Comments on: $300 A Month Rent In San Francisco! http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:36:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Everysec http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4650 Everysec Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:04:06 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4650 As chance would have it, I was discussing a similar subject in work recently. One of my colleagues has bought a boat to do up as a hobby, while thinking about this I mentioned that I was surprised, given the cost of property here in Ireland, that someone hadn't begun selling boats and berthing slips as an alternative to over priced (similarly sized :-) ) apartments. Maybe a business opportunity for someone there but I'm thinking that the pull of the land would be far to great for most. As chance would have it, I was discussing a similar subject in work recently. One of my colleagues has bought a boat to do up as a hobby, while thinking about this I mentioned that I was surprised, given the cost of property here in Ireland, that someone hadn’t begun selling boats and berthing slips as an alternative to over priced (similarly sized :-) ) apartments. Maybe a business opportunity for someone there but I’m thinking that the pull of the land would be far to great for most.

]]> By: Morfydd http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4629 Morfydd Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:09:30 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4629 Um, infirm. Um, infirm.

]]> By: Morfydd http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4628 Morfydd Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:09:10 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4628 Nick, when I used to own a slip in a nearby marina, there was a wall of mailboxes, like in an apartment building, on the street frontage. My address was "XXX Northlake Ave, #YY," etc. where YY was the slip #. I wanted to live on a houseboat and kayak to work at a nearby company. I now work at that company, but never at the same time as owning the boatslip - sigh. Also sigh: If I'd used the cash for my house down payment for buying a slip & boat, I'd have no mortgage by now. (I'd also have a lot less stuff and no place for my parents to move to when they become inform. Sigh.) Nick, when I used to own a slip in a nearby marina, there was a wall of mailboxes, like in an apartment building, on the street frontage. My address was “XXX Northlake Ave, #YY,” etc. where YY was the slip #.

I wanted to live on a houseboat and kayak to work at a nearby company. I now work at that company, but never at the same time as owning the boatslip - sigh.

Also sigh: If I’d used the cash for my house down payment for buying a slip & boat, I’d have no mortgage by now. (I’d also have a lot less stuff and no place for my parents to move to when they become inform. Sigh.)

]]> By: Anano http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4615 Anano Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:18:28 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4615 My grandmas cousin has a dock slip on the dock right outside the stadium. So for parking, they park in the parking spots then walk to the game. They said there is a 10 year waiting list for that dock. My grandmas cousin has a dock slip on the dock right outside the stadium. So for parking, they park in the parking spots then walk to the game.

They said there is a 10 year waiting list for that dock.

]]> By: nick http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4610 nick Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:01:34 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4610 so what will my mailing address be? so what will my mailing address be?

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4609 mapgirl Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:11:55 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/07/20/300-a-month-rent-in-san-francisco/#comment-4609 It's not that easy actually. My family was looking into marina slips in Half Moon Bay and other places in the area and there is often a waiting list. This was at a time when 1 bedrooms were renting for $1700-2200 a month. If you actually own the boat, maintaining it can be an expensive pain. Some boats are really spacious, but lots of folks get tired of showering at their gym. I guess if you rented from someone who did all the boat upkeep for you, then it could be worthwhile like you suggest, but I don't know anyone who's done it for more than a year or two. It's more of a desperation maneuver to keep from having to leave altogether. It’s not that easy actually. My family was looking into marina slips in Half Moon Bay and other places in the area and there is often a waiting list. This was at a time when 1 bedrooms were renting for $1700-2200 a month. If you actually own the boat, maintaining it can be an expensive pain. Some boats are really spacious, but lots of folks get tired of showering at their gym.

I guess if you rented from someone who did all the boat upkeep for you, then it could be worthwhile like you suggest, but I don’t know anyone who’s done it for more than a year or two. It’s more of a desperation maneuver to keep from having to leave altogether.

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