Manhattan Beach Confidential - Latest Comments in Open Forum (1/29-2/2)

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anon — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:04:35 -0000

Edith-Anne, just clean-up your children's and spare us the homilies.

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I Heart James — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:46:52 -0000

James, you sound hot, do you shave? I love luring straight guys over to the fun side. I'll be Shade tonight. See you there.

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James — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:25:02 -0000

MB is the best place I have ever lived. Not a lot of Homosexuals hitting on guys and bums looking for a hand out. Pretty clean too.

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BeachRat — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:38:43 -0000

Nicely stated, Edith-Anne.

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Edith Anne — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:34:33 -0000

All, STOP. Please. Take a step back, look at the world we live in. Is this the kind of discussion that matters? Do you in MB really feel you are chosen? Do you outside of MB really think we can smell the refinery? Who can deny that home sales are down in volume and price? So what? For those than can afford to buy now, welcome. For those that still cannot, wait it out, you may find a steal. For those that are here and plan to stay, enjoy it. It is a community with families, singles, elderly, crime, warm social events, haughtiness, humbleness, traffic, serenity, sports, laziness, and basically all that is found in any other suburban SoCal community. I for one am happy to be here and happy to take the good with the bad. I am not worried about home prices dropping to 2004 levels, because they went up too fast (countywide) in the 1st place. In the end, the market will be the market and that will be that. And that's the truth.

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Edith-Anne — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:33:34 -0000

All, STOP. Take a step back, look at the world we live in. Is this the kind of discussion that matters? Do you in MB really feel you are chosen? Do you outside of MB really think we can smell the refinery? Who can deny that home sales are down in volume and price? So what? For those than can afford to buy now, welcome. For those that still cannot, wait it out, you may find a steal. For those that are here and plan to stay, enjoy it. It is a community with families, singles, elderly, crime, warm social events, haughtiness, humbleness, traffic, serenity, sports, laziness, and basically all that is found in any other suburban SoCal community. I for one am happy to be here and happy to take the good with the bad. I am not worried about home prices dropping to 2004 levels, because they went up too fast (countywide) in the 1st place. In the end, the market will be the market and that will be that. And that's the truth.

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shoppingaround — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:27:48 -0000

Probably a better move than buying right now, unless you find the perfect place and have all cash.

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shoppingaround — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:26:02 -0000

I have lived in both RB and MB (twice). Commuting from RB is MUCH harder--it just takes forever to get to the freeway. People can be more, hmm, let's say, "down home" in RB--less "living in the rarified air" than MB. Most people on this blog trash East MB, but one of our homes in MB was there and we loved it. Walked our kid to school everyday. Plenty of neighborhood kids to play with. Lots more house and yard. I guess the lowered opinions make it a better buy, too. But it's still MBUSD. Tree section and south walk streets are two other "kidville" areas. Virtually no kids in El Porto (lots of retirees and surfers).

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Simple Housing Needs — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:55:08 -0000

I won't tell. But being landlocked like that (thanks for the info and the best route), could drive me insane. Perhaps I'll take another look, though. A 4480 sq. ft. tree section lot just feels like a rip-off to me.

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Reality — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:13:59 -0000

huggy, please stop posting anon. Have the courage of your convictions. Oh, wait. You have none.

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anon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:39:36 -0000

MBW: Any idea how many worlds can fit on the head of a pin? When I'm really high, which is always, I wonder such relevant things.

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Redondo Beach dude — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:24:00 -0000

Ercoles... nice reference point. Be in there tomorrow night after Mucho. huggy, stay away! Everyone else is welcome. If your obsession me is uncontrollable, (which is a given, considering your obsessive/compulsive disorder), please remember to wear your HUGGY t-shirt. Tell you what, just keep on hit the bong and the refresh button. Over and over and over, ad infinitum...... Just as you do all day long, everyday... after day... after day......

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RB Dude's Conscience — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:09:17 -0000

RBD, seems to me that you have the best both worlds since you obviously have no problem lying about owning a home.

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MB_Watcher — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:29:46 -0000

Since so many people work multiple areas (and of course you don't need to live in MB to work here), that'd be hard to nail down. Sales volume is down quite a bit – maybe 35-40% down 2007 to '08, much further from peak years, so you'd start with those figures. Add to that consolidation that comes as part-timers quit and long-term, full-time, presumably better agents remain. You can easily see a potential for a 60%+ drop in the number of working agents, even before we try to find numbers from the actual field...

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anon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:22:09 -0000

MBW: Any idea how many realtors MB had at the peak vs how there are now? That should be a very interesting data if available...no?

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Reality — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:31 -0000

And MB hasn't even started to decline yet. Right, huggy?

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magic money — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:32:56 -0000

I dunno. Maybe they do a special election and recall him and then just issue a bond or something? Isn't that the way it's supposed to work ? Just make more money?

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Redondo Beach dude — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:27:36 -0000

It's tough, we're about as landlocked as you can get. For me it's about 20 min to the 405 northbound. Prospect Ave to 190th to Inglewood Ave. Also you can hug the coast through the beach cities, Valley/Ardmore to Highland to Vista del Mar to Culver to wherever you need to go. Being remote is a plus... just don't tell anyone, it's a secret, ok?

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Redondo Beach dude — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:20:18 -0000

RIGHTEO, happy renter. That's exactly the ticket! The cost to own is so much higher, why buy now? As this simple fact, among others, becomes apparent to all concerned parties, watch the 'FOR SALE' signs pop up on lawns like dandelions this spring.

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huh huh huh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:15:51 -0000

OK, he looks like some doofus spiritual guy. How do you know RBD was quoting him again"

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West is Best — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:15:33 -0000

Who let the EMB person on this blog?

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huh huh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:11:04 -0000

RB Dude used to post on this blog quite regularly, until he was exposed in his lie about owning a big house in South Redondo. RB Dude always quoted Eckhart Tolle (check him out on wikipedia -- cuckoo cuckoo) and was usually pretty long-winded, so everyone got a pretty detailed view of his likes (renting) and dislikes (owning, realtors).

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Happy renter — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:04:11 -0000

Try renting in MB. You can rent a 1.5-M house for about the cost of owning a 500-K one. And there are more and more rentals as poor deluded homesellers decide they would rather sell at the bottom (apparently). That way you can try the neighborhood out. Both my kids go to MB elementary school.

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huh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:58:53 -0000

Who the hell is Eckhart Tolle, and how do you know so much about him? And RBDudes lkes and dislikes?

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Simple housing Needs — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:41:34 -0000

My wife has been lobbying for Riviera Village. It just seems very remote to me. Several times a month I have to drive to downtown and other environs during morning rush hour. I also like to visit family on the westside during the dinner hour. How difficult is it to get in and out?