Thursday, October 8, 2009

If only I could cyclone your ass in RL...

I actually haven't been able to play WOW for a bit. Why? Well I started the process of buying a condo back in July. Long story short, I was supposed to close on this condo in mid to late September, but for a multitude of reasons on the seller and bank's side (including dishonesty, shadyness, and straight-up ineptitude), I still haven't closed. However, I have been kicked out of the place I was renting, thus I've been a wandering vagrant for about a week now. And since my internet connection has been spotty as I crash with friends, I haven't been able to play.

So I am flying back to my hometown, Chapel Hill NC, for the next five days so hopefully I'll be able to play and raid a bit again. Can I just say one thing? The entire real estate world... agents, attorneys, mortgage bankers... um shady? Especially my experience with my mortgage bankers... who are arrogant idiot assholes who weren't smart enough to get a real banking job, a personal sentiment which I have not been shy about sharing with them. Trust me, my feistiness extends its arm long beyond the game. :)

Anyways, hopefully I'll have more game related stuff to blog about again soon.

17 comments:

  1. Suck. If you need anything when/if you get back to Chi-town, let me know.

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  2. Real Estate industry.....pretty much used car salespeople, but even worse. They deal with peoples' home and security.

    The real estate agent, the mortgage broker, the appraiser, the title company...their responsibility is not to you, but to getting the deal done. That is how they get paid.

    The fact that all of these individuals have been colluding (or partnering as they like to call it) created the real estate bubble in the first place.....easy credit, appraisers working with agents to set target values (whether realistic or not), mortgage brokers putting together higher risk loan packages to turn right around and bundle with other loans to sell in the securities market.

    The last house I bought, I hired a real estate attorney who was paid by the hour. Have the attorney collect his portion of the commission from the sale (typically paid for buy seller). Then, the attorney refunds this to you at closing. Attorney still gets paid well and you save thousands of dollars on closing. And a bonus...its pisses off the seller's real estate agent ;>}

    Actually K, maybe you should hire a real estate attorney to do some ball busting for you!

    Hope to see you in Wowland soon....my arena skills are getting rusty.

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  3. @Mis: Aww, thanks.

    @Wut: Woot Wut! And yeah, I know... I miss bitching about damn rogues and priests and locks in arena (oh my!)

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  4. Keredria, my original offer still stands...

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  5. Yeah if you need some Chitown help, should let me know too. I know people that know people LOL!

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  6. @River: If I had a nickel every time I've said/heard that I could buy myself into an Alderman seat.

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  7. This is why WOW rocks... where else could you have guildies offering military "services" and blogging friends offering what I can only surmise is "Chi-town organized crime services"?

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  8. it's called capitalism you f*in hippie.

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  9. @ Misneach - that and "Cooler by the lake!"

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  10. @ Anon:

    Actually, capitalism has nothing to do with collusion, deceptive business practices, externalizing costs, or ignoring fiduciary duties.

    These types of activities are the reason that we currently see increased regulation/legislation in the RE industry. Primarily because these have been a significant cause of putting our economy in the toilet.

    Are you anonymous because you can only call names and not rationally and logically support a particular position? Own up ;>}

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  11. @ Anon:

    Aww, look at the troll! You're a good little troll, aren't you? Yes you are!

    It's okay, we're sure someone still loves you... just keep looking. You'll find them someday.

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  12. I love it when trolls post anonymously. That's just frickin' adorable.

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  13. no f**ke that you need to go see mickel moore's new movie. it says the capitalism is not the way. we must go HOME and THINK for once. plz people look inward. it's important to look twards the future!!!! unless you can't. if you can't then answer me back, i dare u.

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  14. Sucks to hear that. Also cool to know that you are from NC. Hope everything works out.

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  15. @Anonymous: Oh my, where to start, where to start. First of all, I do dare answer you back, because um hello... this is my freakin blog?

    I am at a loss for what the hell you are talking about. Not that I would expect trolls to make sense or to have correct grammar or spelling, but seriously, I am having a hard time understanding your troll-ese.

    If you want to make a point about capitalism, do it in a way that is sensical and understandable. Not that my original post had anything to do with capitalism whatsoever, but whatever.

    But seriously... we must go home? Where? Huh? Look inward? To the future? WTF? Can anyone translate?

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  16. Hope everything will be ok soon for ya. /hug

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