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  • Racket wrote: http://www.redfin.com/WA/Grayland/1747-Schmid-Rd-98547/home/22209348 Comes complete with sex lair.. Great investment opportunity. The house's listing was pulled and put up today. The seller has requested that …
  • Recent meth lab usage?
  • Great listing for a $1M+ property... http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/4329-S ... ome/158136 "Too much to list - see pictures! " Which would be nice if there were any.
  • The Tim wrote: Sold in April this year for $125k. Now "completely Remodeled" and back on the market at the bargain price of just $264k! I won't defend the asking price or horribly tacky landscaping, but the remodel was pretty tho…
  • Admit it Tim, the pink pony room is your office...
  • This is what happens when you rank things based on arbitrary measures and don't use any weighting. Our bus system *is* extensive, but is a victim of congestion because it's street based. NYC's subway system is good because it's a subway and becaus…
  • Markor wrote: Wow. I hope you didn't have a big deposit. Since he's potentially getting 7 months rent-free, seems like losing his security deposit is pretty minor.
  • What sort of magic are they using to come up with 6.2%? Is that median, median per sq ft, total sales volume....
  • I'm pretty cynical of that plan, too. I don't see it changing anything really. I can't see Belltown ever being a destination for families.
  • Civil Servant wrote: Also, I am sure that men's perspective on how much harrassment one can expect in Belltown is different from women's (I am the latter, in case that's not clear). That's not unique to Belltown.
  • radycardia wrote: How did these units sell for $500,000+ dollars if the area is so bad? Because it's not that bad. In all the times I've been in Belltown, I've never seen anything that you wouldn't see in any other metropolitan area. Ne…
  • Yes, it's the "start" of a transition. Yes, Boeing will continue to exist in the Puget Sound for a long time. Not to be too cynical, but there's always a chance you will be "stuck" 10 years from now. There's no way to plan for every inevitabi…
  • Nell Plotts wrote: This is a bank owned Portland downtown newer condo. "As Is" says it all. The bank is dreaming if they think they can get $499 for this puppy: http://www.johnlscott.com/propertydetai ... =200001808 RMLS # 9053934 [perhaps …
  • No. Other than red light cameras, at least. Too much of a financial incentive to abuse cameras/ticketing, which is already problematic.
  • I've had a few people consult with me about buying a house in the last 6 months, and they were generally a lot more realistic in 2009 than most people were in 2006 or 2007 when I first moved here. But none of them mentioned being openly criticized …
  • - Driveway flatness depends on how you plan to use it. If you plan to park a car on said driveway, it should ideally be pretty flat. If it's just access into a garage, it's not as important, as long as your vehicle(s) can get in and out without sc…
  • I'm sure you've noticed that as soon as people are around a police car they suddenly "behave" - drive the speed limit, signal, hang up the cell phone - and just as quickly resume their bad habits once the police car is out of sight. People know how…
  • rose-colored-coolaid wrote: WestSideBilly wrote: I've always felt (and still do) that kids should be required to pass their driver license exam in a vehicle without power brakes, ABS, or power steering, a manual transmission, and about 80 hors…
  • LHR, I think the only issue with Muni bonds right now is they have a higher risk of default than they typically have. A lot of towns/cities and a few states are bordering on default. Of course that's typically why you get higher returns. More r…
  • Also, thanks for the tire article. Pretty much what I was getting at. And as an engineer, I hate big wheels because they have so many negative consequences, and in most cases don't even look that good. Anecdote: My car requires staggered (diff…
  • I've always felt (and still do) that kids should be required to pass their driver license exam in a vehicle without power brakes, ABS, or power steering, a manual transmission, and about 80 horsepower. 90% of drivers wouldn't even get out of the pa…
  • Markor wrote: So you think irrationality can continue indefinitely? A permanently high plateau? Irrationality has been pretty constant since at least the .com bubble began in the late 90s. It's just moved around.
  • DJO, as a long time Comcrap customer*, let me tell you... you're going to miss the inferior picture quality, excessive compression, horribly balanced audio signal, and all the other "features" that only a monopoly could get away with charging for. …
  • People *do* care about how much power their car has. HP increases are a big selling point which is why they're heavily advertised - "The all new 270 HP 2009 Accord", "The exciting 290 HP Nissan Maxima". Horsepower is an easy concept, more is bette…
  • I've done OK this year, but I agree that it's a mostly delusional market. The analyst comments are great; a company with a P/E of 140 is "undervalued and a solid growth option" - bam! 15% increase in stock price. However, despite the horrible fu…
  • deprogram wrote: Let it be said that I do not have a problem with safety features. I have issues with feature creep, but nobody else does, apparently. I certainly don't want to be lumped in with Mr. RAA, and I'm certainly never going to make the a…
  • http://raincityguide.com/2008/02/15/get ... ll-part-1/ Her initial asking price last February was $999,950. One of the biggest mistakes sellers make is setting the price AFTER they get it ready for market. To some extent, that is why many sel…
  • deprogram wrote: WestSideBilly wrote: This seems relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CU-k0XmLUk Enjoy your big-iron death traps. Oh, that was great! Two completely awful cars destroyed in the name of science. You're …
  • This seems relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CU-k0XmLUk Enjoy your big-iron death traps.
  • Repo men are probably the most recession safe jobs. That or prostitutes.