On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 7:14:52 PM UTC-6, Alex wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 8:23:12 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> > ...
> >> John, it's not about race. I live on a street that was over 50% Black
> >> when I moved in, and is about 50-50 20+ years later. Todat we looked
> >> at 3 houses in Ferguson, and will likely buy one of them. I think that
> >> every American here has heard of Ferguson, and most of the non-USA
> >> folks have as well.
> > Of course many have heard of Ferguson. But not many know as much about Ferguson as they should.
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> >> What I wouldn't do is buy a house that needed $125K of roof repair,
> >> putting in more money than the house would sell for today, which is
> >> what you did. The exterior of your house is beautiful, and perhaps
> >> the inside is as well, but what you have into the house, money-wise,
> >> is less than market value.
> > I do not think about my house's "resale value" as I will never sell it! I put too much of ME and my money into it but the roof was the last RENOVATION I've done, NOW it's water tight! It was not when I moved in so I facilitated a major substantive renovation! And one that ruined a great many of my albums covers via mold and water seepage as I stupidly put my record rack on the old wet and moldy basement carpet! Luckily I had the wisdom over the years to put most of my LPs in those old plastic lined Recordtown sleeves.
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> > John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> Your money? We all know the real story.

We White folks often inherit money. Think about that sentence.

--Bryan