O, you are so right!.. - Posted by Hal Roark
Posted by Hal Roark on September 21, 2002 at 08:36:35:
It is indeed about how the game is played. I prefer to play a game that gives me the most control, though, ie re.
Cheers,
Hal
Re: Yes, but WIlliam that is a good thing … - Posted by Hal Roark
Posted by Hal Roark on September 18, 2002 at 17:39:49:
Ron,
Eldred and a fellow named McLean teamed up years ago to write a book called “Investing in Real Estate.” THE BEST single book on real estate investing on the market, imho. I’m not surprised he wrote this other, as well. Sounds like some good bedside reading…
Hal
PS. I think my views on this “bubble” theory are known via the post from earlier in the week. Talking about real estate as a monolithic entity that is the same and can be equally described across the entire United States is codswallop. Talking about neighborhoods within one’s market (and their relative under and overvaluation therein) is far more productive.
It’s like anything else… - Posted by David Alexander
Posted by David Alexander on April 04, 2004 at 11:24:26:
there have to be laws to keep control…
It’s illegal to drive over 55… but, most officers realize… that unless your driving… 75, 80 plus… that it’s just the way it is…
David Alexander
Re: What about un-bandit signs? - Posted by Tom-FL
Posted by Tom-FL on April 03, 2004 at 18:18:13:
What? You mean yer not allowed to do-si-do yer pardner down thar in the springs?
Whut’s the world coming to?
Re: O, you are so right!.. - Posted by Houserookie
Posted by Houserookie on September 21, 2002 at 09:23:37:
My personal preference is leverage. I want the most leverage in how I spend my time.
If you want to control everything you do in life eventually you’ll run out of time and resources to control them all.
dang! - Posted by Redline
Posted by Redline on September 18, 2002 at 23:27:10:
What the hell is “codswallop”? lol
RL
Good analogy, David,… - Posted by GP in WA
Posted by GP in WA on April 04, 2004 at 13:49:12:
…because I was thinking of exactly that.
There are lots of laws around that don’t get rigorously enforced, and these sign laws could well be one of them.
Here’s what I would do. I would put signs on the rehabs in progress that I owned; this sounds the safest to me. I would put out a few bandit signs. If the authorities call or show up, they will likely give me a chance to get rid of them before they cited me, plus I’d probably hear what the consequences (fine or whatever) would be.
Even if you get slapped with a fine, you could have an option to appeal it. In this area, you’d probably get the fine reduced pretty easily.
Re: What about un-bandit signs? - Posted by Qinvestor
Posted by Qinvestor on April 03, 2004 at 22:42:49:
Hey Tom,
Its not as “country” as you make it out to be down here…atleast not anymore. The piggly wiggly supermarket is gone and we have a Milams now! The big ole barn was replaced with a rec center and there are no banjo lessons or line dancing available.
We’re movin on up in this here parts.
You should bring the misses and come on down.
Re: What about un-bandit signs? - Posted by Rich Hyams
Posted by Rich Hyams on April 03, 2004 at 20:27:45:
I think the best of al worlds is to get a whole bunch of bandit signs and keep them in your backseat. This way they don’t get stolen by people who hate them, you cut down on the on going cost because you never have to buy more to replace the ones you put out, sure, there is a trade off, not that many people get to see them, but it cuts down your advertising expense, for sure.
Codswallop (defined): - Posted by Hal Roark
Posted by Hal Roark on September 19, 2002 at 10:33:38:
The odd feeling in the pit of a Yankee stomach after having been outnegotiated by a Southerner with a sweet, lingering drawl. (Especially bitter when administered by the elderly; more palatable when given by a hot chick).
Hope all is well with you, RL.
Hal
Re: dang! Now that is scarry - Posted by Kathy Lee (MS)
Posted by Kathy Lee (MS) on September 19, 2002 at 03:31:14:
nt
Re: What a Yankee, Redline… - Posted by Stacy (AZ)
Posted by Stacy (AZ) on September 19, 2002 at 24:34:54:
Don’t you yankee’s know a good gumbo when you see one? Crawfish pie, jumbalaya, and a nice bowl of codswallop…now them’s vittles! Oh, and some sweet 'tater pie.
(grin)
Re: Codswallop (defined): - Posted by Dave T
Posted by Dave T on September 19, 2002 at 18:57:46:
What is the origin of the word ‘codswallop’?
The story goes that a gentleman by the name of Hiram Codd patented a bottle for fizzy drinks with a marble in the neck, which kept the bottle shut by pressure of the gas until it was pressed inwards. Wallop was a slang term for beer, and Codd’s wallop came to be used by beer drinkers as a derogatory term for weak or gassy beer, or for soft drinks.
This theory has appeared in Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
Re: Codswallop (defined): Well Hal you took the - Posted by Kathy Lee (MS)
Posted by Kathy Lee (MS) on September 19, 2002 at 14:04:23:
confusion right out of that one. Does it hurt? LoL
Kathy Lee
That is genuinely cool… - Posted by Hal Roark
Posted by Hal Roark on September 21, 2002 at 08:38:26:
Thank you, seriously, for taking the time to look that up and tell us about it. I love learning new things. That, I honestly did not know.
Hal