Aw Taz. Much healing-ma for the poor boo.
Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'
'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2011 11:02:33 am PDT #28219 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
omnis_audis - Aug 22, 2011 11:02:44 am PDT #28220 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
That's what I'm thinking. It's just 6 months of only seeing crappy, worn down foreclosure properties makes you grabby fingers at pretty, affordable place.
SailAweigh - Aug 22, 2011 11:05:07 am PDT #28221 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I wish I'd gone for location when I bought, but to be honest? I couldn't afford anything in any of the locations I would have liked. I bought where my paycheck would allow. I don't hate it, but I don't love it, either. I'm constantly thinking of selling just so I can go back to apartment living in an area of town I do like. My two cents, FWIW.
Also, for Ginger and other beer lovers: [link]
omnis_audis - Aug 22, 2011 11:11:49 am PDT #28222 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
It doesn't help that my current apartment sucks, and I just want to move. If I move to another apartment, then I'll have to sign a year lease, which means breaking lease if I do find glorious condo I can afford, which just adds to the cost of things all the more.
Even though I'm making A fair amount more than my last SoCal job, and the market is down, I still can't afford to buy out here. Kinda depressing.
Vortex - Aug 22, 2011 11:12:16 am PDT #28223 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
If it weren't so far away, I'd say go for it, but a 45 minute commute AND the other issues? No.
Yeah, it's in Sterling.
beekaytee - Aug 22, 2011 11:12:19 am PDT #28224 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
My place is a joy in a lot of ways, all of which are location related. I've put up with a LOT of stuff over the years because I love it so much. 13 years later, I'm grateful I didn't go for the other things I could have compromised on.
beekaytee - Aug 22, 2011 11:13:33 am PDT #28225 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Yeah, it's in Sterling.
Just reading that makes my jaw tighten. It's not just a commute, it's an ugly commute.
Toddson - Aug 22, 2011 11:17:07 am PDT #28226 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
On the up side, if you do the play, you could give no-show actor boy a taste of what it's like (although I know you're much too responsible to flake out on a show).
smonster - Aug 22, 2011 11:53:35 am PDT #28227 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh, Taz. Phooey. Keep on healing, kitty!
omnis, yeah, don't do it.
Ginger - Aug 22, 2011 12:24:12 pm PDT #28228 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have heard many horror stories about deteriorating condos with ever-increasing assessments that made them impossible to resell. I'd say keep looking, omnis. I don't think it takes a foreclosure to get a deal these days; a lot of people in this market are selling cheap because they have to.