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Participant[quote=AN]BTW, what’s the crime rate in Santee? Isn’t there a correctional facility near there?[/quote]
Yeah but those are chick convicts… they don’t count. 😉
Participant[quote=AN]BTW, what’s the crime rate in Santee? Isn’t there a correctional facility near there?[/quote]
Yeah but those are chick convicts… they don’t count. 😉
ParticipantI’ve done several trips to the British isles – the problem is that pounds spend like dollars – even though they cost more. Something that is $10 US is 10 pounds. I haven’t been back to G.B. since 1999 because of this.
I’m hoping the Euro will continue to fall against the dollar. My husband has family in Italy and it’s been a few years since we’ve been there. I’d like to get my kids back over to Sicily to hang with their distant cousins.
ParticipantI’ve done several trips to the British isles – the problem is that pounds spend like dollars – even though they cost more. Something that is $10 US is 10 pounds. I haven’t been back to G.B. since 1999 because of this.
I’m hoping the Euro will continue to fall against the dollar. My husband has family in Italy and it’s been a few years since we’ve been there. I’d like to get my kids back over to Sicily to hang with their distant cousins.
ParticipantI’ve done several trips to the British isles – the problem is that pounds spend like dollars – even though they cost more. Something that is $10 US is 10 pounds. I haven’t been back to G.B. since 1999 because of this.
I’m hoping the Euro will continue to fall against the dollar. My husband has family in Italy and it’s been a few years since we’ve been there. I’d like to get my kids back over to Sicily to hang with their distant cousins.
ParticipantI’ve done several trips to the British isles – the problem is that pounds spend like dollars – even though they cost more. Something that is $10 US is 10 pounds. I haven’t been back to G.B. since 1999 because of this.
I’m hoping the Euro will continue to fall against the dollar. My husband has family in Italy and it’s been a few years since we’ve been there. I’d like to get my kids back over to Sicily to hang with their distant cousins.
ParticipantI’ve done several trips to the British isles – the problem is that pounds spend like dollars – even though they cost more. Something that is $10 US is 10 pounds. I haven’t been back to G.B. since 1999 because of this.
I’m hoping the Euro will continue to fall against the dollar. My husband has family in Italy and it’s been a few years since we’ve been there. I’d like to get my kids back over to Sicily to hang with their distant cousins.
ParticipantReading this thread is a good reminder to get my veggie seeds in the ground. You never know what the future holds.
ParticipantReading this thread is a good reminder to get my veggie seeds in the ground. You never know what the future holds.
ParticipantReading this thread is a good reminder to get my veggie seeds in the ground. You never know what the future holds.
ParticipantReading this thread is a good reminder to get my veggie seeds in the ground. You never know what the future holds.
ParticipantReading this thread is a good reminder to get my veggie seeds in the ground. You never know what the future holds.
March 2, 2010 at 8:48 AM in reply to: The Internet may not have had the impact we all thought it would on housing #519684ParticipantSome random thoughts here…
I think sdrealtor has a point – as GOOD properties get more visibility, the price is driven up. As mentioned, kind of an ebay effect. Properties that have issues might get a slight bump – since the good properties act as comps.
As a woman who has purchased 3 houses – and was actively looking, and didn’t buy in another time – I used a full service realtor for 3 of these four searches. And I drove those realtor nuts. The first two times were in 1990 in WA state, and 1993 in PA. I drove the realtors nuts because I had a strict budget (far less than I qualified for) and wanted to see LOTS of properties. I was looking at older houses so I’d head to the basement first – to see the panel box. If it was old fuse style – with lots of DIY wiring, I’d walk right out of the house. Not a typical single female purchaser.
By 2000 I was married, expecting, and looking for a bigger house. Again, I wanted to see EVERYTHING – driving my realtor nuts. At the time realtor.com was big – and I’d call my realtor with listings that she hadn’t heard about. We ended up moving back to CA rather than buying… but it was an 8 month looking process. If we’d found the “just right” house, we would have bought it and stayed there.
The most recent purchase, in 2003, was a family purchase – no realtors, just a title/escrow company. So it doesn’t count.
I agree that in married couples – women drive the purchase decisions. But not all women are swayed by petunias and granite counters… Some ARE capable of looking at infrastructure and maintenance issues.
March 2, 2010 at 8:48 AM in reply to: The Internet may not have had the impact we all thought it would on housing #519824ParticipantSome random thoughts here…
I think sdrealtor has a point – as GOOD properties get more visibility, the price is driven up. As mentioned, kind of an ebay effect. Properties that have issues might get a slight bump – since the good properties act as comps.
As a woman who has purchased 3 houses – and was actively looking, and didn’t buy in another time – I used a full service realtor for 3 of these four searches. And I drove those realtor nuts. The first two times were in 1990 in WA state, and 1993 in PA. I drove the realtors nuts because I had a strict budget (far less than I qualified for) and wanted to see LOTS of properties. I was looking at older houses so I’d head to the basement first – to see the panel box. If it was old fuse style – with lots of DIY wiring, I’d walk right out of the house. Not a typical single female purchaser.
By 2000 I was married, expecting, and looking for a bigger house. Again, I wanted to see EVERYTHING – driving my realtor nuts. At the time realtor.com was big – and I’d call my realtor with listings that she hadn’t heard about. We ended up moving back to CA rather than buying… but it was an 8 month looking process. If we’d found the “just right” house, we would have bought it and stayed there.
The most recent purchase, in 2003, was a family purchase – no realtors, just a title/escrow company. So it doesn’t count.
I agree that in married couples – women drive the purchase decisions. But not all women are swayed by petunias and granite counters… Some ARE capable of looking at infrastructure and maintenance issues.
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