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I think you need to add another category.
People who have medium size mortgages and don’t mind of the price drops below what they paid because they are in the house for the long haul with full intention of paying off the mortgage and living in it till they’re hauled off to the nursing home or mortuary.

Our house is worth less than we paid (at least according to zillow.) But I don’t mind because we’re on track to have it paid off in 9 years and be mortgage free. It seemed ridiculous it was so expensive at the time. But I looked at the purchase as shelter/housing… not as an investment that could/would be cashed out. I think a more affordable/sustainable market is better for everyone. If 50% or more of household budgets are directed at housing, the non-housing portions of the economy suffer.

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I think you need to add another category.
People who have medium size mortgages and don’t mind of the price drops below what they paid because they are in the house for the long haul with full intention of paying off the mortgage and living in it till they’re hauled off to the nursing home or mortuary.

Our house is worth less than we paid (at least according to zillow.) But I don’t mind because we’re on track to have it paid off in 9 years and be mortgage free. It seemed ridiculous it was so expensive at the time. But I looked at the purchase as shelter/housing… not as an investment that could/would be cashed out. I think a more affordable/sustainable market is better for everyone. If 50% or more of household budgets are directed at housing, the non-housing portions of the economy suffer.

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I think you need to add another category.
People who have medium size mortgages and don’t mind of the price drops below what they paid because they are in the house for the long haul with full intention of paying off the mortgage and living in it till they’re hauled off to the nursing home or mortuary.

Our house is worth less than we paid (at least according to zillow.) But I don’t mind because we’re on track to have it paid off in 9 years and be mortgage free. It seemed ridiculous it was so expensive at the time. But I looked at the purchase as shelter/housing… not as an investment that could/would be cashed out. I think a more affordable/sustainable market is better for everyone. If 50% or more of household budgets are directed at housing, the non-housing portions of the economy suffer.

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[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

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[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

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[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=Clifford]LuckyInOC,

Thanks for replying. I have a question for you:

– You suggested installing the cabinets before putting in tiles. What’s wrong with putting tiles in first & installing the cabinets on top of the tiles ?[/quote]
You don’t want to install first because it’ll cost you more than it need to be. Since the cabinet need to be screw/nail to the ground, it would crack/break the tile underneath anyways. If you have expensive tile, hired someone to install your tile, and have a lot of cabinets, it would be quite a bit of wasted money.

Check out these guys for good quality at reasonable price: http://www.citycabinetcenter.com/%5B/quote%5D

Our cabinets aren’t screwed into the slab. We discussed back and forth whether to tile under the cabinets and decided to compromise… we tiled under the dishwasher- but the storage cabinets have just slab underneath.

Our cabinets are attached to the wall, but not the floor. Both for our house and for the granny flat we just built.

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#12 won’t work. I’m all talk and little action. I’ll be cowering in the corner being eaten by zombies.

Hopefully I’ll have had the foresight to build a series of concentric loops of concertina wire.

I’m no good at fight crime… Just making snide comments about it.

[UCGal]

#12 won’t work. I’m all talk and little action. I’ll be cowering in the corner being eaten by zombies.

Hopefully I’ll have had the foresight to build a series of concentric loops of concertina wire.

I’m no good at fight crime… Just making snide comments about it.

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#12 won’t work. I’m all talk and little action. I’ll be cowering in the corner being eaten by zombies.

Hopefully I’ll have had the foresight to build a series of concentric loops of concertina wire.

I’m no good at fight crime… Just making snide comments about it.

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#12 won’t work. I’m all talk and little action. I’ll be cowering in the corner being eaten by zombies.

Hopefully I’ll have had the foresight to build a series of concentric loops of concertina wire.

I’m no good at fight crime… Just making snide comments about it.

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#12 won’t work. I’m all talk and little action. I’ll be cowering in the corner being eaten by zombies.

Hopefully I’ll have had the foresight to build a series of concentric loops of concertina wire.

I’m no good at fight crime… Just making snide comments about it.

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I have a friend up in Alta Loma… It’s a nice community. I love the tile floors you did.

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I have a friend up in Alta Loma… It’s a nice community. I love the tile floors you did.

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