NY Prices not crashing yet..

Hfscommm

yawn

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LOL
Can you get show yourself???
You're like 'hiding' under one of those NYC manholes.

"yawn"

Food comma?

Sorry,ericho: A.R. is not w67th.

She has a nice family. A good life. Who cares where they live?

Where do you live? What does your spouse, or what do you do for a living?

Just asking.

Ericho. You f'king live in LIC. Let me repeat. You actually chose to put your hard earned money into a fringe area of LIC next to a solid old school projects!!!!! You know what they say, ppl who live in the powerhouse should never ever look down on other'z housing situation. Even if they live in a hut next to the mines in west Virginia. Flmao.

Truth, I for one never thought that AR is w67thstreet, but it is quite clear that AR wishes that w67th were her much more masculine and hairy husband.

Like W67th, i don't work. I also live off of my 80 year old parents.
Sorry state i am...

W67thStreet

Seriously more of a big Mac guy myself. Jalapeño topped burgers in any iteration is also alright. Nope, not a burger king guy. Never was never will be.

Filet O Fish?

I don't live in LIC.
I moved to W67thStreet with my parents (both 80 years old).
I am married with 3 daughters.

I'm in a sorry state..

signing off..

W67thStreet

"live in LIC"

... now there's an oxyMoron if ever there was one.

alanhart GITMO?

It's like Magic.

You bitch to AboutReady and then W67thStreet pops out...then the half shaded CC shows up..shortly after it's Alanhart.

funny?

Bren-bren, glad to know that we're more fun than Rome.

I'm confused, is alanhart also alanbran? Where does NYCMatt fit in to all of this? What about penthouselady and mimi?

I knew it..

NYC10023..

hahaha....
I just won my bet with a friend.

They're all the same person.

BFD, fun dinners are more fun then us OR Rome.

enrico, you have a friend?

It was just a small bet....a two bedroom in lic.

"enrico, you have a friend?"

No, i live with my 80 year old parents.
I am in such a sorry state...

Signing off...

W67thstreet

"a two bedroom in lic. "

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HEY Why is aboutready up at 4:00am in Italy. I think she is really in columbia county.

did you consult your handy travel clock? my father-in-law passed away two days ago. thankfully my husband had returned to the states and was there at the end, but he is home without us and I've had a spot of trouble sleeping the last two nights.

thanks for your concern.

sleepless in Rome.

sounds fishy, very fishy

lord you're a bitch

How many weeks of vacation does your husband get?

Dear Mr. Ho (35?):

It's an honor to be mistaken for one of AR's alteregos.

By the way, what kind of wife are you that your husband's father dies, and you stay on vacation in Rome?

"sounds fishy, very fishy"

Not if she's in NYC at West 67th living with his 80 year old parents.

Sorry to hear aboutready. : ( a coupla gin and tonics and then get shit faced I say.

Hey ericho, why don't you show up at one of our shindigs? Meet the ppl who make fun of your lic choice, I'm hoping to see jimnutz Oliver ppl glasses! It hear it makes his penis grow, just like extendze. But you be the 'control'.

Great idea, husband back in the US mourning his father, wife in Rome drinking Gin and tonic.

Way to support your spouse.

Eric: if it makes you feel any better, I too have an addiction to overpriced "genuine" designer sunglasses. I have a thing about losing them. I used to pay full price until I discovered the stuff 70% off at all the online sales. Now that I've stopped paying full price, I don't lose 'em anymore.

And it isn't even the first vacation of the year ... what is this the 6th or 7th week of vacation so far? And coming home, it isn't even like co-workers would expect you back, since you don't work and have no co-workers.

" Way to support your spouse" She is supporting her spouse. He is thrilled to be alone in NYC.
The cute intern in the law office will have a few drinks with him.

Everything on this board completely PALES IN COMPARISON to having a spouse's parent die and remaining on vacation. That is low. The stuff of Mel Gibson, Jesse James, John Edwards and Mark Sanford.

... a comment from a commenter who's BEYOND THE PALE.

no That is not fair. Nothing is worse than Johnny two america Edwards. He is the lowest of the low. Poor little suffering Elizabeth. She meant to do so much good for all of us.

Husband's father dies
Wife vacations in Rome

And she has terminal cancer. Taken a long time to die though!

Husband's fathers die every day.
Wives vacation in Rome every day.
Get over it.

Husband's father dies
Wife vacations in Rome

Wife's response is "so? your point is?"
Friend responds "Get over it."

Julia, did your husband cheat on you? is that why you're so bitter? no, it's simple. he had a freak accident, hit his head, and died shortly thereafter. he was in his late '80's and had had a series of illnesses. my husband simply said that there was no point paying thousands of dollars and dealing with the logistics so I could get there one or two days earlier.

you people are really something.

Let me guess, the airline ticket home in first class was too expensive, and you wanted to save money for your husband, since you know how hard he works.

No, they're really not.

after all, you've only had 6 or 7 weeks of vacation this year so far.

aboutready I just defended you. I said Johnny Edwards was much worse.. gee thanks for the attack.

Julia, you are a hypocrite.

Did your guru champion foolish and unjustified personal attacks? Is that the sign of freedom? Hypocrite.

and I have another planned the first week in august. my husband wasn't going to go with us, but I've convinced him that a break after the memorial service would be good.

How supportive of you.

sure Julia, right after saying that my husband was having drinks with an intern. with friends like you...

julia is about as supportive of your husband as you are.

Hey cc. aboutready has been attacking me and anyone who isn't a brain dead liberal. We are just trying to add a little humor. You know, the regime's boot is on our throats. We need a little humor.

What does lack of support for a spouse in his time of mourning have anything to do with being liberal or conservative?

