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It would probably be easy to explain an existing mortgage – it says owner occupied – and the definition of move up buyer is one who’s selling one house to get a bigger/better house.

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It would probably be easy to explain an existing mortgage – it says owner occupied – and the definition of move up buyer is one who’s selling one house to get a bigger/better house.

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It would probably be easy to explain an existing mortgage – it says owner occupied – and the definition of move up buyer is one who’s selling one house to get a bigger/better house.

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[quote=briansd1]The problem with rail in America is riders. We need to change urban planning first before rail is viable. In Europe, after WWII, people already lived in dense urban centers so when they built the rail networks, the customers were already eagerly awaiting.
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I disagree with this. In Atlanta, when they put in MARTA – development clustered around the ends. Gwinett county refused to have a MARTA line – preferring freeways. My coworkers were really annoyed by that. It made it much less convenient to get to the airport. When I was looking for rentals I specifically looked for proximity to a MARTA rail line.

I lived outside of Philly in Glenside, PA – town centers formed around train stops of SEPTA. These were very small towns, that changed and grew when the train went in. I had many neighbors that commuted daily to center city – family’s with ONE car, which stayed garaged. On a personal note – I enjoyed that I could roll a suitcase 2 blocks to the station – and take the train to the airport… VERY convenient.

People thought that the trolley would just be used for tourism. I’m old – I remember the debates and scoffing prior to it’s start in 1981… and I remember the SHOCK by the people who skoffed (and the planners) when it was used by commuters from day one – people from the southbay using it to get to downton jobs. No one expected full trains from the first day.

The coaster has decent ridership by commuters.

If the infrastructure is there – People use it.

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[quote=briansd1]The problem with rail in America is riders. We need to change urban planning first before rail is viable. In Europe, after WWII, people already lived in dense urban centers so when they built the rail networks, the customers were already eagerly awaiting.
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I disagree with this. In Atlanta, when they put in MARTA – development clustered around the ends. Gwinett county refused to have a MARTA line – preferring freeways. My coworkers were really annoyed by that. It made it much less convenient to get to the airport. When I was looking for rentals I specifically looked for proximity to a MARTA rail line.

I lived outside of Philly in Glenside, PA – town centers formed around train stops of SEPTA. These were very small towns, that changed and grew when the train went in. I had many neighbors that commuted daily to center city – family’s with ONE car, which stayed garaged. On a personal note – I enjoyed that I could roll a suitcase 2 blocks to the station – and take the train to the airport… VERY convenient.

People thought that the trolley would just be used for tourism. I’m old – I remember the debates and scoffing prior to it’s start in 1981… and I remember the SHOCK by the people who skoffed (and the planners) when it was used by commuters from day one – people from the southbay using it to get to downton jobs. No one expected full trains from the first day.

The coaster has decent ridership by commuters.

If the infrastructure is there – People use it.

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[quote=briansd1]The problem with rail in America is riders. We need to change urban planning first before rail is viable. In Europe, after WWII, people already lived in dense urban centers so when they built the rail networks, the customers were already eagerly awaiting.
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I disagree with this. In Atlanta, when they put in MARTA – development clustered around the ends. Gwinett county refused to have a MARTA line – preferring freeways. My coworkers were really annoyed by that. It made it much less convenient to get to the airport. When I was looking for rentals I specifically looked for proximity to a MARTA rail line.

I lived outside of Philly in Glenside, PA – town centers formed around train stops of SEPTA. These were very small towns, that changed and grew when the train went in. I had many neighbors that commuted daily to center city – family’s with ONE car, which stayed garaged. On a personal note – I enjoyed that I could roll a suitcase 2 blocks to the station – and take the train to the airport… VERY convenient.

People thought that the trolley would just be used for tourism. I’m old – I remember the debates and scoffing prior to it’s start in 1981… and I remember the SHOCK by the people who skoffed (and the planners) when it was used by commuters from day one – people from the southbay using it to get to downton jobs. No one expected full trains from the first day.

The coaster has decent ridership by commuters.

If the infrastructure is there – People use it.

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[quote=briansd1]The problem with rail in America is riders. We need to change urban planning first before rail is viable. In Europe, after WWII, people already lived in dense urban centers so when they built the rail networks, the customers were already eagerly awaiting.
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I disagree with this. In Atlanta, when they put in MARTA – development clustered around the ends. Gwinett county refused to have a MARTA line – preferring freeways. My coworkers were really annoyed by that. It made it much less convenient to get to the airport. When I was looking for rentals I specifically looked for proximity to a MARTA rail line.

