All Forum Posts by: Susan Anthony

Originally posted by Mark Yuschak:

It is sad. But the real kick in the nuts is that the City refused an offer of $20 million the year before.

The leaders in this state are a joke.

That's just tragic! BTW, you must be enjoying all the bargains over there in Motown -- am I right? Personally, I am afraid to invest there, even if you can buy houses for $2,000 over there.
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Back in November, I remember seeing a news story about the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan selling at auction for $583,000. The cost to build the Silverdome in the 1970's was $55.7 million. The taxpayers in MI were upset about the $1.5 million in annual upkeep for the stadium, which has been closed since 2/2006.
For 462,000 square feet and 80,000 seats, that is quite a bargain.

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The Swedish ex-nanny can take her $100 million paycheck, or.. force her billionaire husband to lose about $200 mil a year so that she can keep him on a short leash. You do the math....
How much was she earning before she hooked up with him? About $300 bucks per week?
And how long is he going to be able to tolerate living under those conditions? No golf, no more huge endorsements, no more tournament $$$ ? I give the whole deal less than 6 months.
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Good post. I like the way you put it all into perspective-- for every opportunity in this economy, there is someone else who has taken a loss.

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Isn't it ironic that some of the best deals in the foreclosure market are also in counties where unemployment is the highest.
That might make it difficult to collect rent from one's tenants if they have lost their income.

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I noticed that one real estate company where I live posted an additional sign under each of their "For Sale" signs mentioning the $8,000 tax credit. I daresay that could only help them sell their listings. It caught my eye, too.

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Touch'e, Eddie. I was always afraid of guns, and have never fired one myself. But then I think of what would happen if only outlaws had guns.
And I can't believe how those 4 cops lost their lives while relaxing in a coffee shop. It's a whole new world out there - a scarier one.

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On another forum, someone raised this question. I decided not to respond to that post, because I don't want to be accused of getting political in an inappropriate forum. But since I am on the poltical forum...

How about this mess being created due to the actions of Muslim extremists ? I'm laughing to myself when I hear about what's going on in Dubai right now. Something about that phrase, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you," keeps going around in my mind.
And how about them Yankees ?

It's all about how scarce resources (in this case healthcare) are going to be allocated when "it hits the fan." Look at what happened in New Orleans with that hospital when Hurricane Katrina hit. There were allegations that a doctor euthanized several patients. In that situation; resources were extremely scarce. There's only so much that can be done in a situation like that. It's basic triaging. Also, most hospitals will turn people away and send them elsewhere if they can't handle any more patients.

This is a whole new phenomenon, this real estate market we are in right now. I don't think we've seen the bottom yet. And how are people going to buy when they are losing jobs left and right? And most investors will be kicking themselves if they pay too much, anyway. So I think a lot of people are taking a wait and see approach, while the prices continue to fall.
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