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I think this is a helpful comp

http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-4BE56F4F-17161_Alva_Rd_2214_San_Diego_CA_92127

We know that area because we owned basically an identical condo to that linked above, and we dumped it at peak pricing. I’ve been watching condos pricing in that area now for over five years, because we’re looking to buy back again at the bottom to pick up a rental unit.

That’s a 1243 sqr ft 3BR/3BTH unit, sold recently for $240,000. So you have those Summmit condos falling BELOW the $200 per sq ft level.

So personally I would NOT buy the condo you mentioned for $225K, because you are at $211 PPSF.

Yes, I acknowledge that condo comp sits in the much older summit complex that is five minutes walk away.

Yet we lived in that area and we felt the older Summit properties were comparable to those newer 4S Ranch condos. In fact, some of the big Summit condos (such as unit 2214) sit right next to the mountain with nice views, and good morning sun exposure. Some are on the 2nd floor with vaulted ceilings. I would rather buy there than buy in a newer condo in 4S Ranch that has worse views, but is priced 20% higher.

Now the other alternative spin (which could be right) is that possibly the Summit Complex condos dropped this low because buyers consider the 4S Ranch to be more desirable and Summit pricing suffered as a result. You should ask a Realtor about that.

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I think this is a helpful comp

http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-4BE56F4F-17161_Alva_Rd_2214_San_Diego_CA_92127

We know that area because we owned basically an identical condo to that linked above, and we dumped it at peak pricing. I’ve been watching condos pricing in that area now for over five years, because we’re looking to buy back again at the bottom to pick up a rental unit.

That’s a 1243 sqr ft 3BR/3BTH unit, sold recently for $240,000. So you have those Summmit condos falling BELOW the $200 per sq ft level.

So personally I would NOT buy the condo you mentioned for $225K, because you are at $211 PPSF.

Yes, I acknowledge that condo comp sits in the much older summit complex that is five minutes walk away.

Yet we lived in that area and we felt the older Summit properties were comparable to those newer 4S Ranch condos. In fact, some of the big Summit condos (such as unit 2214) sit right next to the mountain with nice views, and good morning sun exposure. Some are on the 2nd floor with vaulted ceilings. I would rather buy there than buy in a newer condo in 4S Ranch that has worse views, but is priced 20% higher.

Now the other alternative spin (which could be right) is that possibly the Summit Complex condos dropped this low because buyers consider the 4S Ranch to be more desirable and Summit pricing suffered as a result. You should ask a Realtor about that.

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I think this is a helpful comp

http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-4BE56F4F-17161_Alva_Rd_2214_San_Diego_CA_92127

We know that area because we owned basically an identical condo to that linked above, and we dumped it at peak pricing. I’ve been watching condos pricing in that area now for over five years, because we’re looking to buy back again at the bottom to pick up a rental unit.

That’s a 1243 sqr ft 3BR/3BTH unit, sold recently for $240,000. So you have those Summmit condos falling BELOW the $200 per sq ft level.

So personally I would NOT buy the condo you mentioned for $225K, because you are at $211 PPSF.

Yes, I acknowledge that condo comp sits in the much older summit complex that is five minutes walk away.

Yet we lived in that area and we felt the older Summit properties were comparable to those newer 4S Ranch condos. In fact, some of the big Summit condos (such as unit 2214) sit right next to the mountain with nice views, and good morning sun exposure. Some are on the 2nd floor with vaulted ceilings. I would rather buy there than buy in a newer condo in 4S Ranch that has worse views, but is priced 20% higher.

Now the other alternative spin (which could be right) is that possibly the Summit Complex condos dropped this low because buyers consider the 4S Ranch to be more desirable and Summit pricing suffered as a result. You should ask a Realtor about that.

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I remember living in Minnesota in the 80’s, when the places that Minnesotans knew as “Sound of Music” stores morphed into huge “Best Buy” stores.

And us Minnesota techno geeks thought those big cool looking “Best Buy” stores were just “neato”

Fast-forward to now: I haven’t entered a Best Buy store in at least FIVE years. And most everyone I know has the same story for why they also stopped going to BB: there is some curse (or whatever) that causes most Best Buy purchased products to crap out within months of purchase.

Everyone eventually seems to notice this mysterious aliment that strikes EVERYTHING purchased from Best Buy: the crap just stops working WAY before its time.

I’ve been in social gatherings where someone spontaneously asks, “Hey, what the hell is with all my stuff from Best Buy seems to crap out within six months?”