I lived outside of Philly in Glenside, PA – town centers formed around train stops of SEPTA. These were very small towns, that changed and grew when the train went in. I had many neighbors that commuted daily to center city – family’s with ONE car, which stayed garaged. On a personal note – I enjoyed that I could roll a suitcase 2 blocks to the station – and take the train to the airport… VERY convenient.

People thought that the trolley would just be used for tourism. I’m old – I remember the debates and scoffing prior to it’s start in 1981… and I remember the SHOCK by the people who skoffed (and the planners) when it was used by commuters from day one – people from the southbay using it to get to downton jobs. No one expected full trains from the first day.

The coaster has decent ridership by commuters.

If the infrastructure is there – People use it.

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[quote=briansd1]The problem with rail in America is riders. We need to change urban planning first before rail is viable. In Europe, after WWII, people already lived in dense urban centers so when they built the rail networks, the customers were already eagerly awaiting.
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I disagree with this. In Atlanta, when they put in MARTA – development clustered around the ends. Gwinett county refused to have a MARTA line – preferring freeways. My coworkers were really annoyed by that. It made it much less convenient to get to the airport. When I was looking for rentals I specifically looked for proximity to a MARTA rail line.

I lived outside of Philly in Glenside, PA – town centers formed around train stops of SEPTA. These were very small towns, that changed and grew when the train went in. I had many neighbors that commuted daily to center city – family’s with ONE car, which stayed garaged. On a personal note – I enjoyed that I could roll a suitcase 2 blocks to the station – and take the train to the airport… VERY convenient.

People thought that the trolley would just be used for tourism. I’m old – I remember the debates and scoffing prior to it’s start in 1981… and I remember the SHOCK by the people who skoffed (and the planners) when it was used by commuters from day one – people from the southbay using it to get to downton jobs. No one expected full trains from the first day.

The coaster has decent ridership by commuters.

If the infrastructure is there – People use it.

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It could also be managed at the realtor level. The article links to the homepath website – which is where the Fannie/Fredie owned homes are listed.

Fannie hires a realtor – the realtor is the gatekeeper for offers… so it sounds like it’s directives to the realtor to only submit offers for people who are going to owner occupy.

People can lie… But they can lie to brokers, also.

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It could also be managed at the realtor level. The article links to the homepath website – which is where the Fannie/Fredie owned homes are listed.

Fannie hires a realtor – the realtor is the gatekeeper for offers… so it sounds like it’s directives to the realtor to only submit offers for people who are going to owner occupy.

People can lie… But they can lie to brokers, also.

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It could also be managed at the realtor level. The article links to the homepath website – which is where the Fannie/Fredie owned homes are listed.

Fannie hires a realtor – the realtor is the gatekeeper for offers… so it sounds like it’s directives to the realtor to only submit offers for people who are going to owner occupy.

People can lie… But they can lie to brokers, also.

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It could also be managed at the realtor level. The article links to the homepath website – which is where the Fannie/Fredie owned homes are listed.

Fannie hires a realtor – the realtor is the gatekeeper for offers… so it sounds like it’s directives to the realtor to only submit offers for people who are going to owner occupy.

People can lie… But they can lie to brokers, also.

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It could also be managed at the realtor level. The article links to the homepath website – which is where the Fannie/Fredie owned homes are listed.

Fannie hires a realtor – the realtor is the gatekeeper for offers… so it sounds like it’s directives to the realtor to only submit offers for people who are going to owner occupy.

People can lie… But they can lie to brokers, also.

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[quote=XBoxBoy]Ahh yes, yurts.

For those of you who might be interested in staying in a yurt I highly recommend Treebones Resort in Big Sur. A yurt with an ocean view. Really nice place, a great romantic getaway.

http://www.treebonesresort.com/%5B/quote%5D

You can also stay at Oregon state parks and rent a Yurt. I almost did that several years ago. But our road trip was in early spring and I worried it would be too cold.

http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/rustic.shtml#RUSTIC_YURTS

Since then they’ve upgraded to “deluxe” yurts.
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/deluxe.shtml
(scroll down to see the yurt.)

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[quote=XBoxBoy]Ahh yes, yurts.

For those of you who might be interested in staying in a yurt I highly recommend Treebones Resort in Big Sur. A yurt with an ocean view. Really nice place, a great romantic getaway.

http://www.treebonesresort.com/%5B/quote%5D

You can also stay at Oregon state parks and rent a Yurt. I almost did that several years ago. But our road trip was in early spring and I worried it would be too cold.

http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/rustic.shtml#RUSTIC_YURTS

Since then they’ve upgraded to “deluxe” yurts.
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/deluxe.shtml
(scroll down to see the yurt.)

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