Doooh, you are looking in the wrong areas for a house. You can easily get a livable SFR in many parts of SD for <225K today. I'm wondering why you think you have to leave your hometown in order to survive. Have you bought into the seemingly prevalent hype that you HAVE to HAVE a CERTAIN kind of house in a particular area to be happy?? Or are you angling for the "lifestyle" afforded you by living in your parent's home (not reality for you). If so, GET OVER IT, quit whining and get on your own! You gotta start somewhere.
