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Back up a second…you think a condo, particularly in an area of ridiculous housing inflation, is a smart investment?

Originally posted by j_lee:
Back up a second…you think a condo, particularly in an area of ridiculous housing deflation, is a smart investment?

Err where are you going with that baton? The special olympics?

Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:

Originally posted by j_lee:
Back up a second…you think a condo, particularly in an area of ridiculous housing deflation, is a smart investment?

Err where are you going with that baton? The special olympics?

I noticed you changed inflation to deflation…has the housing bubble in the D.C. area burst without my knowledge?

NO, I thought you comment was rediculous. It only made sense the other way around.

The trend is your friend, so GGW told me over cognac and cigars.

Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
NO, I thought you comment was rediculous. It only made sense the other way around.

The trend is your friend, so GGW told me over cognac and cigars.

I see…I meant to imply that with prices at an all time high the only way to go is, inevitably, down. thus, "inevitable deflation" rather than ridiculous might be more correct.

how can you not love how our conversations degrade into these sorts of real estate jibjab?

i just want to point out that, once again, it wasn't me who took the conversation in this direction… but people always do this TO me.

I think they were saying the same thing last year when we bought our house. Yet we've seen our property value go up 20+% in our 11 months of ownership.

I just think that in areas where the population will be increases, housing will become a scarcer and scarcer and thus more coveted commodity, and prices will never deflate. In many markets, there will be a levelling off and perhaps some deflation, but I don't think DC will be one fo them.

Originally posted by j_lee:

Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
NO, I thought you comment was rediculous. It only made sense the other way around.

The trend is your friend, so GGW told me over cognac and cigars.

I see…I meant to imply that with prices at an all time high the only way to go is, inevitably, down. thus, "inevitable deflation" rather than ridiculous might be more correct.

Originally posted by j_lee:
[I see…I meant to imply that with prices at an all time high the only way to go is, inevitably, down. thus, "inevitable deflation" rather than ridiculous might be more correct.

I think it is safe to say that property is a safe investment, over time, whether there is a price bubble or not. As the bubble didnt even burst much in the kill zone after the terrorist attacks and the dot boom, I am guessing it wont burst.

Once you hit your 30's and have your law degree, you'll realize there is more to life than getting drunk on six packs of PBR while singing karaoke to shitty indie rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but most people tend to grow out of that.

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
how can you not love how our conversations degrade into these sorts of real estate jibjab?

i just want to point out that, once again, it wasn't me who took the conversation in this direction… but people always do this TO me.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think they were saying the same thing last year when we bought our house. Yet we've seen our property value go up 20+% in our 11 months of ownership.

I just think that in areas where the population will be increases, housing will become a scarcer and scarcer and thus more coveted commodity, and prices will never deflate. In many markets, there will be a levelling off and perhaps some deflation, but I don't think DC will be one fo them.

I mostly understood that, so I won't be a dick and correct your grammar.

Originally posted by j_lee:
I mostly understood that, so I won't be a dick and correct your grammar.

Yea that is smart, at least he can get his ideas across….

Sorry, I'm not as thorough when it comes to proofreading board crap as I am with my job work or schoolwork.

Originally posted by j_lee:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think they were saying the same thing last year when we bought our house. Yet we've seen our property value go up 20+% in our 11 months of ownership.

I just think that in areas where the population will be increases, housing will become a scarcer and scarcer and thus more coveted commodity, and prices will never deflate. In many markets, there will be a levelling off and perhaps some deflation, but I don't think DC will be one fo them.

I mostly understood that, so I won't be a dick and correct your grammar.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:

I just think that in areas where the population will be increases, housing will become a scarcer and scarcer and thus more coveted commodity, and prices will never deflate. In many markets, there will be a levelling off and perhaps some deflation, but I don't think DC will be one fo them.

unless there's another wave of riots, or your property needs a few thousand years to deradioactivate (is that a word?)

I don't foresee any riots in my neighborhood, but I guess stranger things have happened.

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:

I just think that in areas where the population will be increases, housing will become a scarcer and scarcer and thus more coveted commodity, and prices will never deflate. In many markets, there will be a levelling off and perhaps some deflation, but I don't think DC will be one fo them.

unless there's another wave of riots, or your property needs a few thousand years to deradioactivate (is that a word?)

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Once you hit your 30's and have your law degree, you'll realize there is more to life than getting drunk on six packs of PBR while singing karaoke to shitty indie rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but most people tend to grow out of that.

perhaps some people may "grow out of it." i guess those would be the people that are now jealous of those of us that have something called "fun" regularly at a low cost.
in contrast, i see that being a condescending jerk is something that some people never grow out of.

I would hazzard a guess that MOST people grow out of it.

Then they have fun by sitting around their houses (where there's not a bloody $5 admission) drinking a six pack of GOOD beer, bought for the price of 3 of your PBR's, listening to good music, and not choking on smoke. ;)

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Once you hit your 30's and have your law degree, you'll realize there is more to life than getting drunk on six packs of PBR while singing karaoke to shitty indie rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but most people tend to grow out of that.

perhaps some people may "grow out of it." i guess those would be the people that are now jealous of those of us that have something called "fun" regularly at a low cost.
in contrast, i see that being a condescending jerk is something that some people never grow out of.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I would hazzard a guess

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Trying to spell it the redneck way to offset my use of the word "bloody."

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I would hazzard a guess

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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Once you hit your 30's and have your law degree, you'll realize there is more to life than getting drunk on six packs of PBR while singing karaoke to shitty indie rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but most people tend to grow out of that.

And then there are those of us who, in their 40s, go out to bars, drink Guinness until they get drunk, and air guitar to indie rock. At least that's what I did last night :)

Seriously, ever since when did "growing up" mean not having fun? And what's wrong with a "grown up" putting back a six pack of PBR and singing karaoke to crappy indie rock?

I think that "growing up" means understanding how to have fun and still be responsible. If you can afford to <insert immature activity of choice> and not have it adversely affect you or those around you…then what's the big deal?

I hope you or anyone in your party didn't drive after putting away a 6 pack of PBR. And if you're in your 40's (or 30's or 20's), you're not really doing your liver a favor by putting away a 6 pack of beer.

My point was not that there's anything wrong with a grown up doing some moderate drinking and doing indie rock karaoke.

My point was that after doing that for a number of years, some might tend to tire of it and find other things to enjoy doing or enjoy talking about…like talking about the real estate market. Which apparently is not acceptable in Chimbey's little anti-establishment noncomformist world.

Originally posted by xcanuck:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Once you hit your 30's and have your law degree, you'll realize there is more to life than getting drunk on six packs of PBR while singing karaoke to shitty indie rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but most people tend to grow out of that.

And then there are those of us who, in their 40s, go out to bars, drink Guinness until they get drunk, and air guitar to indie rock. At least that's what I did last night :)

Seriously, ever since when did "growing up" mean not having fun? And what's wrong with a "grown up" putting back a six pack of PBR and singing karaoke to crappy indie rock?

I think that "growing up" means understanding how to have fun and still be responsible. If you can afford to &lt;insert immature activity of choice&gt; and not have it adversely affect you or those around you…then what's the big deal?