Recent content by Tanks

Archangel Michael cowered when Chuck Norris came by Heaven's gate. RIP

I think the whole discussion evolves around liquid vs illiquid assets. When looking at retirement income, I do not look at homes etc., I do not factor them in the 4% a year of withdrawal rate of assets most financial planners talk about. However, they do factor in the yearly budget as an expense...

I don't see any scenario where the GOP will hold the House. So, he will deal with two years of investigations and impeachment etc. regardless of what happens in the near term.

The problem is not just oil. Gulf countries import 90-100% of their food. For example, UAE imports 100% of their rice etc.. So, closing the Straits impacts them quite a bit. I think they have 4-6 months of stock and already issued notices that price gouging was not going to be allowed.

Depends on the location, I remember my parents being in court for several years in NYC, when a tenant in a rent-controlled property passed and her son moved in without telling us. Took forever to kick them out.

I am not that much of a fan of Trump to spend that kind of money, would not pay $10. Not to mention he could at any time produce another "limited" edition. Also, at that price one could get a few Rigbys.

Texas says: “Hold my beer.”. :ROFLMAO: Though, I’d submit lack of income taxes more than makes up for it.

It conflicts with many other posts he has made on social media in the past as pointed out on other posts earlier. So, he has changed his mind recently. I do respect his decision to resign if he disagrees with his boss (POTUS).

Was his handle @fourfive8 ? :unsure:

Well, EU is one thing, but our Gulf "allies" are on the blocked side of the Straits. We owe it to them to make sure they can pass through it after all we broke it.

I think a couple of years, so she was 16, not quite Elvis creepiness. This was a couple of decades ago when getting young Filipino wives was the thing here in CA. The guy was a vendor, not a friend.

Well, everything is cheap in the Philippines. A vendor I know built a house for a family, waited until their daughter turned 18, married her and brought her here to CA. He told me he had always wanted to do that (an attractive young foreign bride) and I guess it worked out for him. 10 years...

Most of the materials are imported, e.g. sliding automatic glass doors are from an Italian company. Also, have you priced homes in Austin or Dallas lately? A lot of them are over $1K a sq. foot. Now, I am talking about modern designs in 7K+ sq. ft. range. They were asking slightly over $1K for...

Design and GC, though for out of State they farm out the GC portion to a local architecture firm with their supervision. Though they can save time by duplicating their previous designs with minor changes in "Serenity" or "Bundy Drive" (minus the basketball court for sure) homes for me. First...

My architect quoted me starting at $350K and $1K+/sq. ft depending on options I want in the house. It will most likely be closer to $800sq/ft if I build in TX though. https://whipplerussell.com/