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John Byrne
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:35am | IP Logged | 1
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"And that's different from me now because?"
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Currently I don't have a pool?
Actually (!!) one of the first things I will probably do if I get this place is put some kind of "permanent" cover over the pool. I am not much for splishy-splashing, and as a redhead I tend to burn fast and easy if I get too much (read: any) sun. Wouldn't want to fill it in, as it will be a selling point when that time inevitably cometh, but I don't see much use for it otherwise. And fishing out dead possums is not my idea of a good time.
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Andrew Bitner
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:36am | IP Logged | 2
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I can dream of having a place like that one day. [sigh]
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:39am | IP Logged | 3
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I can dream of having a place like that one day. [sigh]
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Buy something now, wait 20 years.
Seriously, when I bought Stately Byrne Manor I knew I was getting an "investment", but I really had no idea! 20 years later, to get an idea of what I can realistically expect to take out of this place, take my original purchase price and stick a 2 in front of it! God Bless America!
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Matthew Hansel
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:43am | IP Logged | 4
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Two things:
ONE: JB you are right about the investment thing. My parents are contemplating moving and they are AMAZED at how much the house could sell for...same situation with them, only put a "4" in front of the original purchase price.
TWO: I will gladly second Wayne's offer of moving furniture for art.
That is all.
Matthew Hansel
matthewphansel@mac.com
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 10:46am | IP Logged | 5
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Next time, I'm hiring movers...
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Wish I had a dollar for every time I said that and another dollar for every time I didn't do it.
Good luck on the impending purchase/ sale JB!
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Mike O'Brien
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 6
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Matt & Wayne are good folk, but they missed Tim and I lowballing them earlier in the thread. Our offer was for free. (Well, I asked for fried chicken, but you know, I was kidding.)
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Andrew Bitner
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 11:29am | IP Logged | 7
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John Byrne wrote:
I can dream of having a place like that one day. [sigh]
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Buy something now, wait 20 years.
Seriously, when I bought Stately Byrne Manor I knew I was getting an "investment", but I really had no idea! 20 years later, to get an idea of what I can realistically expect to take out of this place, take my original purchase price and stick a 2 in front of it! God Bless America! |
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Excellent advice. DC real estate is skyrocketing-- but I'm afraid that this is a bubble and that prices will either level out for the long term or take a dip. However, when the marriage/move is done, we're going to find a condo for sure. Ownership of a home is the only way to go.
And that's great about the property value of Stately Byrne Manor! This would mean, what, a 2000% appreciation in value over 20 years? Amazing. (BTW, if I was a house-hunter, I think it'd be damn cool to walk in and see Robbie the Robot, even if I knew it wasn't going to be staying afterward...)
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Mike O'Brien
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Oh, and seriously? O'Brien and O'Neill? Sounds like a moving company, doesn't it?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 11:37am | IP Logged | 9
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I don't trust that O'Neill guy. Anyone who doesn't know it's "I before E except after C"... Well, that's just so wrong!
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Steve Lyons
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Heh. My folks bought 80 acres 50 years ago for $15,000.00. Every five years we pay that again in property taxes.
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Joe Smith
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Byrnestadt.
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Eric Kleefeld
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| Posted: 21 March 2005 at 12:15pm | IP Logged | 12
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"Stately Byrne Manor II"
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