Charles Graff
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I wish you all well in Texas. Practice saying "yall" and "fixin to" right now.
Might be escaping Kommiefornia soon
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smokeywolf
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Mike, your daughter is a very pretty lass. Regardless of my age or the political correctness issue, I'll always feel obligated to compliment a pretty girl.
I must confess though, at my age and station in life and being horse-people all my life, my attention was drawn toward the handsome, well muscled equine behind her and the fancy halters both horses are wearing.
Mrs. smokeywolf and I apparently moved at a very good moment in time. We became pretty friendly with our real estate agent and 2-1/2 years later we still check on each other. He recently told me that the market that includes our old house has increased by over 30%. However, the property we bought here in "fly-over country" has increased by about 45%.
The plain fact of the matter is, not counting illegal aliens, there are a lot more folks trying to get out of California than are trying to get into California.
I must confess though, at my age and station in life and being horse-people all my life, my attention was drawn toward the handsome, well muscled equine behind her and the fancy halters both horses are wearing.
Mrs. smokeywolf and I apparently moved at a very good moment in time. We became pretty friendly with our real estate agent and 2-1/2 years later we still check on each other. He recently told me that the market that includes our old house has increased by over 30%. However, the property we bought here in "fly-over country" has increased by about 45%.
The plain fact of the matter is, not counting illegal aliens, there are a lot more folks trying to get out of California than are trying to get into California.
Missionary
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Howdy Mike
I sure do trust you can get out fast. We live in east central ILL-nois when up north so understand a little what you have to live with. I will not mention to openly what life down south here with a pres. backed by the Atlantic Coffee-country has become and becoming. The cigar kingdom is all smiles.
I sure do trust you can get out fast. We live in east central ILL-nois when up north so understand a little what you have to live with. I will not mention to openly what life down south here with a pres. backed by the Atlantic Coffee-country has become and becoming. The cigar kingdom is all smiles.
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
That's funny! Like people in Pennsylvania talk so perfectly. I know someone from Rhode Island and they talked funny. No matter, I still knew what they were saying!
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Smokeywolf, thanks for the compliments! Yep, she is my last kid to turn 18. I call her my "over 40 surprise". My only girl and my baby so hence why we want to follow her to Texas.
Those two horses are hers here in Kommiefornia. Once we buy a place we need to find one of those reputable horse transport drivers.
The sales of homes seems to be slowing down in the Kaufman area. They aren't selling as fast so we might wait until the prices come down a bit. Maybe the end of summer will look better.
Mike
Those two horses are hers here in Kommiefornia. Once we buy a place we need to find one of those reputable horse transport drivers.
The sales of homes seems to be slowing down in the Kaufman area. They aren't selling as fast so we might wait until the prices come down a bit. Maybe the end of summer will look better.
Mike
smokeywolf
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Mike, your oldest or your youngest, you always want to be close enough to see them as often as possible and help them when they need it. Since we moved, our oldest (he turns 40 this month) is about 5-1/2 - 6 hours away, youngest lives with us, and a 22 year old is still on the west coast finishing his BS in mechanical engineering this June. He's kind of hoping to find a job in Texas. He's been in at least 27 of the lower 48 states (most more than once) and liked Texas the most. He also took a shine to Indiana.
Don't forget that interest rates are edging up, which will put pressure on housing prices; especially those in Calif.
Don't forget that interest rates are edging up, which will put pressure on housing prices; especially those in Calif.
JonB
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I don't travel much, but on one of my trips out of MN, to visit my brother in Detroit, we went to a wine tasting, and all of his East Coast friends were making fun of my Minnesota Farmer accent (long O is over pronounced, I'm told). Of course it didn't help me much, when I phonetically pronounced the French Wine region "Minervois", instead of the proper French pronunciation (Men Ev Wah) ...But that did get me some attention from the cute daughter of a French wine maker, Isabelle, I'll never forget that name
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Yeah, my oldest works for Northrop Grumman on the same contract as me but he travels all over and is hardly ever home. He wants to settle in Texas one day as well.
My other boy and his wife live here in our guest house and want to move to Texas with us.
Hopefully we will all be together in the next few years.
Keeping this house for the time being as it is paid off and my oldest will still hang his hat here for a couple more years .
Mike
smokeywolf
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Very familiar with Northrop. Have a few tools with "RP/DN" scribed on them. Stands for, "Radio Plane/Division of Northrop". Have a picture somewhere around here of Dad hunched down under the wing of a Northrop target drone on a stand, checking a JATO bottle.
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Bare land here is ~ 3k/acre, any structures and ~ 5k$. Investors are buying anything that looks good. Realtor commissions are in a squeeze. Add runaway inflation and you probably need to keep your nose into it for a ripe deal. Fed is looking at 1/2% and hasn't started reducing inventory yet, currency exchange is slightly less active than last week.
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I have family (Siter-in-law and her husband) that live in Winnsboro - about 80 miles east of Kaufman. They love it there.
He grew up on the Oregon coast, before it fell to the left, and she grew up mostly in Southern Idaho. While they miss the mountains, they have no plans on coming back here.
He grew up on the Oregon coast, before it fell to the left, and she grew up mostly in Southern Idaho. While they miss the mountains, they have no plans on coming back here.