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Comment · 19 days ago
I'm happy for you. Enjoy your spaghetti.
Comment · 19 days ago
Googling is a skill. AI is a slot machine.
Comment · 21 days ago
The banks wouldn't write those loans for something they expect to go down in value.

I suppose you could always buy a mobile home.

Comment · 21 days ago
Sorry, I don't understand. Can you explain again please?
Comment · 21 days ago
ChatGPT suggests the land might have appreciated, the neighborhood may be more desirable, inflation, or development potential. We don't need programmers anymore because LLMs can do it. It must be an expert on home values too.
Comment · 21 days ago
Your analogy might be applicable to the sale of an RV.
Comment · 22 days ago
> Why are you then owed money? Why is that a fair expectation?

Because getting the mortgage to buy the house involves parting with a large sum of money, after which some part of the mortgage payment goes towards something called principal. If it just goes towards interest, it may as well be rent.

Not to mention that when you try to sell the thing, there's some expectation by one or more third parties of some percentage of it.

Comment · 2 months ago
I misjudged the tone of your comment at the time I wrote that. My bad.

Personally, I'm still dealing with fallout from temporary cannabis-induced psychosis.

Keep the downvotes coming. Points matter.

Comment · 2 months ago
Thank you for your contribution to the ongoing stigma surrounding mental illness. Never forget, you are the hero of this story.
Comment · 2 months ago
Some of us find it very hard to know what you want to do for the rest of your life at twice that age. There are a lot of trains.
Comment · 2 months ago
The antique illustrations on this are fantastic.

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