tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post1757374950581483882..comments2008-12-12T13:15:01.424-05:00Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309605333128481208andy@savingtoinvest.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-20373630006853953042008-12-01T15:00:00.000-05:002008-12-01T15:00:00.000-05:00Wow, I can't even imagine paying that much to see an inauguration.Kylehttp://amateurassetallocator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-65820729340668476752008-12-01T11:52:00.000-05:002008-12-01T11:52:00.000-05:00Being from the far southern area of Chicago you must tell people to get a huge security deposit and a a lease that will allow for the <BR/>home owner to come after the renters for damages !!!!!!duffbeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10546314629415452879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-56955576985532498672008-12-01T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:07:00.000-05:00I found some interesting facts on this post from a from a recent in the NY times<BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/us/politics/28inaug.html" REL="nofollow">article:</A> <BR/><BR/>- The five-county DC metro area has 95,000 hotel rooms. more than one million people are expected to descend on the capital.You do the math. [I guess this explains the high rentals, thanks to the laws of supply and demand]<BR/><BR/>- While many people who own, rent or otherwise control sleeping space are packing in family and friends without charge, many others smell profits and are auctioning off their homes, rooms, sofas and even spots on the basement floor. All of this enterprise has prompted complaints that some in the area are exploiting the historic moment by price-gouging.<BR/><BR/>- One of the highest prices obtained so far appears to be $57,000 for a week in a three-bedroom home near Chantilly, Va., about 24 miles from Washington. [Overseas renter, who I think is getting ripped off]<BR/><BR/>- Online travel sites show that almost everything within the metro area is booked for the day of the inauguration and at least three days before. The presidential suite at the Ritz Carlton Georgetown, however, is still available: four nights for $99,000Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309605333128481208noreply@blogger.com