Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
Scarlett
Participant[quote=Ren]It’s a big sacrifice, one I’m only willing to make for three years. One down, two to go.[/quote]
It is. Best of luck! I couldn’t imagine doing the commute from Temecula every day, especially since having kids. Are you a doctor? (just a guess, since you mentioned 3 yrs).
Participant[quote=Ren]It’s a big sacrifice, one I’m only willing to make for three years. One down, two to go.[/quote]
It is. Best of luck! I couldn’t imagine doing the commute from Temecula every day, especially since having kids. Are you a doctor? (just a guess, since you mentioned 3 yrs).
Participant[quote=Ren]It’s a big sacrifice, one I’m only willing to make for three years. One down, two to go.[/quote]
It is. Best of luck! I couldn’t imagine doing the commute from Temecula every day, especially since having kids. Are you a doctor? (just a guess, since you mentioned 3 yrs).
Participant[quote=Ren]It’s a big sacrifice, one I’m only willing to make for three years. One down, two to go.[/quote]
It is. Best of luck! I couldn’t imagine doing the commute from Temecula every day, especially since having kids. Are you a doctor? (just a guess, since you mentioned 3 yrs).
Participant[quote=Ren]It’s a big sacrifice, one I’m only willing to make for three years. One down, two to go.[/quote]
It is. Best of luck! I couldn’t imagine doing the commute from Temecula every day, especially since having kids. Are you a doctor? (just a guess, since you mentioned 3 yrs).
ParticipantNo, Ren, we aren’t on call. We refuse to spend 2 hrs a day commuting since we had kids. That’s why we sold our townhome in North RB – so we tried that for about 1.5 years (at rush hour) and rented since then in UTC. Never looked back. Been very happy. Even if we buy in PQ let’s say we’d still spend between 1-1.5 hrs every day. But we have to draw the line somewhere.
Actually, renting with sweet 15′-20′ minute city street commute is a HUGE incentive to NOT buy….when I remember those LOOOOOONG commutes…. I count my blessings every day.ParticipantNo, Ren, we aren’t on call. We refuse to spend 2 hrs a day commuting since we had kids. That’s why we sold our townhome in North RB – so we tried that for about 1.5 years (at rush hour) and rented since then in UTC. Never looked back. Been very happy. Even if we buy in PQ let’s say we’d still spend between 1-1.5 hrs every day. But we have to draw the line somewhere.
Actually, renting with sweet 15′-20′ minute city street commute is a HUGE incentive to NOT buy….when I remember those LOOOOOONG commutes…. I count my blessings every day.ParticipantNo, Ren, we aren’t on call. We refuse to spend 2 hrs a day commuting since we had kids. That’s why we sold our townhome in North RB – so we tried that for about 1.5 years (at rush hour) and rented since then in UTC. Never looked back. Been very happy. Even if we buy in PQ let’s say we’d still spend between 1-1.5 hrs every day. But we have to draw the line somewhere.
Actually, renting with sweet 15′-20′ minute city street commute is a HUGE incentive to NOT buy….when I remember those LOOOOOONG commutes…. I count my blessings every day.ParticipantNo, Ren, we aren’t on call. We refuse to spend 2 hrs a day commuting since we had kids. That’s why we sold our townhome in North RB – so we tried that for about 1.5 years (at rush hour) and rented since then in UTC. Never looked back. Been very happy. Even if we buy in PQ let’s say we’d still spend between 1-1.5 hrs every day. But we have to draw the line somewhere.
Actually, renting with sweet 15′-20′ minute city street commute is a HUGE incentive to NOT buy….when I remember those LOOOOOONG commutes…. I count my blessings every day.ParticipantNo, Ren, we aren’t on call. We refuse to spend 2 hrs a day commuting since we had kids. That’s why we sold our townhome in North RB – so we tried that for about 1.5 years (at rush hour) and rented since then in UTC. Never looked back. Been very happy. Even if we buy in PQ let’s say we’d still spend between 1-1.5 hrs every day. But we have to draw the line somewhere.
