Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

BTW, is your name Curtis?

Nope....

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Was looking more the TO number. Be about the same as here for Guelph.
I can't even imagine the cost in much of the TO area.

Actually, now that I think of it, that place if in Toronto, would likely fetch about 2.5-3 mill at a minimum. Depending on what area, it could go up quite a bit.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Nope....

Must have been the guy from Chevy in your COPO post. My bad.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

in Georgia this is a $700K house on 6 acres of land (actually a couple of miles from me I may need to go look at it)

How many garage bays though?
If they made it into another Orangery the deals off.

[Sapphireho]

In the San Jose Mercury News just today,


"The analysis shows that 68.5 percent of the homes sold last year in the San Jose metropolitan area went for over the asking price. The median amount paid over the list price was $62,000"


Crazy crazy.

[wolffbite]

Guess it's getting crazy everywhere. That rancher would be worth several million around here.

My 950sf condo has gone up 1.75x in "value" since May 2016. I paid 20k over asking at the time.

I'm rich!... kinda. If I sold now, I would be homeless unless I moved back in with my parents...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

In the San Jose Mercury News just today,


"The analysis shows that 68.5 percent of the homes sold last year in the San Jose metropolitan area went for over the asking price. The median amount paid over the list price was $62,000"


Crazy crazy.

I paid $62,000 for my house 15 years ago.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Born here. Certainly wouldn't move here. That is why we are relocating to Boise after I retire in 2019.

Yeah, my parents have pretty much decided they'll need to move after retiring sometime in the next decade-ish. It's just too ridiculous to live in/near SF.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spike021

Yeah, my parents have pretty much decided they'll need to move after retiring sometime in the next decade-ish. It's just too ridiculous to live in/near SF.

It's a shame that most people that have lived here their whole life can't afford to stay. I will miss the hills and the ocean most, especially hwy 9. I've been going up and down that mountain since I was a kid.


Back in the day, when I was a kid, we used to ride our bikes to the end of town (Saratoga) and hitchhike a ride in the back of a truck to the summit. We would then ride down. It is amazing how fast you can get going on a Schwinn Stingray. We would be in tank tops and cut offs.


I'll just have to find new roads in Idaho.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by wolffbite

Guess it's getting crazy everywhere. That rancher would be worth several million around here.

My 950sf condo has gone up 1.75x in "value" since May 2016. I paid 20k over asking at the time.

I'm rich!... kinda. If I sold now, I would be homeless unless I moved back in with my parents...

At least you own something. As my Dad would say, Better than throwing rent money down the rat hole.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

My home is a POS. I'm doing a kitchen and master bath remodel, all interior doors, and floors plus other this and thats now. When I'm done I'll be putting it on the market for $1.5 mil.



They said on the news the other day that you have to make $217k+ to qualify for the "average" house here. Impossible for the kids to buy here.

Those updates/remodel are good investments.

It's too bad a young couple starting out down there, can't hardly afford to buy a house ......


humfrz

[wolffbite]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

At least you own something. As my Dad would say, Better than throwing rent money down the rat hole.

I agree.

My roommate disagrees, but I certainly don't say no to his monthly rent cheque!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Geez...I don't know 1) how and 2) why folks want to live in areas like that. It's not like there aren't jobs elsewhere.

Here in Georgia this is a $700K house on 6 acres of land (actually a couple of miles from me I may need to go look at it)

Are those the servants quarters off to the left there ........??




humfrz

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by humfrz

It's getten that way up around Seattle ......

Doesn't seem that long ago that I thought that million dollar homes were just in Beverly Hills ......


humfrz

This is one of the reasons why I will never live in seattle. Plus im not much of a city person anyway.