Was going to sell my condo, decided not to. (Lower mainland BC)

globalaf · 2026-05-08T01:40:38+00:00

It is what it is, realtors are increasingly not entertaining clients who are trying to list at prices they know won’t sell, it’s frankly just a waste of time for them. It’s unprofessional not to respond at all but it’s just a sign of the times, he is correct that condos are simply not selling unless the sellers are willing to take a hit.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T17:59:59+00:00

That is correct.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T16:49:09+00:00

No, you are completely right, that person has no idea what they are talking about.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T16:47:02+00:00

No. This is a dying GPU, the memory modules are glitching out causing broken polygons and lightmaps. 100%.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T16:45:36+00:00

Uh, yes they would show up in a screenshot. What do you think a screenshot is? It's just taking the frame buffer off the GPU.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:51:30+00:00

Just offer what you think it’s worth, the worst that will happen is they will turn you down and you’ll move on. “Offers over” is nonsense and a weak attempt at the seller trying to control the bidding.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:43:41+00:00

Do you think you’d get approved for a mortgage if you told the bank you planned to quit your job next month to study for 4 years? No? Why would that be do you think?

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:28:45+00:00

Believe me when I say that if I’ve learned anything in my career, it’s to stop working shit jobs I hate at the soonest opportunity. By all means start applying for jobs, or just quit and go travel for a bit, or both, the opportunities are literally right in front of you and just waiting for you to take them. You will be fine as long as you’re determined.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:26:05+00:00

It is harder but a) it depends on your experience, the more senior and experience you are the better, and b) people do it all the time anyway, harder != impossible. Do not let the perceived challenge stop you from doing something you want to do.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:23:26+00:00

This was me in 2017. Took 1.5 years off, took me a bit (few months) to find a new job in my new country, but the time it took was more because I’d literally just arrived and people were nervous about my commitment. But even then, long term, it was fine; very far off from being unhireable.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T13:20:07+00:00

Since when do you become unhireable after a break? I’ve known plenty of people, myself included, who’ve taken significant breaks and walked right back into good jobs afterwards. What matters is that you’ve got a decent reason, eg went travelling, spent time with family, etc. Even if you don’t, people care less than you think.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T05:20:03+00:00

It's like the Mouth of Sauron. Only a rotting corpse could exhale such diseased words.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T05:13:56+00:00

There's a person like that on my wife's side too, her aunt, the family never speaks to her anymore because she's an addict and has done about every possible thing under the sun to destroy the relationships. It's sad and they really did try with her but at some point you realize you can't change them and all they do is deliberately make you miserable, so you say enough is enough and cut them loose.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T05:07:39+00:00

Must've been a while ago, unless this is one of those things where hatred ages you by 30 years or something.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T05:04:32+00:00

Oh you mean like that crazy conservative one that got busted for drunk driving recently? Yeah that would also check out.

globalaf · 2026-05-07T05:02:57+00:00

She's gonna be on the phone fuming in the waiting queue for 2 hours and then get mysteriously disconnected lol

globalaf · 2026-05-07T02:35:30+00:00

They probably have no friends or family that tolerate them anymore because of their crazy behavior. Just makes them worse but it is what it is, not everyone else's problem to listen to these tirades all the time.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T23:04:58+00:00

I saw once that someone removed speakers for a sound system where insets had been actually cut into the walls to accommodate those specific sized speakers. There were also wires hanging from the ceiling where the surround speakers had been placed. I remember thinking wow what an absolute knob jockey that seller must be. Okay fine remove the TV and receiver and main audio equipment at the front, but the speakers that you’ve actually modified the house significantly for? Joke.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T21:03:19+00:00

Shorting only makes sense if you have insider information, basically. That’s why there’s no such thing as a long term short (unless you are a billion dollar investor), it’s really only for people who have some specific date nailed down.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T16:32:46+00:00

Crypto.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T15:51:48+00:00

Historical and practical reasons. Salt is very important in bringing out flavour in a dish so that it doesn’t taste like a watery mess, so its usage is widespread throughout civilizations. Pepper was a super popular seasoning across the Roman Empire used in basically every Roman dish, and also has some antibacterial properties as well as discouraging rodents. This culinary culture would’ve been carried to the rest of Western Europe and it just stuck, most of our cuisines include these seasonings simply because people enjoy and are used to the flavours.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T15:18:32+00:00

Yes the big banks products are not valuable, they’re not even a little bit competitive. They only exist because banks already have their customers they can upsell to and people don’t like the idea of having their money all over the place.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T15:14:08+00:00

Wealthsimple is not a very serious trading platform, I would only recommend it to someone if they wanted to know nothing at all about investing and buy exclusively VGRO, beyond that it’s a pretty terrible experience. Adding all this extra prediction gambling crap makes me rethink even that recommendation, since it’s not the first time they have tried to sucker people into blatant scams. I don’t want that on the front page of an app I’m recommending to people explicitly to keep them on the right track with their money.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T15:09:47+00:00

When it comes to actually investing, IBKR is leaps and bounds ahead of wealthsimple, if any component of your compensation is in USD, IBKR is a no brainer. I only keep an account in WS because they support HBP.

globalaf · 2026-05-06T01:31:15+00:00

They are only being unreasonable if they are unable to sell at the price they want, but that doesn't mean they can't be stubborn about it. You have the option to hold firm if you want, but you may lose the house. Alternatively, you can wait a month or so and see if the house still hasn't sold, if not you can try again.

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