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.
Interesting question. Yes. I can say from personal observation that you can hear the train as easily as you can hear an ocean storm. There's a huge flat farm plot between the tracks and this house.
To be fair I often hear the train from my house too. "W" is 6x closer and probably doesn't. This is a rural county in many aspects.
Rail noise is just one of my current top personal filters. While gentle far-off rattling is fine, banging and honking within a couple of blocks harshes my buzz. I've been snuffling around the SG foothills for a des-res but most that are half-way sensible from a price point are either on a busy intersection or have tracks within a block / over the back fence.
Erosion from the periphery is definitely increasing though - I'm looking forward to a brutal summer.
$170k to $1.2 million in 10 years. Jeebus you guys on the left coast got a big bubble.
You could live somewhere cheap that has a vibrant job market and take 4-5 nice overseas vacations for the rest of your life just with the interest on that mil.
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Can you hear the railroad from there too?
Interesting question. Yes. I can say from personal observation that you can hear the train as easily as you can hear an ocean storm. There's a huge flat farm plot between the tracks and this house.
To be fair I often hear the train from my house too. "W" is 6x closer and probably doesn't. This is a rural county in many aspects.
Rail noise is just one of my current top personal filters. While gentle far-off rattling is fine, banging and honking within a couple of blocks harshes my buzz.
I've been snuffling around the SG foothills for a des-res but most that are half-way sensible from a price point are either on a busy intersection or have tracks within a block / over the back fence.
Erosion from the periphery is definitely increasing though - I'm looking forward to a brutal summer.
Re: the house in question - how greased have actual selling prices been in the hood?
Nice garage! Say, does it come with a house?
$170k to $1.2 million in 10 years. Jeebus you guys on the left coast got a big bubble.
You could live somewhere cheap that has a vibrant job market and take 4-5 nice overseas vacations for the rest of your life just with the interest on that mil.
Sorry. 20 years. That changes nothing.
Lou,
My sentiments exactly.
Totally Off-Topic, but I'm dying to share:
Yesterday, I recited this oath:
“I hereby declare, on oath,
that I absolutely and entirely
renounce and abjure
all allegiance and fidelity
to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty
of whom or which I have heretofore
been a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend
the Constitution and laws of the United States of America
against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States
when required by the law;
that I will perform noncombatant service
in the Armed Forces of the United States
when required by the law;
that I will perform work of national importance
under civilian direction
when required by the law;
and that I take this obligation freely
without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
so help me God.”
The next words I heard: “Congratulations and welcome - You are now a Citizen of the United States of America
24601 - Congrats and welcome!
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