Housing Bubble, credit bubble, public planning, land use, zoning and transportation in the exurban environment. Specific criticism of smart growth, neotradtional, forms based, new urbanism and other top down planner schemes to increase urban extent and density. Ventura County, California specific examples.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
No Limits Ladies
One of the advantages of having poor morals is that I get to publish stuff too racy for real blogs. (Hat Tip, you know who you are).
The #2 in the phone number give me the hope its in NYC(212) or Northern NJ(201), but I called around and they all hang up on me, yelling some profanities.....
In truth this only differs in degree from other incentives I've seen recently. Seems everything excepting price is negotiable. I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos. The mega-disaster in Oxnard is offering 2 years prepaid M-R and HOA. The sad part is that it is structured such that it increases your apparent sales price thus adding to your tax burden forever.
I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos. The mega-disaster in Oxnard is offering 2 years prepaid M-R and HOA.
That is the "hidden" type costs that I just can't believe people are paying. I just made a long post at IHB about the same thing.
Maybe 2 miles away from us is a neighborhood of luxury homes mostly 3000-5000 SF. It has a great common area with large pool and tennis courts. It is on a hill overlooking a lake.
Taxes? 2500-4000/year or so. HOA Fee? $350...A YEAR!!
The houses are listed from 380K-550K or so, but an auction of one almost 5000 SF is coming up. I will let you know what it goes for if interested.
On topic? Ummm, I would be perfectly fine avoiding blow jobs from any of the selection above. Just not my thing. Kinda skanky in the menthol cigarette sense.
Not at 8 in the morning. You need a screw driver or a bloody Mary at this hour. Oooh, or Irish coffee. Or straight whiskey. It's always time for whiskey.
@Rob: "I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos."
You Bet!
*Not* having Mello-Roos taxes on a property is now being used as a marketing tool in Oxnard. Last weekend, I noticed a number of for sale signs on properties that has "No Mello-Roos!" plastered on them.
Hopefully the end result (after the crash is over) will be that communities will stop burdening new construction with this insidious added tax, which is not even deductible, although it is a property tax.
Until the current glut of properties sells through, communities with Mello-Roos taxes are going to suffer more than older communities that do not have this extra burden. Given the choice, how many people will sign up for an extra 0.5% to 1% property tax because they buy new construction vs older construction?
A lot of that depends on what the Mello-Roos tax is used for. In some towns in my neck of the woods being in a neighborhood with Mello-Roos fees means you get to send your kids to a good school with white and asian students instead of a bad, overcrowded school with black and hispanic students. The fees are still much cheaper than private schools of similar quality. Similarly, if the infrastructure built with the fees gives you an advantage over your neighbors (such drinkable water or parks that are only accessible to your neighborhood) then they can be a net plus. Mello-Roos fees stink when they just go to provide for ordinary government services (such as fire protection) or roads that don't make the community better than what surrounds it.
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First to ask where I can get this deal......
The #2 in the phone number give me the hope its in NYC(212) or Northern NJ(201), but I called around and they all hang up on me, yelling some profanities.....
Personally, I wanna know where the MILFs are...that must just be the back-office staff.
Geez, I can't wait for Casey to make a comment about that...
Personally, I wanna know where the MILFs are...
The one and only MILF -- that is, "Man I'd Love to ****" -- is the guy standing third from the right. ;-)
BTW, if I hire these people, can I do some shady deals with them to get some "cash back at blows"? ;-)
The best part about having poor morals and everyone knowing it, is getting sent all the best smut!
Smut? Jesus Christ at least i can keep a secret.
In truth this only differs in degree from other incentives I've seen recently. Seems everything excepting price is negotiable. I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos. The mega-disaster in Oxnard is offering 2 years prepaid M-R and HOA. The sad part is that it is structured such that it increases your apparent sales price thus adding to your tax burden forever.
Actually... now that I see it closely.. that skyline on the van is DEFINITELY Dallas.
That would also make sense with the area code in Dallas (214).
I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos. The mega-disaster in Oxnard is offering 2 years prepaid M-R and HOA.
That is the "hidden" type costs that I just can't believe people are paying. I just made a long post at IHB about the same thing.
Maybe 2 miles away from us is a neighborhood of luxury homes mostly 3000-5000 SF. It has a great common area with large pool and tennis courts. It is on a hill overlooking a lake.
Taxes? 2500-4000/year or so.
HOA Fee? $350...A YEAR!!
The houses are listed from 380K-550K or so, but an auction of one almost 5000 SF is coming up. I will let you know what it goes for if interested.
On that note, NSFW but funny: Call Me Ishmael-san: "Japanese Whale Hunt"
This one is particularly cute
Typical Dallas women. Thanks for the laugh! I needed one today.
Thar she blows!
WTF! You could at least warn folks of the content at the other end of that link!
Now I have to clean up my throw-up.....
Sweet is right, you gotta warn us.
On topic?
Ummm, I would be perfectly fine avoiding blow jobs from any of the selection above.
Just not my thing. Kinda skanky in the menthol cigarette sense.
Argh!!! The whales!!! Make it stop!!!
NOT what I need to see first thing in the morning. Must find the bottle of mind bleach.
Try Mint Schnapps.
Not at 8 in the morning. You need a screw driver or a bloody Mary at this hour. Oooh, or Irish coffee. Or straight whiskey. It's always time for whiskey.
The cure for a hangover is never sober up.
Is the lady on the end offering to let you sit on her thumb?
Is the lady on the end offering to let you sit on her thumb?
We all know you're hot for the zaftig one in the blue blazer. ;-)
Too many classic Cadillacs and Lincolns and not enough late model low mileage sports cars on the lot for my tastes.
dawg said : "Too many classic Cadillacs and Lincolns and not enough late model low mileage sports cars on the lot for my tastes."
Aw, Rob. their built for comfort, they aint built for speed.
@Rob: "I'm also seeing a new sensitivity to Mello-Roos."
You Bet!
*Not* having Mello-Roos taxes on a property is now being used as a marketing tool in Oxnard. Last weekend, I noticed a number of for sale signs on properties that has "No Mello-Roos!" plastered on them.
Hopefully the end result (after the crash is over) will be that communities will stop burdening new construction with this insidious added tax, which is not even deductible, although it is a property tax.
Until the current glut of properties sells through, communities with Mello-Roos taxes are going to suffer more than older communities that do not have this extra burden. Given the choice, how many people will sign up for an extra 0.5% to 1% property tax because they buy new construction vs older construction?
A lot of that depends on what the Mello-Roos tax is used for. In some towns in my neck of the woods being in a neighborhood with Mello-Roos fees means you get to send your kids to a good school with white and asian students instead of a bad, overcrowded school with black and hispanic students. The fees are still much cheaper than private schools of similar quality. Similarly, if the infrastructure built with the fees gives you an advantage over your neighbors (such drinkable water or parks that are only accessible to your neighborhood) then they can be a net plus. Mello-Roos fees stink when they just go to provide for ordinary government services (such as fire protection) or roads that don't make the community better than what surrounds it.
Make a new blog post about the alleged crash in oil prices, Robbo -- temporary aberration or fast track down to $50/bbl?
Price declined almost $20 in one week. Speculators warping the oil markets? No, couldn't be!! ;-p
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We'll talk oil this weekend, right now I'm hunting Realitter®. New post.
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