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Just Livin' Sticker Shock!!!
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Here in the Cincinnati area, a decent home goes for between $125,000 and $200,000. By "Decent" I mean, 3 to 4 bedrooms, enough toilets to make the whole family happy, a yard that will fit kid-&-pet stuff and an area that you won't go deaf from living near the airport.
I live right in the flight path of the Cincinnati NKY airport, have always lived in the flight path, you can't avoid it in good ol Florence Y'all. There are some seriously old cruddy homes, built in the 50's and such, falling apart & just ugly, then right next door to the seriously ugly homes, you have McMansions. Which of course raises the property for the seriously ugly/falling apart homes.
I think it's just a Cincinnati phenom, the way they build things around here; people buy a tiny sliver of land and build a huge home. Maybe it's just the way things are going...
My street is a weird mix of such homes. My home is a 1970's home smack in the middle of the street, but at the entrance of the street, there are very teeny tiny boxes that sell for good amounts, because, at the very END of the street we all live on, there are $250,000 "McMansions" that help us po-folks out. These McMansion people have NO YARDS ... no front and no back, just a sliver of side yard (I have a nice sized yard and a nice sized home), their houses are insanely large & overpriced. Weirdly enough the ppl in the McMansions also have insanely large & overprice vehicles. My tiny Celica was sitting inbetween an Excursion and some Yukon thing the other day and I felt so small!
There are neighborhoods around us down the way where homes are in that upper range, $350k+, but they seriously don't have any more square footage than my older/rehabbed home and they have NO yards.
Other stuff in Cincinnati: a gallon of gas ranges from $1.90 to $2.10 or so each week. Major fluctuations. I think the cost of living here in Cinci is about average compared to expensive places like Seattle & CA.
Milk is over $2 a gallon, unless you buy gas at a UDF or something & if you fill up they sell the milk a few cents cheaper.
Job market? I have no clue and don't WANT to know. I'm lucky, been at my place for 4 yrs & I don't know of anyone who is jobless. I hear bits here and there about our job market being 'so bad here' but everyone I talk to is employed & driving around in nice cars & has a roof over their head.
I live right in the flight path of the Cincinnati NKY airport, have always lived in the flight path, you can't avoid it in good ol Florence Y'all. There are some seriously old cruddy homes, built in the 50's and such, falling apart & just ugly, then right next door to the seriously ugly homes, you have McMansions. Which of course raises the property for the seriously ugly/falling apart homes.
I think it's just a Cincinnati phenom, the way they build things around here; people buy a tiny sliver of land and build a huge home. Maybe it's just the way things are going...
My street is a weird mix of such homes. My home is a 1970's home smack in the middle of the street, but at the entrance of the street, there are very teeny tiny boxes that sell for good amounts, because, at the very END of the street we all live on, there are $250,000 "McMansions" that help us po-folks out. These McMansion people have NO YARDS ... no front and no back, just a sliver of side yard (I have a nice sized yard and a nice sized home), their houses are insanely large & overpriced. Weirdly enough the ppl in the McMansions also have insanely large & overprice vehicles. My tiny Celica was sitting inbetween an Excursion and some Yukon thing the other day and I felt so small!
There are neighborhoods around us down the way where homes are in that upper range, $350k+, but they seriously don't have any more square footage than my older/rehabbed home and they have NO yards.
Other stuff in Cincinnati: a gallon of gas ranges from $1.90 to $2.10 or so each week. Major fluctuations. I think the cost of living here in Cinci is about average compared to expensive places like Seattle & CA.
Milk is over $2 a gallon, unless you buy gas at a UDF or something & if you fill up they sell the milk a few cents cheaper.
Job market? I have no clue and don't WANT to know. I'm lucky, been at my place for 4 yrs & I don't know of anyone who is jobless. I hear bits here and there about our job market being 'so bad here' but everyone I talk to is employed & driving around in nice cars & has a roof over their head.
I live in Montgomery County outside of Washington DC and what I thought was a great starter home about four years ago will probably be our home forever. Our little house has nearly doubled in price from what we paid for it. We lucked out in our timing of buying right before prices skyrocketed and we bought it from my sister in law. We couldn't afford to buy a house in this area anymore so we are going to slowly add on to this house. It is crazy!!!!!
