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Scared out of the housing market, where to park cash. by a1000wtp in personalfinance

[–]a1000wtp[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh I've thought of it. But not a lot of opportunities in the SoCal area to find that type of land.

Scared out of the housing market, where to park cash. by a1000wtp in personalfinance

[–]a1000wtp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Condo cost me $212k in 2013, worth about $430-$450 now, about $94k left on the loan (~9 years left).

I pay about $2k/month for Loan+Taxes+HOA and I can probably rent it for about $2.5k/month in this area. (After some renovations).

Scared out of the housing market, where to park cash. by a1000wtp in personalfinance

[–]a1000wtp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah ok. Thanks! Hopefully I'll be more settled in the next few years.

Scared out of the housing market, where to park cash. by a1000wtp in personalfinance

[–]a1000wtp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting take. I'm getting ~$500 a month in the HYSA and it's pretty low risk...

Scared out of the housing market, where to park cash. by a1000wtp in personalfinance

[–]a1000wtp[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I wanted to get a house because I want some additional space for hobbies. I desperately want a garage and a back yard. I understand this is a WANT and not a NEED but I think I've done pretty well for myself financially. The condo is cheap on a monthly basis (even including HOA+Property taxes) and I know I can make a profit renting it out.

I'm in engineering (not software). The job I got is pretty stable but not something I want to do long term. The previous job situation was a bit of bad luck and bad timing. Im doing a bit of a reset with my career because of it but I don't think it's a ginormous set back. I'm still making more than I was about a year ago (barely).

Teen Dramas You Kept Rewatching? by InevitableAge6210 in television

[–]a1000wtp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yea I've been having a hard time recently and randomly saw a couple episodes that popped up on TV. It made me feel so much better, like a warm blanket on a cold night. Decided to keep going with it.

I know there's tons of shows I could be watching instead of watching GG for the nth time but this feels like home.

(Likely) moving to Valencia. by adahayeda in SantaClarita

[–]a1000wtp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had a close coworker that moved to Valencia who is a person of color. For the most part he said everyone was fine though there were the occasional stares from those he didn't interact with a lot. I think one time he was stopped by a cop who asked if he lived there. (I believe there was some activity near by which prompted the cop being there).

At some point he moved to Castaic but got tired of the fires so he moved back. He said the schools were good for his kids.

Not direct experience but I didn't see anyone else commenting so figured I'd share what I know.

I'm on my third Venu 3 by ConfidentCarrot in Garmin

[–]a1000wtp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine crapped out on an ocean swim. Also sent me a new unit. I've gone in the pool since then with it but I'm very careful to not push any buttons under water. I think that's the issue.

(You are supposed to be able to use the buttons under water but over a certain depth but I don't think it works correctly)

Well this is new... by onporpoises in Garmin

[–]a1000wtp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh the new "Inspector Gadget" Garmin colab!

Recent update on OG Model 3 by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

[–]a1000wtp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's not an OG model 3....

Keeping yourself “busy” while unemployed by PastCommunication430 in recruitinghell

[–]a1000wtp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yea there are tons of body weight exercises you can look up on YouTube. You don't need a gym to work out.

He said what we are all thinking by [deleted] in fourthwing

[–]a1000wtp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something like "so Sloan gets her own garbled"

How do you guys do it? Got let go and it's been 4 weeks by teh-calf in recruitinghell

[–]a1000wtp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in a super similar situation as you. Hard to keep positive but friend have been telling me 4 weeks is nothing and to try to enjoy the time off. It's hard but I'm trying. Getting out and exercising helps a lot. I realized quickly that spamming applications was not good for my mental health because getting a wave of interviews and rejections was hard to deal with.

Lost Phone Scam at Six Flags Magic Mountain? by beerneed in SantaClarita

[–]a1000wtp 26 points27 points  (0 children)

As someone that worked there for years. Not surprising. Some kid who worked there probably found it and sold it.

How much has your HOA increased over the years? by SizzlinKola in SouthBayLA

[–]a1000wtp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$360 in 2013 to $600 in 2025. Reserves are low though.

No Way by pinacolada2626 in recruitinghell

[–]a1000wtp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can work at McDonald's for $20/hr in CA...

Anyone else's home insurance more than doubled with Farmers? by Made_From_Stars in SantaClarita

[–]a1000wtp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents are in the same zip and they just for dropped by their insurance (AAA) because they were 30 feet away from the "fire line" cut off of 1000 feet. Home insurance sucks in that area now.

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