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Speaking of housing, is it rude to ask your neighbor how much they are selling their house for, now that they've accepted an offer?

Posted by znufrii Apr 16 '13, 08:45

not that we won't be able to find out anyway after they close next month...

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i dont know you would bother, as you can easily find out after the fact -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 16, 08:54 1
- Word. If you are that conscientious of it might as well save the stress and just look it up online after -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 16, 08:58
Yes, and why didn't you just look it up on mls when it was for sale? -- nm - zork Apr 16, 08:49 3
- I know what they were asking for, doesn't mean they got it. - znufrii Apr 16, 08:50 1
  - Clearly, your curiosity is well-founded, given the value of . . . - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 16, 08:54
- Because that is just the asking price. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 08:50
burn it down and see how much in insurance they get -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 08:49
it's my understanding that it's rude to ask someone about their finances. -- nm - Diva Apr 16, 08:49 6
- what if I just tell you? nm -- nm - Cappie Apr 16, 08:49 5
  - laughing. -- nm - amanda Apr 16, 08:55
  - what if no one believed you? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 16, 08:53
  - *snork* -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 08:52
  - that would be totally on you. znu's post wondered about asking. - Diva Apr 16, 08:50 1
    - *snort* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 08:51
just wait and see what it says in the newspaper -- nm - decline Apr 16, 08:49 3
- you have to do that there? - zork Apr 16, 08:50 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 08:51
- this -- nm - Diva Apr 16, 08:49
I would say it's rude. I would never ask. -- nm - amanda Apr 16, 08:48
No, the rude part is when you laugh at the answer. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 08:46

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