And suddenly the entire roomful of people is chattering and realizing they have ALL had that same experience with stuff bought from Best Buy.

And then the debates, and rumors start. Everyone tries to explain this weird mystery.

Some people claim they have friends who are buyers inside Best Buy and told them the store bottom feeds and buys up (at very low cost) large shipments of inferior product models that OEM’s are dumping because of high field return rates associated with those models.

Who knows?

All I know is that something is UP with crap bought from Best Buy, because I sat down one night years ago and listed EVERY product (like a hundred) I bought from Best Buy. Then I listed how long each lasted before crapping out. NOT A SINGLE one was still working, and most had crapped out within six months of purchase!

That was it. I stopped going to Best Buy.

Oh, and need I mention that EVERYONE that has ever been foolish enough to pay extra for a Best Buy “maintenance agreement” has always regretted it, when the product crapped out and they tried to get Best Buy to fix it. Best Buy always has some fine print excuse from the “maintenance agreement” that they use to avoid fixing the crap they sold you that broke.

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I remember living in Minnesota in the 80’s, when the places that Minnesotans knew as “Sound of Music” stores morphed into huge “Best Buy” stores.

And us Minnesota techno geeks thought those big cool looking “Best Buy” stores were just “neato”

Fast-forward to now: I haven’t entered a Best Buy store in at least FIVE years. And most everyone I know has the same story for why they also stopped going to BB: there is some curse (or whatever) that causes most Best Buy purchased products to crap out within months of purchase.

Everyone eventually seems to notice this mysterious aliment that strikes EVERYTHING purchased from Best Buy: the crap just stops working WAY before its time.

I’ve been in social gatherings where someone spontaneously asks, “Hey, what the hell is with all my stuff from Best Buy seems to crap out within six months?”

And suddenly the entire roomful of people is chattering and realizing they have ALL had that same experience with stuff bought from Best Buy.

And then the debates, and rumors start. Everyone tries to explain this weird mystery.

Some people claim they have friends who are buyers inside Best Buy and told them the store bottom feeds and buys up (at very low cost) large shipments of inferior product models that OEM’s are dumping because of high field return rates associated with those models.

Who knows?

All I know is that something is UP with crap bought from Best Buy, because I sat down one night years ago and listed EVERY product (like a hundred) I bought from Best Buy. Then I listed how long each lasted before crapping out. NOT A SINGLE one was still working, and most had crapped out within six months of purchase!

That was it. I stopped going to Best Buy.

Oh, and need I mention that EVERYONE that has ever been foolish enough to pay extra for a Best Buy “maintenance agreement” has always regretted it, when the product crapped out and they tried to get Best Buy to fix it. Best Buy always has some fine print excuse from the “maintenance agreement” that they use to avoid fixing the crap they sold you that broke.

[stockstradr]

I remember living in Minnesota in the 80’s, when the places that Minnesotans knew as “Sound of Music” stores morphed into huge “Best Buy” stores.

And us Minnesota techno geeks thought those big cool looking “Best Buy” stores were just “neato”

Fast-forward to now: I haven’t entered a Best Buy store in at least FIVE years. And most everyone I know has the same story for why they also stopped going to BB: there is some curse (or whatever) that causes most Best Buy purchased products to crap out within months of purchase.

Everyone eventually seems to notice this mysterious aliment that strikes EVERYTHING purchased from Best Buy: the crap just stops working WAY before its time.

I’ve been in social gatherings where someone spontaneously asks, “Hey, what the hell is with all my stuff from Best Buy seems to crap out within six months?”

And suddenly the entire roomful of people is chattering and realizing they have ALL had that same experience with stuff bought from Best Buy.

And then the debates, and rumors start. Everyone tries to explain this weird mystery.

Some people claim they have friends who are buyers inside Best Buy and told them the store bottom feeds and buys up (at very low cost) large shipments of inferior product models that OEM’s are dumping because of high field return rates associated with those models.

Who knows?

All I know is that something is UP with crap bought from Best Buy, because I sat down one night years ago and listed EVERY product (like a hundred) I bought from Best Buy. Then I listed how long each lasted before crapping out. NOT A SINGLE one was still working, and most had crapped out within six months of purchase!

That was it. I stopped going to Best Buy.

Oh, and need I mention that EVERYONE that has ever been foolish enough to pay extra for a Best Buy “maintenance agreement” has always regretted it, when the product crapped out and they tried to get Best Buy to fix it. Best Buy always has some fine print excuse from the “maintenance agreement” that they use to avoid fixing the crap they sold you that broke.