We are basically talking about dogs at this point. What kind of human spouse is so callous? John Edwards? Mark Sanford? Mel Gibson?

So, you're blaming the regime for your revolting behavior? That doesn't sound like takin personal responsibility for your actions. Julia...just another hypocrite and puppet of the regime.

This is beyond politics.

Dogs aren't even like this.

"You can understand and relate to most people better if you look at them - no matter how old or impressive they may be - as if they are children. For most of us never really grow up or mature all that much - we simply grow taller. O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales."
%u2014 Leo Rosten

cc Who cares what you think? Certainly not me.

columbiacounty wanted someone to be hit by a bus, I'm not sure his opinion counts much
but truthfully, I don't think I've ever seen someone as low as not supporting a spouse when a parent dies. That's not even human.

greencounty I really despise aboutready, but really it is not that bad.

Really juliag? You and aboutready deserve each other in that case. You can be the shoulder she cries on and vice versa.

Come on. It's not that bad. Don't be so conformist.

Well, I guess you can get the best of both worlds, husband works, pays for vacation, provides for the family, etc., and on the other hand, when he needs you because his father dies, then you don't need to be there and you can remain on vacation in Rome.

comm is probably one of those Grim Reaper types who work at funeral parlors, maintaining that deep pokerface of bullshit fake "respect" and spitting out ridiculous euphemisms at regular intervals.

The guy working at the funeral parlor will be at aboutready's husband's father's funeral.

Aboutready won't be.

Look, maybe he said stay, don't worry. It's okay. Let us destroy aboutready for her idiotic political ideas , but this is not a problem.

So?

I guess aboutready's husband can lean on that "Grim Reaper types who work at funeral parlors" instead of his wife.

Your point is?

I guess none, you are right alanhart, glad you are a better friend to aboutready than she is a spouse to her husband.

why do I bother? the first memorial service is at the end of the month, the second in the middle of august, and the funeral isn't for a couple of months.

Yup, that's the way most people feel about their better halves, "why do I bother?"

Enjoy Rome.

So hfscomm has revealed itself again. Yuck.

ar's arguments are laughable! She downgrades to Peter Cooper Village then says that proves it is better to rent because the monthly costs are half. Not taking into account the tax break of course.

Renters love claiming that their rental apartments are comparable to much better and nicer condo apartments that are more expensive.

And how are owners accounting for the tax break but ignoring the mortgage interest? That is impossible. We are comparing the mortgage payment, which includes the interest, to rental payments.

And after ar's comments are shown to be stupid, she just makes up lies to insult someone else's neighborhood. Immature and crude as usual.

LICcomm, we are comparing the mortgage payment, which includes the interest, ALONG WITH TAXES AND COMMON CHARGES, to rental payments.

You should only include the after tax cost of the borrowed interest. You pay principal back to yourself.

Maybe, maybe not ... but in reality, hardly anyone makes any payments towards principal before they sell or refinance.

alan, you are embarrasing yourself again. You should stop trying to jump into discussions that are over your head, which would be most of the conversations on this board.

"Maybe, maybe not ... but in reality, hardly anyone makes any payments towards principal before they sell or refinance."

If she would had been 5-8 years into her mortgage when she sold in 2004, the last 7 years would had double her principal payment on a monthly basis. I can also bet that the unit she sold is currently still selling at a higher price today than 2004. She is a perfect example of someone trying to market time and failed miserably. She then goes on these boards and mocks everyone who wants to buy a home.

Jeez.

She mentioned her total carrying cost is $6,000.
I assume her maintenance and tax is about $1,600 per month. That means she is paying about $4,400 a month for her mortgage. I'm assuming that's about a 700K loan at 7% back in 2008?

Looking at the Amortization table in year 1 of her loan she pays about $570 a month on her principal.
By the end of her 7th year it's at $924 a month, and by the end of the 14th year (2010) it would be $1,405.

So Alan, would you call that 'hardly' makes payments towards principal if she would had simply stay at her unit in 2004???? Unless she's one of those that puts 0 down, her place was value over 800K and probably worth about 1.2-1.3 million by 2006-2007. That is a nice living in comparison to where she is at right now.

"I'm assuming that's about a 700K loan at 7% back in 2008?"

Correction..should have read 1998.

The average mortgage is held 5 years -- check the interest/principal paid through that time span.

I should add that people are also generally very bad at anticipating how long they will stay in their homes before selling, so they look (for example) 14 years down the amortization table.

I just can't believe that her husband's father died and she continues on vacation in Rome.

You really learn about people when you need them and they aren't there.

Alan,
"The average mortgage is held 5 years"

If that's the case, she should had never bought in the first place.

And let's not forget how many people were lured into cash out refi's which obviously start the clock all over again.

Or lured into bad marriages.

aboutready: "Roam if you want to,
roam around the world..." ("Roam" , The B-52s)

greenecounty: "Magic bus,
Magic bus,
can I buy you
a Magic bus?..."
...YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!..." ("Magic Bus" ,Pete Townshend The Who )

w67th: Funniest comment on this crazy train.

"I'm going off the rails,
on this crazy train..." (Ozzy O.)

truth, i don't drive but I once had a car as big as a whale. not good for city driving. we called her Bessie.

"To get back to my Bessie,
you know that she's the only one..." ("The Weight" Levon Helm, The Band )

*****
"The average mortgage is held 5 years"

If that's the case, she should had never bought in the first place.
*****

That is the case, so NOBODY should have ever bought in the first place ... and that's exactly the point that needs to be taken into consideration in buy vs. rent scenarios: count the entire mortgage payment towards expense, because you're probably not going to wind up paying yourself very much at all, in the world of the real.

Indubitably.