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Thanks. I forgot all about realtor.com after I got sucked in by zillow…
Hopefully, people will keep this thread going.
Oh yeah, I have debts too. That’s one of the reasons I’m thinking about selling in this market. The catch is that you have to live somewhere; so, in the end, it will come down to numbers. At the very least, I’m trying to throw out ideas and maybe this can become a “reference thread” if enough people chime in. I’m interested to hear what people have to say and I don’t really mind what direction it goes. – cheers
Yep. I’m not opposed to taxes, but what’s happening here and across the country is that the super rich are not paying taxes, the rich pay some but not enough, and everyone else’s taxes go up to cover for them. And don’t get me started on developers… 😉
So Cal Joe –
Sounds like you made a good move at a good time. Yeah, I’m just considering things at the moment and thought people here might have some interesting things to say. Really, I’m not in a bad place, but if I can make a good move (in every sense), why not? I will probably spend some time perusing zillow. 😉
Thanks for taking the time.
Retro –
Sounds good. I’m a west coast boy. Don’t know anything about the south – or much about the east coast for that matter. As I was saying to Jay, I’m also considering traveling and selling. If it works out I could travel around and look for a place to live. I’m just playing with ideas at the moment…
Steven –
Thanks for the reply. It’s funny you mention that because you did come to mind when I started thinking about high quality scavenging options. You’ve posted so much stuff, it’s seared into my brain. 😉 Of course the next thought I had was, too cold! 😉
I have considered it though and will keep it on my list. If I did move somewhere with extreme temps, I’ve thought about vacationing for the harshest bit, so nothing is necessarily out of consideration. Especially at this point, as I’m really just kicking around ideas…
What are property values for something decent these days? I guess I could look on zillow, but wouldn’t really know where to look or have local knowledge…
Retro –
Thanks for the reply. Portland is more expensive than where I live, so I won’t have that kind of money to throw around. I would probably max out around $300k, but would like to spend less – and will probably have to.
Anyway, the same rise in property values is happening here, and from the price you listed, I wouldn’t necessarily be any better off…But I still do not want to be one of those people driving up property values. Also sometimes it’s hedge funds and corporations that are doing the buying to turn them into rentals. I could say something political, but I’ll just leave it at that for the purposes of this discussion. 😉
Curious what the property taxes are like too. What state are you in?
Good to hear from people about the quality of scavenging too…
Jay – It’s happening all over the world. For me, it will come down to math – but of course I want as much quality of life as possible like everyone else. And like most people, I’d like some land a 15 minute drive from town (that’s kind of a joke because these days that could mean an even more expensive home). I could go on, but yeah, it’s a question of how much things are and if arbitrage is still a viable option to get something decent.
I don’t want to give too much personal info out here, but I’d be looking in the $200k-$300k range. It doesn’t seem great when, “The median sales price of new houses sold in January 2022 was $423,300. The average sales price was $496,900.” The other figure I can give is that my property taxes are about $4000/yr. I could probably go an hour or so from a decent sized town. That’s not set in stone though.
I also have other ideas, like taking my show on the road and selling from whatever town I’m in, not necessarily on ebay, but maybe…i’ve heard some people have done that, but I don’t know the particulars…
I’m waiting on a few major things this year so I’m just in the thinking, pondering, and musing stage right now – but I also don’t want to be left in a situation where the real estate bubble pops and I miss my chance; so, I’m trying to be ready to sell (in theory anyway) in less than five months. We’ll see…
Thanks Ryanne. I thought that might be it. Glad everything is going so well for you and Jay.
Hey Jay, I replied to your question, but nothing seems to be getting through. There was a field above the reply area stating the topic was marked as spam. Then I replied to your question. After I pressed submit, it erased my message and another field appeared that said,”Are you sure you want to do that?” No clue what’s going on, but I’m posting here to see if you get this and I can see it. Weirdness…
Hey Jay, Weird. I noticed my post didn’t appear. I finally had to click on your name to find this. There was a yellow field above the post that said, “This topic is marked as spam.” There is also one above this reply. No idea what that means. I’ll send this and see if you get it before writing more.
Antique frog:Under a different system AI would be fascinating. Under capitalism, I fear what they will do with it – because of what they’re already doing with it.
Agree Jay, that’s not great and it made me think of ebay wanting to be amazon. That’s how this whole free returns thing started in the first place I believe…
“So what happens when eBay randomly deletes your custom sku field?”
I have the sku in my spreadsheet, which also has the item title. That info is also in the pics folder title. Very easy to search and find. ebay has never lost the custom field (knock on wood), but I don’t rely on it always being there. In a related topic, I really wish they would put the custom field info in the confirmation of sale emails and notifications. They recently made a big deal about making their item number easy to see – which doesn’t help me at all when filling an order…
