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ParticipantFor the top, I like this stuff they sell at home depot – I think it is called Sun Tuff.
It is a corrugated polycarbonate material so it keeps the rain off, but they have clear, opaque and dark colors so you can have a covered patio that lets as much light through as you like with 100% UV blockage.
If you have white window trim, the white opaque is quite nice and will match your house.
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ParticipantFor the top, I like this stuff they sell at home depot – I think it is called Sun Tuff.
It is a corrugated polycarbonate material so it keeps the rain off, but they have clear, opaque and dark colors so you can have a covered patio that lets as much light through as you like with 100% UV blockage.
If you have white window trim, the white opaque is quite nice and will match your house.
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October 16, 2007 at 2:10 PM in reply to: Feng Shui, is it important for you when buying a house? #89441ParticipantIn God we Trust. Everyone else bring data.
Those in the “Feng Shui” camp bring no data.
October 16, 2007 at 2:10 PM in reply to: Feng Shui, is it important for you when buying a house? #89451ParticipantIn God we Trust. Everyone else bring data.
Those in the “Feng Shui” camp bring no data.
ParticipantJust an FYI, in case you missed it. A related chart from the Professor:
ParticipantEvery time I see this graph, I can’t help but think that the 1997 change in capital gains taxes on proceeds from selling a primary residence didn’t have some kind of permanent affect on housing prices.
Of course, that tax law change doesn’t account for all of the gains you see here, but it is something to keep in mind.
Other than that, this graph is more diconcernting than comforting.
September 12, 2007 at 9:43 AM in reply to: August numbers out. No impact of the credit crunch in San Diego… #84262ParticipantAt the very start of a credit crunch, often times there is a run on loans. People feel it is now or never, so there can actually be a little spike in sales just before the crunch takes full effect.
September 10, 2007 at 11:55 PM in reply to: OT: Can anyone recommend a Audi/VW mechanic/specialist (except the stealerships) #84132ParticipantMikes Foreign Auto. Not sure if he does Audi or if he is all VW. If not, he may know someone.
Used to be on Adams but moved a while back.
Should be able to find him using Yahoo/Google/Yellow Pages.He is neither cheap nor expensive. A good, basic mechanic with an amazing ability to diagnose things by the way the car sounds when you drive up to the shop.
ParticipantI seriously doubt canyon homes in Clairemont will reach 400K. Livable canyon homes were not easy to find even at 650K during the crazy time in 2004.
That’s a 40% reduction on nice homes in a decent, central location. I don’t think it’ll happen. I think your 20% range is a better guess and you’ll look to spend $525 to $600K for larger canyon lots.
I continue to be surprised at the stickiness of Mt. Street homes.
I saw a foreclosed home sell, get fixed up, and go back on the market last month. The flippers still haven’t left Clairemont.
September 7, 2007 at 4:05 PM in reply to: San Diego Inventories flat year over year . . . other southwest/Calif. markets all higher. Why? Is SD near a bottom? #83795Participantschizo – I have told you twice now to stop looking at raw inventory numbers and start looking at months of inventory, yet here is another post and a third time I must say so.
You can now add to that several others telling you the same thing.
Regarding the months-of-inventory plot that was posted – thanks. Maybe that will help the message sink in. A word is worth a millipicture.
ParticipantI personally like the lack of “culture” as defined by those who perceive themselves to be intellectuals. I don’t miss the intellectual snobbery that can be found in cities like San Francisco and New York.
If you ignore the albeit fairly large cosmetic surgery / wanna-drive-a-hummer crowd, people in San Diego are fairly down-to-earth. Fabulously wealthy people hang out at the beach and play volleyball with everyone else. Screw the art museum. It’s inside and not all that interesting to me.
I think San Diego is great for people under 25 and over 35, but see how it may not be that interesting for those in-between.
TWO GREAT PLACES:
With that said – anyone who has any kind of inner child should check out the model train museum in Balboa Park. It’s amazing what old guys can do when they add bit-by-bit to a model railroad for 25 years or so.Nobody mentioned one of the best restaurants in the country – Kemosabe in Hillcrest.
I’ll take Adobada tacos at Tacos Al Gordo – a TJ taco shop that moved north to H street in Chula Vista – over Foie Gras any day.
Weekend camping at the county parks is nice, too.
I’ll echo earlier comments about the boating opportunities here, too. Sailing, kayaking, etc.
San Diego is a $100 southwest flight away from Vegas, San Francisco, Phoenix.
Participantdrunkle –
There’s some decent jambalaya at a little place on Midway, across from one of the half-naked girl places.
Good call on Mandarin House, too.
ParticipantAfter Japan’s housing market crash, housing prices remained flat for 13 years, and counting. I’m sure there are differences in the economic situations, but a 2010 recovery is far from certain.
ParticipantThat’s a cool book. My dad bought it for me just before I went to grad school (long ago). Amazingly, I met one of the guys who had left Solomon Brothers to come to school. He was one of the guys who sat in “the back of the class” that the author told about. He was a real character.
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