Comments | jmfunnyface: Fun With Real Estate

jmfunnyface

Fun With Real Estate

Jan 16, 2007 12:49

Since Craig's in North Carolina, I've been really looking at real estate down there. These are some of my favorite. I'm in awe of how many new developments are being built. I'm torn on new homes. I really like the idea that you can move right in & not have to spend years fixing things or dealing with the damage that other people have done to the ( Read more... )

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lostarcadia January 16 2007, 19:35:27 UTC

Ugh! Seeing those houses just depressed me. I spent about $300,000 on my house and it needs SO much work. On the other hand, it takes me 20 minutes to get into NYC.

As of now, I know of three different families that have moved to NC. NJ people really are going there in droves.

jmfunnyface January 16 2007, 19:43:24 UTC

NJ is so insane. You shouldn't feel bad because it's the state you want to live in. It's not like these houses are down the block from you, and you didn't see them. They're over 8 hours away. It would be even cheaper for you to live in Oklahoma, but who wants to move there? That's the way I look at it ( ... )

fortunavirilis January 16 2007, 20:54:07 UTC

Are you trying to make me feel ill? Our 4 bedroom townhouse in Florida cost well over 300,000. Whereas, our 3 bedroom home in Memphis cost around 130,000. Thank goodness I got a cost of living adjustment when I moved- my pay increase went entirely to the new mortgage.

jmfunnyface January 16 2007, 21:13:37 UTC

It's staggering, isn't it? My Mom and Mike thought about retiring to Florida like all NJ retirees seem to do, but the prices were outrageous.

I don't know how young couples are supposed to do it. I can't even imagine trying to buy something in NJ.

LOL, if you want me to make you feel better, I'll show you pictures of what $300K buys in Los Angeles. It'll make Florida seem like a bargain!

bixxy January 16 2007, 21:07:46 UTC

OMG those low-end houses are GREAT. You cannot get ANYTHING like that for that kind of money ANYWHERE in Connecticut.

N.

E.

Where.

Ain't happnin.

jmfunnyface January 16 2007, 21:30:38 UTC

Trust me, I know. I do these searches like every other week for the areas around the schools I've applied to. Cost of living is a huge factor for me in looking at grad programs. My stipend is going to buy me a lightbulb and a box of ramen. Even with the supposedly "great" stipends of ivy leagues, we're only talking about $20K a year max. It would be much easier to live on that in NC than it would be in New Haven.

Even with Craig's salary (his starting salary should pretty much remain standard no matter what part of the country we're in so long as we're in an urban-ish area), we'd have a higher standard of living in NC than we would in Boston or New Haven.

I love CT though. I've always wanted to live there because that's where all of my favorite ice skaters lived. I pictured us being ice skating Connecticut dwellers.

bixxy January 16 2007, 23:35:44 UTC

Doooan't move to CT. The economy here is totally shot. And there's actually no good shopping here. You would definitely dry up from lack of shopping.

Of course, you'd be close to NYC and Boston, and could shop there. So maybe it wouldn't be so bad in that regard.

Speaking of ice skating and CT, my new house is pretty close to the rink Oksana Baiul practice(s/d) at. I think she helped have it built or something?

jmfunnyface January 17 2007, 02:56:10 UTC

Are you near Simsbury? I love that town. Skating in CT is really screwy now. All the Russians used to skate at ISCC in Simsbury, but there was a fall out between the president of the rink and Viktor Petrenko so half of them went to another rink in CT (I believe near Danbury?) and half left the state. It was a bad blow up. Oksana is now training in NJ actually.

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