All Forum Posts by: Sherrill Skanes

YES YES YES!!!! These are exactly the types of things I had in mind. I have "some minimal experience"...I found my ex a condo in pre-forclosure for $95K here in Ventura simply by watching the homeowners fees notices pile up on their door...he sold it a couple of years later for $295K (yeah, I got bupkiss on that). However, I *know* I have very much to learn. That is why I took the step to join this site. I am reading posts and following discussions. When I get brave and/or confident enough about an idea I will post. But until then I am trying to get the "vibe" of the industry, and the needs of investors so that I may "package" my skills accordingly. I have also attended tax-lien auctions at our courthouse steps...things like that, all working towards this end. When I *do* join a REI club, I want to join one down in that area that I want to live. And I agree, I may find that I am able to make enough money to more than satisfy my needs and not make myself sick. And THAT would be the ultimate.

Yes, I have looked into grants....so far I have not found anything applicable. Most of them are for very rural areas, which Huntington Beach is not. Additionally I found one for a single woman to build or refurbish a home in an impoverished neighborhood. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT. I don't do drugs, hang out with gangs, drink excessively, or speak Spanish. I don't want to watch people pee on the wall outside the supermarket. I would die in a place like that. I need a home to be my sanctuary in order to maintain my health and LIVE.

One of the little condos I was looking at was $275K so yes, you have that right Mike. That is unbelievably reasonable for a place near the beach--for that matter, for a condo in CA in general. Seabridge was built in the 80's, but due to it's unique setting and design, it has always been a popular property and sells well in any market.

Most of the grants for the disabled are for paying to live in a group home, or for adding ramps, etc to a property you already own. There are a couple out there for down payments, but they must be used within a certain time allotment, and if I don't have a way to finance and pay for the principal, I would not be considered.

Maybe I should specify the amount Social Security has deemed the full amount a single person needs to live on every month.....$865. If you want Medicare, they take $92 out of that. Go figure. In California, you cannot rent a studio apartment for that per month unless you go to a severely impoverished area. It is such a Catch-22. It seems the system WANTS me to be dependent on it and take taxpayers dollars to live. I really don't like the thought of that. I'd rather find a way to support myself. ; )

Here, Tom....a very large baseball mitt so that you might CATCH that clue. My present to you!!

You guys are too much....!

I'm not "hot".

I own a t-shirt that says, "Yes they are real. And no, you cannot."

Even my t-shirt is uppity. ; )

Whew! It's not just me. ; )

The Charbonneau Colt, prior to having the metal conditioned. :D

Wow.....childhood flashbacks! That's a great story.

I always wanted to get a decent set of engraving tools. I have done a little bit of scrollwork on a couple of Colts and added a stag on a Winchester (Centennial model, I think) replica. I REALLY enjoyed it. There's just not much call for a craft like that anymore.

I *do* like the antiques. I have a "battlefield" condition (see pic) Colt Army that my father found while bottle digging at Ruby Ranch (Inskip Station) back in the sixties. We ran it through Colt's research department. It was sold to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (Sacajawea's son) a year or two before he died. It's kind of a neat family treasure.

Tim, how's the kick on the little Glock?

Yes, Joyce. Perfect choice!

It's not sentence structure per se that gets to me as much as the graphic effect. By the way, the complete lack of capitalization has the same effect on me. And the mixed bag you might find on a 14 year old's MySpace page really gives me chills. Now there you have it; my CDO is showing......

What? Yes, CDO. That's OCD in alphabetical order....the way it should have been to start with. Heh.

I hope you don't mind a female responding to this post...

I used to shoot competitively as well. My father was a Class B Coach, and was working for the Olympic organization when he passed away. These days my 17 year old son shoots more than I do as a part of the NRA Junior Gun Club, but I do get out on the range for the "after meet" free shoots. Last month I tried an AR15 for the first time. You could pick fleas off a whisker with that thing....but my first love will always be a sweet little .38 SAA Colt. Gotta love the Peacemaker. My son has an Enfield Mark 1.