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How common are loans today with less than 20% down?
by BayArea on 6 May 2018 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
After the subprime lending crisis a decade ago, I was under the impression that obtaining financing with less than 20% down was fairly rare these days I recently sold a ...

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Who's worse, lenders or realtors?
by BayArea on 21 Sep 2016 20 comments, latest 8 years ago
I get a call from my mortgage lender yesterday saying that I have been pre-selected for a refi that can save me money. Already annoyed and ready to hang ...

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You have $100,000 cash to invest today. What do you do?
by BayArea on 16 Oct 2017 70 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hello Patnet, Say you have $100K-150K cash to invest today. Let's say the investment period is 5+yrs. Real estate and the stock market equities are bloated at historical highs. Where ...

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The Homeless Problem Has Been Solved!
by BayArea on 11 Apr 2018 23 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/local/l Will Jerry Brown and Nancy Pelosi be the first to take in homeless in their own backyard? I've always appreciated Democrat hearts, it's their brains that are the problem.

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The San Francisco housing market is so dire that people are leaving in droves — here's where they're headed
by BayArea on 8 Apr 2018 Posted 8 years ago
http://www.businessinsider.com What a misleading article which fails to point out that more are still coming than are leaving. How else does SF keep the rental prices so high?

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Be Careful Around Those ATMs
by BayArea on 28 Mar 2018 16 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.miamiherald.com/new

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San Jose Experts, Please Come On In
by BayArea on 24 Feb 2018 10 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, I'm currently living in the Belmont mid-Peninsula area and considering moving closer to San Jose for work. To be honest, I don't know much about San Jose other ...

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Hey Vegans, How About Some Raw Meat?
by BayArea on 28 Mar 2018 Posted 8 years ago
https://www.thedailymeal.com/e

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Bay Area Home Prices Set New Records, TO DA MOON!!!
by BayArea on 22 Mar 2018 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
https://www.mercurynews.com/20

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Any provider offer smartphone with month to month service plan?
by BayArea on 18 Mar 2018 9 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, I need a new smartphone with service plan for no more than 1-2mo. Because of the duration, I have no interest in any long term contracts nor expensive ...

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Trump says she has low IQ, she pulls racism card
by BayArea on 11 Mar 2018 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10 How can the conclusion of racism possibly be reached here?

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What is the definition of an assault rifle?
by BayArea on 3 Mar 2018 47 comments, latest 8 years ago
Media uses the term at every corner, but I have yet to see a clear definition. Does it mean a scary black semi-auto rifle? Or is there more to it?

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“Shut Up and Dribble” is Racist?
by BayArea on 17 Feb 2018 15 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.washingtonexaminer. A popular position by sports fans is that athletes focus on sports and avoid dragging politics into the game. When a Fox host echoed that brief, players like Kevin ...

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Walmart is racist!
by BayArea on 27 Jan 2018 13 comments, latest 8 years ago
Here is another article helping to confirm that Trump has another 7yrs in office: http://www.businessinsider.com

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School Loan - To Payoff Or Not To Payoff
by BayArea on 29 Dec 2017 41 comments, latest 8 years ago
#misc Hi guys, I've been asked to advise on the following situation: Husband and wife are both in their early to mid 30s. Wife finished up a medical program in ...

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NFL Rooney Rule
by BayArea on 11 Jan 2018 4 comments, latest 8 years ago
The Rooney Rule is a National Football League policy that requires league teams to Interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ #travesty

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Mini Documentaries on The Wall...
by BayArea on 5 Jan 2018 Posted 8 years ago
#trumpwall http://thewall.usatoday.com/

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Where to buy marijuana in CA after the new year
by BayArea on 31 Dec 2017 24 comments, latest 8 years ago
#misc https://www.mercurynews.com/20

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Underground Tech Sex Parties?
by BayArea on 2 Jan 2018 10 comments, latest 8 years ago
#tech “Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up”: Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side - Vanity Fair https://www.google.com/amp/s/w

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2017 Investment Performance:
by BayArea on 31 Dec 2017 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
#investment SP500 +18% Dow +24% Nasdaq +28% Case-Schiller National Index +5% Case-Schiller SF Bay Index: +7% Crypto went bananas beyond my wildest imagination. What an insane year for investment #MAGA ...

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Investment Experts, Come on In - Marijuana Legal in CA
by BayArea on 14 Nov 2016 45 comments, latest 8 years ago
Patnet investors, With CA and other states continuing the trend of legalizing marijuana, I'd like to start a discussion about where investors should be putting their money if this ...

