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We should also have a party down here for us "Southerners" :D . Anywhere in OC or LA County is quite doable for me.

I am in San Jose but I can go to San Francisco easily. I think SF is one of the logical meeting places in NoCal.

Need a location though... don't want to wander around near Marina.

We should have several blog parties in different areas.....we can find an open house and all go there. The realtors will be happy and we will get free coffee and donuts served to us. We can go "open house crashing", eating all the stuff they have and when it runs out, we leave and go to another. :lol:

We can go “open house crashing”, eating all the stuff they have and when it runs out, we leave and go to another.

We are not going to lowball them before we leave?

The locale will have to be somewhat recognizable to those of us who are not local to SF. Or at least easy to find.

How about the Palace of Fine Arts?

It is near the GG bridge by the Marina. :)

I don’t know people. If the locale is a public place, what if all those rich homeowners catch wind of our conversations and call us a bunch of jealous, bitter renters?

Then we call them scared, desperate homedebtors.

Are we thinking a restaurant meet-up, or something else?

What about sushi? For Peter P's sake, of course. Any good sushi suggestions?

Well, we might want to get a head count of who will possibly attend and then pick a place based on their ability to accomodate that size party.

Need a location though… don’t want to wander around near Marina.

Nope, not there--we don't want to run into ___________! LOL

In terms of SF locations, I could propose a few restaurants near the Ferry Bldg/Embarcadero ctr.
There's ample parking around there on weekends, and easy commute from those up north.

Let us all reward him with fresh baked pies

I'll bring him a crow, wrapped in some suitable RE news articles.

I was thinking if the Berkeley area would be more suitable. It is able the same distance for Jack and Kurt but it is a bit closer for SQT and folks in the East Bay.

I was thinking if the Berkeley area would be more suitable.
Yeah, Berk's not too bad, but SF waterfront is a short boat trip for me.

Dec 17 is good for me.

Either SF or Berkeley is fine.

What kind of locations are we considering?

Should we advertise on Ben's blog about this party? It would be great to meet people like sfjack and lunarpark.

"Maybe I should change my name to “Marin Jack” or “Fairfax Jack” or “The ORIGINAL Jack”??? Or maybe the simple but elegant: “Jack of Marin” LOL "

I think you should be Jack, or mabye OJ, as in Original Jack, and definitely not Jack of Marin, which makes you sound like you should be frolicking in a field of poppies.

If we do the 17th, would an afternoon or evening meeting be better for most people?

Oh wait, isn't the 17th SQT's son's birthday? SQT, what days would work for you since you have to drive the furthest?

Gack! SQT! How can we have a blog party without you?

And also, I cannot be the only female at the party. That would be too weird for me.

Moonvalley, you said you're showing! I'm holding you to that...

Are there any week nights that would work for you SQT?

I hate to break it to you SQT, but Peter P and Jack are actually male, from all indicators. LOL.

So she says NOW...

I am sure they'll be forgiving. Well, Peter will be, but Jack...we know what a sensitive artiste he can be.

So would the 17th be nearly impossible for you, SQT? Would making it day or evening help one way or the other?

Oh cool. I hope that day will work. 'Night SQT!

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Afternoon/lunch on the 17th would work for me, I think, or evening, too.

And Jack of Marin, I'm sooooo sorry to misinterpret your wallowing as frolicking. My mistake! And of course it would be a forest of evergreens, not a field of poppies. What was I thinking?!

Huh team rules.

The only thing bigger than that post is the head of the average Texan when they talking about how great Texas is.

Please, don't do us any favors. Keep the secret all to yourselves.

Okay, afternoon on the 17th? Noonish? One-o-clock-ish? Does that work for most of us?

Anyone want to chime in with suggestions? Specific places to meet? Do you want to do that Embarcadero area KurtS mentioned, or someplace in Berkeley? Or???

geez scotty,

why are you so hung up on selling rio grande to us, is it because you know all the bears on this blog are holding on to some hard earned MONEY.....
sounds like you're looking for clients before the big CRASH in spring.....:):):):)

Hey, it IS where all the leather is produced for gay bikers the world over. Maybe we should all rush there and buy land RIGHT NOW! And we'd all ruin the Texas ambiance with our ignorance of shredded meat products and our ungodly tolerance of stuff.

And if I have to go as a woman just to make Jamie or SQT feel more comfortable (heh), so be it.

Jack--LOL. Dont.

And if I have to go as a woman just to make Jamie or SQT feel more comfortable (heh), so be it.

My wife will probably be there.

Not that I would expect anyone in California to know anything about barbeque.

I do like Mediterrainean-style BBQ though. Whole fish and scampi on open fire... with olive oil, lime juice, and... mayo!

The last thing I have time to waste on is going to a party where a bunch of bubble-heads, whose understanding of real estate doesn’t extend beyond Monolopy, bitch and moan about the price of homes in their over-inflated market and whine and complain about realtors.

Huh?

I remember someone posting a website that had that info for SAC but I don’t remember what it is. Can someone help remind me? Also, any advice as to where a good place (house) to rent re schools, community, etc would be and what the average rental price is?

I think SQT can help.

MarketMaker
I don’t think any of us have anything against a reasonable bull. Jack has always been more bullish on RE, and we still like him.

I also like and respect Zephyr, Face Reality, and Mr. ___. I am even willing to have sushi with MarinaPrime. :)

What do you guys think about this thought process? The 10-yr yield is still only at 4.5%.

Yet 30-YR mortgage rate is going higher because of increasing "risk premium".

All markets are 100% psychological. An improving economy does not mean that "newly created liquidity" will go into real estate. In Japan, I heard that people are using their bonus (often 20% - 25%) to buy stocks.

Will gold be the next bubble? All the gold ever mine in the world worths "only" $2 Trillion. Imagine the excessive liquidity chasing such a small asset gold.

Do not get me wrong, I think gold is even more unproductive than raw land. However, I do think that if the psychology is there, gold can be $1000 an oz before it pops.

Peter would have sushi with anyone. If it isn’t sushi, I’m not so sure.

Actually, I have had too much raw fish this month. I need to take a vacation from sushi.

I forgot to mention Folsom. It’s also a very nice area with good schools, but more expensive. I’ve also seen lots of listings in Cameron Park and Eldorado Hills lately, and I think those area’s are also poised for some declining home values too. I have no idea how the schools rate in those areas, but I think they’re generally considered good.

If Davis is not too far, it can be considered a nice suburb of Sacramento. I stayed there for 4 years and loved it. (disclaimer: I tend to like boring places)