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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:15 AM Original message |
LMAO! Real Estate Shill Mag Implies that Now is the Time to Buy a Home! |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. If you are able to buy a house right now, I would say it IS a good time to buy. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They'll go down more. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think so, too. |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Depends on where. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. And make a lowball offer! |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. No, it is not a good time to buy... wait 1-3 years |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Shhhhhh! My home is on the market! |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It's a lousy time to sell. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That really depends on the market. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. My friends in SanDiego sold their house a little more than a year ago. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. How fortunate for them - SD is getting hammered now... |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Indeed, for those who can buy without first selling. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Wealthy people have that option. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I had wealth, once. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Did I say they are assholes for being able to do that? |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Oh, sorry. I was being nostalgic, actually. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. If I had lots of money to play with, that's what I'd be doing. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. If one can afford to buy, now is a good time. n/t |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. There are some markets where it's a good time, but most markets, no... |
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GainesT1958 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. Kind of like the bank branch... |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
16. If you don't need credit to buy it. Absolutely! n/t |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
19. Not a real-estate expert, but if it's a bad time to sell a house, it's probably a good time to buy |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. With the number of foreclosures out there, now IS a great time to buy |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. It's a better time to buy than 2006. But prices still have a long way to fall in CA, DC, etc. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. No, it is not. Wait at least one year... watch the trends. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Yup. Here's an idea of how far things have to correct before returning to trend. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. Gotta feel sorry for the poor bastards |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. This is a good time to buy a house if you can. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. It is NOT a good time to BUY.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Well, I think you're right insofar as the market will only get better for buyers. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Hubby and I have 2/3 of our assets in International currencies |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:23 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. THus far, the opposite has been true in bubble areas. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Bottom Line - Do Not Buy!!! |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. Smart investors are getting back into the market now |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:29 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Uh, yeah...... |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. In many areas the bubble has already burst |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
29. well it's certainly somewhat better than having bought one three years ago |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
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