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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:22 PM Original message |
Why rent matters |
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AWorkerBee (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. think it has anything to do with rent control? |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. What's rent control?? |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Even in the SF Bay area, only SF has rent-controlled apts |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. friend in marin w/ 2 other housemates decide to move out |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. How long ago was this |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 08:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. thanks-its past history-a cautionary tale |
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Ruby Romaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. rent control is very rare except in the imagination of Rightwingers |
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AWorkerBee (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. nah |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I lived in a rent controlled apt in the bay area in the mid nineties |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Atlanta's rent vs. ownership seems to be deceptive.. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. I rent, but |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Renting can be a pain if you have kids & pets..or smoke. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. exactly, as a renter |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. uh ....chapter 11? nope |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 08:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. fine, 7 or 13, whatever. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. no i mean the new bankruptcy law makes bankruptcy impossible |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. nope, you can still declare bankruptcy |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's very interesting |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. I'm a new Realtor in the "metro DC area" actually |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. 'young people cannot find homes they can afford' |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not in my area |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. And yet in my area |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Thank you, Booklover! |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. I bought in Northern VA last year |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. In an inflationary market, owning always makes more sense |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I think the bubble is going to burst soon. |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 04:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Could be. Could also be because |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Actually it's funny that |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. CBS reported this evening that mortgage rates fell sharply last month. |
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Ruby Romaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. it's still cheaper to buy than rent here- at least for a small house |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. I finally bought last year |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. I did the math and came down on the side of renting |
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MrTriumph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. Faulty assumption- Prop. tax = 1.5% of home price. IT IS MUCH HIGHER IN TX |
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