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Thu Jun-24-04 06:55 PM
Response to Reply #39 |
| -Rising U.S. Homeownership Brings Woes - Study |
dArKeR |
Jun-23-04 12:40 PM |
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I may not be a minority |
army12 |
Jun-23-04 12:44 PM |
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welcome to the DU army12! |
baldearg |
Jun-23-04 12:47 PM |
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I am thinking about |
army12 |
Jun-23-04 01:05 PM |
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I haven't ruled that option out myself |
baldearg |
Jun-23-04 01:17 PM |
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Better check to make sure it is allowed through your mortgage holder! eom |
tlcandie |
Jun-24-04 10:23 PM |
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I can tell you. |
Sunny_Sunshine |
Jun-23-04 01:49 PM |
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Have you gotten a few bids? |
hackwriter |
Jun-23-04 02:11 PM |
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Got three bids |
Sunny_Sunshine |
Jun-23-04 02:22 PM |
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you're generally allowed three layers before a complete tear-down |
Beaker |
Jun-24-04 10:31 AM |
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So am I |
camcb |
Jun-25-04 12:05 AM |
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And yet I read in my Sunday "home" section of the paper.. |
Ripley |
Jun-23-04 12:49 PM |
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It's not the bank's fault |
Zenaholic |
Jun-23-04 01:32 PM |
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I disagree. The banks should do due diligence on their customers. They |
AP |
Jun-23-04 01:38 PM |
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Yes it is |
motivated |
Jun-23-04 01:59 PM |
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I think you're completely wrong. I also believe Bush could never in a |
dArKeR |
Jun-23-04 02:20 PM |
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And there are predatory lenders who don't want customers to understand |
DavidFL |
Jun-23-04 05:40 PM |
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I agree with everything except the characterization that people are being |
AP |
Jun-24-04 09:43 AM |
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Good point. |
Ripley |
Jun-24-04 10:25 AM |
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"No longer working for the weekend..." Excellent characterization. |
AP |
Jun-24-04 10:34 AM |
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Am I reading you correctly? |
downstairsparts |
Jun-24-04 02:17 PM |
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Every year the New Deal was in place up to about 1973, the middle class |
AP |
Jun-24-04 02:22 PM |
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I will never forget the first time I truly realised what being in debt |
tlcandie |
Jun-24-04 10:33 PM |
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"The Dollmaker" |
Tansy_Gold |
Jun-24-04 10:49 PM |
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YES!!! Thank you Tansy_Gold!!! eom |
tlcandie |
Jun-24-04 10:53 PM |
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I should also know who wrote the book/story, but I can't |
Tansy_Gold |
Jun-24-04 11:22 PM |
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In the book, she was indeed looking to carve Christ in the cherry wood |
shrike |
Jun-25-04 09:10 AM |
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Respectfully, I disagree |
DavidFL |
Jun-24-04 06:41 PM |
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I actually suspected that was the case. |
AP |
Jun-24-04 06:56 PM |
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Horsehockey. |
mountainvue |
Jun-24-04 09:12 PM |
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In most cases that is true. The banks just want the money. |
NewYorkerfromMass |
Jun-25-04 08:21 AM |
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I don't think it's "many" |
mountainvue |
Jun-25-04 09:11 PM |
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Closing costs |
mountainvue |
Jun-24-04 09:09 PM |
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Payday loans...loan sharks...what's the dif? |
Ripley |
Jun-24-04 10:32 PM |
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Bingo... |
deseo |
Jun-23-04 05:16 PM |
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"The American Dream of Home Ownership".... |
BiggJawn |
Jun-23-04 12:55 PM |
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BJ, I'm sorry that happened to you. |
cliss |
Jun-23-04 03:14 PM |
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Yeah, I wasn't "into" Real Estate to make money... |
BiggJawn |
Jun-23-04 04:54 PM |
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It sounds like you have a nice life |
Pretty_in_CodePink |
Jun-24-04 10:16 AM |
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Retirement? |
BiggJawn |
Jun-24-04 10:51 AM |
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I would kill for a $700 mortgage.. Ours is $1,375.04 a month |
SoCalDem |
Jun-24-04 08:46 AM |
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Yes, but did you sign up for $1375 on an income of $35,000? |
BiggJawn |
Jun-24-04 12:21 PM |
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Our income when we bought it was about $30 K higher than now |
SoCalDem |
Jun-24-04 09:09 PM |
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Just FYI... |
Avalon Sparks |
Jun-24-04 09:33 PM |
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That's what I found at $700/$35,000. |
BiggJawn |
Jun-25-04 07:44 AM |
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Mines $1,785 |
Xithras |
Jun-24-04 06:55 PM |
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Sell it, get out before it's too late !!! (Just kidding :-) ) |
nolabels |
Jun-24-04 09:01 PM |
