudent]

My issue with that execution is step counting is a rather silly metric. Especially since the accounting of steps is minimally controversial, and arguably somewhat irrelevant.

As a TEACHING tool I can see the use. As an EVALUATION tool I don’t care for it.

[poorgradstudent]

Really interesting data dump there, especially as parents of a little one who are currently investigating school choices.

[poorgradstudent]

How hot is it?

It’s so hot, chickens are laying hard boiled eggs!

It’s so hot, even hipsters are shaving their beards and taking off their scarves!

It’s so hot, even the weather doesn’t want to be outside!

… I’ll be here all week, don’t forget to tip your waitress.

[poorgradstudent]

MI films have always been “just enjoy the ride and don’t think too hard about it” films. Their market is also the international market, even more than most Blockbusters these days. So a plot that doesn’t make coherant sense to US audiences doesn’t really matter.

As for the Golden Age of Prestige Television, although Game of Thrones is quite a phenomenon now, remember that two of the most popular shows are 2 and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory, both of which are pretty “stupid” shows.

NCIS is the highest rated drama, and it’s pretty dull.

[poorgradstudent]

The apartment complex we used to rent from in Mission Valley actually hasn’t gone up that much since we were there ~4 years ago. But there has been such a huge building boom there, maybe prices are a little deflated.

[poorgradstudent]

Well, I’m seeing signs the Summer boom is over and prices are flattening out in my home’s price range, simply because I’m seeing more notifications of price reductions in my inbox.

I guess the Fed action on interest rates in a couple weeks is really going to determine mortgage rates and impact the direction of the market.

[poorgradstudent]

I used to have an online savings account with Emigrant. I had no problems with them.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=mixxalot]My job is west coast based so any place west of the Rockies is possible. California is less expensive outside of the large metro areas.[/quote]

Oh yeah, if commute isn’t an issue there are plenty of highly afforable parts of California.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=paramount]And as mentioned by another pigg in the past, when the emotion of the bidding settles down and ‘cooler heads’ prevail – how many deals fall apart or never make it through escrow?

What happens when the house doesn’t appraise?[/quote]

For us it was 50% 🙂

First house had some major roof issues that came up in inspections and the seller wasn’t willing to credit us enough to make it worthwhile and we walked away. We closed on the second.

[poorgradstudent]

I haven’t sold, but a big part of your agent’s job is to facilitate the transaction. They need to be fully available during business hours to protential buyers in a way you as a person with a full time job can’t be.

They also should provide some good guidance on pricing, although ultimately the price is set by you the seller. I’ve been to enough open houses where once the person showing the home has figured out you’re not remotely interested they become pretty open about the fact the price is too high and will likely be dropping soon.

I do agree that sometimes traits that I find personally grating in social contacts actually make someone better at sales. I like associating with people who are laid back and mellow, but for a realtor you want a shark, someone who is hungry and eager to close the sale, and not afraid to get a little pushy and beligerant if paperwork isn’t being processed quickly enough.

By the second open house that’s a pretty strong sign the price is too high, at least in this market. As buyers if a house had been on the market for more than ~21 days we kind of just assumed a price drop was on the way.

There are clearly some houses that are tricky to sell for fair market value. Some homes are very unique. Saw one once that was a beautiful home at a great price… and everything had been customized for the previous owner who was below five feet tall. This meant all the kitchens and bathrooms were too small, especially for tall guys like me.

Anyways, it does sound like you went with a discount agent and got what you paid for. If you want to sell quick you do have to compromise on cost/price.

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