Prediction: Trump Out/Ryan In

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I often hear people talk about how if you are trying to get anything done in some third world shithole country you have to have a pocket full of cash to bribe the officials.

Then I think, don't we have to do pretty much the same thing here, except that we have legitimized it by calling it "fees"?

The one that really gets me is the survey requirement that they have in Florida.

Every time a house changes hands someone has to fork out $400 or so bucks for a survey.

What the fuck is that all about?

How often does a piece of real estate get up and move?

Same difference except it is legal here. We have probably refinanced the house we live in (since 2012) a handful of times for lower interest rates and each time we have to pay for the appraisal/title search, etc. It's a scam and it's legal. In a third world country it's illegal but can be negotiated down, but not here. So each time it's a cool $4K+ closing costs.