Actuallt Ive been waiting on what turn the rreal estate would take after the storm. The answers are starting to come in.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/12742471.htm
Seems that a high demand for homes are causing a drastic rise in prices in MS.
Insurance money is falling like rain as another atricle listed.
Also to be noted is that a lot of people are leaving the area to never return to live. They are on their way to make a home near you. Especially in Ar, Tn @Tx. In documentry , its no wonder. High prices and very low services that are below standard living.
The history lessons are out there in every day living practices. Its been a question to me since the Hurricane happend ; Why would anyone want to stay in a hell hole like NO ? No jobs , homes , and below standard living and now raising prices ? For what ?
But as the title lists , real estate business goes on.
Tim
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"Why would anyone want to stay in a hell hole like NO ? No jobs , homes , and below standard living and now raising prices ? For what ?"
Family, friends, familiarity would be my guess. It's what they know. It's comfortable in its own way.
That & the Jumbalya!
Crawfish pie?
be tonight I'm gonna see my machez-amio
r u a feckless dastard?
Y U U CK !
ya, kinda makes you wonder about that machez-amio.
r u a feckless dastard?
Every time I go somewhere , I compare it to where I live and where Ive been.
Everyone hates it when someone is always referring to back in hell hole where I used to live we used to do it this way. And you want so bad to say , why arent you still down there doing it that way?
I heard people were raping people in the dome , but that isnt a change of activity for that place.
I was confronted three times one night for money and once for a smoke. Pretty bad place to me , but I guess they would have told me I HAD NO BUSINESS WHERE I WAS AT!
After all , there are places not to be here too but they are different in nature such as on the Mulberry River in flood stage or no rookie should hike in the mountains with out a compass and a GPS.
The first good laugh [sorry] came as the first jobs posted in NO. Picture a man that owns a car lot and pays salesmen by commision only. He needs sales people immediately but there are no people there left with any money becuse if they had any money they would most likley be gone other than some stayers. I realize some such as a blues player or a taxi driver in NO , thinks their world has stopped. A taxi driver from there in New York would be useless , but not as a driver . A blues player could head for Branson Mo,or Memphis, and probably make a better living .
Lets take an example though of somone in general. General positions . They can pick up where they left off somewhere else Monday morning . On the Nola site comapnies that were short of help in the beginning were offering jobs immediately. Of course ! Some were offering assistence too for people taking them up on the offers. So when they get to where ever it is they have a job and a place to live immediately. They have a life if those things are present. They dont have to wait for a major city to be rebuilt and folks to come back.
NO has lost a lot of revenue and jobs already. Professional football , and the hotel business for business meetings. They are one of the favorite places to hold large meetings. Voted for in the top 5 over and over. All large meetings have been resheduled for the rest of the year and NO has a poor shot of getting those meetings back for next year. For a town that depends on tourism , they may be as far as a year and a half away from getting back up to speed and only time will tell if the people will come by then. Mean while the people who are there have to make a living .
Tim
It is true that a tradesmen from there has a chance of earning a retirement if he plays his cards smartly.
Tim
Edited 9/27/2005 10:14 am ET by Mooney
I think it comes down to the idea that we, as Americans, are eternally optimistic.
So many will look at the rebuilding as a rebirth....a fresh start.
We`re also a rather thick skinned lot. We`ll not accept that some freak CAT5 storm can stop us....kick us out of our homes. "Yeah.....we lost the battle, but we`ll win the war!"
I think we witnessed both, here, in NY after 9-11.
We had our nay-sayers......but the vast majority felt the new buildings should be even taller......a great big middle finger for any of those who thought we were beat.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Yes there are those who want to conquer. Good answer. I used to play music and have been a tradesmen all my life. I learned a few things if not by only accident . Some who wants to play music will play whether they are paid or not. Its about enjoying the gift that others enjoy. Trade work is an innerself satisfaction. Once its running in the blood , the person is forever changed. Theres no going back. Sure you may pick something else to make a living , but the love of the game will always be with you. I understand that for sure. Only bad part is that somtimes we are better off moving on.
Tim
As with everyone else who is self employed, I sure hope business keeps on! Lets see, how do I get a few of those people with pockets full of insurance money to move on up to southern Colorado?
Probably won't work. They'd just come here and notice that the homes are in poor shape and there are no jobs. But hey! We don't have hurricanes!
: )Life and suffering are inseparable.
LOL.
Yea, there are several trying to capture some of that money. Gotta love it if ya love business.
Tim
These storms come in 20, 80, or 100 year cylces. So the safest time to buy and live in these areas is right after the major historical storm season. Live in and enjoy it for 20 years and then sell. Cha-Ching! $$$$$
Plus you have greater selection regarding lot location and you get to build your own home to your own specs. No having to put up with old world character within your home - you have the newest and best of everything.
Makes sense to me.
F
There he goes—one of God's own prototypes—a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.
—Hunter S. Thompson
from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Edited 9/27/2005 9:59 am ET by Frankie
Why would anyone want to stay in a hell hole like NO ?
Food, music, history, gambling, Bourbon Street, Algiers, French quarter, Central Grocery Store, Clover Grill, Patout's, Jimmy Tibidou, Carraige rides, Cafe Du Monde, Grave yard tours, Oak Alley, Pat Obrien's, Jimmy White's Sports Bar (we never close).......
You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
"Food, music, history, gambling, Bourbon Street, Algiers, French quarter, Central Grocery Store, Clover Grill, Patout's, Jimmy Tibidou, Carraige rides, Cafe Du Monde, Grave yard tours, Oak Alley, Pat Obrien's, Jimmy White's Sports Bar (we never close)......."
In other words , for the love of the life . Very strong point.
Nuff said really , and not in arguement because you slammed it with a three point shot !<G>
You think all that makes any differnce to a house keeper in a hotel or a bell man? Mebbe so,...
I often think about taking Dino out of Ski country. MMM , I understand .
Tim
No matter how poor some are they just get caught up in what society has or has'nt to offer them. Its like getting caught in a rut. No Idea how to break the cycle. For some people a government handshake may be just the ticket out of town they need to start a new life elsewhere