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Sales Tax on Used Cars
by BayArea on 13 Dec 2017 13 comments, latest 8 years ago
#misc The recent sale of a Corvette I owned got me thinking about the repeated sales tax for used automobiles that change ownership title. The Carfax report showed the car ...

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What dog do you own and would you recommend it for a family dog?
by BayArea on 8 Jul 2017 47 comments, latest 8 years ago
#dogs

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Calling all Electrical / Semiconductor Industry Engineers
by BayArea on 17 Nov 2017 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
#SciTech Hi guys, I have a colleague new to the semiconductor industry and I'd like to recommend a top notch book covering the introduction to the semiconductor industry and basics ...

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Tesla Roadster: Fastest Production Car of All Time
by BayArea on 17 Nov 2017 11 comments, latest 8 years ago
#misc Elon changing the game... announces a 2020 roadster that will have unimaginable acceleration 0-60: 1.9sec 1/4 mile: high 8s Charging Range at Cruise: 600 miles $200k A while back ...

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Vacationing South of the Border
by BayArea on 5 May 2017 19 comments, latest 8 years ago
I love traveling south of the border for vacation, but this sort of stuff is always in the back of my mind when I do: http://www.insideedition.com/h I knew someone ...

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Recommendations for Things That Everyone Should Read
by BayArea on 7 Apr 2017 4 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, I work in account management and my responsibilities include writing and reviewing many contracts. It got me thinking that there are a lot of things out there ...

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Peninsula House Priced Way Below Market
by BayArea on 22 May 2017 11 comments, latest 8 years ago
@Patrick Wanna bet the seller wouldn't let it go for asking? https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-

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Police kill homicide suspect during I-80 standoff, traffic snarled for hours
by BayArea on 27 Sep 2017 51 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.ktvu.com/news/inter For several seconds it sounds like a war as about 50 rounds were fired after the suspect opened fire on Police.

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Executives Do The Darndest Things -> Equifax
by BayArea on 18 Sep 2017 9 comments, latest 8 years ago
https://finance.yahoo.com/news This is the type of stuff that causes society's mistrust of corporations to spill over.

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NK detonated a hydrogen bomb today that was 7x more powerful than the one that destroyed Hiroshima
by BayArea on 3 Sep 2017 60 comments, latest 8 years ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com

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Miami residents coming together to pass out bare essentials during a time of need:
by BayArea on 10 Sep 2017 10 comments, latest 8 years ago
https://m.facebook.com/story.p

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NSFW: Law Enforcement Can Be a Very Difficult Job
by BayArea on 13 Aug 2017 Posted 8 years ago
www.7Qq3dXfzvdw This video contains graphic content. This raw video provided by South Carolina prosecutors shows what Estill police officer Quincy Smith saw when he was shot four times while ...

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San Jose Real Estate Investors Buy Mansion Lined San Francisco Street for $90K
by BayArea on 8 Aug 2017 19 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.mercurynews.com/201 Will a massive section-8 sky-rise go up right at the door step of those mansions lol

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Camping Recommendations in Nor Cal
by BayArea on 9 Jul 2017 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, No matter the topic I always seem to get great insight and recommendations from Patnet. I'm planning a camping trip for late August/early Sept and would like ...

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Real Estate Investors, Come on In!
by BayArea on 25 Jul 2017 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, We are in a hot seller's market, particularly here in the Bay Area. If you were going to buy investment property today, where would you do it? ...

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What fraction of Bay Area and National residential real estate is rental?
by BayArea on 7 Jul 2017 2 comments, latest 8 years ago
Hi guys, I'm looking for some data that I can't seem to find. Given that there are a lot of real estate savvy folks here on Patnet, I thought ...

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Snapchat IPO Only Days Away
by BayArea on 25 Feb 2017 31 comments, latest 8 years ago
Patnet, great news: The powerhouse American manufacturing company "Snapchat" is days away from its initial public offering! Oh wait, it's just an app company written by a millennial (who ...

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What are disadvantages of using a non local real estate agent?
by BayArea on 29 Jun 2017 Posted 8 years ago
Hi guys, I am selling a property and weighing the options of using an extended family member realtor based out of So Cal vs a local agent to sell ...

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Who knows about the Dark Web?
by BayArea on 11 Jun 2017 Posted 9 years ago
https://mobile.nytimes.com/201 https://www.google.com/amp/www

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