> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of John Williams
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 1:09 PM
> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
> Subject: Re: choice...
>
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Dan M &
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Houses here are cheap for several reasons:
>
> 1) There aren't rules/laws that artificially inflate housing prices.
No government interference? And no bubble? What a surprise!
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> (That whole business of no zoning laws also leads to some weird stuff,
> compared to other cities, but Houston is kind of unique that way .. lol)
Actually, it wasn't Houston the second time, it was the Woodlands. This is
important because it was a planned community that is now at 100k in size a
On Nov 8, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Dan M wrote:
>> The difference can often be one between a realtor who is genuinely
>> motivated to act as his/her buyer's agent and negotiate aggressively
>> for a good deal for the buyer, and one who is motivated more by a
>> desire to get the commission from the sale
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Bruce Bostwick
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:39 PM
> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
> Subject: Re: choice...
>
> On Nov 8, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Dan M wrot
On Nov 8, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Dan M wrote:
> I'm not sure when you bought your house, but I originally bought
> mine late
> in '92, and was able to obtain a beautiful 3000 sq. ft. house in a
> desirable
> neighborhood with a mortgage payment of about $850/month. I
> followed the
> market, in
On Nov 8, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Dan M wrote:
>> it was not my preference to accept the banks terms. my options were
>> limited to signing the loan. or not buying a home. i did what the
>> realtor
>> said because that is the way the system works.
>
> Let me jump in here. You know I've been arguin
> it was not my preference to accept the banks terms. my options were
> limited to signing the loan. or not buying a home. i did what the realtor
> said because that is the way the system works.
Let me jump in here. You know I've been arguing against John a good deal on
this subject, but let
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Jon Louis Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> it was not my preference to accept the banks terms. my options were limited
> to signing the loan. or not buying a home. i did what the realtor said
> because that is the way the system works.
It was your preference t
