No, that was freaking hilarious.

Actually, when you think about it, for homeowners in financial trouble who have been unable to sell their homes, this (smoke) cloud may have a silver lining.

Also going to be good for unsuccessful sellers whose homes didn't burn, but who are willing to lease out their homes to wait out the market - many insurance settlements include the costs of renting an equivalent property.

Month? Feh, try YEAR. This YEAR has been dead, sales wise. Dead dead dead and dead. D-e-d dead.

Fantastic time to be a buyer though.

Yep. From what i've been hearing. How has it been treating you? With not making much money from the sales?

I'm sorry, but Barfownz is NOT allowed to post in this thread until he's read all of it from Page 1. :evil:

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 168154) It's been slow as I understand, but I hear the market in SoCal's been burning through inventory over the last couple of days, so it might be heating up. [/poor taste]

Oh dear. I've been out-punned. :cheers:

I was going to go to San Onofre today, but then I learned about the road closures, so I went to my office in Irwindale - where we had a power outage. I took it as a sign and went home.

You do realize he's probably doing that now. ;)

I FINALLY FOUND IT!

Who knew a small house was so hard to find?

2 bedrooms, 1 bath on pier and beam (not too many of those left), hardwood floors, screened back porch, huge, check that HUGE back yard, all of it completely surrounded by woods at the very end of a cul de sac. It looks like the 30's back there, I swear. Due to the terrain, there will be no additional development anywhere around it.

You can drop a ball bearing on any floor in the place and it's like dropping a cue ball on a solid table. She ain't rolling.

Did I mention it has a large tulip poplar tree on the front lawn, along with an OLD dogwood tree that's been struck by lightning?

Yes, it has to be rewired. Yes, it needs central air and heat. Yes, the plumbing and the insulation and the drywall repair and floor refinishing and shed demolition and the 2 big trees that have to come down yes yes yes YES!

Closing is scheduled for next Friday. I rule.

And my Mother will be happy there. She'll have a garden again. I can't wait to see what she does with it. She'll be less than a mile away, so it will be easy to check in on her (she's 70). The place is on my drive home from work. It doesn't get any better.

But as in everything, all is not roses. She likes it just the way it is. I, however, can see the wisdom, nay necessity, of moving one wall and opening a doorway to a new deck out back where she could entertain.

I'll probably let her win this one. For a while.

With your description, Sam, I'm ready to move! It sounds great!

Now, about the little Manx Siamese-Tabby you picked up for me.........;) Adorable!

Nice, Sam! Can't wait to see pics! :)