Going to go look at condos on the Water in Ventura, CA tomorrow

[Joe Bob]

Brophy's....Cioppino, best ever....

[carambola]

it looks like you could replace that bookshelf with a murphybed

[Hugh R]

Chris, did you link somehow to the photo I posted? If so, tell me what you did. thanks

[tevake]

Must have been some nekid babe in your pics, Hugh. cause its gone. Sounds like you found a good deal. Those short sales are strange, did you get an idea how long it might take to know if your offer is accepted?
Try again with the pics for us, please.

Cheers Richard

[carambola]

no problem dude

what i did was go into realtor.com at your price point and in the general area.

if i was correct it was unit 118.

[carambola]

i got about 4,000 hits

[Hugh R]

They accepted about 10 minutes ago.

[Ronbo]

Hugh, is the place a Seabridge loft? We have a house in Mandalay Bay nearby.

[Hugh R]

Its in Seabridge Marina area on Victoria Avenue. Its a ground floor unit that has a door out to a nice common patio area. Pool gym, clubhouse are in an adjacent complex across a walk bridge over one of the canals. 45 day or less escrow. So on or around June 1 we will close, no contingencies on either side.

Chris, yes that is the unit. Good detective work, and scary to boot.

[Moses]

Congrats, Hugh! I'm leaving soon to hunt for real estate as well.

[carambola]

it should only be scary if i had malicious intent, but we live in different worlds.

[vash]

Originally Posted by craigster59

OMG!! those look fat and fantastic!! this is about as good as that oyster pic dottore posted up a few years ago..

roadtrip!

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by Moses

Congrats, Hugh! I'm leaving soon to hunt for real estate as well.

No you're not, your babysitting with Leticia! Good luck hunting, I think its a good time to buy investment property. I may look at some more.

[rnln]

wow, as quick as a snap of fingers. Congratulations.

Originally Posted by Hugh R

They accepted about 10 minutes ago.

[LSA]

Nice place, lol I may come knocking in a little bit when I move out.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by vash

OMG!! those look fat and fantastic!! this is about as good as that oyster pic dottore posted up a few years ago..

roadtrip!

VASH:

Your enthusiasm is contagious!

HUGH:

Congrats again sir!

Regards,
Baz

[Hugh R]

Sales must be picking up. The three or four loan officers I've been talking with are swamped. I can hardly get them to return my calls.

[Hugh R]

Update:

When the seller took asking price, I thought it was a done deal. But since it was a short sale, BofA had to sign off, which they did last week and then HUD, who apparently bought it from BofA. Not sure why. BUT, if the homeowner can sign a deal, but needs BofA and HUD approval, what is the point of the homeowner being allowed to sign off? I guess so all parties agree.

Anyway we went into escrow today. Going for a 45 day or less escrow. I'd like to have use of the place for July and August, before I lease it out. The long term plan (6-7 years) is that when I "retire", I'll use it for six months-1 day each year (then I'd be a non-CA resident for CA income tax purposes) and live somewhere else (thinking Coeur d" Alene, ID) the rest of the year. Winters in SoCal, summers in Coeur d" Alene, that would work.

[Jim727]

I think that makes a lot of sense - Idaho is part of our CA exit strategy as well, though we're looking at as year-round. Coeur d' Alene is gorgeous.

[genrex]

I wish ex-Californians would sound-proof their bedroom walls. You people keep the entire neighborhood awake. We're not used to that kind of screaming in the middle of the night. That's why we look at you kinda funny... no offense...

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