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svelteParticipantI’ve had double-paned windows replaced twice – once due to moisture, once to an errant baseball from a neighborhood kid.
I don’t recall them having to remove the frame, seems to me they replaced the panel in-situ but my memory could be faulty. It’s been over a decade ago.
I do remember they charged substantially more $$ for windows that had the white decorative bars between the panes, like you appear to have. The windows I had replaced had those also. 🙁
svelteParticipant[quote=ocrenter]http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/21/commission-backs-utilities-on-bills/
SDGE states the 4 tier system is “unfair” to the heavy users.
LOL!!! The real reason is based on the current tiered system it is an absolute no-brainer for anyone in tier 4 range to change over to solar. They are losing the battle over these heavy users who use to subsidize the masses. So suddenly they realize the 4 tiered system is unfair. Too funny![/quote]
Two things:
(1) Many folks installed only enough solar panels to cover tiers 3 and 4 under the assumption that the rate structure would remain similar – only with higher prices – over time. When SDGE switches to the 2 tier structure with only about 20% difference in price, they will have shifted costs lower in the rate structure and wreaked havoc with the plans of those who only covered tiers 3 and 4.
(2) Many folks are hanging back thinking they can postpone solar until just before the 30% fed tax credit goes away in Dec 2016. What they fail to take into account is that SDGE is going to stop offering yearly net metering to new installations when 5% of their service territory has solar, which will be way before Dec 2016. Yearly net metering is very important financially to homeowners.
Here is data that shows how close we are to reaching 5%:
http://www.sdge.com/clean-energy/net-energy-metering/overview-nem-cap
svelteParticipant…pondering whether you do air quotes when you talk to someone in person…
svelteParticipant[quote=kiki]I heard about the program not sure if it would apply if i decide to buy out the lease. I am guessing not as the investment for energy efficient has already been made :-(. I will still look more into it.[/quote]
Unclear who you are responding to, but if it was me then yes the HERO program is only for new solar installations.
It was unclear from your original post whether you were considering purchasing a home that had an existing solar lease, or whether you were considering leasing solar to install on your current home (and were worried about the sale repercussions down the road).
svelteParticipantIt really depends. I wouldn’t say absolutely no to a house with a solar lease, but it would definitely be something I looked into very very carefully before I agreed to it.
Also…do you know about the HERO program in San Diego county? You can buy – not lease – solar from any approved company and have the payments added to your tax bill. That avoids problems when selling the house later on…the tax bill goes with the house.
svelteParticipantOnly 70% of Americans call themselves Christian, down from 78% in 2007.
That…is an astounding drop!
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/living/pew-religion-study/index.html
svelteParticipantI have no desire to live in Carmel Valley. It’s another one of those places I just don’t understand.
svelteParticipantIf you want to start picking it down to the finer points, then you also have to factor in what that $110M would have earned elsewhere in 4 years…
He sure didn’t make any money, and it certainly looks like he lost money to me!
svelteParticipantNot to freak you out, but some insurance companies avoid insuring homes that have had prior claims, even with other owners and insurers. You may want to check with your preferred insurer. I wouldnt mention the prior claim(s) but instead get a quote just to see if they balk.
Besides what was mentioned by other posters, something that would cause me to seriously rethink the purchase would be aluminum wiring…usually only an issue in homes built 1969 to 1975
svelteParticipant[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=CA renter]
…I’ve known many Christians and atheists, and both groups have their good, bad, and neutral. I’ve seen no difference in the level of obnoxiousness where the extreme ones are concerned.[/quote]perhaps. but the obnoxious superior atheist is a relatively new phenomenon. the obnoxious and dangerous religious viewpoint is pretty old.
im wondering how tht came about. when i was a kid, i dont recall religious people being so in your face, so proseyletizing, so demanding of public presence. kind of lik e veterans, they were proud and in the background.
as religiions got pushier and more needy, maybe atheists repsonded with “back the hell off?’ Im talking about the last 40 years in the usa only….[/quote]
It has seemed that way to me too, scaredy.
