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    ICE or EV?

    Fisker's doing an inventory dump before the SHTF. I'm sure parts will be near impossible to get and warranties may be worthless, but hey, it's a very inexpensive car now. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a60320119/fisker-ocean-ev-suv-big-price-cuts-possible-bankruptcy/ Really had high hopes...
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    ICE or EV?

    Yes, finding and filling a Hydrogen powered car is difficult, but hardly impossible. Methinks the complaints are from people who were oversold at the dealership about the promise of a "green energy vehicle" versus the reality of owning one. One of my biggest issues with these cars is the MPGe's...
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    ICE or EV?

    I may be flogging a dead horse on this thread, but here goes.... So I posted about the hydrogen fuel cell powered Toyota Mirai and the astronomical dealer incentives just to push these new models off the lot. I started to look at 2021-2023 used models for comparison purposes. A 25-35k mile used...
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    How high will mortgage rates climb in the next 36 months?

    Watching the prices of eggs and gas. Yes, I know about the higher cost of "summer blend" gas, but $5.00 per gallon has been here for about a month now, way ahead of the change over to the different gas blend. Inflation is going to rise again unfortunately. Wonder what the $15.00 Big Mac "value...
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    ICE or EV?

    Any day now... https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-fiskers-deal-talks-with-large-automaker-ends-2024-03-25/
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    ICE or EV?

    Gold, Sir... Comedy GOLD!
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    ICE or EV?

    Headline: "BYD's new EV, starting at less than $10,000......" Article: BYD launched the Seagull EV in South America as the Dolphin Mini. In Brazil, the EV has a starting price of around $20,000 (99,800 BRL). My guess is that this vehicle will never reach the US unless it's reconfigured to DOT...
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    Somehow the staging company thought it was a great idea to put a Christmas tree in the hallway (photo 10) in March. It doesn't really matter as whomever will be the "bigger fool" here isn't going to put furniture in the home. They won't be landscaping the back yard either. They are merely...
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    About $400k over last sale in January 2024. YOW! Quite a payday for so little risk.
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    3D Printed affordable home, a Lennar/ICON home development.

    Not Irvine info, but read on if interested. I went through this source article: https://www.businessinsider.com/lennar-icon-3d-printed-homes-start-construction-texas-2022-11 Then visited the sales site: https://homes.iconbuild.com/wolf-ranch/ Pretty interesting stuff if I must say so. The...
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    New Listing - Single Family Home in San Jose (7244 Martwood Way)

    Show those NorCal realtors how it's done the OC way. Razzle dazzle them with another lightning quick, over asking price sale based on your signature professional services. Cheers to your success!
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    New Listing - Single Family Home in Rancho Palos Verdes (6525 Certa Drive)

    Great area and built on solid ground. Congrats!
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    6% commission

    In Irvine given the market and it's many lazy listing agents, you may see more "buyer to pay agents commissions" statements in the MLS description instead of the ".25" or "-0-" buyer commission figures the MLS used to show. Eventually I think this new structure will morph into a spoken word...
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    My most recent (2023) run in with a money launderer was for an Irvine purchase of a resale home. The husband and wife were essentially H-1B Visa middle income customers but nearly personal zero assets. Both were receiving regularly wired funds ranging from $30k to $45k until they reached the...
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    One persons trash is another persons treasure, eh.... The list was $1.6x bid up to $1.7x YOWZA! My guess is $250k in total costs to repair/replace plus commissions, so not a bad risk - reward here.
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