Impact of Hurricanes on Real Estate Market

[Miss Kitty]

I miss Skier. No one to spar with ;-) . What do you mean "pretty good speller"?. I had it proofed, find anything else? Already went through the inmigration thing, it's a word. If you see anything else would be happy to know. Neatness counts!

I feel your pain Cork...skier always left us either shaking or scratching our heads!

 

[SHELLY]

Great property for sale....no hurricanes....great views!

Great Investment Seaside Property for Sale

 

[Beach Runner]

I haven't done any scientific research on this subject, but anecdotal evidence tells me that:

(a) If someone in financial precariousness could sell a property, they would.
(b) If someone in no financial precariousness could sell a property at a really nice profit, they would.
(c) If someone in no financial precariousness could sell a property at a small profit, they wouldn't. SoWal is too awesome to give up.
(d) I have a family member with a really nice beach-near lot who has held off on building because of the hurricanes and not being able to at minimum break even if they were to decide to sell.

I mean, we've talked about buying a beachfront condo and selling our home, but then we'd be back in the baby-poops-in-pool-closed mode or having to pack up to go to the beach. I'd rather just sell and rent than go back to those inconveniences.

How does this relate to hurricanes? The arrival of a hurricane takes both an emotional and financial toll - boarding up (or spending a kajilion dollars on hurricane shutters), wondering if your home will still be intact when you drive back to inspect it after a hurricane. Every time we leave our home after boarding up and arrive after the storm, we're on the verge of puking. It's very emotional.

We've decided that we're strong enough to deal with it, although I don't know if we'll feel the same way in, say, ten years.

In the meantime, our house is always on the market at a price that we cannot refuse (as in The Godfather ).

 

[Smiling JOe]

I miss Skier. No one to spar with ;-) . What do you mean "pretty good speller"?. I had it proofed, find anything else? Already went through the inmigration thing, it's a word. If you see anything else would be happy to know. Neatness counts!

No misspellings that I can see. As I said, you are a pretty good speller. (FYI - pretty good doesn't equate to worse than good.);-) Perhaps I should have written, "pretty darn good speller, too."

 

[Miss Kitty]

Hey SJ...I must ask about your avatar...looks like BR's daughter got a hold of the dog! Cool! And I have noticed smilie Santa as well....a nice addition. Tell me...blah, blah, blah about it!

 

[Beach Runner]

Hey SJ...I must ask about your avatar...looks like BR's daughter got a hold of the dog! Cool! And I have noticed smilie Santa as well....a nice addition. Tell me...blah, blah, blah about it!

It's a gif with indexed color and he mapped the index to a new color array in PhotoShop?

 

[Cork On the Ocean]

Hitting the road in the AM but had to stop in to see if we were all playing nice now.

Sue. I couldn't pull myself away when Skier was posting. I think all in all he's probably a pretty nice guy and everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion. It's just the name calling and judgement of others which I don't think was Kurts intent for this board but there is something to be said for the entertainment factor. Where's the popcorn?

Totally agree with Beach Runner. Until you see it, there's no way to comprehend the emotional and financial impact of disaster. I left NOLA with a renewed gratefulness for everthing I have. My home, my family, my pet, my health and even the people who aren't always kind to me. It was the worst thing I've ever experienced and one of the best because I was able to help in some small way. It transcends economical and educational differences and brings us back to the fact that we're all the same and need to care about others. I'm so thankful that I am able to lock up my "stuff" and drive away. Many weren't that lucky.

Am I strong enought to deal with it? Honestly don't know but I trust that the strength comes to us when we need it. There's no way to avoid what's out of our control so I work with what I can control which is my reaction to it.

SJ- I won the first grade spelling bee. Does that count?

Have a great Thanksgiving, Guys

 

[gonebyby]

Skier, oops, I mean Shelly,
What is so wrong with Cork's blog? Even if she did post it here, which she didn't, what is wrong with that? I read no inaccuracies, and she is a pretty good speller. ;-)

SJ,

Shelly does not equal skier.

I (skier) dropped my "membership" when I realized how crazy I was to be arguing in cyberspace (so I set up the Gonebyby name just so I could post a response to your message).

I have no desire to argue with anyone in cyberspace again. We all have our opinions and my opinions won't change yours and vice versa. I have no desire to post messages about the real estate market but I do read messages from time to time. Just saw your post above so I wanted to set the record straight. Shelly can take care of her/himself.

See ya at the beach.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.

Skier

 

[steele mama]

SJ,

Shelly does not equal skier.

I (skier) dropped my "membership" when I realized how crazy I was to be arguing in cyberspace (so I set up the Gonebyby name just so I could post a response to your message).

I have no desire to argue with anyone in cyberspace again. We all have our opinions and my opinions won't change yours and vice versa. I have no desire to post messages about the real estate market but I do read messages from time to time. Just saw your post above so I wanted to set the record straight. Shelly can take care of her/himself.

See ya at the beach.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.

Skier

 

[Smiling JOe]

SJ,

Shelly does not equal skier.

Just when I thought I had it all straight, I get a kink. Thanks for clarifying. If nothing else, you should at least stick your head in and say hi every once in a while.

Good on ya, gonebyby.