We could not afford to buy in our neighborhood now.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Atropa - Jun 14, 2017 4:59:45 pm PDT #12680 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
meara - Jun 14, 2017 5:12:55 pm PDT #12681 of 30002
Likewise my house is worth almost twice what I paid for it...but then I'd have to find somewhere else to live.
Kate P. - Jun 14, 2017 5:17:06 pm PDT #12682 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yeah, I definitely could not afford my neighborhood now.
Jessica - Jun 14, 2017 5:19:06 pm PDT #12683 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We sold our coop for twice what we paid for it and moved somewhere else and it worked out great! Though my commute does suck more than it did.
Steph L. - Jun 14, 2017 5:29:20 pm PDT #12684 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We probably couldn't afford our neighborhood now. We keep getting postcards and even cold calls from people wanting to buy our house. Our neighborhood is getting way too gentrified, and it blows.
Atropa - Jun 14, 2017 5:49:25 pm PDT #12685 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
We keep getting postcards and even cold calls from people wanting to buy our house.
OH MY G-D, THE COLD CALLS.
I answered a number I didn't recognize the other day, because I thought it might have been the sleep study center (their phone number changes every other month or so, depending on which location someone is doing the reminder call from). I was assailed by this very chirpy sounding Young Professional Bro, letting me know that an associate of his had recently sold a house in our neighborhood for Big Money, and were we thinking about selling our house?
As soon as he paused for breath, I said, "I wouldn't work with anyone who cold called me", and hung up.
Atropa - Jun 14, 2017 5:50:35 pm PDT #12686 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I also had one Young Professional Bro come to the door and do the same sort of line. I shut the door in his face.
aurelia - Jun 14, 2017 5:51:28 pm PDT #12687 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I got one of those calls and I rent. That's some bad research there.
Steph L. - Jun 14, 2017 5:55:32 pm PDT #12688 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I also had one Young Professional Bro come to the door and do the same sort of line. I shut the door in his face.
Oh my god. I only reluctantly answer the door, but I work in direct line of sight of the door, and if it's a nice not-humid day, I keep the front door open to get the breeze through the screen door. Which means that the people who come to the front door can see me and it is THE WORST. If a Real Estate Bro showed up, I would pray for a flamethrower.
Atropa - Jun 14, 2017 6:02:45 pm PDT #12689 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh my god. I only reluctantly answer the door
Did you know that if you answer the door to Nice Mormon Boys while wearing a velvet skirt and a vampire-themed t-shirt, lock eyes with them, and smile slowly and widely, showing all your teeth, they start stumbling over their words and back away down the stairs?
This is something I learned recently.