tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post1175088323704765500..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Real Estate Doublespeakdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-14070272296040892512015-09-14T20:28:08.812-07:002015-09-14T20:28:08.812-07:00I've also heard that after a "bad" w...I've also heard that after a "bad" winter, a lot of immigrants from warmer places tend to pack up and leave, putting a lot of housing back up for sale.<br /><br />"High" prices are relative to where you are. The appraiser told us the other day that our little house was "worth" $480k.<br /><br />I think you'd have to be certifiably insane to pay $480k for a 3br 1ba 1168 sq ft house on a 5300 sq ft lot!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-23442008616016225852015-09-14T19:58:02.028-07:002015-09-14T19:58:02.028-07:00We live up in Laramie, WY and do some shopping in ...We live up in Laramie, WY and do some shopping in Ft Collins when we have to. Traveling down 287 at Livermore in the spring there are a bunch of for sale signs that go up. Owl Canyon and a couple of the other tie roads will have a number of signs as well. Doing a quick search on one of the MLS real estate sites there are a bunch of properties for sale north of Ft. Collins, I didn't realize that the prices were that high. NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-657562884580523152015-09-11T11:36:00.600-07:002015-09-11T11:36:00.600-07:00This interesting.....
In looking at my "save...This interesting.....<br /><br />In looking at my "saved" properties on the ZipRealty website, I'm seeing homes selling for UNDER the asking price!<br /><br />A home listed for $220k went for $188k.<br /><br />A home listed for $325k went for $290k.<br /><br />Somebody commented here a while back that whenever there's a "bad" winter in the Fort Collins area, you'll see a more houses for sale the following spring then you normally would.<br /><br />Since last winter was a "bad" winter (but still NOTHING like I grew up with in Illinois), I wonder if this is happening?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-47617802119847542482015-09-09T23:01:20.739-07:002015-09-09T23:01:20.739-07:00I talked to her about it, and she said rents are s...I talked to her about it, and she said rents are several hundred dollars a month higher than our mortgage payment, we'd have to find a place that would allow dogs, the cost of moving would be significant, and I probably couldn't have any antennas.<br /><br />Guess that settles it....we're staying!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-72002109471536163232015-09-09T19:29:08.030-07:002015-09-09T19:29:08.030-07:00Hmmmm....now that's a thought.Hmmmm....now that's a thought.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-21942322313745354742015-09-09T19:21:26.880-07:002015-09-09T19:21:26.880-07:00Wishing y'all the best! And it 'might'...Wishing y'all the best! And it 'might' be worth looking at selling NOW and renting until she retires... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-13946464824638180242015-09-08T12:22:44.778-07:002015-09-08T12:22:44.778-07:00Yep, ASAP!
She's waiting (it takes 45 days!) ...Yep, ASAP!<br /><br />She's waiting (it takes 45 days!) to get the estimates of how much they'll give her if she quits at the end of this academic year, or each of the next two.<br /><br />If the payout goes up significantly, she's going to stay. I just she doesn't stay "too long", and we can get out of here before TSHTF.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41376297236873616182015-09-08T12:19:57.611-07:002015-09-08T12:19:57.611-07:00I'm not sure if she does or not.
Since she&#...I'm not sure if she does or not. <br /><br />Since she's in the infamous "CalPERS" system, I agree 110% that we take a lump sum if we can get it.<br /><br />It's what we did with my Boeing pension.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-17962316574691010722015-09-08T12:17:59.930-07:002015-09-08T12:17:59.930-07:00The Fort Collins area, specifically Laporte if the...The Fort Collins area, specifically Laporte if there's something there we like when it's time.<br /><br />Oh, I'm real familiar with all of the pitfalls. Two of my best radio friends were Coldwell-Banker commercial agents, but knew a LOT about single-family residences.<br /><br />Before I met my wife I was looking for something for just myself, and they walked me through the whole process, and gave me tons of tips about what to watch out for, things to check that aren't usually mentioned, places to look inside the house that are often overlooked, and many, many more.<br /><br />I'm no expert at it, but then compared to the "average" buyer, I know what questions to ask.<br /><br />One good thing about the Internet is you can see a term used that you don't know, and within ten minutes you know what it means.<br /><br />I had no idea what a "purged" home was, a term I'd seen used in the listings. It's "manufactured housing" (basically a mobile home, double-wide, whatever) that's been anchored down and highly modified so that the owner was able to "purge" the fact that it started as manufactured housing from the title.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-24647232050383665652015-09-08T08:28:44.665-07:002015-09-08T08:28:44.665-07:00Good luck. Hightail it for the hills as soon as yo...Good luck. Hightail it for the hills as soon as you can.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-82262958535677483062015-09-08T08:12:47.176-07:002015-09-08T08:12:47.176-07:00Does your wife have a "lump sum" option ...Does your wife have a "lump sum" option for her retirement? Might want to check into that as it could be better to pay off your new place rather than have another mortgage. I also would urge to you 'get 'er done' asap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-8887113320504055182015-09-07T23:55:20.279-07:002015-09-07T23:55:20.279-07:00What part of Colorado?
My experience in these mat...What part of Colorado?<br /><br />My experience in these matters is not significant, however going to CO or wherever and kicking the tires on the new homes - particularly as it applies to neighborhoods (good/bad, etc) makes all the difference. Once you've done that, the listings make more sense. The bargain home that looks cool on the website usually has blemishes that are not disclosed - a junk yard next door that's covered by a metal roof so it doesn't show up on Google Earth, etc.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com