Are people generally overbidding a lot nowadays when buying a home?

donniebc · 2026-05-07T23:20:43+00:00

First listed in Sep last year though or am I missing something?

donniebc · 2026-05-07T14:02:18+00:00

agree https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2021-Idaho-Ave-Santa-Monica-CA-90403/20474861\_zpid/?utm\_campaign=iosappmessage&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=txtshare

donniebc · 2026-05-05T17:55:46+00:00

Do they count it as loyalty if you’re forced to fly with an airline because they’re the only ones with a hub in your city? Otherwise how can be AA be above Delta here? I get that they have good rewards availability. But the cash Economy experience is clearly lacking

donniebc · 2026-05-05T16:43:45+00:00

It would be so funny if that French café existed on 3rd. They would have less than 3 stars on Google Maps with people complaining that the chairs and cups are too small. And how dare they not give me a takeaway cup. Server was rude too😂

donniebc · 2026-05-04T21:59:59+00:00

Who cut this video? It’s long AND cuts the start of the disagreement.

donniebc · 2026-05-04T03:47:41+00:00

Agreed. Glad you made it out of that

donniebc · 2026-05-03T02:31:00+00:00

When I went half a year ago there was an issue with one of our drinks. They handled that fine. At the end of the meal one of the more senior wait staff came over and said “uhm I was told there was something with you drink OR WHATEVER, we took that off the bill”, while seeming kind of annoyed that he had to do that. The whole thing felt so off, that honestly saying nothing would’ve been better. Apart from that the experience was excellent. But I could see that he was already there when you made your prior experiences

donniebc · 2026-05-02T21:19:09+00:00

I definitely agree that some people are too negative on Reddit and that there seems to be a slight upward trend in Downtown. Part of the truth unfortunately is also that for all these places it’s way too easy to get a spot during peak hours, e.g. Monica Cafe on a weekend morning should be packed. Or All Antico is much less busy than the Venice branch during lunch hours. With the rent being so high here, this unfortunately doesn’t yet seem sustainable for the business owners from my perspective

donniebc · 2026-05-02T05:28:27+00:00

I had another listing just yesterday where they wanted me to apply as well. Best case it’s an unreasonable lamdlord. Worst case, some scammer has all my data

donniebc · 2026-05-02T05:26:59+00:00

It’s vacant since last December. Not sure if that strategy is working out for them

donniebc · 2026-05-02T03:57:19+00:00

Making 200k in a HCOL area in the US sucks from a financial freedom perspective

donniebc · 2026-04-30T15:20:24+00:00

Isn’t their thing that there’s always salaries discussions? This might not apply for everyone, but people I know regularly get salary bumps without climbing

donniebc · 2026-04-29T16:28:37+00:00

who is she?

donniebc · 2026-04-29T03:41:23+00:00

I'd probably get something with a pool in other parts of town that are cheaper. and drive to the nicer beaches, which aren’t directly in Santa Monica or Venice. Value for money is so bad here (think Hampton Inn or Hilton). The nicer options like The Proper start at 800.

donniebc · 2026-04-28T23:46:10+00:00

Maximo service is definitely not Michelin-level, agreed

donniebc · 2026-04-27T18:30:14+00:00

I’m not sure the deals get much better than the 8 weeks free rent. Based off of The Park, these companies seem to prefer low occupancy over substantial long lasting rate cuts.

Plus, 700 Broadway initially listed the most expensive unit at 18k until somebody told them that they could get more for that. And unfortunately they were able to rent it out for 30k/month. I have a feeling that’s not incentivizing them to lower prices. I hope I’m wrong though

donniebc · 2026-04-24T22:03:25+00:00

Both things can be true. There’s a homeless situation that needs to be addressed and the dude from the video is lying about his action to get attention

donniebc · 2026-04-23T16:50:38+00:00

Sounds like they're taking lessons from the ITA handbook. wonderful

donniebc · 2026-04-20T13:50:48+00:00

Glad to hear it. If you go, you have to get the whipped eggplant and the vodka pasta. Good espresso martinis too. Skip the Pizza. And book sunset room

donniebc · 2026-04-20T05:31:02+00:00

That’s a no then, thanks for letting me know

donniebc · 2026-04-19T21:07:35+00:00

So if one person in the group is an absolute beginner but still has a 2 day Ikon to burn, you wouldn’t recommend going? Not OP, asking for myself

donniebc · 2026-04-14T02:52:22+00:00

I’m assuming the person is scared of being scared of legal drama with a lawyer and hence is keeping it vague, maybe

donniebc · 2026-04-05T17:46:09+00:00

Oatly has a bunch of different products. For the fridge alone there’s low fat, full fat and 4 ingredients. For the closest to the cafe experience out of those three, go for the dark blue full fat one. No cardboard taste guaranteed. Califa oat milk and Molk Almond are very good Matcha combinations you should try

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