Actually, renting with sweet 15′-20′ minute city street commute is a HUGE incentive to NOT buy….when I remember those LOOOOOONG commutes…. I count my blessings every day.Participant[quote=davelj][quote=Scarlett]
Let see then in our case what that would mean. ONe income = 75K. 3 x that. $225K. Can you tell me what kind of decent house we can buy with that in lets say UC (older, non-tract houses, stable retiree neighborhood), or in PQ or in SR? That’s right. ZERO. No, it would buy a 2 bdr small apt. A 3 bdr 1500 sf house is about TWICE that, at least. Which is why we need to spend both incomes. q.e.d.[/quote]
Plenty available down in Chula Vista – a very middle class community – in your price range. Or perhaps there’s something about Chula Vista that you find objectionable…
The word “decent” when applied to almost anything is quite subjective, yes?[/quote]
No I don’t object to Chula Vista at all, and we even very briefly considered it (it was in an older thread), if it wouldn’t have been for the commute to LJ village. I have a coworker who does it at rush hour and hates it. But it’s close to their families.
BTW, by “decent” I meant not a major fixer upper for which we don’t have the money. I wasn’t refering to location, since that was already kind of implied before. I mentioned the UC, where BG thinks I should buy (again, older thread), and PQ where we’d think we should buy.
Participant[quote=davelj][quote=Scarlett]
Let see then in our case what that would mean. ONe income = 75K. 3 x that. $225K. Can you tell me what kind of decent house we can buy with that in lets say UC (older, non-tract houses, stable retiree neighborhood), or in PQ or in SR? That’s right. ZERO. No, it would buy a 2 bdr small apt. A 3 bdr 1500 sf house is about TWICE that, at least. Which is why we need to spend both incomes. q.e.d.[/quote]
Plenty available down in Chula Vista – a very middle class community – in your price range. Or perhaps there’s something about Chula Vista that you find objectionable…
The word “decent” when applied to almost anything is quite subjective, yes?[/quote]
No I don’t object to Chula Vista at all, and we even very briefly considered it (it was in an older thread), if it wouldn’t have been for the commute to LJ village. I have a coworker who does it at rush hour and hates it. But it’s close to their families.
BTW, by “decent” I meant not a major fixer upper for which we don’t have the money. I wasn’t refering to location, since that was already kind of implied before. I mentioned the UC, where BG thinks I should buy (again, older thread), and PQ where we’d think we should buy.
Participant[quote=davelj][quote=Scarlett]
Let see then in our case what that would mean. ONe income = 75K. 3 x that. $225K. Can you tell me what kind of decent house we can buy with that in lets say UC (older, non-tract houses, stable retiree neighborhood), or in PQ or in SR? That’s right. ZERO. No, it would buy a 2 bdr small apt. A 3 bdr 1500 sf house is about TWICE that, at least. Which is why we need to spend both incomes. q.e.d.[/quote]
Plenty available down in Chula Vista – a very middle class community – in your price range. Or perhaps there’s something about Chula Vista that you find objectionable…
The word “decent” when applied to almost anything is quite subjective, yes?[/quote]
No I don’t object to Chula Vista at all, and we even very briefly considered it (it was in an older thread), if it wouldn’t have been for the commute to LJ village. I have a coworker who does it at rush hour and hates it. But it’s close to their families.
BTW, by “decent” I meant not a major fixer upper for which we don’t have the money. I wasn’t refering to location, since that was already kind of implied before. I mentioned the UC, where BG thinks I should buy (again, older thread), and PQ where we’d think we should buy.
Participant[quote=davelj][quote=Scarlett]
Let see then in our case what that would mean. ONe income = 75K. 3 x that. $225K. Can you tell me what kind of decent house we can buy with that in lets say UC (older, non-tract houses, stable retiree neighborhood), or in PQ or in SR? That’s right. ZERO. No, it would buy a 2 bdr small apt. A 3 bdr 1500 sf house is about TWICE that, at least. Which is why we need to spend both incomes. q.e.d.[/quote]
Plenty available down in Chula Vista – a very middle class community – in your price range. Or perhaps there’s something about Chula Vista that you find objectionable…
The word “decent” when applied to almost anything is quite subjective, yes?[/quote]
No I don’t object to Chula Vista at all, and we even very briefly considered it (it was in an older thread), if it wouldn’t have been for the commute to LJ village. I have a coworker who does it at rush hour and hates it. But it’s close to their families.
BTW, by “decent” I meant not a major fixer upper for which we don’t have the money. I wasn’t refering to location, since that was already kind of implied before. I mentioned the UC, where BG thinks I should buy (again, older thread), and PQ where we’d think we should buy.
-
AuthorPosts
