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Vancouver is so overrated to live it is ridiculous. Phenomenal to visit I agree. Miserable drizzle weather, barely a highway to be found so getting around sucks, expensive as hell, and the healthcare sucks. Disclosure: lived there for 25 years. Wouldn’t go back to live....

Thanks guys - baldona - is 10% gross realistic? A few listings argue they hit that but skepticism and all that....

First off, I know the predominant position of the board is to run from these. Point taken. But my question revolves around this... several condos list gross rental that approaches $45-$50K on a $500K unit. I am familiar with other markets, but would such numbers tend to net (excluding mortgag...

[quote]Your plan has a fatal flaw. You are going to want to be using the houses in the locale when they are at their most desirable. Ain’t nobody wanting them in the off season.[/quote] By doing mountains in summer it leaves ski season in winter to rent. We are hikers. Summer we would rent the b...

Daydreaming of planning for retirement. Hope is to buy a condo near the beach for winter months and summer in the mountains. What would your recommended pairing be? I.e. Park City and Destin. Asheville and Siesta Key. Love to hear some favored combos!...

[quote]I don't like her at all and I think she's a racist but there aren't that many people trying to turn it around. [/quote] Only the New York freaking Times lol...

Whoa - that link has way too much information and support to absorb. Do you have anything that isn’t so laden with details and support that might be easier to digest? ...

Been awhile since I have been up that way... does anyone know if the sound from the band/student section is blocked by the overhang. I seem to prefer the higher view (experimented lower bowl this past year) but want to make sure I can hear the band and such...

[quote]Pelosi said, "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families." The two best statistics for judging this assertion both show wage growth. We rate her statement Mostly False.[/quote] ...

[quote]ou're right. He is doing it on purpose. Because his recent tax returns would confirm what Trump Jr. said in 2009, that a majority of the investment they got was from Russia.[/quote] Do you know what is actually on a tax return and what isn’t? Seriously. And without even knowing th Jr...

Just got back from a month there (have a condo and stay each year for part of summer). How many in your party? Do you guys like outdoor stuff like hiking? What is your range for day trips?...

So when Obama talked about loving five guys - where was the ethics czar then?...

In see the tiebreakers - beside the Sweden by 2, German my 2 scenario - wouldn’t 1-0 Sweden and 1-0 Germany do it? Points - 3 way tie. GD - 3 way tie. Goals - 3 way tie GD between 3 - 3 way tie Goals between 3 - Sweden 3, Germany 3, Mexico 2. Is this correct?...

Explain how running trade deficits which are in part funded by massive fiscal deficits are a good thing. We borrow from China to buy more from China then they buy from us. I can buy the trade deficits being positive if it is the result of the growth of our consumption power and strength, but n...

[quote]This idea that Canada is getting away with putting tariffs on our goods while we do nothing is just wrong. Both sides have tariffs on certain industries. We do it to each other - it isn’t one sided[/quote] It is more one direction then the other and that is not debatable. Hence when they ...

[quote]And they justify that tariff because the US government subsidizes dairy farmers[/quote] That is such a weak argument - the amount of the tariff is in no way correlated to any perceived subsidy from the US government. The goal of the tariff and their strict internal quota is to establish a...

I will speak for Canada - check out how much eggs, cheese, milk, meat and chicken costs there. Tariffs in range of 270 percent....

It is brilliant by trump - why are ‘new’ tariifs Such as steel more of an issue then existing ones like Canadian agriculture. Canadian pay triple for milk, cheese and eggs - let’s liberate them!...

To illustrate the point - notice that the CBC doesn’t even have this on their website. The globe and mail does but goes only as far to say ‘the reference itself is not entirely historically accurate’. They can’t say anything more then that because it is a symbol of national pride. Too funny. ...

[quote] But saying Canada burned the White House just because Canada at that time was just a part of the British Empire is just dishonest. [/quote] I agree Cocky - I am simply telling you though that is how it is presented in Canada. It was drilled into us. It is the reason the Canadian governm...