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goto the godiva store in newport mall, they have exactly that - fresh made chocolate covered strawberries. You can even get a membership if you buy often.
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Dont you ever get tired? where are you friends? I didnt make 1 bad comment about the beacon in this thread but the bash continues, so who are the angry beacon owners going to pick on this time
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u can get one of them 600sqf 1br coops on montgomery for 170k, but the building leaves a lot of be desired to put it mildly..
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what's so special about sugar house, i keep hearing it's one of the top buildings, but looking from the outside it doesnt seem all that special, with a small entrance, a laundry on the ground floor and right next to the lightrails...
is it just better finishes? 77hudson and crystal point i can see as being luxury....
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nah this article looks genuine, actually that lady is pretty savvy and did her research. Although if she waited, she could gotten a 800sqf fully rennovated 1br in park hamtilon high floors for 260k....still all the step she went through is logical not like those bs marketing for the building i am forbidden to name!
Quote: One place had a washer-dryer “in the kitchen, smack where the dishwasher should be. I thought, ‘This is a design disaster.’ ” lol that's like half of trump's units.....
Posted on: 2009/12/20 18:40
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the dumplings there are pretty good, but i wouldnt eat it often, it's very unhealthy due to the liquid they put in them...
try double cooked pork, that's one of my favorite and u cant get it at the usual chinese takeout places.
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you gotta hand it to webbie, how he managed to dig up a 3 year old thread and merge this one to it lol
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my building has an option where you can just write a 250 bucks check and the management will divide it up among all the staff.
but i find it more effective tipping individuals that i deal with daly: $50 each for 2x doormen, management manager, and super. It does make a big difference in term of getting your apt serviced and packages etc..
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i think the best way is to use a ps3, htpc is fine too but it's too cumbersome for my taste, i just want to press a button and go....not to fiddle with windows os...
so simplest setup that will result in excellent picture quality: 1) ps3->hdmi-> tv 2) ps3 -> playon software (for hulu ) + netflix bluray disc (for netflix instant viewing) 3) ps3 -> wireless router for connection DONE! I have it connected to a surround sound receiver, but tv speakers are just fine too. Dont really need anything else and i still cant believe the picture quality, just a few years back all you can stream are those tiny pixeled videos, now it's full HD movies/tv shows...amazing how far the technology has progressed if you think about it, especially considering the broadband connection speed hasnt really gone up much in the last few years.
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happy ending here, the flood insurance was fully refunded back to my escrow. The process is surprisingly painless, after i faxed them to claim from my condo assoc, called to followup. then 5 days later it was credited back to me.
So lesson here is to check your escrow deduction carefully, and dont assume all the charges are valid.
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if it's just troubleshoot you can ask on avsforum.com what exactly do you have that is so complicated?
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not sure if someoen mentioned, but now you can get a free netflix bluray disc if you have a ps3, it will let you stream instant viewing via ps3 from netflix to your tv.
and the more significant development is it now streams manys hows in HIGH DEFINITION, yes real 1080p high def. I was watching lost the other night via netflix to ps3 to tv and couldnt believe the picture, it was bluray quality, streamed real time to your tv without any problems or slowdown. Two thumbs way up for netflix...
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yes agreed, it will just be more bullshit and novel sized paperwork to quiet down the public's outrage for "doing something", it will then fade away in a few months without making any impact to the current practices. Only way to enforce anything is to have an independent audit in place that goes through every development deal once it has been submitted for final approval. What it ever happen? no.
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i think you will experience quite a shock moving from hamilton park to that area, especially if you never even lived in jsq. What's your budget exactly? there are quite a few well priced units in HP, i still get emails about new units coming onto the market. also did you look at the area north of jsq path, there are a quite few high rise condos there, and that area is also better than the montegmory/jfk intersection, not to mention closer to path.
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yeah sort of but worse, the main difference is safety though, newark ave overall is considerably safer.
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i drive by there all the time, the area is ghetto. You got chicken bones and garbage everywhere, and shady looking individuals hanging around.
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funny you linked those 2 units, i saw both of them too when i was condo hunting..i guess a few months after you. The building itself is not good to begin with, and those units are just complete disasters. On the first floor next to the streets, with little sun - blocked by trees, next to the light rail station, not to mention the high fees....
I am just amazed they are sold at all. But 385k is really not a fair barometer for average 2br2ba in this area, the market rate for them start at 480k and goes up depends on the building. Quote:
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if you think about it, there are no other product in the world that gives the average john doe retail player the kind of leverage real estate provides. Where else can you get a 5 to 1 leverage except some shady high risk fx shops.
that's why this bubble was so bad, when the average american has a 5:1 or higher leverage on their investment and this particular investment comes crashing down...
