[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Horrible argument UR. I’m talking the annual household income. You know as well as anyone its impossible to value what we do passed on a single thing. Its a body of work for which we are compensated. Again these arent high l;evel employees. Most defintely not a police supervisor. They make earnings that put them in the top 1 or 2 % of households in this country. That is guaranteed and their jobs are recession proof. They dont worry about layoffs and they will retire young with a pension income that most likely will exceed 200K. If you dont see that as unsustainable, well thats your problem.

These are not my clients and I am not chuckling about it. I am bringing a data point to a situation that in your words is pretty fucked up. At least I add value here. As far as I can tell you add zombies and sharks. Poorly I might add.[/quote]

They are potential clients (your words for them).
They shared confidential info with you.
You are using that info to make a point about how unfairly overcompensated they are in a real estate blog.
That is seriously fucked up.
I am unclear how this adds value.
Some public employees are overcompensated.
No argument there.
There is ample evidence in the world to assert that point without outing confidential info for salacious effect.
Is your broker aware you are doing this?

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Cmon UR you know how ridiculous that is. We dont get pensions or any benefits. If we dont make it happen we could work 168 hours a week and not make a penny.

These are both regular employees not particularly high level ones. They dont work massive overtime like some have suggested. They are just regular folks taking home money that 99% of this country only dreams of. And when they retire at a nice young age they will collect pensions for likely 20 to 40 years of close to 200K a year. Do you have that to look forward to?[/quote]

No. We get paid sometimes very far above market for our labor. Sometimes nothing.
A while back I closed a deal that netted me over $6000 per hour worked.
This morning I am drafting a letter for a former client about a short sale I was underpaid on 2 years ago (for no pay).
The question you asked was about income and not bennies.
There is a valid argument to be made that some public employees are overpaid.
However, just laughing that somebody working in healthcare and another in PS (I am guessing a police supervisor)make a lot is shallow and dumb beyond words.
It is also a departure from the usually high level of discourse you display (though you have been doing that a lot lately).

It also makes me glad I am not your client.
I would hate to have an agent I interviewed chuckling online about my livelihood.
That’s pretty fucked up.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]We are going to have a contest and the winner gets a decent bottle of wine. I just got back from a potential clients and saw their year end paystubs for last year. I did not list the property because it didnt fit what I thought I could do. Its a dual income household. Both work in the public sector. One in health care and the other in public safety. Lets see who can guess the 2011 gross earnings for the household not including any benefits paid for by their employer.

Have at it and dont be afraid of going over.

Contest runs through Monday.[/quote]

Well shit dave.

Might as well ask the same question of you and me.
Considering that we both work in real estate and that market is fully subsidized by a socialist/public debt market.

The only reason we have super cheap mortgage rates is because those bonds are bought by taxpayers with a gov’t guarantee.

In other words, we agents are on the dole. Taxes are what pays for things like houses in north county and bottles of nice wine.

So, sit poolside and sip some Consilience or Fess Parker and tell me how much we taxpayers are getting screwed.

Actually, make that a Cinnabar rustic primitivo.

I like my hypocrisy with an dryish tannin-oak bite.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdduuuude]You’d think for a $990K house, they could do a little better with the photos. I think they were taken with a polaroid and scanned, then touched up with that oh-so-special soft white frame.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3652-Windswept-Ter-92130/home/4459555%5B/quote%5D
I want this effect for all of my photos.

[urbanrealtor]

The questions I have is this:
If a shark became a zombie, would you ever really know?

Or would it just seem the same with a slightly different skin tone?

[urbanrealtor]

By swearing allegiance to the sith.
And getting a dre license.
And getting certified past the nmls.
And a few other hoops.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Small complexes in urban core south of the 8 usually built in 80’s. There are usually a few owner occupants in each that effectively act like unpaid on site property managers. I prefer smaller complexes as they keep close eye on maintenance and fees stay low? Flipside is tough to finance as they dont maintain enough reserves. Not where many of us would choose to live but drive down the 8 and count the jobs in all those buildings, malls, colleges, stadiums etc. everyone’s gotta live somewhere.[/quote]

Considering the state of finance right now, I would go with a medium to large complex (over 20 units).
If they can be financed, then there is a greater upside potential (people will pay more if they can borrow more) and active HOA’s tend to keep complexes more desirable for tenants. I pull a lot more rent from larger and professionally run places that I manage.
Also, these places will be far more likely to see a price increase.
The caveat that sdr obliquely refers to (high HOA fees) are a concern. However, a savvy owner can mitigate that through research and advocacy.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Yes you can find lower down properties. I was referring to the best deals I see which require cash. 2BR/2BA condos with garages for 120K or less with HOA fees of 150/month or less that should rent for 1200 to 1400/month. Cash on cash returns of 10% or better plus upside in the future based upon inflationary rising rents not pure speculation.[/quote]

North Park
3030 Suncrest Drive
92116
Just getting FHA approval so the prices are expected to rise.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=markmax33]He is the most rational person with the best ideas I have ever seen.[/quote]

Markmax: He may well be. You, on the other hand? Yeah, not so much.

It was a joke, dude. A joke. Lighten up. He’s a freakin’ politician, fer cripe’s sake, not Jesus.[/quote]
Dude, I don’t think he can tell the difference.
He wants some cultural revolution over Ron Paul.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=jimklinge]Many agents are not comfortable with dual agency, or their brokerage discourages or prohibits it.

If you are willing to pay a higher commission, then hire SD Realtor to represent you and have him put it on the open market so every buyer has a crack at it – which also instills maximum urgency, causing the in-love buyers to overpay.

I think this is a fact – if one couple loves it, others will too.[/quote]

Somehow I accidentally un-ignored Jim (kidding Jim, I actually have a small shrine to you in my office).
But he is right.
Get some input from some agents and either take this offer or list the damn thing.
Most likely, if you got an offer for this with no MLS exposure, other people will offer also (and maybe for more.

[urbanrealtor]

Makes me think of this.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: You mention the Jews and then show a demotivational poster exhorting one to eat BACON.

What’s up with that?[/quote]

Most Jews I know (or am related to) would gleefully eat their weight in bacon.

Except for my one junior high friend who is incredibly contrary and yells humbug when you wish him merry christmas. He’s not religious. He’s just a dick.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=zk][quote=markmax33]I can’t wait to laugh in your face one day when a Libertarian wins. You old men will fade into the background soon enough. There’s not much time left for you all.[/quote]

I see now. You don’t even really want Ron Paul to win. Otherwise you wouldn’t be being such a fool. Turns out you’re just a troll. And the only thing more pathetic than a troll is a troll who loves to ride around on a high horse, like you.

If I put up a link to some Ron Paul porn will you spend your days jacking off to it and stop posting here?[/quote]

I will get off to it.
Nothing sexier that septuagenarians humping.
Is it just me?
Could we just post links to people whacking off to Ron Paul?
I would totally watch that.

[urbanrealtor]

Maybe the Jews stopped him 2008.
Or maybe the Chinese.
You should look into that Markmax.

Also, with your frequent use of LOL, I keep thinking of this demotivational.

http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2010/05/03/demotivational-posters-and-then/?from=recMap1

[urbanrealtor]

He did pretty good in 2008 as well.
How did that go?
http://www.google.com/trends?q=obama%2C+mccain%2C+paul&ctab=0&geo=all&date=2008&sort=0

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