Once an owner has extracted every penny of equity and “put” the property to the bank, they don’t care anymore because they think, “I Got Mine.”
Asking Price: $450,000
Address: 51 Lakeshore #20, Irvine, CA 92604
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I Got Mine — Motorhead
Right now, this time,
You got yours and I Got Mine
It is human nature to be more concerned with your own problems than the problems of others. Many HELOC abusing homedebtors already extracted all their money out of the house, so the losses really aren’t their problem any more. Some stupid lender or crazy CDO investor somewhere is eating a huge loss, but the borrower is walking away with what is left of the cash. What reason would they have to care–other than perhaps for their credit score.
The whole situation reminds me of a brief scene from “King of Queens” I saw a few nights ago. Doug goes into an ice cream parlor and orders an ice cream cone. The attendant gives him the ice cream cone, and Doug hands him a $20 bill. The guy tells him he can’t break a $20, and Doug responds that it is all he has. After going back a forth a few times, it becomes apparent they are at an impasse. Doug looks at his ice cream cone and licks it a few times as if to tell the guy “I got mine, the money is your problem.” So it is with our housing market.
Asking Price: $450,000
Income Requirement: $112,500
Downpayment Needed: $90,000
Monthly Equity Burn: $3,750
Purchase Price: $551,000
Purchase Date: 4/12/2004
Address: 51 Lakeshore #20, Irvine, CA 92604
Beds: | 2 |
Baths: | 2 |
Sq. Ft.: | 1,610 |
$/Sq. Ft.: | $280 |
Lot Size: | – |
Property Type: | Condominium |
Style: | Bungalow |
Stories: | 1 |
Floor: | 1 |
View: | Greenbelt |
Year Built: | 1979 |
Community: | Woodbridge |
County: | Orange |
MLS#: | S575237 |
Source: | SoCalMLS |
Status: | Active |
On Redfin: | 1 day |
location just steps to the North Lake and walking paths, this is a
single level spacious 2 bedroom condo with many nice features. Kitchen
has a nook as well as a bar and solarium windows looking out on the
garden. Step down living room with a fireplace and a large back yard
leading out to the walking path to the lake. Courtyard entrance for
privacy and a unusually long driveway.
The word nestled must come out of the realtor vocabulary.
Doesn’t the single picture of a glass door make you wonder what is inside? Perhaps this is a genius realtor ploy to pique our interest and schedule a showing… or not.
- This property was purchased on 4/12/2004 for $551,000. The owner used a $440,800 first mortgage, a $27,550 second mortgage, and a $82,650 downpayment.
- On 6/1/2004 he opened a HELOC for $55,100.
- On 1/6/2006 he refinanced with a $600,000 Option ARM with a 1.75% teaser rate.
- Total debt is $600,000 plus negative amortization.
- Total mortgage equity withdrawal is $49,000.
If this property sells for its current asking price, the lender will lose $177,000 plus negative amortization after a 6% commission.
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Here’s the story, there’s only me,
No other place for you to be,
I’ts only you babe, it’s only you,
I can’t believe the things you do,
Right now, right here,
Ain’t gonna let you disappear,
Right now, this time,
You got yours and I Got Mine
I Got Mine — Motorhead