Augie

Just curious, is your screen name meant to be ironical?

I don’t see ATL as a great short term rental market. I mean, why? Few people come here to vacation for a week. People are mostly here for jobs, and we have more apartments than anywhere I’ve ever lived. But I see it as solid for a long term rental market because people are here out of necessity. Our highs are not as high, but our lows are not as low for real estate in general it seems. Investment properties and 2nd/3rd homes seem to have a more volatile market with bigger swings. The beaches and the mountains are where people go for a long weekend or a couple weeks at the right time of year. We’ve spent part of our summer in Blowing Rock, NC for the last few years. It’s easy for us to get a rental that will take the dogs to get away from the summer heat. The elevation there is much higher that North GA mountains (like double at about 4k feet) so it’s much cooler in the summer. PLUS, Blowing Rock and Boone (home of Appalachian State) have strong winter rentals for the skiing crowd. Great for the fall foliage crowd too. Blowing Rock is a charming little town, and Boone has a nice college town vibe only about 15 minutes away. I think it’s about 5 hours from where I live. Do your homework, and consider all the options. FWIW, I’d consider staying with the long term rental until rate hikes filter down to the market, especially the “resort markets”. There is a project where we rented our last year in Sarasota. We had sold our house but decided to let our son finish high school before moving. I still follow this project and others as I’d like to get a place there at some point. NOW is not that point IMO, but we may be getting closer. Many hundreds of houses in there, and 6-12 months ago there were only 1-2 listings at any given moment, and they got snapped up ASAP. I just looked, and they now have 11 listings, most of which have been reduced in price already. Do your homework now, but let the market work for you. Buy low, sell high. Don’t be in a rush “just because”. A ton of factors to consider, like when is best to sell in ATL (which is rated as one of the strongest markets over the next year, I’ll look for the article). These are just a bunch of thoughts, not really advice. Too many unknowns.

I doubt it lasts for the entire season. Let’s put people in place and see who emerges to call the defensive plays. Maybe Al Holcomb gets the nod after settling in??? 🤷‍♂️

Did he mention that the human body was not meant to play the game of football?

Terry was told he couldn’t make money buying at $1.4B, but it looks like he’s a couple BILLION ahead already. Not too shabby.

This is a LOT of very good information. First and foremost, CYA. In addition to the insurance topics you noted, I’d at least look into a good umbrella policy. It seems insurance has a funny way of covering “everything but that”. When looking at how much equity you have, people often underestimate transaction costs. Just because you see prices in the neighborhood rising doesn’t mean you can pay a 6% commission plus closing costs and come out ahead. Be realistic about the expenses of each transaction, both buying and selling. On a $300k sale the commission alone could be $18k. That’s a good chunk of change. My background is in banking/real estate appraising and long term rentals for Sotheby’s. Bankers (and FNMA) don’t like financing in projects full of rentals, so many projects have limitations on what percentage of units can be rented to keep conventional financing available to buyers. We had a property here on the belt line that our son lived in. When he moved out we were on a waiting list to be able to rent. We would have preferred to keep it and rent it forever, but the wait list might have been a year or two long (you never know!) so we just sold it. All rentals are not created equal. We used to do a lot of work on Siesta Key, FL (outside of Sarasota). A giant sand bar mostly full of rental condos and some second homes. Each project has their own covenants and that affects value. Two units may look nearly identical, but if one is a 2-3 night rental minimum it’s going to attract more investment types of buyers than a place with a one month minimum or two times a year. Compare apples to apples. Turning over frequently seriously adds to the wear and tear and level of management involved. Short term rentals at the beach do not get nearly the respect a long term tenant will show for their full-time rental home. Do not be surprised by the abuse some people will inflict on your investment. You want it to be nice enough to attract people and keep them happy, but not so nice that you freak out at the thought of water marks on an end table or a stain on the carpet. Look at the numbers!!! Obviously the monthly HOA is a major consideration, but look at the reserves as well. There is a wide spectrum of opinions on how to manage the budget. Some places like to keep the HOA low so it’s affordable, which sounds attractive initially. But it can bite you on the arse if you buy in a low HOA complex, only to find out there is a $20k special assessment a few months after you bought for new roofs because the low HOA wasn’t sufficient to add reserves to cover for replacements. A place with a slightly higher HOA might be a better option than getting hit with special assessments. Those are my initial thoughts, but I love this stuff (including the hunt for the property) so I’m sure I’ll chime in later with more thoughts.

If only Peyton had done the same…..

A used #2 tea bag? I think this will need confirmation. Can you produce a tea bag?

IDK? Pie? Diabetes??? Big houses with pools overlooking the ocean? More pie? .

The nerds got the pie. 😋

I’m not your guy. I just checked in to see if “Comp” was for “computer”. 😋 I think you’ll find we have a bunch of knowledgeable folks here, but I’m coming up blank on who to call out at the moment. Good luck!

I agree, his left hand held the right hip down. It was real. And I’m a Big East guy. This was interesting to me. Gene Steretore (sp?) just explained that the black line is still good if you are out of bounds, because it it the edge of OB, but still OB, where the passer was supposed to be. Charles doesn’t like the foul call. This was a doozy!!!

Money, always about the money….. WTH did I just see at the end of the Creighton game?????

They exist because they do work at times, there is no doubt about that. Some are actually quite clever. I’m not sure how they know my 95 year old mother is such an easy mark, but they are ALL OVER her. We’ve taken away the bank accounts and credit cards, but the calls and emails are hard to stop. This is not just your typical Nigerian Prince stuff. This is his much smarter and better looking cousin.

They started the season hot, hit a rough patch but are now peaking at the right time. That’s the key in March Madness: play your best ball when it matters most. If Creighton can get past San Diego State the Big East will have half of the Final Four. Not too shabby. Big IF though.

This tournament has not disappointed. Almost every game is amazing. Sorry that Xavier las night was the exception.

But he is not actually Einstein, and even Einstein’s obit didn’t lead with something about how he didn’t get it. OK, I’m done for now.

Nowell continues to amaze. He just made what might be the best basketball pass I’ve ever seen. Spinning toward the basket he fit the ball thru a hole in the defenders smaller than a hoop to his guy under the basket. This is pure entertainment!

The March Madness TV commercials officially kick the &^%* of out Super Bowl commercials. Charles and the gang are a hoot!

The March Madness TV commercials officially kick the &^%* of out Super Bowl commercials. Charles and the gang are a hoot!

I believe you once said you’re not good at reading the room. Do you understand nuance? Maybe read what you just posted to the OP. It could be read like “so now we know who the idiot is.” I don’t think you meant it that way, but there should be no doubt. Saying sorry after that doesn’t clear the taste. I don’t mean this in a negative way, it’s just an observation. It’s not always WHAT you say, but more HOW you say it. It makes a big difference. And some things you just think 😋

I appreciate the distinction. I always had bosses. My wife had a boss who was also her mentor. The boss “bosses”, but the mentor made her career. .

I’m afraid you underestimate the capacity of our system. 😋 And it’s not all positive. These things tend to circle the drain pretty quickly.

I think a lot of people forget to some degree that Ed (and Gabe Davis as well) fought thru high ankle sprains. Somewhere there was a video that showed how difficult it is for a DT to anchor with a bad ankle with a 320 LB guy or two trying to move you. That hurt me just to watch. They both get a bit of slack in my mind for playing thru that.

Thank goodness! Owners write checks for football people, or at least the good ones do. EDIT: I think we can get to 200 pages by the end of this weekend!!! 😋 .