tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post1623585096981584247..comments2024-01-02T04:55:07.853-05:00Comments on Pieces of Me: Focusing on the Mundane For AwhileJLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-36496621346879129702009-08-23T20:15:56.226-04:002009-08-23T20:15:56.226-04:00Wow, thanks a lot for you answer. Hope everything ...Wow, thanks a lot for you answer. Hope everything goes well with buying a new house and moving. Yeah, privacy really is important and if the price is just the same, go for it.<br /><br />Good luck, <br />Ellitoronto realtor ellihttp://ellidavis.com/2009/08/condo-vs-housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-86720043426938191922009-08-20T18:19:49.772-04:002009-08-20T18:19:49.772-04:00HI Elli, thanks for stopping by. The condo my husb...HI Elli, thanks for stopping by. The condo my husband and I are in now is actually the 2nd condo we've owned together. They make great starter properties in our area, and we built a ton of equity in a very short time on our first one. The second one, unfortunately, we bought at the peak of the market and will be lucky to get what we paid for it. <br /><br />For us and for most people in our area, the real desire is to own land and to be completely autonomous in your decisions about what to do with your property. We are tired of dealing with a condo association, upstairs and next-door neighbors, and concerns about whether there is parking available for our guests. A house eliminates all of those issues. <br /><br />Plus, condos around here tend to cost just as much as houses and, in the case of the really nice ones, can cost even more than a nice, respectable house. If we traded in our existing 2 bedroom condo for a 3 bedroom with more privacy, we would likely pay more for that than we would for a 3 or 4 bedroom house with a half acre of land. In my mind, that doesn't make the slightest bit of sense.JLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-34701440899074634342009-08-20T17:34:56.075-04:002009-08-20T17:34:56.075-04:00Seems like you are absolutely ready and well prepa...Seems like you are absolutely ready and well prepared to move. Great. I have just question - why do you want to move into a house? Are condos worse in your opinion? I am quite curios, because I recently wrote <a href="http://ellidavis.com/2009/08/condo-vs-house" rel="nofollow">an article</a> comparing houses and condos and I want to hear different perspectives of people.<br /><br />Best regards, <br />Ellitoronto realtor ellihttp://ellidavis.com/2009/08/condo-vs-housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-73777608051132535862009-08-16T22:34:04.155-04:002009-08-16T22:34:04.155-04:00OOh! I tried to read 100 books last year. It was...OOh! I tried to read 100 books last year. It was ultimate fail, though. This year I'm trying for 30, and even that looks sketchy about now. Do post a list of what you read!!!scicurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266347710629871510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-44058106026861075172009-08-10T15:42:59.699-04:002009-08-10T15:42:59.699-04:00I don't know the direction this blog will take...<i>I don't know the direction this blog will take over the next few months, but I know my readership will probably change dramatically, if not drop off completely.<br /></i><br />Everyone's different, but I read the blogs I do mostly because the writing kicks ass, not so much because of the particular subject matter.Comrade Physioprofhttp://physioprof.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com