While my bro isn't local, his company is based in CA [link] and 90% of his loans are to CA residents. He knows the area and the market really well. He's just a good contact to have...to talk things through. And it's almost like you know him!
Inara: Who's winning? Simon: I can't tell. They don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?
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vw bug - Aug 02, 2007 9:13:22 am PDT #9579 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
meara - Aug 02, 2007 9:14:13 am PDT #9580 of 10001
d, bone infections are really hard to get rid of, so even if it's just that, he'd likely be on antibiotics for a month or more.
brenda m - Aug 02, 2007 9:15:49 am PDT #9581 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
As a rule of thumb, if you can get your housing budget to ~25% of your gross income, you'll be doing well.
Yeah, no shit.
lisah - Aug 02, 2007 9:17:20 am PDT #9582 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
He's just a good contact to have...to talk things through. And it's almost like you know him!
Yay! Connections!!!
d, wishing the best speediest recovery for your dad. I know it must be hard being so far away.
Stephanie - Aug 02, 2007 9:17:21 am PDT #9583 of 10001
Trust my rage
How many weeks now?
12 weeks and a few days!
I wish you lived closer to me so I could give you pregnancy massage.
That sounds so awesome! ANother trip to PR?
d - Aug 02, 2007 9:17:43 am PDT #9584 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
meara: Yes, I've already discovered that. Which is why I expect he'll probably still be in the hospital by the time I get a chance to get there. I mostly wish they'd just finalize a diagnosis, even though I expect the treatment protocol would be the same or at least not much different.
Stephanie... hmm, maybe! I very much enjoyed my first visit.
-t - Aug 02, 2007 9:19:28 am PDT #9585 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I would be putting much less into savings.
Building equity is pretty much equivalent to savings. Less liquid, but you don't want all your assets to be liquid.
25% on housing is probably not the norm in these parts, either, truth be told, but I am willing to live in not-so-nice places far away from everything in order to have more money to spend on food and so forth. I didn't realize Utah was so expensive. I did know SoCal is expensive, but I've only ever lived there when I was unemployed, so I have no internalized correlation between living expenses and income.
-t - Aug 02, 2007 9:20:18 am PDT #9586 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Health~ma and info~ma to your dad, d.
Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2007 9:20:42 am PDT #9587 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Building equity is pretty much equivalent to savings. Less liquid, but you don't want all your assets to be liquid.
Now you're going over my head.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2007 9:21:51 am PDT #9588 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The more liquid, the easier it is to convert to cash.