Merry Christmas to all...

[Domsz06]

yeah everyone tells me it will happen, Just not sure about that. Oh well, one day Doesn't help any that my work i'm the youngest there by 15 years

[Domsz06]

wow sparky, realestate is always a good deal IMO I want to look into some in a few years, maybe sooner, just depends.

[Razzman]

I'll tell ya when i was stationed on Oahu back in 85-88 the japanese were buying up EVERY piece of property they could! They would drive around neighborhoods knocking on doors and making offers on the spot! Needless to say that drove the housing market in Hawaii through the roof! 2-3 bedroom houses around Pearl Harbor were going for 750,000 to a million back then!

[sparky216]

I'll tell ya when i was stationed on Oahu back in 85-88 the japanese were buying up EVERY piece of property they could! They would drive around neighborhoods knocking on doors and making offers on the spot! Needless to say that drove the housing market in Hawaii through the roof! 2-3 bedroom houses around Pearl Harbor were going for 750,000 to a million back then!

see I bought in the late 90's when you could pick up a Brand New 4br 2.5 2200sq ft home in Wailuku, Maui for $280,000.00 today= 1.2mil Condo bought in 1999 950 sq ft 3br 2bth across from ocean in Kihei, Maui 129,900.00 now=500,000.00+ it's nuts.....seven year cycle over there just gotta know when to buy and more important when to sell btw I have family over there that are realtors so I kinda had a advantage with the market and it also made me more prone to buying at such a young age

[Razzman]

btw I have family over there that are realtors ...

I knew there had to be a gimmick!

[sparky216]

I knew there had to be a gimmick!

no...it was cheap...really was after the Japan market crashed there were so many foreclosures and that was at the height of the tech boom in the US it just worked out perfectly

[Razzman]

Damn and i missed it

[Domsz06]

no kidding just missed it that blows!!

[Razzman]

Story of my life!

[Domsz06]

don't feel bad, mine too!!

[sparky216]

Story of my life!

Come on I work plenty in the Valley and you 2 are in Modesto/Bakersfield....there has been CRAZY growth in that area in the last 4/5 yrs.....you 2 will make tons of money if you can ever sell your home...that's the problem there now

[Domsz06]

I just moved here, so I got a steal!! CO I work for makes sure I won't loose, but I just hope I can make some $$ would be sweet!!

[Razzman]

Not right now you couldn't, housing starts are so low it's unreal. But like all markets it will come back up. I bought my house here in '91 new for $116K and literally didn't make a dime for 10 years on it! As of last year the latest apprasial was 400K but it took forever to get there. By the time i retire I'll be sitting pretty good between that and the government pay and all.

[Domsz06]

yeah I know it will turn around, just not sure if it will turn before I leave. Oh well I at least won't loose any. I got it for so low under what it was appraised at, who knows I may still beable when the time comes. Time will tell.

[sparky216]

Well at least i have the color! I must be in the wrong line of work too!

Somehow I think our rides aren't cutting it bro