Life is good in Amarillo!

[mixxalot]

Way to go and yeah the dude needs to wake up and realize not many people want to live in a place like Amarillo let alone Texas.

Not to mention there are not many good jobs there either. At least not compared to the mecca of tech jobs in California. He also forgot to mention the horrid bugs and humidity and mold in Texas!

[CardiffBaseball]

I did 12 years in Texas including 8 in west texas (Abilene) and I liked it. Sure living in San Diego is a little cooler, but that much. It’s all in what you make of it.

I wouldn’t mind getting a similar job in Dallas, making close to 100K, no state tax, and homes are not investments. However I am not exactly floating resumes either, just saying it wouldn’t kill me.

In fact for my money, once you get a few miles east of the 15 (I am slightly east of the 5) with terrible commutes and oppresive heat, you might as well live in Texas and save 1/3 of the price of a home.

[PerryChase]

I’ve never been to Texas except for a drive-through once on a car trip. A friend who grew up in Houston left home for college and never ever intends to return. Apparently the bugs and the humidity are bad. According to him, you can’t go outdoors without insect repellent.

His parents are hardcore Republicans and he turned-out Liberal. He says when you go to the outskirts of town make sure you drive your pickup truck and watch out for the vigilantes.

[CardiffBaseball]

Man I hope my kids don’t turn out liberals.

One thing about Texas that’s bad are fire ants. Also Cockroaches, are quite common. In our last home (rented) before moving back to Northeast Ohio, we had a racoon problem in the attic. The owners were absentee and our property manager tried to be helpful, but it seems they would find their way back.

I figured out that Raccoons and Cats have a mutual non-aggression pact. One night I was just pissed off at listening to the damn thing (which scared my son), so I brought my big-ass Tom into the garage with me, opened the door to the attic and cracked open a can of tuna. The cat was eating the tuna, looked up at the coon, didn’t flinch and kept right on eating. Knowing the tools a Raccoon has, I was surprised it didn’t tear into the cat. Anyway, I hit the little bastard with my 9 iron, (it was creeping down the stairs slowly) but not flush enough to really hurt it.

[tugg49]

If you’re gonna be broke and miserable….San Diego is the place to be broke and miserable!

[trex]

How about an online auction?

Let’s see, I’d be willing to pay $40k for that house, to sell for scrap. Anyone willing to go lower?

[blahblahblah]

Yet another reason to move to Amarillo — it’s where the Pantex plant is located! For those who don’t know what Pantex is, it’s where they dismantle and store all of our extra nuclear warheads. According to this story, one almost detonated last year in an accident. Let’s all move to Amarillo!!!

[LookoutBelow]

Hey ! I was actually in Amarillo once, got gas there (even some for my car) The surf sucks, the girls are kinda cute though.

On the whole, its a dusty, windy, smelly (LP smell) desert town….but I do like the people, they are sincere and honest folks.

 

Live there ?……… Not a chance… Give me mexican gangbangers, traffic, hideously priced real estate and pollution, at least the surf here is righteous !!

 

 

[Mexico Resident]

Most of you guys are such SD elitists. No wonder the prices are ridiculous.

[PerryChase]

House is now down to $598k with a 30% referral fee to out of state broker.
It seems like no one who lives in Amarillo can afford that albatross. It’s been sitting vacant for quite a while now.

21 Sandhills, Amarillo, TX
http://www.21sandhills.com/

This poster child for RE excess will be fun to watch.

[Rockemsock]

The site says “30% referral fee on the commission…”, does that mean 30% of the sale price or just the selling agents commission? If it’s the sale price it seems to make more sense to drop the ridiculous price a couple 100k. I wonder what this house would appraise for anyhow…

[barnaby33]

Everytime I see this thread come back to life, I chuckle. I pity the poor bastard trying to sell that house. I am suspect of anyone who would buy it.

Josh

[LookoutBelow]

He neglects to understand that living "right here" in SoCal is still wonderful…as long as you didnt buy anything in the last 3-4 years…..Amarillo ? ….Pleeeease…..

[sdduuuude]

Someone is speaking out of both sides of their mouth here.

“A better indicator of quality of living can be found in property growth values.”

Looks like it is still for sale, down to $598,000.
From $650,000 to $598,000. How’s that for a growth in property values?

[Farls]

It means it’s 30% of the selling agents commission…Not 30% of the selling price.

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