tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post8359948814045477271..comments2024-01-27T19:26:32.604-05:00Comments on Bubble Meter: Lose, Lose SituationDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11169148764438565562noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-34840681863593153842007-10-24T16:18:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:18:00.000-04:00Same could be said for Old Annapolis - nearby slum...Same could be said for Old Annapolis - nearby slums dont seem to have hurt the prices for the big waterfront joints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-62984963451931912382007-10-24T15:59:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:59:00.000-04:00Anon 9:47 is right. I live in old town alexandria...Anon 9:47 is right. I live in old town alexandria and its the same way. Beautiful, 100-200 year old homes located within a stones throw of 50 year old slums. The negative impact of the projects have been priced in for a long, long time, yet the houses still sell for ridiculous prices.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, people who are attacted to urban areas, think differently about negatives like this than people in suburbia do, and there are enough of these people who are willing to pay top dollar, that keep the prices high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-39517795485560035272007-10-24T15:42:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:42:00.000-04:00anon,I think that rich people, at least wealthy, b...anon,<BR/><BR/>I think that rich people, at least wealthy, buy 2 million dollar homes. But you would probably know more than me. And what do you know about Lance's house. Can you even post anything that doesn't involve Lance? Do you ever have an original or insightful thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-20284500883996049582007-10-24T15:36:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:36:00.000-04:00Because if all they did was take out a giant loan ...<I>Because if all they did was take out a giant loan to live in a ghetto like lance did...</I><BR/><BR/>In lance's defense (I can't believe I'm saying that) his neighborhood is a nice place to live and not a slum.dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808067590437877111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-14321966649644366272007-10-24T14:38:00.000-04:002007-10-24T14:38:00.000-04:00"Yes, some (rich) stupid sucker way-overpaid. Hate..."Yes, some (rich) stupid sucker way-overpaid. Hate to tell you, but people don't get rich by being stupid suckers. May explain your situation (?)."<BR/><BR/>Rich like lance, or rich like they actually have money?<BR/><BR/>Because if all they did was take out a giant loan to live in a ghetto like lance did...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-52672519328942559402007-10-24T12:59:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:59:00.000-04:00I can't believe you are agreeing with lance either...I can't believe you are agreeing with lance either. <BR/><BR/>400 feet is less than a quarter mile. If you are 400 feet from "the projects" then you live in a slum, congradulations.<BR/><BR/>Just because some sucker overpaid to live in a slum near you doesn't mean you aren't in a slum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-41015254216555300752007-10-24T12:47:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:47:00.000-04:00I cant believe I am agreeing with lance, but he is...I cant believe I am agreeing with lance, but he is right about the boundary/transition issue. For those of you that live in suburbia, you would be shocked, (and I mean really SHOCKED) how even a block can make a huge difference in the city. My house is probably 400ft straight line distance from the projects - however my neighbor's house just sold for 2.3 million. Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-15719172792709311042007-10-23T22:29:00.000-04:002007-10-23T22:29:00.000-04:00Zapoteca:"...the brittle one-upmanship in [the] Ne...Zapoteca:<BR/><BR/>"...the brittle one-upmanship in [the] New York City metro make it unsuitable for human habitation..."<BR/>gave me a good laugh. As I've spent the last 35 years in the area, I may have to agree with you. Best of luck in your new place.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106164237354370049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-48021605739957339022007-10-23T22:07:00.000-04:002007-10-23T22:07:00.000-04:00Hi, folks. I am one of the great unwashed. I rent...Hi, folks. I am one of the great unwashed. I rent in Vienna. I drove down here from New England last year with everything I owned in a U-Haul. In the middle of the night, no less, after a nasty divorce from a con man who was STILL stalking after the thing was over. I am glad I am able to make a living in this vibrant economy (Really!! Check out CT - 1500 total jobs growth in 2005, and the state is crowing about it!!). I am glad I found an apartment. I don't know if I will ever want to buy anything again -- burnt out from years of repair person parades -- but if I do, the info here and on similar blogs will be a valuable buying signal. <BR/><BR/>If I may, the brittle one-upsmanship in New York City metro make it unsuitable for human habitation. It would be great to retain the DC Metro tradition of civil discourse - one of those quality of life issues which transcends RE valuations. Thank you.zapotecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399881502632253754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-31309112454520349382007-10-23T20:40:00.000-04:002007-10-23T20:40:00.000-04:00Lance's quote:"I am here because I like the challe...Lance's quote:<BR/>"I am here because I like the challenge of debate. Why are you here?"<BR/><BR/>Same reason with me, debate, discuss and decide what to do when presented ALL the evidence.<BR/><BR/>(The fact I like to remind Lance of his own previous posts and point out the holes in his logic to challenge his arguements is also part of the process.)<BR/><BR/>I must admit, it is Lance's attitude or his looking down on renters, bubbleheads, those waiting on the sidelines, etc. that brings out the roll-up-your-sleeves for a verbal fist fight that brings out so much of the 'Anti-Lance' in all of us.<BR/><BR/>Consider this just a pointing out of facts, not a personal attack on you, Lance, your posts do tend to stir up passions pro and con as far as housing is concerned.<BR/><BR/>I suppose since there is a shield of anonimity for posters, even for those who use blog names, no one knows who or where posters are for the most part, so the real gut feelings can be pesented without fear of being screamed at in one's face or fear of disagreements coming to physical attack. (At least I hope it stays that way.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-14566856538609547482007-10-23T18:19:00.000-04:002007-10-23T18:19:00.000-04:00"I love all of the new anons! It was such a chore ..."I love all of the new anons! It was such a chore disputing all of lance's outlandish claims. It gets tiring.. Watch, next he will claim that he invented the "question mark"."<BR/><BR/>Lance always said stupid things, but they have become a lot more obviously stupid as time has passed and the bubble has been generally accepted by the mainstream.