Tricia
Tricia
LOL, very astute observation!Originally Posted by mrsd
And to think, our forefathers purchased tons of land from the Indians for a few beads, blankets, mirrors, and alcohol....
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I'd love it! I really would. But a job? Anyone out there need a Personal Assistant? ? mooo?
Ah, Reckon bessie needs one... hur?!
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Bessie!
I had to pay $2.10 for gas today!!
Still better than here - petrol is £2.35 per US gallon about $4.50
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And in Ohio!!! OMG. This just makes me so mad. We are all working harder, longer hours for actually less money as things have been so inflated! How can anyone really get ahead? I have my debit card and 1 credit card and by most standards I am well-off??? Like with who else --Bessie the cow?! What a bunch of hooey! It just makes me so mad.
I should think very seriously about returning to my original game plan....going to Paris to be a writer in some romantic flat on a skinny street with lots of lovers, and eating chocolate du lait!
You can do that in Wisconsin. Lots of French cheese and milk.
Aren't there any more peasant revolts???
I should think very seriously about returning to my original game plan....going to Paris to be a writer in some romantic flat on a skinny street with lots of lovers, and eating chocolate du lait!
You can do that in Wisconsin. Lots of French cheese and milk.
Aren't there any more peasant revolts???
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A tractor? You bet I do! I can handle a Peterbuilt better than any woman in Maple Valley - and with heels, too!
Well I don't heels are written in the job requirement!! Even though it would be less surface area when you step in "you know what"!! She jokingly offered that to me knowing I have 146 days 2 hrs and 15 minutes left on this job (but I'm not counting).
Job market is okay around here but the wages are less that what most people on the coasts are used to. Unless you get in the paper mills. This area makes most of the toilet paper in the country I'll have you know-always a demand for that!!
Job market is okay around here but the wages are less that what most people on the coasts are used to. Unless you get in the paper mills. This area makes most of the toilet paper in the country I'll have you know-always a demand for that!!
A fixer-upper with about 300 sq. feet goes for $300,000 to $400,000 in my area. A one-bedroom condo costs upwards of $120,000. No wonder most people rent! Don't even ask about the price of gasoline - 4x the U.S. price! Food is cheaper, though.
In our area you are looking at $250,000 just for your average 3 bedroom, 2 bath house of about 1,800 sq. ft. It goes up steeply from there.
Prices in Florida vary quite a bit. I'm not sure how much a home here in Orlando is, but back in my hometown of Ormond Beach they are going up quite a bit. Ormond has always been a desirable places for families due to its location to the beach, good town management, and school system but lately it's been increasing in prices much more rapidly. It's the reason my brother moved to Palm Coast instead of Ormond. If he were to ahve paid the same thing as he did for the house in Palm Coast for a house in Ormond, he would be living in something about as big as his old apartment. Also, my roommates sister is looking for a home in Ormond right now and has not been able to find one she likes at all for under $250 and even then they are going for more than the asking price! Here in Florida we don't have state income tax so things tend to seem cheaper, but that cut in cost is made up for with low salaries for most jobs.
In Orlando gas is currently 1.89 I believe. In Ormond it's probably .10 more since Volusia county has a higher gas tax than Orange county does. I buy organic milk so I couldn't tell you how much regular milk is. I think I pay between $3-$4 for organic though, so regular would be a bit cheaper.
In Orlando gas is currently 1.89 I believe. In Ormond it's probably .10 more since Volusia county has a higher gas tax than Orange county does. I buy organic milk so I couldn't tell you how much regular milk is. I think I pay between $3-$4 for organic though, so regular would be a bit cheaper.
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300 s/ft? Like enough to breathe? 300?
It's life in Europe Eddie!!! I live in an area where prices are not particularly high and our 800 sq ft (on ground floor) home costs around $500,000. In the surrounding areas prices are a lot higher. Youngsters starting out here find it very difficult to afford a house.Originally Posted by sashacat421
300 s/ft? Like enough to breathe? 300?or did you mean 3,000. Good grief, Tricia, where do you live???