I’ve attributed it to one of two reasons (have no idea if either is right):
– I’m getting older and less willing to have religious zealots inject themselves into my life so it feels to me like they’ve become more intense
– The internet has let groups of people with minority viewpoints to interact and use the power of forming a group get their viewpoint better heard. In this case, the atheists.
It is my opinion, btw, that the internet allows for more anonymous interaction (like right now, for example) so topics can be thoroughly discussed and analyzed in a freer fashion. In my opinion, this will accelerate the decline of religion. That statement, of course, is for people who don’t believe an all-knowing, omnipotent object and immaculate conception are really possible. 🙂
svelteParticipantIt could be the realtor did not present your offer, maybe because the seller’s realtor wanted his own buyer to make the purchase (so he could collect on both sides of the transaction).
This happened to my dad once. He made an offer, no response came back. Weeks later, he noticed the price was reduced to just above what he had offered. My dad called the seller directly at that point to see if he would take his offer now. The seller said “what offer?”. His realtor had never presented it to him.
This could be the case here too. Or maybe the buyer selected brought all cash and offered a quick close – could be the buyer had to have the $$ very very quickly.
svelteParticipant[quote=spdrun]Who says it is keeping going? Per the PPSF chart posted on here, prices per sf aren’t much different from last year. The real run-up was in 2013, and that’s past history.
https://www.mainstreet.com/article/brace-for-flood-of-foreclosures-when-boom-era-helocs-turn-10
http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-foreclosures-surge-20150212-story.html%5B/quote%5DWe’re not talking about LA here, we’re talking about San Diego…
[quote=spdrun]I see a lot of units sitting with price drops within 1-2 mi of where I own my rental. NOT a fast-moving market. Secondly, I was at a few well-priced open houses last week and there was virtually no traffic.[/quote]
So now, since you quoted LA stats above, are you now talking LA area, or SD? Because if it’s SD, you must live nowhere close to where I live.
[quote=svelte]Spoke with a realtor friend this weekend – he’s been closing one sale every 1 to 2 weeks. Yikes! He says it feels like a seller’s market as he has more buyers…Realtor said this week he is getting multiple offers right now too.[/quote]
Let’s see what the stats are telling us:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/16/dataquick-march-realestate-home-sales-mortgage/
“San Diego County’s housing market surged in March, seeing its biggest annual increase in sales in nearly two years.”
Wow. Sounds a lot like I was saying above…
“Last month, 3,467 real-estate transactions closed in the county, a 13.4 percent jump from March 2014, real estate tracker CoreLogic reported Thursday. It was the biggest annual increase in sales since they rose more than 19 percent from July 2012 to July 2013.”
Again, kinda matches what I’m saying not what you’re saying…
“CoreLogic analyst Andrew LePage said inventory still remains an issue holding back the housing market. In March, there were 6,101 active listings in the county, the San Diego Association of Realtors reports. That represents fewer than two months of supply, which bodes well for sellers.
LePage said as a general rule between three and six months of supply would render the market neutral, while any more would turn the tide in favor of buyers.”
Wow…now…who was it saying it’s a seller’s market, me or you?
“Housing demand has been stoked over the last year by job growth mainly, to some extent some income growth, and increased job security,” LePage said.
From February to March sales rose 35 percent in the county, while the median home sales price was up from $440,000.”
Again…points strongly in my direction…not a tanking market.
svelteParticipantGranted I haven’t looked consistently, but when I’ve looked for SFR rentals for myself and others, typically w/d and refrig are not included.
However, they are at times and can be used as an incentive to prospective renters.
If you already have’em, wouldn’t hurt to state they are available if need be in your ad. If you are considering buying them to put them in a rental, I’d probably not bother.
svelteParticipant[quote=duchess]
The recent incident regarding Fairbanks Ranch resident Jack Doshay has opened a lot of people’s eyes regarding what a pedophile looks like.[/quote]Let’s not forget one James Holmes, the Colorado movie theater shooter, who went to Westview High School in an upscale neighborhood right here in San Diego.
Another upstanding citizen from the right side of the tracks.
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