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I am a conservative Christian who has had the opposite experience to you, RC. I started out with the very traditional evangelical church perspective, followed that faithfully, yet unsucessfully, and now, in my more mature perspective, believe that the "traditional evangelical church...

Since you've searched this site....you are right about IHBer's feeling "short sales" not being worth the effort. Let me see if I can summarize the reasons: Very slow bank response times - weeks to months The bank/mortgage holder may not have any realistic idea of the value of the home...

Actually, steam in the bathroom isn't a bad option, especially if the night air is either balmy, or really cold. You can run the shower with warm water, and close the door. Take the baby in, and the higher humidity in the smaller space will generally help open up the airway. Follow up monitoring...

I can't get over the belief that Detroit will once again boom as soon as the auto industry "rebounds." I just don't think that's a reasonable assumption. Although I imagine that there are good deals for "cash flow" investors, as long as there are people employed in Detroit.

Where, specifically, were you? I grew up in Alta Loma, and wondered how that area was doing.

Caycifish.... cilantro is really a "cool weather" crop. This time of year, it bolts and goes to seed really fast, so you need to plant some from seed, wait a week, plant another batch, and so on. But be prepared to harvest it right away. Or, let it go to seed, then you have coriander!

Gardening without much space? I'm trying tomatoes in "Earth Boxes" which are sort of a cross between hydroponics and self watering pots. I have space, but big trees, so the sunniest location in my yard is also the back patio. The "Earth Boxes" are hold 2 cubic feet of soil, are on casters, and...

IPO - sorry to see your news, but at least you seem to be well positioned to ride out the storm.

My college student daughter who is a voracious reader has the "new generation" Kindle and loves it. She says it is easier on her eyes than using the IPhone application (which is what she started with...) and she believes she can read even faster with Kindle than with a regular book. (She's...

It may be different in Fullerton, as that's not really a "hot spot" for vacation rentals, but here on the Central Coast, you need a business license, there are zoning restrictions regarding the number of short term rental properties in a given area, and you have to pay "bed taxes" to the city...

Why not a good sized domestic dog, like a lab or shephard? I'm looking at the front paws of my 90 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback, and if she was ever willing to get her paws wet, she'd leave prints about 3 1/2 inches from nail marks to the back pad.

I lived in Arizona for 10 years, (Tucson, not Phoenix) but we did a lot of traveling in the state. When will you be at the Grand Canyon? The South Rim is really crowded from June to late August. The train from Williams is fun for kids, but not very scenic. It's mostly rolling grassland and then...

$4 million and only 10 photos, plus a description with 5 spelling errors and a statement "soften the sooth" that doesn't make sense.

Back to the eye drop issue.... he probably had a prescription for some quinolone type antibiotic, such as Cipro. That could cost $70 or $80, because it's not on the formulary for most insurance programs. It's not "formulary" because there's not much evidence that Cipro eye drops work any better...

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I'm not sure why the seller's wish/hope/dream/delusion that he "has to get at least what he paid for it" is your problem. Aren't RE agents required to show all offers to their clients? And in reality, the odds are the real number is "he has to get at least what he owes the bank, plus property...

Trooper and No_Vas.... Like "Stepping Up" I enjoy the forums more than the blog... there's only so many overpriced homes, badly written descriptions, and financial abuse stories one can tolerate before it all blurs together. But the forums are great... wide range of topics, opinions, and...

To back up a second... is there really ever any question of who pays back property taxes? I thought it would always be the responsibility of the seller. To expect a buyer to also come up with $36,170 in back taxes is insane. (Unless you discount the sales price by $37,000.) The taxes have to be...

Cabins on the cliffs.... Post Ranch Inn, but it's quite pricey. Most of the lodging around Pfeiffer State Park is in the woods, not on the cliffs. There's a place dating from the 1930's - Lucia Lodge- mid way along Big Sur that's on the cliffs, but the rooms/cottages are small and old. If you...

What sort of budget did you have in mind for the Big Sur stay? High end... Treebones - yurts perched on the cliffs, fabulous views of the coast line. But the yurts are bathroom-less, you have to hike a dozen yards or so to the facilities. It's a unique experience. Ragged Point has a nice...