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today on the elevator down from my apt to work, an elderly asian woman holding a baby got on after me, then the elevator door opens and this big dog jumps in and onto the old woman standing on its hindlegs, scaring her half to death almost dropping the baby, who started to cry. The old lady tried to squeeze as far into the corner as she could, i guess most old asians women fear dogs to begin with.
The owner then came in smiling, pretentiously pulled on the leash a few times saying "good boy good boy, he's a sweetheart". Without even an apology. I was so pissed, those a**hole dogowners think it's their god given right to have their dogs jump on people and that everyone adores them, almost in a showoff manner. I told the bitch (and dont mean the dog) "maybe you should hold onto your leash tighter next time when the door opens". She looked at me like i just told her to kill herself and said TO THE DOG "we are ok, we are good and started kneeling down and hugging the dog". By then the old asian lady got out half running. I told the owner again "you know not everyone likes to have a stranger's dog jump on them, it's pretty rude". And she just continued to hug the dog. Could've said much worse but considering she lives in the same building, didnt bother. And DirtMcGirt, you are the classic example of the fanatic idiot who should not own a pitbull.
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The co-owner of the dogs, Jason Reid, showed up at the Associated Humane Society of Newark facility Saturday and told D.J. Infield, the manager and chief animal control officer, that Maria Zaldana, of Jersey City, must have provoked the dogs, Infield said today. yes people like that should get off with an unleashed dog citation and have the dogs returned to them, so they can let them loose in the yards again.... I cant believe so many of you are defending those dog owners, so WHAT if the dog was in the yards, they jumped out and mauled a woman half to death! That is the owner's fault, period. Add insult to injury, the owner then came and said it's the woman's fault for provoking the dogs, yes the 70 year old must really done a number on the dogs... You dont think those people should be throw in jail, maybe not attempted murder but reckless endangerment ( or involuntary manslaughter if the poor woman dies) Maybe all of you pitbull owners are nutcases...
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federal yes, state probably not. This was discussed many times in the past i believe, search under real estate.
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The issue of whether pitbull can be domestic pets with proper training/care is up for debate, and i do think euthanize all pitbull are unfair to responsible owners who take care of their dogs. The real injustice here is the punishment of the dog owner, 2 summons for unleashed dog?!?! that's like giving a parking ticket for running over someone to close to death. The woman should be brought up on attempted murder charges, throw in jail for a good part of her life, and never be allowed to own/care for another dog. This isnt a case of accident, the woman purposely choose not to leash the pitbull and as a result almost killed the poor woman. Why should such disgusting irresponsible dog owners not be charged with a serious crime. 2 summons for unleashed dogs?! what a joke...
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you still didnt add the tax deduction to your numbers ;)
but yes the down payment is another factor, it takes away your liquidity for other investments (assuming you think you can get a better return).
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it's per individual basis. how much of that 2800 can you 1) get back from tax deductions? 2) as principal towards the mortgage 3) will you qualify for the 8500 free cash add all up and make a determination, there are no blanket statements. But one thing is for sure though, if you believe the price will continue to drop another 10-20%, there is NO REASON to buy whatsoever. I bought because i feel downtown jc real estate prices has reached a flatline and the potential for another 10-20% drop is a low probability. Also my numbers made more sense - 3000 buying vs 2300 renting, plus a nicer dig not to mention the current low rates. So it wasnt a hard decision after finding a good bargain....
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1) the mortgage was sold to chase a month or 2 AFTER the closing. I dont believe there was any mention of flood insurance from the original mortgage lender or that i signed anything, but to be honest there were so much paper work i might not remember correctly. I just focused on the stuff that was important at the time, didnt pay attention to flood insurance disclosures which was a mistake. 2) i tried multiple times to ask them to remove escrow especially since the condo has tax abatement. It makes no sense for them to use escrow to pay $50 a year in property tax on my behalf...but it's not possible, i believe escrow is part of the requirement to get a mortgage from almost all lenders. I am paying close to 800 a month in escrow and dont have a clue what that money will be used for (well except the flood insurance  ). But at least chase online is very clear, i can see the money going into my escrow account every month and sitting there..
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i already got the insurance declaration copy from my condo management (they are awesome), and the chase lady on the phone seemed nice enough, or maybe because i sounded so pissed, she said just to fax it to her and they will resolve it.
Will see what happens....
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thanks this is exactly what happened. I have chase as my mortgage lender, those rat bastard didnt even bother to send me a letter informing me about this, i just see it hidden along with all my other escrow charges, they charged $2700 for flood insurance for this year, and i only bought the place a few months ago... the joy of home ownership...
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ops, well that just retarded way of ranking... jenny mala, what makes sense?
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i just got charged close to $3000 from my escrow for "flood insurance". Does anyone know if this is normal? i dont remember paying for it in my previous condo. I thought high rise condos have flood insurance already covered by our maintenance. thanks
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