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I remember living in Minnesota in the 80’s, when the places that Minnesotans knew as “Sound of Music” stores morphed into huge “Best Buy” stores.

And us Minnesota techno geeks thought those big cool looking “Best Buy” stores were just “neato”

Fast-forward to now: I haven’t entered a Best Buy store in at least FIVE years. And most everyone I know has the same story for why they also stopped going to BB: there is some curse (or whatever) that causes most Best Buy purchased products to crap out within months of purchase.

Everyone eventually seems to notice this mysterious aliment that strikes EVERYTHING purchased from Best Buy: the crap just stops working WAY before its time.

I’ve been in social gatherings where someone spontaneously asks, “Hey, what the hell is with all my stuff from Best Buy seems to crap out within six months?”

And suddenly the entire roomful of people is chattering and realizing they have ALL had that same experience with stuff bought from Best Buy.

And then the debates, and rumors start. Everyone tries to explain this weird mystery.

Some people claim they have friends who are buyers inside Best Buy and told them the store bottom feeds and buys up (at very low cost) large shipments of inferior product models that OEM’s are dumping because of high field return rates associated with those models.

Who knows?

All I know is that something is UP with crap bought from Best Buy, because I sat down one night years ago and listed EVERY product (like a hundred) I bought from Best Buy. Then I listed how long each lasted before crapping out. NOT A SINGLE one was still working, and most had crapped out within six months of purchase!

That was it. I stopped going to Best Buy.

Oh, and need I mention that EVERYONE that has ever been foolish enough to pay extra for a Best Buy “maintenance agreement” has always regretted it, when the product crapped out and they tried to get Best Buy to fix it. Best Buy always has some fine print excuse from the “maintenance agreement” that they use to avoid fixing the crap they sold you that broke.

[stockstradr]

I remember living in Minnesota in the 80’s, when the places that Minnesotans knew as “Sound of Music” stores morphed into huge “Best Buy” stores.

And us Minnesota techno geeks thought those big cool looking “Best Buy” stores were just “neato”

Fast-forward to now: I haven’t entered a Best Buy store in at least FIVE years. And most everyone I know has the same story for why they also stopped going to BB: there is some curse (or whatever) that causes most Best Buy purchased products to crap out within months of purchase.

Everyone eventually seems to notice this mysterious aliment that strikes EVERYTHING purchased from Best Buy: the crap just stops working WAY before its time.

I’ve been in social gatherings where someone spontaneously asks, “Hey, what the hell is with all my stuff from Best Buy seems to crap out within six months?”

And suddenly the entire roomful of people is chattering and realizing they have ALL had that same experience with stuff bought from Best Buy.

And then the debates, and rumors start. Everyone tries to explain this weird mystery.

Some people claim they have friends who are buyers inside Best Buy and told them the store bottom feeds and buys up (at very low cost) large shipments of inferior product models that OEM’s are dumping because of high field return rates associated with those models.

Who knows?

All I know is that something is UP with crap bought from Best Buy, because I sat down one night years ago and listed EVERY product (like a hundred) I bought from Best Buy. Then I listed how long each lasted before crapping out. NOT A SINGLE one was still working, and most had crapped out within six months of purchase!

That was it. I stopped going to Best Buy.

Oh, and need I mention that EVERYONE that has ever been foolish enough to pay extra for a Best Buy “maintenance agreement” has always regretted it, when the product crapped out and they tried to get Best Buy to fix it. Best Buy always has some fine print excuse from the “maintenance agreement” that they use to avoid fixing the crap they sold you that broke.

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I cannot believe this thread is still alive…but since it is, I’ll offer this recommendation on a great gift for men who seem to have everything, or are in any case difficult to buy presents for:

The RC helicopters have become very popular as a gift, and the best-reviewed low cost RC Helicopter is this one:

New Syma 3 Channel S107

Just look at the Amazon.com reviews log for that product. Yes, that’s over SIX HUNDRED reviews averaging 5+ stars.

You just cannot lose giving that to a male in any age from 12 yrs to 90 yrs old. This gift is always a winner.

Women seeking gifts for difficult to buy for men in their lives should pay particular attention to this. Women often have a hard time seeing this as a gift for an older guy. Woman often do not understand how 40 or 50 or 70 year-old men just love a toy helicopter. To those women, I say “trust me” and just get this for whatever guy in your lift has a birthday or whatever occasion.

My father-in-law is 67. He’s very difficult to buy Christmas /birthday presents for.

