You guys should move to Charlotte, NC. The traffic isn't too bad, there seems to be plenty of jobs, it doesn't snow much, and we bought a house on 2.2 acres about 10 miles from uptown (the city) for $200,000. Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the US, and is the second largest financial district in the US, behind only New York. Matthew Small Web Developer American City Business Journals 704-973-1045 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:58 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Here's a depressing little article
> From: SStewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The DC area is nuts, and Northern Virginia is the worst. I > have a three bedroom 30 year old two level condo (piggyback > end unit) that's about three miles from the subway and 395 > and the Capitol Beltway. I bough a year and a half ago for > $217K, Fairfax County tax appraisal came in last year at > $245K. An interior unit in the same neighborhood went for $289K. > > I'm expecting to sell for around $325K with some interior remodeling. > Having said that in order to buy a decent house (four > bedrooms with a real yard) I'll have to move about thirty > miles southwest (taking into account commute) and spend at > least $300K for a house. > > We need to buy within the next year before the prices become > unaffordable farther out. The Montgomery County MD prices are just as bad. Right now my wife and I pay more in rent than we would on a mortgage for a $350,000 home... the problem is that in our area you can't find a $350,000 home in an OK neighborhood.... it's not uncommon for people to scoop up the lower priced properties and demolish the current structure and build a fortress. Besides pissing away rent, renting is not such a bad deal at this juncture... we have covered parking, a gym, a pool, business center, and no maintenance worries... I think I'd rather own a home though and not share walls. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163058 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
