The shelf is 23" wide, 33" long, with a 3" support (Sorry, don't know what it's called-the doors hit that panel)up the middle.

I've got a beautiful home in the san francisco east bay area which is of the hardest hit right now in declining property values. anyway, i bought this house with a friend 3 years ago and our intention was to stay for a few years and get out. now we're stuck and although we're not in default, we both want to get out from under this deal as soon as possible. we are currently in the middle of a short sale process, but have two lenders and the second is not happy about the thought that countrywide isn't gonna give them any money.

If they want out without any hit to their credit, that's what they need to do.What's your exit plan here.

The amount of money available is shrinking and prices are rising, when this money that they are going to inject into the system hits it's going to throw our prices through the roof.

Check the pricing with your lender when going below 580 as most times the pricing hits are so big, you are almost working as a charity rather than a business.

I hate to say this, but dump your local banks and hit the internet.

So, it would seem a short sale is lower impact.It will start hitting your credit sometime next month, once you're 30 days late on the note.You may get caught up in the WaMu failure.

Fourth, 401k's, pensions, stock portfolios have taken major hits of 30% or more in recent weks.

Unless credit tightens so much that nobody can get loans I think the market will turn around when we hit the point of PITI equally market rent.

I agree with Blaine, I spend about $1000.00 on every listing before it ever hits the market.