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VirtueOfIntolerance | How in the freegin hell can people ask such insane prices for homes here? |
Ok, I know these prices aren't nearly as bad as other places in the US, but this is not in a city, this is way out in a small town on an island (Whidbey) with not much as far as jobs.
I make 40K/year and decent houses start around $220K
I'd have to choose either to eat or to pay mortgage... This really sucks! |
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dragonwing
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Be happy you have the option of buying a house, and be grateful you're not in south Florida! Most of the young couples consider $8 an hour great pay since there are such a low number of jobs, and a two-bedroom apartment is typically $1,000 to $1,200 a month to rent! My daughter and son-in-law barely make enough for diapers and food for their two kids, and since they have a boy and a girl, the law down here says after a certain age they MUST have a three-bedroom place. How in the world can anyone survive, let alone save enough money for a down-payment on a house?
The inflated prices are all a "beanie-baby" scam - the media hollers about how the prices are going up so everyone runs to buy - thus demand. They then have to pay the higher taxes to the government who is the ONLY winner in this mess! |
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p_wabbit
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$220k for Whidbey Island isn't too bad.. suck it up!
(don't worry - it's pretty much guaranteed to appreciate in value) the region between Vancouver BC and Seattle is poised for massive growth!) |
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Jay
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That's the market for you.
If houses are going for those prices, then clearly there are enough people with the money. Stinks for those that don't. |
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M O
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Consider yourself lucky
I make 31k a year and the average housing price around here is close to 300k.
There are places with a higher income to cost of living descrepency.
I suggest moving to the midwest. That is what smart people are doing. Leave the coasts for the idiots willing to pay 2 million dollars for a 4x4 room. |
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Skip
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This should tell you something about real estate. You had better get in on the buying now because in 3-5 years you are really gonna be cussing and pissed.
An old gentleman that use to work in an office I worked in once told me "Buy Real Estate and Wait, Do Wait to Buy Real Estate"
That saying is still true today. Ask your parents how much they paid for their home? There in lies the answer
I hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.
"FIGHT ON" |
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ogrendle
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Welcome to supply and demand economics. |
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swimmyfishy
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i dont know where you are looking but home prices ar high everywhere for small places with no yards. |
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contemplating
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Get a condo. Whidbey Island is too close to the Seattle metropolitan area. People are willing to drive >1.5 hours each way daily to have a little bit of land here... |
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Patrick C
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Pay the mtg. and find food somewhere. The only way anyone ever gets a head is to buy not rent real estate. The deductions on your taxes are enormous....actually not even fair. The appreciation will get you more money than you have ever had in your life....do anything you can to buy not rent....there are creative ways to do it....such as rent/to buy....talk to an expert before you give up.... |
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