What did you get for Xmas then?

by **Adrian Worman** » 30 Dec 2010 20:55

On the MMA site they asked this and I wanna know what you "foreigners" got from the fat red man :s025:

by **patrick** » 02 Jan 2011 8:37

I got a very happy visit from family and friends!!! :s025:

Happy New Years!!! :biggrin:

by **Adrian Worman** » 06 Jan 2011 22:37

Actually Pat, the nicest thing Carol and I had was the lovely Ajax, happy, healthy and still here, raring to go for another new year

by **cv70chall** » 08 Jan 2011 19:35

Santa brought me some essentials-

Firewall & Kick panel insulation kits,
Date-coded spark plug wires, new alternator and enough Hushmat to do my entire floor.

Thanks, Santa!

by **Adrian Worman** » 08 Jan 2011 20:20

You must have been ever so good last year then

by **christer** » 09 Jan 2011 22:17

Xmas 2009 (not 2010) I got this lovely designed remote controlled model car (1:24). It is a 2006 Challenger Concept according to the box. It is made by Maisto and I have not had any problems with it accept for a lose outer mirror which I glued back again.

Doesn't it look nice?

It was very cheap to buy. It only costed about $30-$40. It has power enough to spin the wheels on an oridinary floor. :thumbsup:

It was sold out the first two times when we wanted to buy it. The third time we tried, we got a car. Challengers are very popular also as a model cars. :s025:

by **Adrian Worman** » 09 Jan 2011 22:39

Thats pretty cool :mrgreen:

My uffice account girls got me a 70 Plum Crazy R/T Challenger that you make yourself. They tried to get me one in yellow to match my car, how sweet

by **Jon** » 10 Jan 2011 2:25

Not much to speak about this season as business is really slow. A couple years back I got this guy though. Pretty quick handling and spins the wheels too.

by **christer** » 10 Jan 2011 4:48

Jon wrote:A couple years back I got this guy though. Pretty quick handling and spins the wheels too.

Santa must have a huge bag where you live :shock:

by **Adrian Worman** » 10 Jan 2011 10:15

Awesome looking machine Jon, thats just like Santa bringing you a real life Tonka toy, brilliant :lol:

by **redgum78** » 10 Jan 2011 12:41

This was my santa present.
Its old but in good shape. It needs some small repairs and bit of a tidy up. I hope to have it on the water in the nexts few days.

That is a nice looking machine you have there Jon. What sort of work are you into?

Dan

by **Jon** » 10 Jan 2011 14:44

christer wrote:
Santa must have a huge bag where you live

Yeah, that year his sleigh was a Peterbilt pulling a low-bed. :lol:

Uncle Sam helped bring it home too with some hefty tax credits. Those were the good ol' days building new homes for a living. Not much going on except remodels now. Got the tractor for side work as I have an Earthwork license also.

Nice boat there Dan. Is it for the ocean? It seems to have a strong bow curve to it ?

by **redgum78** » 11 Jan 2011 12:46

Nice boat there Dan. Is it for the ocean? It seems to have a strong bow curve to it ?

I think the boat would handle ocean going but I am not up for it just yet. We have about 600 square kilometers of lakes systems where I live so I will be bobbing around in that for a while. I still have a few days of work on the boat and trailer so I havn't had much time on the Cahllenger

. Hopfully the boat will be ready to roll by the weekend, then back onto the dodge.

Those were the good ol' days building new homes for a living

Is it true that there is a lot of overseas investors buying up housing in the USA and refurbishing them??

by **drewcrane** » 11 Jan 2011 13:06

Is it true that there is a lot of overseas investors buying up housing in the USA and refurbishing them??

After a house goes in to foreclosure , it is subject to auction so a 300k house has sold for as little as 10k , so yes it is making it very easy for investors around the world to own a part this country :s001:

by **Jon** » 11 Jan 2011 15:29

I'm not sure about international investors but some people are still trying to "fix n flip" distressed properties. Problem is prices are still falling so you have to get a great deal and flip it quick. Holding long term and renting the property may pan out but for me I don't really want to be a landlord. :s020:

by **fbernard** » 12 Jan 2011 12:29

I've seen a report on TV last week, some people are making a very good living buying property in Florida and then selling it overseas (mainly in South America, Belgium, Italy and France). The guy I saw interviewed also bought property for himself whenever he made a profit. He and his brother have bought 94 flats for themselves during the past 18 months. I also heard of a guy who happened to have a little money on his hands, bought a motel (cheaper than the house I live in), moved to the US and is now running the motel.

I know of one guy who bought a nice small house in Florida (west coast), for 80 grand.

If I didn't have a mortgage at the moment, I'd be getting one for a house in the US (or a whole block in downtown Detroit, as a friend of mine suggested

).

I hear the banks have 5000 "new" houses to sell each month in Florida.

At least they haven't made the same decision as banks in California and Las Vegas (cheaper to bulldoze through entire neighborhoods than to insure the property they have seized, and pay security guards to make sure the houses are not broken in).

by **Adrian Worman** » 12 Jan 2011 14:52

[quote="fbernard"]I know of one guy who bought a nice small house in Florida (west coast), for 80 grand.

The nice couple across the road fom me moved to West Palm Beach,last May, huge yard, pool, was a repo and very cheap, around $80k also, they are deliriously happy

by **drewcrane** » 12 Jan 2011 15:25

Adrian Worman wrote:
fbernard wrote:I know of one guy who bought a nice small house in Florida (west coast), for 80 grand.

The nice couple across the road fom me moved to West Palm Beach,last May, huge yard, pool, was a repo and very cheap, around $80k also, they are deliriously happy

Well the joke is............I have some swamp land in Florida i need to sell :shock:

Florida is very nice, except when a hurricane hits, or an oil well explodes, making property values plummet :frown:

by **dave-r** » 12 Jan 2011 15:37

I thought Disney owned most of Florida anyway?

by **Jon** » 12 Jan 2011 15:53

Florida is pretty hot and humid in the summer. HOA fees, Mello Rois, property taxes, and other costs should be considered also.

Anyone interested in San Miguel California? :wink:

http://www.trulia.com/for_sale/San_Miguel,CA/

by **Adrian Worman** » 12 Jan 2011 17:42

Jon wrote: Anyone interested in San Miguel California?

http://www.trulia.com/for_sale/San_Miguel,CA/

Jon, I'd be there like a shot if I did'nt have the financial ties I got here, but hopefully its not a million miles away either

by **drewcrane** » 12 Jan 2011 17:46

This place is very nice , how many miles to the ocean?

http://www.trulia.com/property/30367442 ... l-CA-93451

by **Adrian Worman** » 12 Jan 2011 17:59

I get excited just thinking about filling them barns with cars and bikes

by **Jon** » 13 Jan 2011 3:51

That one is the next canyon over Drew. Neighborhood of 5-20 acre parcels with a rural farm atmosphere. 15 minutes to town, 40 minutes to the pacific.

Good dual-sport roads in the area Adrian, offlimits for the Dodge though. A bit too rough as the county just cold patches the potholes.

Xmas?