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On Jan 31, 1:14 pm, wrote:
On Jan 29, 10:21 pm, Bill Horne wrote: On 1/27/2010 8:29 AM, wrote: Having to look at 100 houses after telling an agent what you want mea ns something's really wrong somewhere. Since agents refused to disclose property addresses and insisted on being present at any visit, we had to endure a lot of "non-starter" pitches. I think that's just bad agency. They wasted your time and their own! Having to fire three agents after telling them what you want means something's really wrong somewhere. I won't describe it as "wrong", but it was certainly counterproductive. The Agents I dismissed all assumed that they could show me multi-story houses after I'd said "Only one level" as clearly as possible, or that condos would interest me after I'd told them "No" in plain English, or that I'd be willing to live next to a pile of chromium. They lost the sale because they didn't listen. Amazing, It was more like six months: my wife and I were both holding down full-time jobs, but we chose to dedicate the time and money to finding a home that *WE* wanted, instead of something that a real-estate agent decided on. When did this happen? With websites such as realtor.com available today, it's a different game. Any game difference is due to the lack of sales, due to a depressed market. I had the same experience here. At the time we bought, the market was in a lull between full sped ahead, but it was still better than now. The real estate agents were very aggressive, and you were bomabarded with houses that were either not applicable or overpriced. The three I went through all had the same tactic. They find out how much the maximum is that the bank will lend you, and then the least expensive house they show you is at the very top, but most will be significantly over. Then what you are supposed to do is to figure out how to finagle that extra amount, usually by taking out another back door loan. One of them actually called me stupid because I refused to pay more than 66 percent of the maximum amount the bank would loan. They had a system, and I wasn't playing the right way. some snippage All true, and more. I've read that builders can sometimes get better deals from lenders by inserting CC&Rs, and that anti-antenna CC&Rs came from deals with cable-TV companies. You hit the nail square on the head there, Jim. When these things started, I doubt that anyone had the idea of discriminating against Hams. We were just collateral damage in the same way that we get inadvertently get involved in anti-cell phone while driving legislation. For their part, real-estate agents like CC&R's because they assure a consistent product that can be turned over repeatedly without the need to worry about someone's aversion to whirligigs, antennas, lawn ornaments, or pretty much anything else that a homeowner might add. CC&R's save them time and trouble, and that means more profit. I have found that at least some agents don't pay any attention to CC&Rs unless the buyer makes a big deal about them. Right, and in most cases people who are interested are interested in more restrictions rather than less. There is a type in this world who is upset by anything out of place, by their view of the back yard being marred by the neighbors clothes drying on the line, or even the style of their house once upon a time, they would be consigned to the eccentric grouch down the road, yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off their lawn, but now they live in neighborhoods where they rule. some more snippage We can also promote the idea of "radio for its own sake". Many people do things just for fun, even if they aren't "easy" or "modern". Ask any backpacker or marathoner. Again, there is something that is very important, and seems to get ignored by so many. I really enjoy being involved with just about all aspects of Amateur radio, but too many people tend to think that their own interested are the ARS's main focus. Contesting, Emergency work, favorite modes. It's all good. But my main personal interest is radio for it's own sake. I build as much as I can, and enjoy making those little pieces of electronic "stuff" do things for me. 8^) The radios themselves have progressed beyond what is practical for me to build mostly - though practicality hasn't stopped me yet, but peripheral construction, system building, and the odd retro project now and then. Yeah, that's cooking with gas! - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
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