He LOVES this helicopter. He’s had so much fun flying that thing around. Brought a big smile to his face.

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I cannot believe this thread is still alive…but since it is, I’ll offer this recommendation on a great gift for men who seem to have everything, or are in any case difficult to buy presents for:

The RC helicopters have become very popular as a gift, and the best-reviewed low cost RC Helicopter is this one:

New Syma 3 Channel S107

Just look at the Amazon.com reviews log for that product. Yes, that’s over SIX HUNDRED reviews averaging 5+ stars.

You just cannot lose giving that to a male in any age from 12 yrs to 90 yrs old. This gift is always a winner.

Women seeking gifts for difficult to buy for men in their lives should pay particular attention to this. Women often have a hard time seeing this as a gift for an older guy. Woman often do not understand how 40 or 50 or 70 year-old men just love a toy helicopter. To those women, I say “trust me” and just get this for whatever guy in your lift has a birthday or whatever occasion.

My father-in-law is 67. He’s very difficult to buy Christmas /birthday presents for.

He LOVES this helicopter. He’s had so much fun flying that thing around. Brought a big smile to his face.

[stockstradr]

I cannot believe this thread is still alive…but since it is, I’ll offer this recommendation on a great gift for men who seem to have everything, or are in any case difficult to buy presents for:

The RC helicopters have become very popular as a gift, and the best-reviewed low cost RC Helicopter is this one:

New Syma 3 Channel S107

Just look at the Amazon.com reviews log for that product. Yes, that’s over SIX HUNDRED reviews averaging 5+ stars.

You just cannot lose giving that to a male in any age from 12 yrs to 90 yrs old. This gift is always a winner.

Women seeking gifts for difficult to buy for men in their lives should pay particular attention to this. Women often have a hard time seeing this as a gift for an older guy. Woman often do not understand how 40 or 50 or 70 year-old men just love a toy helicopter. To those women, I say “trust me” and just get this for whatever guy in your lift has a birthday or whatever occasion.

My father-in-law is 67. He’s very difficult to buy Christmas /birthday presents for.

He LOVES this helicopter. He’s had so much fun flying that thing around. Brought a big smile to his face.

[stockstradr]

I cannot believe this thread is still alive…but since it is, I’ll offer this recommendation on a great gift for men who seem to have everything, or are in any case difficult to buy presents for:

The RC helicopters have become very popular as a gift, and the best-reviewed low cost RC Helicopter is this one:

New Syma 3 Channel S107

Just look at the Amazon.com reviews log for that product. Yes, that’s over SIX HUNDRED reviews averaging 5+ stars.

You just cannot lose giving that to a male in any age from 12 yrs to 90 yrs old. This gift is always a winner.

Women seeking gifts for difficult to buy for men in their lives should pay particular attention to this. Women often have a hard time seeing this as a gift for an older guy. Woman often do not understand how 40 or 50 or 70 year-old men just love a toy helicopter. To those women, I say “trust me” and just get this for whatever guy in your lift has a birthday or whatever occasion.

My father-in-law is 67. He’s very difficult to buy Christmas /birthday presents for.

He LOVES this helicopter. He’s had so much fun flying that thing around. Brought a big smile to his face.

[stockstradr]

I cannot believe this thread is still alive…but since it is, I’ll offer this recommendation on a great gift for men who seem to have everything, or are in any case difficult to buy presents for:

The RC helicopters have become very popular as a gift, and the best-reviewed low cost RC Helicopter is this one:

New Syma 3 Channel S107

Just look at the Amazon.com reviews log for that product. Yes, that’s over SIX HUNDRED reviews averaging 5+ stars.

You just cannot lose giving that to a male in any age from 12 yrs to 90 yrs old. This gift is always a winner.

Women seeking gifts for difficult to buy for men in their lives should pay particular attention to this. Women often have a hard time seeing this as a gift for an older guy. Woman often do not understand how 40 or 50 or 70 year-old men just love a toy helicopter. To those women, I say “trust me” and just get this for whatever guy in your lift has a birthday or whatever occasion.

My father-in-law is 67. He’s very difficult to buy Christmas /birthday presents for.

He LOVES this helicopter. He’s had so much fun flying that thing around. Brought a big smile to his face.

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“pri_dk” writes :

Not much finesse in this troll.

As for me, I vote that as the perfect response to the header entry that started this lame thread.

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“pri_dk” writes :

Not much finesse in this troll.

As for me, I vote that as the perfect response to the header entry that started this lame thread.

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