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 My house is worth more than at the peak of the bubble
By toothfairy 4 comments, latest 1 month ago:
Dan8267 says toothfairy says With those rent vs. buy calculators from a few years back I guess we should've been using 20% appreciation instead of 2%. but who knew? Feel free to buy based on... |
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Outline of the 1980's housing cycle. we are in 1981
By toothfairy 77 comments, latest 3 months ago:
David Losh says Mobi says For me, real estate is the perfect side business For many people owning rental property is the perfect part time business. That isn't what we are talking about. Real Estate,... |
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How do you account for land value in rent vs. buy?
By toothfairy in Oakland CA 94607 3 comments, latest 8 months ago:
David Losh says Excellent question and one that is becoming increasingly a factor here in Seattle. There are lots that have bigger sizes that can be divided up in a variety of ways. Some are... |
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Is a 10% rent increase unreasonable?
By toothfairy in Oakland CA 94610 65 comments, latest 1 year ago:
RentingForHalfTheCost says Philistine says BoomAndBustCycle says if they took out equity on their home during the bubble days and invested it all into Apple stock then they made a killing LOL, they didn't buy AAPL... |
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rising rents have flipped the rent vs. buy economics
By toothfairy in Oakland CA 94610 44 comments, latest 1 year ago:
everything says Was in the bank again yesterday and young couple strolled in looking for an account, we get quite a few MI transplants here, and they moved to the highest rent part of our... |
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Gold housing ratio falls to historic low
By toothfairy 80 comments, latest 1 year ago:
tdeloco says bgamall4 says Not so sure. When they get worried, like when stocks tank, gold sells off. Sometimes it moves opposite of the stock market. Other times, Gold drops when stocks drop. I suppose... |
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Here is the trend line
By toothfairy 20 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Trend line has the correct slope, but the wrong direction. Doesn't take into consideration all the under qualified buyers that should not have been part of the buying pressure. That means the graph has a... |
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I am switching my support to Mitt Romney
By toothfairy 5 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Nomograph says I will most likely vote for Obama. Not like he needs it though; his second term is essentially guaranteed. |
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you know changing your username doesn't take you off the ignore list
By toothfairy 1 comment, latest 1 year ago:
Yes, that's true. The ignore list is by user_ID, which is set when you register and does not change with username. |
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Thorstein Veblen's Theory of business enterprise
By toothfairy posted 1 year ago:
For people who think the system is rigged. Thorstein Veblen should be your hero. This is also related to what's happening now in the housing market. Also this was written in 1904 so the ideas... |
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Perry out Ron Paul now officially in last place
By toothfairy 2 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Don't expect to hear much from Ron Paul anymore. |
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Ron Paul losing ground in South Carolina
By toothfairy 4 comments, latest 1 year ago:
I've figured it out. Ron Paul doesn't Poll well on internet polls, because they want your email and other personal information. Ron Paul supporters are smarter than that, we don't tend to be so stupid... |
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Ron Paul on 3rd world sweat shop labor "it's none of our business"
By toothfairy 25 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Kevin says If the U.S. wants more jobs, it has two choices: Or a third choice. End the sham of "free trade" and put back up the same trade barriers and tariffs we took down,... |
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Ron Paul dropping in the polls as Santorum surges
By toothfairy posted 1 year ago:
http://www.realclearpolitics.c according to the latest polls. Looks like Ron Paul had the weakest surge of them all. |
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Salesforce.com bringing 2k more people to SF
By toothfairy 2 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Good for them and hopefully good for the unemployed which can be hired soon. But adding 2000 isnt going to make the difference your counting on as it relates to higher rents or SF home... |
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Why Homeownership Decline Is Only Temporary
By toothfairy 21 comments, latest 1 year ago:
toothfairy says Once rental prices exceed the cost of owning a home, renters will once again flock back to home ownership, even if loan terms aren’t as favorable as they are today. I think once... |
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So Patrick.net has been going for what 8 years? how much have prices fallen
By toothfairy 10 comments, latest 1 year ago:
Not exactly a fan of MP myself. The downtown is pretty boring and overly gentrified. I guess its pleasant enough but I'd be happy to let others fork over a cool mil for some "starter"... |
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renting is slavery too. Just ask these people
By toothfairy 10 comments, latest 1 year ago:
It's never been a better time to squat in an abandoned foreclosed McMansion! |
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Archie's mortgage burning party
By toothfairy posted 2 years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v I thought this was pretty funny. I guess this is what we have to look forward to... |
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Rental market is heating up
By toothfairy 3 comments, latest 2 years ago:
since houses aren't selling realtors must be trying to get into the rental market action. yes I'm a DIY landlord and have no intention of paying them to find me a tenant (You'd think that's... |
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