Comments on: Sucks to be you, Condo Owner http://letsshall.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sucks-to-be-you-condo-owner/ "But the imperfections that are ordinary and constant in me it would be treachery to remove" --Michel de Montaigne Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:10:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Amy http://letsshall.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sucks-to-be-you-condo-owner/#comment-2775 Amy Fri, 23 May 2008 00:07:49 +0000 http://letsshall.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2775 Oh, wait til you see season 3 -- that's when it really stumbles. But I didn't totally lose hope until season 4. I feel like they're not even trying anymore. :-( Oh, wait til you see season 3 — that’s when it really stumbles. But I didn’t totally lose hope until season 4. I feel like they’re not even trying anymore. :-(

]]> By: SJ http://letsshall.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sucks-to-be-you-condo-owner/#comment-2773 SJ Thu, 22 May 2008 13:25:22 +0000 http://letsshall.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2773 Brian: yup, it's funny how the wheel keeps turning, and those who looked less fortunate once now look more fortunate. Three years ago, we were the liberal arts grads w/o the dough to buy a home, now we are the flexible, mobile people with long resumes and tons of different types of professional experience. We were already priced out too, lucky for us it seems. Amy: I honestly would probably never think of doing that, esp. if the condo in question was my primary residence, but you're right, there are options here if people have the balls to take them. I am sad to think that I will have to give up on BSG's plotting ability! We're in the middle of season 2, and I do have to admit there have been a couple of awfully convenient plot twists of late... Brian: yup, it’s funny how the wheel keeps turning, and those who looked less fortunate once now look more fortunate. Three years ago, we were the liberal arts grads w/o the dough to buy a home, now we are the flexible, mobile people with long resumes and tons of different types of professional experience. We were already priced out too, lucky for us it seems.

Amy: I honestly would probably never think of doing that, esp. if the condo in question was my primary residence, but you’re right, there are options here if people have the balls to take them.

I am sad to think that I will have to give up on BSG’s plotting ability! We’re in the middle of season 2, and I do have to admit there have been a couple of awfully convenient plot twists of late…

]]> By: Amy http://letsshall.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sucks-to-be-you-condo-owner/#comment-2772 Amy Wed, 21 May 2008 01:18:02 +0000 http://letsshall.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2772 The smart thing for this woman to do would be to just flip 'em all off. Stop paying the mortgage, stop paying the maintenance, rent it out to someone month to month for super cheap ($500/month is $500 in your pocket), and wait for the inevitable to come. I don't know why people fail to act in their own best interests, even when they're over a barrel and being frakked (I've totally given up on BSG -- they've forgotten how to write a plot) discourteously and without lubrication. Actually, I do know why: out of feelings of honor. But there is no honor in the American financial markets. And those who screw themselves so that they can feel like "good people" are among the 1440 suckers PT Barnum helpfully pointed out are born every day. The smart thing for this woman to do would be to just flip ‘em all off. Stop paying the mortgage, stop paying the maintenance, rent it out to someone month to month for super cheap ($500/month is $500 in your pocket), and wait for the inevitable to come. I don’t know why people fail to act in their own best interests, even when they’re over a barrel and being frakked (I’ve totally given up on BSG — they’ve forgotten how to write a plot) discourteously and without lubrication. Actually, I do know why: out of feelings of honor. But there is no honor in the American financial markets. And those who screw themselves so that they can feel like “good people” are among the 1440 suckers PT Barnum helpfully pointed out are born every day.

]]> By: Incertus http://letsshall.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sucks-to-be-you-condo-owner/#comment-2771 Incertus Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:26 +0000 http://letsshall.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-2771 When Amy and I moved to Florida, we were told by all her family that we had to buy and right now because we'd be priced out of the market otherwise. Well, it didn't matter because we were already priced out. But now we're glad, because if we get jobs in another part of the country (as we are attempting to do) we don't have an overpriced home to try to get out of. When Amy and I moved to Florida, we were told by all her family that we had to buy and right now because we’d be priced out of the market otherwise. Well, it didn’t matter because we were already priced out. But now we’re glad, because if we get jobs in another part of the country (as we are attempting to do) we don’t have an overpriced home to try to get out of.

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