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1. Meg CC (megcc@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:25 JST Meg CC

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   • GettingCooked
   • Guy
   • chonkyhonk :verified:

   @GettingCooked @guy @chonky I live in an apartment (townhouse style with patio) and I manage to grow a few vegetables. I have 4 tiered stand planter and some containers. This year I am growing arugula, spinach, bib lettuce, early girl tomatoes, and jalapeños. I am going to try to do another variety of tomatoes as well. I will figure that out in the next few weeks. I am also growing cilantro, basil, and parsley indoors but will be moving that outside when it gets warmer. So it is possible!

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   • Meg CC (megcc@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:26 JST Meg CC

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     • Guy
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     @GettingCooked @guy @chonky a little land is important to me. I want to have an amazing garden and flower beds. My hope is to grow a bunch of food and do some canning. Raising chickens would also be nice.

   • gettingcooked@noagendasocial.com's status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:26 JST GettingCooked

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     @MegCC @guy @chonky Lord knows I want more land, and tried very hard to convince the missus to move to greener pastures, but we make do with a 60 X 120 lot with a house, garage, and Carbon Kitchen on it. But we do try to make every other square foot count; we've got a green house, 7 raised beds, plus strawberries, raspberries, bluebberies, and several fruit trees as well. Hell, even those living in apartments can find ways to grow some of their own food.

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   • chonkyhonk :verified: (chonky@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:27 JST chonkyhonk :verified:

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     • Ducking

     @MegCC @wildbillofohio @Ducking a lot of the RE investment peeps think the next 1-2 years might be the BEST time to buy a home. Just not yet.

     Once prices start falling for a while, but rates are still high.

     The idea is high rates will drop the price (just starting now), then rates lower and the price goes back up. At that point you bought your house cheaper, and then refi at the lower rate.

   • Guy (guy@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:27 JST Guy

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     @chonky @MegCC

     Lenders loosened standard after a conservative period in the last cycle.

     Mortgage brokers are more cavalier than brick and mortar banks.

     Buy the cheapest house in the "best" neighborhood you can afford. Don't pay a premium for someone else's upgrades.

     Sales will start in the down cycle for all the normal life reasons like death, divorce, job relocation, bankruptcy, etc.

     Prices more cyclical, but rates have gone up and down in the past.

     Seller financing is an option.

   • Meg CC (megcc@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:27 JST Meg CC

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     • Guy
     • chonkyhonk :verified:

     @guy @chonky I’m definitely willing to have a house that may be a little dated but functional. I appreciate the information!

   • gettingcooked@noagendasocial.com's status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:27 JST GettingCooked

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     • chonkyhonk :verified:

     @MegCC @guy @chonky Dated but functional: I've spent 14 years slowly, very slowly, but surely, transforming this 102 year old shack. But, good luck to anyone trying to make inroads in tis current financial climate.

   • Meg CC (megcc@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 03:30:28 JST Meg CC

     I’m starting to think there will be no great time to buy a house in the next few years. The only thing to do is find a house that does not make you house poor, do upgrades (paying cash) and then pay off your house as soon as possible. Will interest rates ever go down again?