I heard Peter Thiel is funding some anti-aging startups. One even involves sucking young peopleās blood? 
Really??? Iām going to throw upā¦ 
Already proven that replacing old manās blood like me with wuqijunās blood, I would become youthful. Is a controversial ethical issue here. I guess he is funding to see how much blood is enough 
to achieve the youth effect
Heheheā¦ Iām not that young anymore. Might not do you any good. Maybe you should consider sucking your sonās blood insteadā¦
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Iām still looking for the coveted 888 sq ft.
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Downslope off the street is betterā¦you donāt have to walk up stairs to your houseā¦You always carry more into a house than out. .Like foodā¦gets flushed outā¦Easier to buildā¦all material goes down hill.
Very little cut to be hauled off.
Better viewā¦Donāt look right at the street, power linesā¦
Uphill houses often have a retaining wallā¦the back looks like a prison yard.
If there is a slide from above the street will catch the debrisā¦
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1986 was when I started designing house foundations. .Before 1982 Engineers were rarely hired for house designsā¦The 1982 floods cause a lot of landslides and cities started requiring an Engineers stamp of approval on all single family housesā¦Created a business for me after the slow down in office constructionā¦Was easy money in the beginning because building departments were not perparedā¦Some simple calculations maybe 5 pagesā¦By the time I retired 15 years later a typical house required 200 pages of calculations. .back and forth sessions with plan checkers and a lot of over design and huge added costs for the construction. ā¦A 1986 house is plenty solidā¦2001 and later houses will take a direct hit from one of Lil Kims missilesā¦lol
I have a background in commercial construction design and techniquesā¦Housing was considered a lighter less heavy duty productā¦But the code was written for commercial buildingsā¦So in 1986 we designed houses to commercial standardsā¦Much beefier than older pre 80s housesā¦The code kept getter more restictiveā¦Over design became the standard so that today a modern home is 5 times stronger in a quake than a 1930s Sunset tract houseā¦Much better foundations and framing, tooā¦
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That mountain view from your backyard is superb.
Downslope?
Thank you @Elt1 for taking the time to explain.
So if we are buying homes, we should divide the vintage into pre-1986, 1986 to 2001, and post-2001 houses, with each successively stronger and earthquake-proof due to stricter building codes.
All my properties are pre-1986ā¦ 
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So we should really buy newer houses. The premium on age is not very significant
Of courseā¦No bargains in newer homesā¦They should be fineā¦But 30+ year old homes need new everything. .Houses are designed to last 30 yearsā¦After 30 years you may need new kitchens, baths, flooring, windows, siding, roof, hvacā¦Plumbing and electrical may last 60 yearsā¦but usally lots of repairs will be neededā¦Appliances last maybe 15 yearsā¦Paint 5-10ā¦foundations may need attention. .Drainage has to be constantly maintained and monitoredā¦Landscaping requires weekly maintenance
People worry about fog should go out tour houses today. The marine layer is strong today.
No fog hereā¦80 everyday all summerā¦couple of thunder showersā¦Best summer weather I have had in my lifetime
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Thereās fog today @ san bruno today . but was cloudy all the way to santa clara.
Yes, thank you for that SLT public announcement messageā¦
Retire sooner live longerā¦Take your ill gotten SF profits and live in paradise for next to nothingā¦You can play the real estate game anywhereā¦Thats the great thing about itā¦In fact it is much easier in Tahoe where you can buy 5 caps for $300kā¦Live the dream in Tahoe and make more return than in the BAā¦
I retired at 48ā¦I wish I moved up here thenā¦Instead I spent another 12 years in the rat raceā¦12 years wastedā¦
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What does retirement mean? Not having a 9-5 job does not mean retirement. Since you manage your rentals and make RE investments, you never retired. But you have the flexibility and do only whatās intersting at a time you feel like to.
How about retire in Santa Cruz or Monterery or Marin county or Dublin or Tracy?
Ok @adc,
A nice, level street San Bruno home in Crestmoor is going to run us north of 1.3Mā¦OMG!!!
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