<BR/><BR/>I have been noticing that there are really only a handful of housing pumpers that haven't quietly disappeared at this point.<BR/><BR/>lance, VA_Investor/formerwinner and a few others. They all post like crazy on multiple message boards but by this point even they must realize their time is limited.<BR/><BR/>Last of a dying breed. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I am picturing some sort of ill tempered but pea brained dinosaur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-28031238928916921912007-10-23T16:25:00.000-04:002007-10-23T16:25:00.000-04:00I love all of the new anons! It was such a chore ...I love all of the new anons! It was such a chore disputing all of lance's outlandish claims. It gets tiring.. Watch, next he will claim that he invented the "question mark".<BR/><BR/>BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-61261785962899245572007-10-23T16:12:00.000-04:002007-10-23T16:12:00.000-04:00Lord Lance shall not avail a vagrant to trespass u...Lord Lance shall not avail a vagrant to trespass upon his sacred ground.<BR/><BR/>So sayeth the cronicle of Lance in the year of the NotABubble 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-77384625894797055112007-10-23T15:38:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:38:00.000-04:00Anon 11:53 has not been in the DC area more than 5...Anon 11:53 has not been in the DC area more than 5 years. He doesn't know the "16th Street Divide".<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I bet the bums never cross the street. <BR/><BR/>DC is 90% slums, it is hilarious watching you people bicker over which side of the street is "transitional."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-53150511040739372862007-10-23T15:03:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:03:00.000-04:00Anon 11:53 has not been in the DC area more than 5...Anon 11:53 has not been in the DC area more than 5 years. He doesn't know the "16th Street Divide".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-80803456004271898612007-10-23T14:38:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:38:00.000-04:00More drivel that does nothing to change the fact t...More drivel that does nothing to change the fact that your property is worth less today than what you paid for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-11990381821544480502007-10-23T14:31:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:31:00.000-04:00Anon,You must be from ... let me guess ... Silver ...Anon,<BR/><BR/>You must be from ... let me guess ... Silver Spring? (a house-mate of David's?) ... seeing as you don't know the neighborhood boundaries in DC ... including the longstanding boundary between Dupont and Logan (16th Street). Do a little research ... you'll learn why the "trolley neighborhoods" east of 16th were constructed very differently from those west of 16th and why to this day they lie in different historic districts. But that's right ... from 50,000 ft, it all looks the same ... All neighborhoods are the same, all houses are the same, everything is the same ... and, of course, everything is "overpriced". Go on and keep believing that.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216089306021385355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-57459878571429122972007-10-23T13:57:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:57:00.000-04:00"I am in Dupont, the comp down the street is in Lo..."I am in Dupont, the comp down the street is in Logan."<BR/><BR/>If you are in Dupont and the other place is in Logan, how is that a "comp?"<BR/><BR/>"Construction is booming"...that's why Fennessey Lofts dropped prices on their pre-sales by $100k months ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-76543345238838404592007-10-23T13:46:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:46:00.000-04:00Your right Lance, Construction is booming and not ...Your right Lance, Construction is booming and not just on 14th. Renovators are impossible to find unless your willing to pay top dollar projects (ie > $100,000). Even illegal immigrant laborers cannot be found. You cut quality a little but the cost savings is great. And then you can rent to the laborers and stuff 3 familias into your compound. <BR/><BR/>And then Lance you will finally be the LORD of Dupont circle. You will have earned it by exploiting the unworthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-49030410730380394762007-10-23T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:45:00.000-04:00lance said"I am here because I like the challenge ...lance said<BR/>"I am here because I like the challenge of debate. Why are you here?"<BR/><BR/>UM, I believe I stated why I am here in the previous post to which you responded to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-40793925055675597172007-10-23T13:04:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:04:00.000-04:00Reading comprehension of BHs isn't that good, is i...Reading comprehension of BHs isn't that good, is it? I am in Dupont, the comp down the street is in Logan. Logan is still considered a transitional area ... as evidenced by all the renovating/construction going on along it's main corridor 14th Street.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216089306021385355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-25026175188927488832007-10-23T12:57:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:57:00.000-04:00"I am here because I like the challenge of debate...."I am here because I like the challenge of debate. Why are you here??<BR/><BR/>Well, you're not very good at it. Pan global stupidity and betterment of the world's peoples is useless gibberish that everyone just scrolls past except those who want to point it out and make fun of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-3144074652644717252007-10-23T12:48:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:48:00.000-04:00Lance will will be in a good postion 5 years after...Lance will will be in a good postion 5 years after the bubble bottoms out. Is the bottom today, maybe. If it is today then he will be in great shape in 2012. He is on this site to try and figure out when bottom hits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-20981393730802299572007-10-23T12:45:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:45:00.000-04:00It is funny watching lance try to defend his house...It is funny watching lance try to defend his house by comparing it to another house that is completely out of its league. <BR/><BR/>Standard homeowner delusions... "sure my house is smaller, and isn't located in quite as good a location, and needs a little bit of updating... but that other house isn't nearly as, um, charming."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-41724441116204857052007-10-23T12:41:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:41:00.000-04:00Bob,It's easiest to search by MLS number (otherwis...Bob,<BR/><BR/>It's easiest to search by MLS number (otherwise you have to guess how the abbreviated "street", whether the NW has a comma before it, etc.)<BR/><BR/>MLS #: DC6539205Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216089306021385355noreply@blogger.com