We will join you on the group buy in Flagstaff. On the north end of the south island in NZ, there is no accessible groundwater. Fortunately, they get a lot of rain. Every house is built on a giant concrete foundation which is waterproofed to store the rainwater, which is filtered a bit and channeled in from the roof.
On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 5:00 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yabbut I’ve served on a board for many years, I don’t think I want to any > more. I bailed from mine after almost 10 years because I got tired of > dealing with petty stuff and idiots. > > Just think - the CC&Rs could require Mercedes ownership! > > -D > > > On Mar 16, 2021, at 7:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > We could be our own HOA. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Mar 16, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Flagstaff? Holy. The prices there are stupid, just stupid. Even raw > land is stupid, running around $100k/acre or more if it’s got utilities. > I’m in no hurry. We’ll bide our time and wait until the economy tanks and > interest rates start increasing. > >> > >> I will say that if I could convince Mrs. Dan to live off grid the > options open up substantially. There is a huge disparity between land costs > for off grid properties and those with utilities. Between the sun and wind, > renewable energy there is quite realistic. Water is the big issue, as wells > are around 1,000’ deep and it costs around $80k (yes, that’s $80,000!) to > drill one. Cisterns, or large tanks where you get your water trucked in, > are far more common. I’ve even seen some really nice $1,000,000 homes that > have cisterns because of their location. > >> > >> Mrs. Dan, a former employee of the Federal Home Loan Bank, keeps > talking about buying land and subdividing. Maybe you and Mrs. Bob would be > interested in being neighbors? > >> > >> And Grant, just out of curiosity, what part of AZ are you in, and how > do you get your water? > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Mar 16, 2021, at 5:03 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I would have loved to move out of the heat in Phoenix while I’ve been > working from home for the last year, but my job requires me to always be > within 90 minutes of the plant site while on duty. Otherwise, I would’ve > been out of here like a scalded dog. > >>> > >>> Now I just need all of these California mofos to quit buying up all > the houses in the land in Arizona. It’s to the point now where I can barely > afford anything. Dan knows my pain, because he has been looking in > Flagstaff. > >>> > >>> AZBob > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>>> On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Pretty much — what with working remotely even in high-paying jobs > people can live anywhere with decent broadband and an airport. And it’s > warmer and cheaper here and less gooberment interferences although they > seem to want more of that for reasons unclear. > >>>> > >>>> The winter slow time never happened here this year, it’s been busy > since a year ago, lots of NE plates on cars and people who drive and act > like @$$h0le$ > >>>> > >>>> --FT > >>>> Sent from iPhone > >>>> > >>>>> On Mar 16, 2021, at 12:50 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> People fleeing lockdown states? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Just looked at some real estate figures for the Tampa St. Pete area > last night: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 13.4% increase over the last year in closed sales > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -58.6% change in inventory in the last year > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 15.4% increase in median sale price in the last year > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It’s crazy. We’re seeing home prices in our neighborhood skyrocket. > What was a $300k home last year is now listing and going under contract in > 2-3 days for over $400k. A great market if you’re selling. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -D > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
