Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I know the feeling. Apparently you lucked out with the sale of your boats,
too.


Anything will sell if you price it attractively. It took well over a year
to sell the Navigator and I reduced the price a couple of times.


How about a photo of the historical marker that must be in front of that
old house? :) Must be quite a treat to have a house that old.




I wouldn't call owning the old house a "treat". We bought and renovated
parts of the interior mainly for a place for my wheelchair bound mother to
live after my father passed away. She does ok and is basically independent,
but needs watching and occasional help with stuff.

The barn section is unique, but obviously old and musty.

I am not into "historical" buildings and will gladly sell it when the day
comes that my mother finally has to move to assisted living. Surprisingly
there are people into these old buildings and we have a waiting list of
interested potential buyers.

Eisboch




According to local lore, my old tobacco barn was built either during or
right after the Civil War. It has some of the original planks in it, but
I don't which ones they are! Lots of plants have been replaced over the
years. I think the descendants of the original raccoon family that moved
in there 150 years ago are among the current occupants.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:08:24 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:58:05 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message

When do you expect to go fishing?

As soon as the ice is gone, the boat goes in. Two weeks? Who knows.
Meanwhile, a couple of trout streams are ice-free.

Which reminds of when I used to fresh water fish. Mostly in the
depths of summer. But sometimes during the spawn.
Talking crappies and bluegills.
The crappies went deep and didn't have much appetite mid-summer,
so spawn time was the salad days for fishing.
How's it work where you're at regarding the spawn?

--Vic


http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html

9"' minimum on Crappie!
Them's big crappie. Thought they only grew them like that down south,
calling them "slabs" and other rustic names.

--Vic


Speaking of panfish:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/...ss/08nymex.php

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:09:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

the land is worth more than the
house.

That's a very common situation here in SWFL with older homes on water
front property. It makes valuations very tricky and frequently the
actual house is near zero even if well maintained.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:55:21 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I think eventually, the realisation by banks and mortgage companies
that if people can pay $900 to $1,200 a month for an apartment, they
can afford to pay the same for a home.

I would argue that they can afford to pay 20 to 30% more than rental
because of the tax advantages and equity appreciation opportunities of
home ownership.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:38:31 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:09:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

the land is worth more than the
house.

That's a very common situation here in SWFL with older homes on water
front property. It makes valuations very tricky and frequently the
actual house is near zero even if well maintained.

It's odd how that works huh?

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:44:12 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:55:21 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I think eventually, the realisation by banks and mortgage companies
that if people can pay $900 to $1,200 a month for an apartment, they
can afford to pay the same for a home.

I would argue that they can afford to pay 20 to 30% more than rental
because of the tax advantages and equity appreciation opportunities of
home ownership.

That's a good point.

On Mar 28, 7:44*am, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
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Interesting times - interesting times.

Heh .... * I just checked the old farmhouse that my mother lives in.
It's the old house at the end of our driveway.
According to Zillow, it's one of our best, most stable investments. *It's
value has fluctuated, but overall has maintained an upward trend.

It was built in 1800! * John Adams Sr. was President, having replaced
George Washington. *Adams was succeeded a year after the house was built
by Thomas Jefferson.

Eisboch

Not to quibble, but the 2nd POTUS was John Adams, not John Adams, Senior.

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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:05:14 -0400, HK wrote:

BTW, property values in all the areas covered by Zillow have not declined.

Tell that to the people in SW Florida

According to Zillow, values in SW Fl are down 25 to 30%. I have a buddy in
Cape Coral that bought in the Spring of 06. He's trying to get out with a
50k loss +RE fees. Unfortunately comps. in his area are 200k under his ask.
It's not a good time to sell in Fl unless you are just upgrading or changing
location within Fl.

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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:05:14 -0400, HK wrote:

BTW, property values in all the areas covered by Zillow have not
declined.

Tell that to the people in SW Florida

According to Zillow, values in SW Fl are down 25 to 30%. I have a buddy in
Cape Coral that bought in the Spring of 06. He's trying to get out with a
50k loss +RE fees. Unfortunately comps. in his area are 200k under his
ask. It's not a good time to sell in Fl unless you are just upgrading or
changing location within Fl.


Hey, Jim,

To the best of my knowledge (as of a few months ago) the "Ranch House" we
had is still the last house that has sold in Ranch Colony. We got out in
the nick of time, even with the delay caused by "Wilma".

Eisboch

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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:05:14 -0400, HK wrote:

BTW, property values in all the areas covered by Zillow have not
declined.

Tell that to the people in SW Florida

According to Zillow, values in SW Fl are down 25 to 30%. I have a buddy
in Cape Coral that bought in the Spring of 06. He's trying to get out
with a 50k loss +RE fees. Unfortunately comps. in his area are 200k under
his ask. It's not a good time to sell in Fl unless you are just upgrading
or changing location within Fl.


Hey, Jim,

To the best of my knowledge (as of a few months ago) the "Ranch House"
we had is still the last house that has sold in Ranch Colony. We got out
in the nick of time, even with the delay caused by "Wilma".

Eisboch
You do lead a charmed life ;- My values are down from the peak but still up
from when I bought. I can wait it out.