What is it with this forum and its "high density housing" obsession? (San Jose: sales, to buy)

[IGotMine]

I disagree with the premise that we need more dense housing. We are doing just fine as a region with our suburban tract homes. Owning many homes in the SF Bay Area peninsula there is always opportunity for home ownership. I bought a house in half moon bay working at a restaurant before getting my city government job in 1960.

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by IGotMine

I disagree with the premise that we need more dense housing. We are doing just fine as a region with our suburban tract homes. Owning many homes in the SF Bay Area peninsula there is always opportunity for home ownership. I bought a house in half moon bay working at a restaurant before getting my city government job in 1960.

Please define the "we" in this scenario. Current homeowners? Of course they're doing fine! In fact, they're doing great!!

Low income or new residents? I'm not so sure about that one...especially as we keep adding more and more jobs and don't add comparable amounts of housing (i.e. further increasing the ridiculous jobs:housing imbalance in most places in the region). Obviously, it'll only get worse, if that trend continues.

[IGotMine]

Originally Posted by HockeyMac18

Please define the "we" in this scenario. Current homeowners? Of course they're doing fine! In fact, they're doing great!!

Low income or new residents? I'm not so sure about that one...especially as we keep adding more and more jobs and don't add comparable amounts of housing (i.e. further increasing the ridiculous jobs:housing imbalance in most places in the region). Obviously, it'll only get worse, if that trend continues.

You just have to try harder and adjust to the new opportunities in the current economy. I was able to do it and you can to! You just have to find your niche.

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by IGotMine

You just have to try harder and adjust to the new opportunities in the current economy. I was able to do it and you can to! You just have to find your niche.

Please see my response to your points here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/45541056-post72.html

Also, you're kind of invalidating your points by using the word "adjust" - yep, things are NOT the same as they used to be. Please stop pretending that they are.

[IGotMine]

Originally Posted by HockeyMac18

Please see my response to your points here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/45541056-post72.html

Also, you're kind of invalidating your points by using the word "adjust" - yep, things are NOT the same as they used to be. Please stop pretending that they are.

Nope, all I'm saying is the key to success is finding out how to take advantage of the system. It's no harder today than it was for
Me. In fact in my day we had to worry about the communists!

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by IGotMine

Nope, all I'm saying is the key to success is finding out how to take advantage of the system. It's no harder today than it was for
Me. In fact in my day we had to worry about the communists!

Outside of the Bay Area - things are easier in many ways - but I don't see your argument for inside the Bay Area.

I'm talking on a whole, for the average person, by the way. Personally, I'm quite lucky/fortunate to have an above average/median-wage job (and lucky to have lived a life that has given me TREMENDOUS opportunities that most people don't have access to) - I'll probably be able to buy something at some point in my life here (although it's still quite far off) - but that isn't my point.


What about the people below me or the people just moving here today?

Or the mailman that you describe in your previous posts - do you honestly believe that person can do what they did then today in the Bay Area? Perhaps elsewhere in a more affordable location, but I personally don't see that happening here. If you disagree, please show how it could be done.

[IGotMine]

Originally Posted by HockeyMac18

Outside of the Bay Area - things are easier in many ways - but I don't see your argument for inside the Bay Area.

I'm talking on a whole, for the average person, by the way. Personally, I'm quite lucky enough to have an above average/median-wage job - I'll probably be able to buy something at some point in my life here (although it's still quite far off) - but that isn't my point.


What about the people below me or the people just moving here today?

Or the mailman that you describe in your previous posts - do you honestly believe that person can do what they did then today in the Bay Area? Perhaps elsewhere in a more affordable location, but I personally don't see that happening here. If you disagree, please show how it could be done.

He doesn't need to, he died in 2005 but if he were still alive today he'd say how much he loves his eichler and repeat most of what I have to say about hard work and dedication. He retired in 1980 and spent the rest of
His days with his loving wife in that home they bought when it was new. He worked as an ODL for a few years to acquire the funds to pay for a downpayment.

[TR95]

I think Bear just played all of us today by creating "IGotMine." Either that or he underwent a lobotomy last night and came back as an entirely new person. I really loved the hanging out in Palo Alto and getting wooed by Stanford coeds to be their sugar daddy. Quite funny.

[Oakformonday]

Originally Posted by TR95

I think Bear just played all of us today by creating "IGotMine." Either that or he underwent a lobotomy last night and came back as an entirely new person. I really loved the hanging out in Palo Alto and getting wooed by Stanford coeds to be their sugar daddy. Quite funny.

I agree. Very similar posters. It always seemed like a shtick. There was one line post recently where he thinks it's 1985 and the USSR is still around and ready to nuke the US. Here it is "I don't keep track of recent events, who can when the ussr can strike is with nuclear icbms at any moment!" LOL That was one of the better posts. At least he is getting more creative cuz this shtick got old pretty quickly.

[boulder2015]

Originally Posted by IGotMine

You just have to try harder and adjust to the new opportunities in the current economy. I was able to do it and you can to! You just have to find your niche.

Hi perma bear! Other account get banned? Try a different user name if you want to be less obvious.