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[quote=doofrat]Definitely NSFW….Well, depends where you work.[/quote]

I will edit the heading. Sorry.

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[quote=The-Shoveler]I am not saying that home prices are not silly right now but I will say they are not and have not been building near enough homes.

I was hearing that resale inventory (below 800K in price) is down about 28% from last year and it was even low then.[/quote]

I agree with this.

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[quote=FlyerInHi]It’s sexist to say that Hilary is not likable.
I like her just fine as a politician.[/quote]
No its not.

Gore had those problems as well.

She seems mean and petty in a lot of her public comments.

Not quite Trump but in that same vein.

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[quote=paramount][quote=urbanrealtor]
I am honestly astounded by the evil brilliance.
Still not sure she will win.
She is not very likable.[/quote]

And oh yah – maybe a criminal.[/quote]
The only indication I have of that is the whitewater thing.
I still don’t get how it really was a criminal enterprise.
There were a bunch of under-regulated institutions back then who thought they could lend themselves (and friends) money and get it paid back through investments. They were wrong and had to be bailed out.
There is an argument that as an S&L lawyer involved in such stuff, Hillary was benefiting (through legal fees for bad advice I guess) but the collapse of whitewater development cost them like 90k and made them nothing.

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As a liberal, I find this post weird.
It has me:
-Agreeing with xboxboy
-Arguing that Donald Trump is both relevant and important
-Pointing out the intelligence of Fox News
-Pointing out how sneaky and conniving the Democrats can be

Ugh

Xboxboy is right that it is a big win for house Clinton.
The strength of Obama was not his leanings (liberal) or vision (big).
It was his discipline (in both message and in tone).
Note:
This has, at times, served him badly in that lots of people distrust how much he masks his true emotions.
Consider the absurdity that so many reactionary conservatives constantly question his honesty even though there have been no verifiable integrity issues raised of a professional (eg WMD’S) or personal (eg Lewinsky) nature.

Trump is highly relevant in that he really epitomizes the emotion and anger that Obama never is willing to show.

Fox news is brilliant in that is serves the mission of pointing out policy differences in a condescending way (same as MSNBC but better) that makes liberals seem dumb.

The Clintons are goddamn brilliant (and kinda evil) because they have turned this into an epic polemic of a dumb and angry conservative versus sober and intelligent liberal.

I think all would agree those associations don’t always go together. People like Howard Dean (reactionary and liberal) and Bill Krystol (intelligent and a rabid neo-con) really prove how muddy it gets.

When Jeb gets up to bat (which I think is inevitable) he will spend his time shoring up annoyed intelligent moderates who were thinking of voting Libertarian or (gasp) democrat instead of running a campaign. Hillary will already have the country discussing free college and public daycare and looking presidential while Jeb is trying to hire an education liaison.

I am honestly astounded by the evil brilliance.
Still not sure she will win.
She is not very likable.

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[quote=paramount]A recent case from Rohnert Park, it seems the US Constitution is all but dead:

https://youtu.be/9cDy3tUy4Io%5B/quote%5D

Don’t think some dickhead from Rodent Park (yes adjacent to my hometown) is indicative of the constitution being destroyed.

Its indicative of a lot of very unprofessional conduct by small-town guys not used to dealing with camera phones.

As an FYI, this is less than 5 miles from where the Sonoma deputy killed a 13 year old with a bb gun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Andy_Lopez

Ironically, I am fairly certain this RP cop is the father of one of my friends growing up.

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Also, there is this:

This man is running for the president of USA!

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[quote=SK in CV][quote=paramount]Maybe Trump is putting on an act for the Republican Party. Part of a larger plan?[/quote]

Yep. First guy out of the clown car.[/quote]
I so very much want this to be true
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ed-klein-bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/2015/08/09/id/669253/

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[quote=La Jolla Renter]His debate numbers are so strong, he just might be able to run as a 3rd party candidate and win.

How can he get himself invited to the Democratic debate? I imagine he would pull just as well with democrats and mop up the stage with those candidates as well.

That’s how fed up voters are with the lame choices they have in each party.[/quote]

Are you serious or just having a piss with this comment?

You sound serious but the content is so absurd it reads like its from The Onion.

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Honestly this sounds kinda goofy… possibly fishy.
Please message me here or by email at urbanrealtor at gmail.
You may be dealing with dishonest and/or opportunistic people.

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[quote=scaredyclassic]
it does seem fraught with potential peril. if you dealwith the wrong person. sheesh, making me nervous…[/quote]

Seriously, I am about to get an attorney to certified mail a deposit refund because the tenant is fucking insane and I suspect tossed the refund check so he can sue for damages.

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[quote=scaredyclassic]ok, im in a contrarian mood. normally, id take the pro position. but i don’t know…most of them have truly good intentions. Im wondering if the overall toxicity of our society has just screwed with everyone’s essential humors such that we are all as a nation fat, sad, and wild. that donald trump is leading in the polls seems to be some sort of indicator of something. it correlates with cop misbehavior, i bet.

i like cops generally. really i do. i think the entitled, freedomloving, rights spouting masses come up against scared cops who require fast submission, and we end up with people who both think they have not stepped to o far out of line.

it’s not just that cops are out of control. we are all out of control. the climate is out of control. these may be end times…[/quote]

As a defense atty, have you crossed paths with Baranic’s cop defense crew?
Just curious.

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[quote=paramount]

I’m selling it for a couple of reasons:

1. I’ve had enough of being a landlord.

2. For the last 6 months I’ve been losing close to $200/month on the rental due to tax/escrow increases over the years. I had long term tenants and did not increase the rent.

My current/primary house needs work. I bought it fairly cheap during the housing crisis years.

My plan was to sell both properties and buy a house that doesn’t need improvements. I’m also considering buying a house closer to work.

I do have enough equity to lower the price – and yet I’m not desperate to sell (yet).

A house very close to mine but 300+ sq ft smaller just sold in 5 days for 330k. It was a single story though.[/quote]

I know you and I have not seen eye-to-eye in the past but I say this out of genuine concern.

Get a property manager.

I have done more of that in the last 3 years and I have come to the conclusion that its actually more risky to manage your own rental than to manage your own purchase.

Waaaayy too many ways to get sued or lose a shit-ton of money based on seemingly innocuous or friendly decisions.

Good luck to you.

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[quote=The-Shoveler]Don’t know anyone who has done that but there seems to be no shortage of people wanting to do lease-option-to-buy right now.[/quote]

Yeah. Don’t ever do that.
Really bad idea.

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Don’t buy the OP’s premise.
Agree with some of the other commenters about this being like the pre-bubble era where we should see something closer to the “soft landing” predicted in 2004.

Easy way to fix this:
The benefit of hindsight is that the the mission of the GSE’s is more clear and risk easier to manage.
Now that we have seen the private secondary market collapse, it is much easier to argue that they DON’T need to compete with private MBS investors.

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