Comments on: Foreclosing on the neighbors

By: Real Estate: Looking up? « Funny about Money

Real Estate: Looking up? « Funny about Money — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:05:22 +0000

[...] Dave’s Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum sold for $247,500. That’s $15,500 more than I paid for my house five years ago, and $77,500 more than the speculator paid to buy the arboretum from the bottom-feeder who bought it out of bankruptcy. That place is two square feet larger than mine, on an identical lot with a similar size and quality pool, freshly out of foreclosure, and not renovated as nicely as mine. The people two doors down from Dave are asking $300,000 for the best model in the tract. It’s potentially a nice house (given a few tens of thousands of dollars in fix-up), but they’re original owners and the house is advertised as “lovingly cared for,” meaning everything in it still dates back to 1971. [...]

By: 2008 Financial Strategies: What worked and what didn’t work « Funny about Money

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:57:27 +0000

[...] my own house, given the skyrocketing crime in the depressed apartment complexes across 19th Avenue, the unholy mess across the street from me, and the growing presence of undesirable renters. If I sold, the loan [...]

By: When foreclosure makes things better…maybe « Funny about Money

When foreclosure makes things better…maybe « Funny about Money — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:31:27 +0000

[...] foreclosure makes things better…maybe November 10, 2008 The former home of Dave’s Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum is looking pretty spiffy in its new coat of paint. Yesterday I spoke with the painter (the man [...]

By: w00t! Weed Arboretum is no more! « Funny about Money

w00t! Weed Arboretum is no more! « Funny about Money — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:29:18 +0000

[...] Weed Arboretum is no more! October 21, 2008 Dave’s Foreclosed Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum has been transformed into a house!Suddenly it looks like a structure that normal people might [...]

By: Believe it! And then some… « Funny about Money

Believe it! And then some… « Funny about Money — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:20:48 +0000

[...] October 19, 2008 It gets better and better. Any doubts about my neighbor’s report that Dave’s Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum sold instantly at auction were resolved by a Saturday morning chat with the new owner, who surfaced [...]

By: copyeditorsdesk

copyeditorsdesk — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:03:19 +0000

Yes. One of the many small untruths told to me by Satan, the previous owner of my house, was that Dave and his family would soon be moving out. That was five years ago.

It’s good riddance to Dave. But heaven only knows what will end up in that house next. One of the things I’ve noticed is that in this neighborhood distressed properties tend to stay distressed, even though changes of ownership.

By: Foreclosed: Postscript « Funny about Money

Foreclosed: Postscript « Funny about Money — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:35:32 +0000

[...] October 18, 2008 Rumor has it that Dave’s Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum has already been auctioned off. A neighbor called one of the numbers on his FSBO sign and was told [...]

By: Miss Thrifty

Miss Thrifty — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:59:46 +0000

Looks like it would be a nice home, if it was taken care of. The fall in property values is a pain, but it sounds as if you are well shot of him!