tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post4787557459865206234..comments2023-12-16T04:08:06.419-08:00Comments on Real Estate in the LBC: Super Spring Selling SeasonĀ® Inventory Updateel beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187665973956068496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-6505225612231929712011-06-07T11:02:48.810-07:002011-06-07T11:02:48.810-07:00Hi el bee,
Would you mind ripping down the link ab...Hi el bee,<br />Would you mind ripping down the link above? I want to restore the rest of the gallery.<br />Thanks mate!<br /><br />YikesboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-74855691991066375232011-05-17T18:44:01.750-07:002011-05-17T18:44:01.750-07:00Hear you drjim, you're right that they do comm...Hear you drjim, you're right that they do command something of a premium and aren't for everyone (limited size, some have strange layouts and usually lack any insulation) but damn, something about the feel of them really works for us.<br />Also this particular one has what we think is the perfect May layout- the garage is attached and faces the street with a short driveway. This doesn't waste any of the precious 5500 sq ft and I think is crucial to having a pool ;-)<br />Anyway, keep looking as I think we'll see decent May homes soon for a bit of a discount...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-91590676962085593362011-05-17T14:59:10.523-07:002011-05-17T14:59:10.523-07:00Nice place, yikesboy! I've always wanted a Cli...Nice place, yikesboy! I've always wanted a Cliff May house, but alas, even in today's rapidly correcting market, it would be too big of a stretch to buy one.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-83703145481722736912011-05-17T13:05:17.410-07:002011-05-17T13:05:17.410-07:00Hey el bee,
Appreciate the discretion mate. I don...Hey el bee,<br />Appreciate the discretion mate. I don't mind as I removed all other galleries of photos other than "Rancho Before" and "Rancho After" and if you don't mind, we could rip this link down perhaps after a couple of weeks (enough time for your regular visitors to have a peek if interested).<br />Sound like a plan?<br />Thanks.<br />yikesboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-91015790537319030352011-05-17T09:40:35.126-07:002011-05-17T09:40:35.126-07:00Yikesboy,
I wasn't sure if you wanted the blo...Yikesboy,<br /><br />I wasn't sure if you wanted the blogosphere to see your address, so I haven't published your comment yet. <br /><br />By the way, your house is amazing. Very impressive. If you're okay with your photos and address being out there, I'll publish.el beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187665973956068496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-15266725901286165252011-05-16T21:49:58.531-07:002011-05-16T21:49:58.531-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-1754242756798854032011-05-16T09:55:17.062-07:002011-05-16T09:55:17.062-07:00Yikesboy,
$350 a square foot is amazing for a Cli...Yikesboy,<br /><br />$350 a square foot is amazing for a Cliff May -- even in very rough condition (which, yours sounds like it wasn't that bad). Sounds like you did really well.<br /><br />I'm pre-approved and ready to go...there just isn't that much inventory in the area I'm looking in (it's either overpriced junk or short sale head games -- and anything decent gets snapped up with all-cash offers). Frustrating. <br /><br />Anyhow, congratulations. Any interesting stories you'd like to share about your homebuying experience?el beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187665973956068496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-77302679720812424492011-05-14T15:15:28.336-07:002011-05-14T15:15:28.336-07:00Hey el bee,
Completely understood if you do put th...Hey el bee,<br />Completely understood if you do put the lights out on this highly entertaining piece o' the web-o-sphere (but hope you don't!). I'm Yikesboy and been reading and posting occasionally for a couple of years now. Unlike you, I have found that the time was right on and we jumped on a Cliff May Rancho home we could see the potential (even though it was horrendous looking cosmetically). We did get a great price per sq foot ($350 is great for a Rancho as you likely know) and we had enough cash to do about 4 weeks of serious but not expensive renos. The net result is that we live in what I would argue is the best neighborhood in LB with a sweet pool and we created inside a look that I've called "Beach-Modern".<br />Anyway, hang in there as I believe we're in for a further 5% or more reduction in the next 12 months before things flatten out (for a long, long time). <br />Yer yikesboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-84707733025230631142011-04-06T17:15:45.370-07:002011-04-06T17:15:45.370-07:00Just a little advice from an avid reader. Don'...Just a little advice from an avid reader. Don't shut it down. Just relax and post when you feel the twitch in your fingers. <br /><br />Don't feel like you owe us a weekly post or anything like that. I think when you just let it go, you will someday feel like jumping in again and pulling someones chain...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-86447253054927627162011-04-05T14:30:54.569-07:002011-04-05T14:30:54.569-07:00I have been waiting to buy since 2004. Finally thr...I have been waiting to buy since 2004. Finally threw in the towel when I was able to pick up a short sale at 10% under market in Foothill Ranch. Been living in Long Beach for 6 years and ready to be close to hiking and less crime.<br /><br />You are the funniest of the bubble bloggers, I hope to enjoy your writing in some other venue.Walter Spurgiaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476781209272510552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-91059394000119831552011-04-02T21:22:04.970-07:002011-04-02T21:22:04.970-07:00I will will be sad to see you go. I have learned ...I will will be sad to see you go. I have learned so much from your blog. I just bought a new home and my current home will be listed on Monday. I hope that 4240 Elko will not make your blog :) I hope you stick around. KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-85767565100269059652011-04-02T05:41:14.027-07:002011-04-02T05:41:14.027-07:00This has been, far and away, the best real estate ...This has been, far and away, the best real estate blog out there. I hope you can find a way to keep sharing your wit and wisdom. But if not, thanks for all you've done so far. It's been a great ride.<br /><br />Jack (from the other side of the country, formerly from Santa Monica)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-38394452627075105402011-04-01T19:54:06.208-07:002011-04-01T19:54:06.208-07:00Nooooooo! Don't relegate Morekaos to the OC bl...Nooooooo! Don't relegate Morekaos to the OC blogs!!! I live here and need this input and laughsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-11130026484768108862011-04-01T17:15:24.756-07:002011-04-01T17:15:24.756-07:00It's been a joy reading you, and as a fellow L...It's been a joy reading you, and as a fellow LBC resident who longed to buy in Bixby Knolls or Belmont Shore, I fear there will be a glut of homeowners who no longer base their price drops on your electronic "wake-up call" about overpriced properties. The prospective buyer in me will miss your blog greatly; the editor in me will miss your wit even more. Either way, I'll continue to read until you go. Thanks, El Bee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-57079633520772782712011-04-01T13:33:19.427-07:002011-04-01T13:33:19.427-07:00Well, if you go it sure has been fun reading your ...Well, if you go it sure has been fun reading your work!<br />I think we're at the beginning of a "Lost Decade" (or two) of housing, assuming things don't get worse, which I think they will.<br />I'm just glad my wife bought this place a couple of years *before* the bubble started, and we were able to take advantage of the refinancing options that were out there during the bubble.<br />At this rate (paying down a big chunk of the principle each month) we'll have the place paid off in about 5 years!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com