Thanks for the correction. I'm sure it's a real nice place, at 100k below the index, and probably appraised earlier than when the market fell. Could be sweet, though.
:wink:
A further note, my mother was a psychotherapist until she retired recently and her office was in Castro Valley.
Good business there apparently.
About the house: $355k, or whatever it was exactly, must be very, very little for a house in that market, It IS a 2-bedroom....
mary,I wanted to know how long have you known sam?..did you know him in person or online?
This is when I freak out, being the Midwest-kinda-gal! In the Midwest, for $350,000 you can get a virtual mansion! My husband has met many manager-level people that move here from a Coast having sold their tiny home for $350,000, and find something like these to replace them:
http://tinyurl.com/ygmkx4b .65 acres
http://tinyurl.com/ygy2fgn almost 2 acres
I just honestly don't get how people manage to live on the coasts!?
I've known him for almost 2 years, and just online.
Funny thing to mention, when I first met him he was doing promo/graphics for the label 7SE/M:I who had major 'beef' with SKR. I remember Sam dissin SKR along with everyone else on the M:I message board quite a bit. After a falling out with the owner of 7SE, he then jumped sides to SKR which *I believe* was around the summer of '08. So in all actuality he hasn't been a big fan of SKR for that long...
Just thought some of you might find that interesting.
...seems like a lot of people have "beefs" with SKR off and on,lol,would you tell us why you did?..and do you still?...where you friends with Sam only on that message board or myspace as well?...hope I'm not being too nosy :crazy:
I've known him for almost 2 years, and just online.
Funny thing to mention, when I first met him he was doing promo/graphics for the label 7SE/M:I who had major 'beef' with SKR. I remember Sam dissin SKR along with everyone else on the M:I message board quite a bit. After a falling out with the owner of 7SE, he then jumped sides to SKR which *I believe* was around the summer of '08. So in all actuality he hasn't been a big fan of SKR for that long...
Just thought some of you might find that interesting.
I don't remember seeing a posting about the article in the People magazine in October. Here it is, and gives some insight into why the parents allowed Sam to visit and stay in the same home.
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20314033,00.html
The part about that article I never understood is this:
The couple's friends were certain that McCroskey did not display any warning signals during his visit with the family. "He did not show up carrying a chainsaw and wearing a hockey mask," says Hodgson, a former police officer.
No, he just wrote songs about murder and posted pictures of himself posing as a murderer (including one in a hockey mask) on his MySpace.
surely there were warning signs, surely,,, perhaps now after the fact,,,someone's memory or conscience has been jolted? you're right DM, how could anyone overlook this kind of behavior as to be nothing,,,for the thrill?!? .... just can't fathom...
The part about that article I never understood is this:
The couple's friends were certain that McCroskey did not display any warning signals during his visit with the family. "He did not show up carrying a chainsaw and wearing a hockey mask," says Hodgson, a former police officer.
No, he just wrote songs about murder and posted pictures of himself posing as a murderer (including one in a hockey mask) on his MySpace.
You are absolutely right Paximus and you and DM and all the other parents who are actively "snooping" in the best interest of your kids who have not yet formed the ability to fully REASON (true story) are right on and are doing the right thing.
From my first hand experience, there is another kind of parent...the one who KNOWS what pot smells like, who knows what teenagers are capable of but are divorced, feel guilty, have some subconscious desire to be the best, or favorite parent - or who just find it easier on themselves to be in denial. These are the kind of parents who say, "I can't invade their privacy like that" (barf) etc. etc. and the kind of parents who just don't really effectively snoop because they don't really want to know because either it might make them feel like a failure or they might have to do something about it and change their own lives.
Hey let's face it, sometimes it's easier to look the other way, keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best and there are many, many, many parents out there doing just that and sure - a great number get by just fine; the lucky ones.
I did hear way back on the forum that Debra and Mark DID NOT attend the concert. For me, and I can only speak from the limited information we have, that is part of the "I don't really want to know" attitude. Being a taxi service so that your kid won't run away and do it on their own says they lost the battle years and years ago.
I had super strict parents all up in my business all the time and looking back I see how much they loved me and went out of their way to protect me - even from myself. Oh and I never got a freaking ride ANYWHERE, so I think kids are quite a bit more spoiled and entitled these days.
(i don't spell check...sorry)