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To: Snowshoe who wrote (49760)5/7/2009 6:19:18 PM
From: Canuck Dave  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217774
 
Won't blow over our frames.

No matter how much he huffs and puffs...

CD



To: Snowshoe who wrote (49760)5/7/2009 7:37:15 PM
From: TobagoJack1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 217774
 
i believe you misunderstood me

i prefer rock and concrete abode, preferably textured, and heavy gauge windows, doors, fixtures and trouble-free roofing, etc, and my preference is independent of geography, which means i prefer non-quake zone abode

do i mind living in a stick home if i had to? not really, but prefer not to have to pay cost of it if at more than 50% of an equivalent rock and concrete abode.

otoh, i prefer permanent freehold land ala usa, and they are not available in hk

however, the property tax in hk reflect leasehold rreality, at a low low rate of less than 0.05% as far as i can make out, which is considerably cheaper than what i am aware of in usa



To: Snowshoe who wrote (49760)5/8/2009 1:09:47 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217774
 
The stone home of your youth was not built around a wooden frame ?

Big apartment condos here are typicality reinforced concrete.. Nice and quiet a I must say... if you like that kind of place ..

Personally could find use for one buried out in the back 40 with a nice tunnel to the stick house's three level down panic room :O)
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