how do they do it?

Jul 14, 2003 14:46

how do people own homes in california? apparently, the average home price in san diego is $420,000 now. (!) According to the legislative analysts office, that means that less than 20% of the people who live here can actually afford a home. i guess people commute? the gentleman who drove my privileged ass from the car dealership to work, while ( Read more... )

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six_wax July 14 2003, 19:58:06 UTC
maybe, i can talk everyone i know into doing whatever they want for the next 5 or 10 years, then we pick a city and move there.

You are not the first to suggest this notion. What would your pick be?

I'd reflexively say Austin, but who knows...

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indras_net July 15 2003, 08:39:12 UTC
austin is still top of my list.

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Off topic hello cosburn July 16 2003, 11:26:25 UTC
Long time....

How are things with you?

Tell me a tale.

Lorax is in town this weekend. Smile

I'm a dumbass, I just replied to you on my own board...sigh.

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Living in it right now cosburn July 16 2003, 11:31:39 UTC
I'm right there with you.

Living on borrowed money is fine for the following reasons:
1. You get to work on it, paint, rip down walls (or foundations...smile)...do whatever you want.
2. Having a yard rocks.
3. It's as temporarily permanent as you can get (isn't that a great twist?). Until you decide to sell, it's yours.

At the end of the day it wigged us out to think about the amount of money we borrowed, and then you know...it's okay. It's better than that because money is not nearly as important as the fact that borrowing allows you the best thing of all....creation and retention of memories and experiences. That's what we're living for, yes?

It's also cool to have a spare room for guests. Smile

Col

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