Recent content by swkin_IHB

Been reading some of the previous post and advice on renting, great help, but wished our lease ended earlier as most of the Palmeras 1st floor units are gone... we plan to move at the end of June, and we do not have much time this month to shop around due to vacations and exams.... Is it...

hi, first time buyer looking to get a good deal on a home, we should qualify for 350 but the home is going for 380. Would 320 be a lowball offer? Are short-sales too cumbersome to work with? Thanks for all the info, this site has allowed me to save up for my downpayment...

104 in cantonese phonetically means 'definitely will die'.

acme, I think the word 'cultured' is totally misused in todays society. Everything has a culture, even ants. Culture basically means a set of shared attributes, be it behavior, values and interest. I get really irritated when the fancy euro-centric artsy ppl you loathe talk about how a...

bkshopr, You are right that there is no right of wrong answer here but nonetheless, being high school educated or with a terminal degree does is not the finality to how much a person makes (though most stats might say otherwise). Yet the question here is how you use what you learn. I am an...

I received a letter to fumigate our condo building last week and the whole complex had a major uproar for the use of the toxic yet common method for fumigation. The whole problem dealt with the fact that the BOD of our HOA went ahead with lowest bidder without considering other methods ie...

and I do think that if you bought it because you love the home and money is not an option, more power to you, I wish I was in that position....

newbie, I you need somebody to validate your purchase, you are not gonna find it here, I hate to be harsh but that's like proposing to marry somebody that all your firends hate and ask your friends what they think later...

Girl in OC, Did you do the cd account online? how easy as it?? I also have a cd maturing in the Boa... Thanks

WINEX, I don't really know what world you live in, but Obama clearly and honestly talked about race no other politician would even dare to raise, when was the last time you and a group of multi racial friends sat and talked about stereotypes and the latest Mexican joke? Granted Obama's...

wow, isn't this the quintessential debate, being patriotic for protecting the country vs dumb war ala support the troops, you have to support the war vs we shouldn;t be there in the first place, as a foreigner, I'm still saddened by the how this country is do divided and separated from the...