Comments on: Life in a leaky condo

By: DonkeyXote

DonkeyXote — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:04:29 +0000

DonkeyXote: Anonymous beat me to it. I fail to see how waking up earlier warrants more sympathy. Many people work out of their home as well, and construction can be very distracting. Is it only people that wake up at 6:00 am and go to work in a shop or office that deserve sympathy? Obviously you guys didn't bother reading his blog.

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By: Deliverator

Deliverator — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:43:46 +0000

I rented a leaky condo for two years. I got the place for below market rent, with the understanding that the repairs would take only six-seven months. The first six months there were construction free, and great. The next year and a half... less so. Banging from 7-5 every day, six days a week. One time I was woken up with drywall dropping on my face from the hammering that was taking place on the wall directly outside. I woke up several times with a construction worker heaving out my bedroom window and stepping inside to work on the frame. (I was told they would have to get permission in advance to enter the place, but that didn't seem to apply if they were coming through the windows.) Why they had to remove and replace each window umpteen times, I'll never know, but I get a chuckle every time I remember the foreman looking at this same window that had been in and out several times: "Who does work like this?!" I'd never do it again.

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By: Drachen

Drachen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:49:36 +0000

Just Kidding "I’ve posted this on Chipman’s blog and he has banned the comment, has anyone else been banned?" Oh yeah, he really does not want to hear the other side of the story. He wasn't too bad when he could still pretend there wasn't going to be a serious crash, but now he's unbearable (Oh god I'm funny, aren't I funny?).

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By: Good Poiint Arit

Good Poiint Arit — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:16:57 +0000

Arit: shhh, don't put ideas in peoples heads: "The easiest “vengeance” is typical: Whenever visiting the library, friends or office depot, log into the website and post venom. This causes many sites to close posting from anons, and then they lose popularity. It is a lose-lose situation for the blog owner." Of course if you have a wireless laptop you can log on from all over the neighbourhood or if you live in a high rise you can log on under so many names, as well.

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By: crabman

crabman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:15:40 +0000

I know a guy who bought an investment property in that building in 2005. He was renting it out as an executive apartment (high priced, furnished, short-term rental). I can't imagine he can still charge high prices with all the construction going on there. So 3 years in, he is looking at equity disappearing, a $118k assessment and no rental income? Ouch!

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By: Just Kidding

Just Kidding — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:06:24 +0000

Thanks annon, the pimps and pumpers need to be challenged, they have profited from the mess they have created, and they would love to go on unchallenged.

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By: pricedoutfornow

pricedoutfornow — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:55:00 +0000

I, for one, can't believe the mentality has changed so drastically. Met with three different clients today who all had the same opinion- "prices are going down, it all got out of hand, too many speculators." A few years ago it would have been "Real estate never goes down! Prices are going to the moon!" Oh how times have changed.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:42:24 +0000

Sun, May 4, 08 at 12:01 AM I've written several comments about the journlistic integrity of this article and none of them have been posted, yet some moron calling himself Krissh (comment 7) said incomes have tripled in ten years and you'll publish that? [Moderator's note: The rules of this forum are simple - don't curse, don't be racist, don't be sexist, and don't say anything about anyone that could be considered libelous - including employees of the newspaper. By all means, disagree with what's in the piece, but as is said over the comment posting box above... 'keep it clean.']

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By: Just Kidding

Just Kidding — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:41:04 +0000

could somebody please post the above message on the spinmasters blog? Thanks

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By: Just Kidding

Just Kidding — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:57:03 +0000

Hi Blueskies, I drove by the Rupert property listed by, retarded Aaron, of Chipman fame, and I noticed the” gorgeous Italian” house had a “new price”, sticker. I ‘m banned from the Chipman blog, so could you ask him if the price change is for a price increase or decrease? I would imagine that with the Olympic fever heading for a crescendo, and the fact this is the best place on earth, and we are running out of land, the price of that fine piece of architecture must have gone up. What a stylish beauty !!!

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