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  • I know the photo! Not sure if I saw it here or somewhere else.
  • So what photoshopping has been done to that picture? Does not look real.
  • deejayoh wrote: Bought in August 2006 for 315K. SPent 100K to fix. Now on market for 619K or over a 200K profit margin. Zestimate is $278-352k. Somebody is smoking something there. Not sure on which end. Doesn't look like much of a re…
    in flipper? Comment by ayles May 2007
  • From what I understand from first hand knowledge... Is that the above mentioned housing situation is not at all uncommon. A lot of the people seem to be pooling resources accross extended family and friends. This appears to be a cultural norm for th…
  • sniglet wrote: By the way, any Microsoft employees on this board can join a distribution list I set up to discuss economic issues. The DL is "resg". The people on this DL are pretty sober minded (i.e. not the usual bullish crowd), and we have h…
  • I would argue they are equity poor. That could be a symptom of trying to keep up with joneses, poor money mgmt, ect the list goes on and on. I see a lot of people that make a lot of money but at the same time have none. I am talking so little mon…
  • They definitely are not for families with two kids, pets, and cars etc... Plus one of the hot buzz words in my office right now is "loss on sale" which is a reimbursement paid to individuals who have to sell at a loss at origin. I have been here …
  • We also relocate a ton of people from around the country that can't sell, or that have lower housing values... Makes for some tough conversations when somebody wants a house like they had "back home" and the price is 3 times that here.
  • The business is super cyclical but typically things really slow down after mid september. In addition to the people waiting for their kids to finish school, there is also a large influx of college grady. But most of them are not purchasing.
  • Relocation season is coming up. These could be people who are in the pipline for a move to Redmond (Microsoft Relocation) and want a house ready at the end of the school year to move the rest of their family.
  • Good luck, I do not believe there is short answer to applying these strategies... 20 credits of upper level finance, derivitives, and risk management at your local university should do the trick. Here are some good graphs that explain the strateg…
  • I am fiscally conservative, socially liberal...
    in A Comment by ayles March 2007
  • During the work week i wear shorts mostly because I can. I have an amazing office that tolerates that sort of thing. Basically a matter of comfort. If I am in doors for 99% of the day why not? Typically for me, once the weather hits 60 degrees I'm a…
  • Rhonda Porter wrote: Ardell, I'm worried sick for the people who will need to refi out of their short term fixed rate mortgages when they adjust. I'm afraid if they have not taken steps to improve their credit that they will be forced to sell or …
  • I guess I don't understand. Seems like you could do a hell of a lot better for $850,000.00. This one is Renton, but at least it kind of has a high dollar look to it. MLS# 27021194