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We can't afford to sell.. That's the pisser |
SoCalDem |
Jun-24-04 09:07 PM |
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Manufactured housing |
mountainvue |
Jun-24-04 09:17 PM |
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"Manufactured housing" is not an investment, |
nolabels |
Jun-24-04 10:37 PM |
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that stinks and I'm sorry |
amazona |
Jun-24-04 10:45 AM |
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There are loads of people with "money" who have house problems too |
bleedingheart |
Jun-24-04 09:42 PM |
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It is a trap, people think that if they can afford a certain rent |
Timefortruth |
Jun-23-04 12:58 PM |
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I'm renting but |
jay-3d |
Jun-23-04 01:03 PM |
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Save the difference between what you |
Ilsa |
Jun-23-04 01:15 PM |
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Home owning is beneficial if you shop carefully, even if you're single |
Roaming |
Jun-23-04 01:46 PM |
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Excellent point -- there were almost no condos |
Ilsa |
Jun-23-04 05:03 PM |
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Wait for the crash, or move somewhere with reasonable home prices. |
AP |
Jun-23-04 01:41 PM |
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See post #13 |
loftycity |
Jun-23-04 01:43 PM |
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Another issue |
Frodo |
Jun-23-04 01:09 PM |
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I was one of those people. |
BiggJawn |
Jun-23-04 05:03 PM |
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Same thing Reagan did |
DemonFighterLives |
Jun-23-04 01:07 PM |
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Exactly |
motivated |
Jun-23-04 02:22 PM |
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Lucrative indeed |
DemonFighterLives |
Jun-24-04 08:40 AM |
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I can't afford my rent - owning a home is beyond possibility |
Cronus |
Jun-23-04 01:17 PM |
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MOVE. |
DoNotRefill |
Jun-23-04 03:54 PM |
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Actually, I think most of the population lives in a dwelling that they own |
toopers |
Jun-23-04 03:57 PM |
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A man's home is his hassle. |
Journeyman |
Jun-23-04 01:22 PM |
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Our county has the highest |
JM |
Jun-23-04 01:40 PM |
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One of my Portland friends kept urging me to buy a house or condo |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-23-04 01:41 PM |
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The speaker ... |
deseo |
Jun-23-04 05:21 PM |
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Just wanted to comment on the write off thing |
DemonFighterLives |
Jun-24-04 08:50 AM |
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My house is paid for, too |
shrike |
Jun-24-04 09:22 AM |
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P.S. I have pets |
shrike |
Jun-24-04 09:36 AM |
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Some people with enough liquidity, are lining up to buy foreclosed homes. |
Dover |
Jun-23-04 02:31 PM |
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The only thing that works on an old house.....is the owner. |
hightime |
Jun-23-04 03:46 PM |
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Tell me about it. I have some major renovations going on right now |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-24-04 08:58 AM |
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Despite the many naysayers here, |
MadHound |
Jun-24-04 10:30 AM |
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great post ! |
ender |
Jun-24-04 11:31 AM |
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in my area renting more expensive than buying |
amazona |
Jun-24-04 10:37 AM |
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"If you want to control a man, give him a mortgage" |
nemdaille |
Jun-24-04 10:37 AM |
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but you have less freedom with renting -- a lot less |
amazona |
Jun-24-04 10:57 AM |
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Actually, it's a metaphor . . . |
nemdaille |
Jun-24-04 11:10 AM |
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I've been wondering when we would start hearing about this |
Pretty_in_CodePink |
Jun-24-04 10:38 AM |
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"How many people can there be to buy all this property?" |
downstairsparts |
Jun-24-04 02:30 PM |
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I live on the west coast of Florida in the fastest growing county atm.. |
tlcandie |
Jun-24-04 10:52 PM |
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excellent advice! |
seekthetruth |
Jun-24-04 11:29 PM |
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Not especially shocking |
skippysmom |
Jun-24-04 12:59 PM |
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If banks had a heart |
Carolab |
Jun-24-04 02:47 PM |
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The banker's reply |
Frodo |
Jun-24-04 03:12 PM |
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Things must have changed then |
Carolab |
Jun-24-04 03:18 PM |
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A little "yes" a little "no". |
Frodo |
Jun-24-04 03:36 PM |
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I disagree because |
Carolab |
Jun-24-04 04:12 PM |
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It's worked out great for us... |
Beaker |
Jun-24-04 05:39 PM |
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Need a tenant? |
shrike |
Jun-24-04 06:49 PM |
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