needs more wo(men) to start participating.
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COVID and the housing market
- Thread starter mimico_polak
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needs more wo(men) to start participating.
I know what you mean. I cannot do StarCraft 2 anymore despite being in the world's top 1000 players during Season 1 and 2.
Aging sucks lol
We can agree not to agree I guess.Yes it's very sad isn't it. I think I'll stick with lottery tickets a bowl of soup and riding motorcycles in my back yard today.
or maybe the front yard
so hard to decide when it's nice out
Trials
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You gave a damn enough to make the response, now suddenly you don’t care? How convenient .
You're implying it's either one or the other, why not both? what's not to enjoy about seeing the best in what ever interests you go toe to toe?
Yes you are correct. Both are possible.
bigpoppa
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competitive video gaming is a full time job, hell even causal gaming is a big time sink
Guy's that are at the top do difficult **** that requires planning, teamwork, focus and a lot of coordination, not unlike any challenging undertaking.
Running a guild is not unlike being CEO of a large company
I'll re-iterate, video games are a great hobby:
-Its cheap
-Its safe
-Its fun
-You can do it anytime/anywhere
-Its not reliant on weather conditions(golf, motorcycling, baseball, gardening etc)
You can also play with your friends in a pandemic
Boomers might not get it, but they also listen to elvis...so who cares?
Guy's that are at the top do difficult **** that requires planning, teamwork, focus and a lot of coordination, not unlike any challenging undertaking.
Running a guild is not unlike being CEO of a large company
I'll re-iterate, video games are a great hobby:
-Its cheap
-Its safe
-Its fun
-You can do it anytime/anywhere
-Its not reliant on weather conditions(golf, motorcycling, baseball, gardening etc)
You can also play with your friends in a pandemic
Boomers might not get it, but they also listen to elvis...so who cares?
I remember my mom giving me a lot lot of grief around 17 years old.
“You’re always playing video games, go do something.”
my response
“mom, I don’t do drugs or alcohol and you know where I am every Friday night, what’s the issue?”
she never brought it up again.
Oh the memories...
And the drama between guilds when high stakes player versus player is enabled, like this (TL;DR player got player killed, lost around $14k USD)
I'm certain a war escalated after that lol
bigpoppa
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This is also why my wife tolerated it
Ya. My little cousin (16) had the same discussion with his parents. Topic never came up again.
mind you when his dad spends hours playing on his PS it’s tough to discourage the kid lol.
My 9 yo nephew doesn't get in trouble for playing, but with the headset on, some of the conversations with his friends trigger some speeches ("die you *(&^(&^(*^ mfer", "wtf did you do that for?", "stupid c***", etc). I would be shutting some of that down more forcefully but they believe that children should be free and not constrained by the word no.
bigpoppa
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trash talk with neckbeards is a right of passage.
I was 18 when i started skydiving.
Mom and Dad made me buy life insurance.
I did, and a burial plot.
There are fictional books & movies about professional video gaming now: The King's Avatar
when your 18 and single ? life insurance is just stupid. Its like people buying life ins for kids . Why ? that kid is a sucking sound on your bank account for 20 yrs, maybe more. Just have another kid, till they are working they have no value.
If you need to protect a wife or estate , ok then.
Burial plots are the next biggest waste of often prime real estate. Skip that nonsense, nobody visits anyway. My 'sky friends' will find my spirit floating around in a cloud of dust dumped off the back of somebodies boat.
If you need to protect a wife or estate , ok then.
Burial plots are the next biggest waste of often prime real estate. Skip that nonsense, nobody visits anyway. My 'sky friends' will find my spirit floating around in a cloud of dust dumped off the back of somebodies boat.
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Here's a related question
Should my first property be a rental property or my primary residence?
Should my first property be a rental property or my primary residence?
Why not both?
Either way you need a deposit to buy. My recommendation is ALWAYS buy something that you can rent out a portion of if you can. Helps paying the mortgage, build equity faster, and you start yourself up for success.
Last I checked anything below a 4 plex is still eligible for residential rates for mortgages, taxes, utilities etc. When we had our 6 plex, the rule was if it's below 7 units...it's eligible. Then the banks changed the rules. And 3 unit properties shot to the roof because regular people could still afford them. Once you enter commercial properties, the rules change ... and not for the better. Much higher deposit requirements, lower amortization periods, higher mortgage rates, higher property taxes, insurance, utilities etc.
If you're eligible for $X...I would do my best to find a 2 or 3 unit property for that. Or do like my buddy....buy a 4 bedroom condo near a university, and never be without tenants.
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