Quote from: Horatio on October 15, 2017, 12:24:48 AMHOA’s... to protect your liability that you falsely think is an asset.They protect against having a junkyard (and other stupid things people do) next to your house, which will lower the property value. Granted they CAN be a pain in the tush since some take it to the extreme.
HOA’s... to protect your liability that you falsely think is an asset.
We’re at a point where SWMBO is reasonably happy, and I’m thrilled. Bought a FireStick from Amazon ($42 with tax) for the bedroom 40” Samsung and installed it today. Downloaded Sling Blue (45 channels) and installed it on both tv's, and connected both to the Internet router (had all the wire and RJ45's there from an old ATT cable thingy). With the TVs on the Internet, we also can view YouTube videos and episodes of COPS and other programs that I watched on cable. Waaayyyy more content than I could ever watch, and a plethora of movies of all genres. Total monthly cost will be $25+ tax for Sling, instead of the $131 that DirecTV wanted. I should have done this $$$ ago.
I think there are local sports channels, but they don’t matter to me or my wife. You could look it up at sling.com and check both the blue and orange program schedule for your area. I’m an outdoorsman and don’t follow any sports at any level. Sling has The Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, including On Demand programming of past episodes. YouTube has more hunting and fishing videos than I could ever watch, and viewing it on a 60” screen is awesome. Watching some pellet gun hunting videos on the big screen is amazing. With my 27 local channels from my antenna, I have 72 channels to choose from. All the Sling programming is also on our laptops and iPads. I know it’s not for everyone, but as an active retiree, this option makes a lot of sense, and the money saved can be used for fun stuff instead of making thencable company richer.
This isn't really new. The (then) CEO of Time Warner Cable said a decade ago that video was a money loser, but it reduced churn and improved customer loyalty. Now that those benefits are mostly dead, nearly every video provider offers their service as just one of their products, selling video alone is an almost dead product. Netflix is the tech darling right now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them bought soon. And DISH? We will see...
Quote from: Geoffrey on October 16, 2017, 07:44:39 PMQuote from: Horatio on October 15, 2017, 12:24:48 AMHOA’s... to protect your liability that you falsely think is an asset.They protect against having a junkyard (and other stupid things people do) next to your house, which will lower the property value. Granted they CAN be a pain in the tush since some take it to the extreme.If that is a real problem then run for public office. Zoning exists for a reason.
Quote from: mobilemail on October 17, 2017, 10:37:06 PMThis isn't really new. The (then) CEO of Time Warner Cable said a decade ago that video was a money loser, but it reduced churn and improved customer loyalty. Now that those benefits are mostly dead, nearly every video provider offers their service as just one of their products, selling video alone is an almost dead product. Netflix is the tech darling right now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them bought soon. And DISH? We will see...Netflix is like Hulu and Amazon- tons of original content, and Netflix is spending huge, especially overseas. I watch and enjoy a lot of the foreign content and indie movies. Actually enjoy a lot of the Bollywood from a entertainment view.We've been very happy with Sling. We're considering getting the CBS all-access for the sake of the new Star Trek. Kinda bugs me that CBS did that, but c'est la vie. Still, nothing compares with Dark Matter and The Expanse for excellent original sci-fi content. I've also been thinking seriously about getting Curiosity Stream > nothing but documentaries, which is quite enticing.
Liability?I could sell or take a loan on the equity. If you have 1 year of payments left on a 30 year loan and lose it, surely the short sale would still give you some cash. The bank can't keep more than you owe, nor can the taxman. You can also rent out rooms or use something like Airbnb to make some cash.I spent my youth in a rural area that had no zoning, well they did not enforce it. Even if your neighbor is a mile away he can still pollute your well. You would have to be a very rich man to not have to worry about what your neighbors did.