Awesome bike trails?

I should neg rep you for that.

In most cases, the real estate prices in California (outside of the $2+ million homes) aren't reflective of the quality or size of the home at all. You're paying for the "privilege" of living in California or in simple terms, the land.

My home is worth 2-3 times that of family that lives in Leawood but our home is nowhere near 2-3 times as nice or even "nicer" at all, nor do we have an HOA nor modern conveniences of those that live in that area.

I've never understood why people that don't need to live in California, live in California. There's a freaking surcharge for every aspect of life on top of the highest taxes in the union. And while sure, Disneyland and the beach are great, unless you can afford to live at the beach, it means nothing. The nearest beach is 45 minutes from my home and I'm lucky if I make it down there 4 times a year and many years, that number has been zero.

There are houses in my neighborhood and others that are going same-day for $100k over asking price. It's insanity right now because investors are looking to take advantage of these super-low interest rates before they disappear.

Cash deals are extremely common in California. I had a friend that was looking recently that lost out on more than a dozen homes that were $1+ million because buyers stepped in with cash.

housing market is crazy everywhere
Free money. Lack of supply of homes. Older people that do not need to move out of their homes.

Perhaps, but still comparable to owned homes we see on the market. We also got in at the right time where we're building, since paying our deposit and locking in the purchase price two months ago the starting cost with our builder has gone up almost $20k.

Well it's a good reason to visit...

https://i.imgur.com/bSoWnPB.jpg

Oops, that trail actually isn't in DSM. But this one is.

https://i.imgur.com/EyzC1zf.jpg

Yeah, I've browsed a bit after applying for a job or two in Southern California and it's just insane.... one job was a potential 25% raise, but 95% of that would have gone straight to a higher mortgage just to be within an hour drive of work, much less gas prices, the money thrown down the shitter for personal property taxes, the traffic and all the ****ing people, and on and on.

And I personally love LA for several reasons, but seriously doubt I'll ever live there for any real length of time (much like Chicago).

I got really lucky recently. Got my pre-approval letter on a Thursday. Looked at 2 houses on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, made on offer on the second one for 5k over asking, it was accepted within 2 hours. Everything is good to go and I close on april 15th. It went surprisingly smooth and easy with all the horror stories of the market right now.

Its the same up here in north dallas (Prosper)... its great and im loving it. My wifes a realtor as well and we relocated to DFW about 2 years ago for a job offer I couldn't refuse. Started our build in early 2019 before all of this crap happened and everything really exploded. id be happy about the instant 100K in equity but as you know.. property taxes down in the lone star state are nothing to shake a stick at. Either way, we still got a great deal on a 4400+ sqft brick home and was able to work out some sweat deals with the builder because things were slow. long gone are those days... peeps are putting down 20 - 40k and my wifes current developer in Frisco has waiting lists over 80 people long. no ones offering discounts.

BTW, finally visited San Antonio a couple weeks ago... river walk is a nice area and looks to be a clean city... then we went to Austin.... #WompWomp #NuffSaid .... other than PintHousePizza... no need to ever visit austin again.. ((sorry for the random tangent....Shawnee Mission North Highschool Football RULES!))

Wait until you find the dead cheerleaders in the basement. That's why they sold it to you so quicky.......LMAO

Or watch the Money Pit with Tom Hanks and Shelly Long.

Congrats! You should build a celebratory turret on it.

(I like turrets.)

Was there a contingency in the contract that allowed for the seller to find a new home before leaving the residence? If so, the buyers are ****ed either way.

If not, the seller is likely very much in breach of contract, COVID restrictions be damned. I'm not familiar with Cali at the moment, but if those restrictions were not passed into law by the state congress and are merely governor's orders then that creates a whole other layer of shit because contract laws will trump executive order's when the day of reckoning comes. Maybe one of the Cali locals can chime in on that.

Did we arrest this POS yet?

Love the Money Pit. It is a little known fact that the Money Pit was actually a remake of “ Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” with Cary Grant. I’ve seen both and each has their own charm. If you haven’t seen the original and like old movies, it’s worth your time.