Where Are They Now?

hamstercheeks_2

geoffky wrote: »

WHEN i look back and remember all the idiots on here at the beginning of last year who were saying there would be no crash as the government will not let it happen and all is rosy so if you want to buy go ahead and do so.
(I see most of them have left here and not returned but a few remain.
At the time i thought they were dangerous people and got very angry with them trying to get people to buy because they had a interest in the markets...Now i think they should be ashamed of themselves at the way they acted.
When asked it turned out most of them were slumlords or estate agents and mortgage brokers(remember all them on here touting like tarts on the street)
I just hope a few listened and did not get caught out....

ANYONE REMEMBER SOME OF THE NAMES?

Probly still on here - i wasn't on then so cannot help with remembering names sorry.

they're probly got new names, 0 posts and 0 thanks or something:rotfl:

besonders1

It wouldn't surprise me if the same people come back under another ID that criticize people who say that house prices will fall by XX% or that they are still making a fortune on BTL and all FTB's will miss the boat if we don't buy now etc..

Imagine them spitting on their screen as they write their troll posts like that Bruno guy.

poppy10_2

Snooze wrote: »

I want to know who 'mewbie' used to be. I can just tell he's an old member from the way he posts. :cool:

Rob

Dolce Vita or Nelly. One of the two.

WTF?_2

HelpWhereIcan wrote: »

Before long it will be impossible to predict that house prices will ever rise again without someone leaping upon you and calling you a crackpot (already there maybe).

That will be the point at which one should seriously think about buying.

Public and media sentiment meant that the meme of ever-rising prices got entreched in the minds of the public causing the bubble to be bigger and anyone speaking the obvious truth got slagged off as a doom monger.

The same will happen as prices go down whether or not it makes sense to buy. Which means there will be some great bargains to be had as prices undershoot - probably undershoot quite a bit given how big the bubble was.

neverdespairgirl

poppy10 wrote: »

Dolce Vita or Nelly. One of the two.

Not Nelly - his writing style was quite different (and Mewbie's spelling etc is much better)

geoffky

Dithering_Dad wrote: »

The problem I have the the "I saw it coming" braggards is that they apparently saw 'it' coming, but didn't really seem to do any about 'it', except continue to not be able to afford to buy a house.

I also 'saw it coming' but didn't feel the need to drive the message down people's throats (people will either listen to warnings or they won't - no use becoming a crank and have people start avoiding you) nor do I feel the need to do a big 'I told you so' either.

I simply put myself in the position to ride out any downturn in the economy and housing market. I took my pension out of equities and into cash funds, I paid off every bit of credit I had (including a 0% sofa loan), I built up an emergency fund that was originally covered 6 months outgoings but now covers 12 months and I then started to overpay my mortgage by a significant amount. I also encouraged others to do this, both on here and in 'real' life.

I think it says a lot about people's characters if they felt the need to brag about their equity and if they need to scoff at people's current difficulties. I've done neither, I have simply gotten on with my life and protected my family the best I could. I also believe that I'm not alone in this. I think there isa silent majority of people, who also 'saw it coming', but instead of arguing with internet strangers about it, quietly got on with preparing themselves.

what a load of rubbish.. so what you are saying is people who were saying there is going to be a crash have not saved any money and not positioned themselves to be able to take the opportunitys as the arise .They will have saved a lot more money in the time since and just by not buying will have saved themselves a fortune. like i have saved myself 70k by not buying in aug 06 due to interest earned in the bank and price drops.....

StevieJ

mystic_trev wrote: »

A few classics here!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=162741

Interesting, I note you were calling the top of the market in that thread :T What were you saying to your clients?

StevieJ

geoffky wrote: »

what a load of rubbish.. so what you are saying is people who were saying there is going to be a crash have not saved any money and not positioned themselves to be able to take the opportunitys as the arise .They will have saved a lot more money in the time since and just by not buying will have saved themselves a fortune. like i have saved myself 70k by not buying in aug 06 due to interest earned in the bank and price drops.....

Unless of course they sold a property and invested the proceeds in, dare I say it The Stock Market :eek:

chucky

geoffky wrote: »

what a load of rubbish.. so what you are saying is people who were saying there is going to be a crash have not saved any money and not positioned themselves to be able to take the opportunitys as the arise .They will have saved a lot more money in the time since and just by not buying will have saved themselves a fortune. like i have saved myself 70k by not buying in aug 06 due to interest earned in the bank and price drops.....

it's a bit early in the day to already be on the sauce Geoffrey!?!? :rotfl: :rotfl:

the_ash_and_the_oak

Not buying something because it is too expensive is positioning yourself imo