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  1. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Instead of finishing the same side as they make the cuts, they just finish the alternate side, yielding a match. Imagine the slab as a deck of cards, and you cut a piece off and finish the top of each card. When someone orders book matched, you flip the next card over, yielding a mirror...
  3. ChrisGold

    The Official Wine Thread

     People are always shocked (knowing that I'm in the industry and have been 50+ times) when I recommend the big corporate wineries to visit - to me, it's more than about tasting wine, you can do that in your home. Take the tram up to Sterling, go to Mondavi, visit Artesa and see that view...
  4. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     I agree that you should use the opportunity to have power up there, but if it's unfinished they should probably pull the wire and junction box up to a higher spot on the framing.
  5. ChrisGold

    Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?

     This is a standard feature on almost all original motorcycle jackets. Vanson, Langlitz, Cal-Leathers, Schott, etc...
  6. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     I've been in that exact position, a 6 year old and three year old twins. It was a month of hell.
  7. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     It's an issue but not nearly as big as you might think. I live in a similar sized neighborhood and we've dealt with two homes that were sold VERY low, one in foreclosure and one in a divorce. Both homes sold for more than $100K under where they would be expected. All the homes that sold...
  8. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     I live right outside of Doylestown. It's an incredible little town, with a ridiculously long list of famous residents, mostly related to the arts. (Ridiculously long because there's really no attraction to live there, was just a sleepy, bucolic little farm town.)
  9. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Closed a big investor for my last startup over breakfast there. Great food.
  10. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     I'm a fan of Princeton, and it was between that and the Doylestown area. My wife now works over on this side of the river also so it worked out, but the real decision was based on property taxes... only pay $8K here and would have paid $14K in Princeton. Also, you have to navigate around...
  11. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Great town, some great restaurants... I have a buddy who was a top exec at Main Line Health who moved at the same time from the same small town in CT. He had to live there because of his job location and was not happy with the real estate prices compared to living up in Buck's County...
  12. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Correct, if you're going in that direction. (West or South west) Central Bucks is anywhere from top 5 to top 12 depending on the year. This area has a ton of pharma and consumer goods people who commute over to Princeton or even up into Central NJ via 202, besides the Philly commuters...
  13. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     I've run the numbers, looked at how people treat rental properties, etc... and I have come to the conclusion that I'd rather stuff my money in a mattress than deal with a tenant in any way.
  14. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Exactly. I was thinking more of it having appreciated to the 600K range, which brings even more into play. Probably 85% of American landmass, maybe more. I live in a top school district, commutable to Philly, PA pharma, NJ pharma, etc... and anything between 550-650K will comfortably buy...
  15. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     Absolutely, it's all predicated on having to spend $ on a place to live. I rushed through an example and could have used that as a positive opportunity cost. I was trying to illustrate how quickly ownership and sale expenses pile up and often erode what appears to be profit.
  16. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

    I never looked at home purchases as investments, more like a forced savings that would guarantee me a place to live in retirement, and hopefully the appreciation outpaces interest paid. I see all the time people talking about "profit" on their real estate transaction, but they often leave out...
  17. ChrisGold

    The Home Ownership Thread

     They should still do it without any issue, they write mortgages for condos all the time, in the same range.
  18. ChrisGold

    Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?

     Based on the jacket you showed us form Be Edgy, get on eBay and find a gently used moto jacket in the same style and you can get something very high quality in your price range that will last you a very long time.
  19. ChrisGold

    The Official Wine Thread

     Lol, there's been a lot of this going around lately... agree that it's got a lot going on in the glass.
  20. ChrisGold

    The Official Wine Thread

     I have a buddy who got on the list early and we split the allocation sometimes. I too have a hard time spending the $ on cult wines, so recently I just take some Tin Man and let him pay for all the Scarecrow knowing I'll drink a lot of them with him anyway. :slayer:
  21. ChrisGold

    The Official Wine Thread

    This past weekend was strong in CA wines. All drank very well with the Tin Man being the best of the bunch, but honorable mention to both Duckhorns, which were consumed (by dumb luck) at probably the perfect point in their evolution.
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