$500k and 33years old, when is enough enough?

[jstoesz]

[quote=Eugene][quote=jstoesz]Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. [/quote]

Or, rather, give up this

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/apa/2122830056.html

for this

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/apa/2118267414.html

[quote]Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.[/quote]
Unemployment comes and goes, climate is forever.[/quote]

That was too funny. You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! That and the shores of Lake minnetonka are on the short list. I would say in terms of charm and architecture, Mission hills would look like a dingy ghetto! And South park is nearer to compton when compared to the neighborhood you chose. You are comparing it to Mira Mesa. That is too funny.

The house you chose is 2 blocks from one of the finest neighborhood downtowns I have ever been to, and 5 blocks from swimming beaches and a large bandshell on lake harriet. There is sailing on the lake in the summer, and Ice skating in the winter. They shovel the entire circumference of another lake, lake of the isles mile north) so that you can skate around the whole thing outside of it. That house is in the preeminent bourgeoisie neighborhoods of Minneapolis.

For a little background.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dwluger/LindenHills#

http://www.linden-hills.com/pages/events.htm

So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.

[Eugene]

[quote]You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! … So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.[/quote]

It was just a random listing from Minneapolis craigslist and the rent did not seem particularly high for the city. Having a nearby lake to skate is nice, but I’m not sure if it beats having a garage.

How about you find a neighborhood that’s comparable to MM and show us some typical rental listings for 3br’s?

[Eugene]

[quote]You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! … So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.[/quote]

It was just a random listing from Minneapolis craigslist and the rent did not seem particularly high for the city. Having a nearby lake to skate is nice, but I’m not sure if it beats having a garage.

How about you find a neighborhood that’s comparable to MM and show us some typical rental listings for 3br’s?

[Eugene]

[quote]You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! … So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.[/quote]

It was just a random listing from Minneapolis craigslist and the rent did not seem particularly high for the city. Having a nearby lake to skate is nice, but I’m not sure if it beats having a garage.

How about you find a neighborhood that’s comparable to MM and show us some typical rental listings for 3br’s?

[Eugene]

[quote]You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! … So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.[/quote]

It was just a random listing from Minneapolis craigslist and the rent did not seem particularly high for the city. Having a nearby lake to skate is nice, but I’m not sure if it beats having a garage.

How about you find a neighborhood that’s comparable to MM and show us some typical rental listings for 3br’s?

[Eugene]

[quote]You picked one of the finest neighborhoods in all of minneapolis (linden hills)! … So yeah, I think most people I know would rather live in linden hills than MM.[/quote]

It was just a random listing from Minneapolis craigslist and the rent did not seem particularly high for the city. Having a nearby lake to skate is nice, but I’m not sure if it beats having a garage.

How about you find a neighborhood that’s comparable to MM and show us some typical rental listings for 3br’s?

[jstoesz]

I would probably say, Brooklyn Park is the nearest comparison I can think of. Developed in the 70’s and 80’s 20 mins from DT and the home size and construction is probably similar.

But you are comparing rental prices…which is not a fair comparison. Because Minneapolis at today’s prices nearly always cash flows…san diego, not so much. We are talking about purchasing right?

[jstoesz]

I would probably say, Brooklyn Park is the nearest comparison I can think of. Developed in the 70’s and 80’s 20 mins from DT and the home size and construction is probably similar.

But you are comparing rental prices…which is not a fair comparison. Because Minneapolis at today’s prices nearly always cash flows…san diego, not so much. We are talking about purchasing right?

[jstoesz]

I would probably say, Brooklyn Park is the nearest comparison I can think of. Developed in the 70’s and 80’s 20 mins from DT and the home size and construction is probably similar.

But you are comparing rental prices…which is not a fair comparison. Because Minneapolis at today’s prices nearly always cash flows…san diego, not so much. We are talking about purchasing right?

[jstoesz]

I would probably say, Brooklyn Park is the nearest comparison I can think of. Developed in the 70’s and 80’s 20 mins from DT and the home size and construction is probably similar.

But you are comparing rental prices…which is not a fair comparison. Because Minneapolis at today’s prices nearly always cash flows…san diego, not so much. We are talking about purchasing right?

[jstoesz]

I would probably say, Brooklyn Park is the nearest comparison I can think of. Developed in the 70’s and 80’s 20 mins from DT and the home size and construction is probably similar.

But you are comparing rental prices…which is not a fair comparison. Because Minneapolis at today’s prices nearly always cash flows…san diego, not so much. We are talking about purchasing right?

[jstoesz]

To the original poster I have a question.

What if the shit hits the fan in 10 years, and you crash two cars, your house burns down, you both get a treatable form of cancer…etc. Can you rejoin the high fliers if if you leave, or are you done?

Because if there is someway you could keep your foot in the door. Like contract work or consulting or something, I would do that. Because, at the end of the day, money doesn’t make you happy, but in the hands of a wise man, it certainly makes life easier.

I have contemplated leaving engineering many times, buying a cabin in the woods,and getting a job in the mountains, cutting wood, or snow surveying or something. But at the end of the day, I know that will bore me too.

[jstoesz]

To the original poster I have a question.

What if the shit hits the fan in 10 years, and you crash two cars, your house burns down, you both get a treatable form of cancer…etc. Can you rejoin the high fliers if if you leave, or are you done?

Because if there is someway you could keep your foot in the door. Like contract work or consulting or something, I would do that. Because, at the end of the day, money doesn’t make you happy, but in the hands of a wise man, it certainly makes life easier.

I have contemplated leaving engineering many times, buying a cabin in the woods,and getting a job in the mountains, cutting wood, or snow surveying or something. But at the end of the day, I know that will bore me too.

[jstoesz]

To the original poster I have a question.

What if the shit hits the fan in 10 years, and you crash two cars, your house burns down, you both get a treatable form of cancer…etc. Can you rejoin the high fliers if if you leave, or are you done?

Because if there is someway you could keep your foot in the door. Like contract work or consulting or something, I would do that. Because, at the end of the day, money doesn’t make you happy, but in the hands of a wise man, it certainly makes life easier.

I have contemplated leaving engineering many times, buying a cabin in the woods,and getting a job in the mountains, cutting wood, or snow surveying or something. But at the end of the day, I know that will bore me too.

[jstoesz]

To the original poster I have a question.

What if the shit hits the fan in 10 years, and you crash two cars, your house burns down, you both get a treatable form of cancer…etc. Can you rejoin the high fliers if if you leave, or are you done?

Because if there is someway you could keep your foot in the door. Like contract work or consulting or something, I would do that. Because, at the end of the day, money doesn’t make you happy, but in the hands of a wise man, it certainly makes life easier.

I have contemplated leaving engineering many times, buying a cabin in the woods,and getting a job in the mountains, cutting wood, or snow surveying or something. But at the end of the day, I know that will bore me too.

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