Ok,I want to move to California

[kaizersose]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: kaizersose
there are reasons that the home prices are so high: climate, natural beauty and jobs.

also, if you look at home prices i doubt that there has been a 10 year block of time in which the prices went down. so yeah, they cost a lot, but you look at it like an investment. sure you can buy a mansion in po-dunk nebraska for $100,000, but what's it going to be worth in 10 years? $100,000.

My cousin lost his shirt on a place in Thousand Oaks back in the early 90s. Real Estate isn't always a safe investment, especially in areas prone ot outrageous prices (like much of California).

a bad investment in any market is a bad investment. that said, long term real estate investments have shown themselves to be quite reliable over long periods of time. there is a limited supply of land and no subsitute for it.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: SuperTool
I'll pay you $20 to clean my apartment once a week.
Just don't steal anything

Picking up the used kleenex that sounds your computer chair would be classified as hazardous waste removal, not cleaning

Just trying to help a fellow human being and stimulate the economy And I have a trash can next to my desk just for that purpose

 

[z0mb13]

La area sucks

 

[KenSr]

I'll pass, the bad out weighs the good IMO

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

Originally posted by: Apex
You should definitely live in SoCal. Who wouldn't love the home pricing?

Quaint little 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath (that's just 1 full bath) home here in SoCal.

Not enough bathrooms? Get 1/2 a bathroom more. 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath

Edit:

1 more for you, in case you don't need 3 rooms:

2 bedroom, 2.5 bath... Can you guess the price?

.... Single Family Property ....
yikes! Maybe for Britney Spears and her trailerpark groom

EDIT:
Estimated payment:
$14,710 Per Month*

uhm, that's me buying a new car/truck each month for the next 20 years.

Well, you don't have to pick the MOST EXPENSIVE neighborhoods in the state. This might be a bit more in your price range.

Here's an actual house nearby.

Damn, looking at those prices, my parent's house has to be worth about $750k. They bought it for $265k in 1996. But go ahead, buy your $80k house in Ohio, I'm sure in 8 years it'll still be worth at least $80k.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

Originally posted by: Apex
You should definitely live in SoCal. Who wouldn't love the home pricing?

Quaint little 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath (that's just 1 full bath) home here in SoCal.

Not enough bathrooms? Get 1/2 a bathroom more. 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath

Edit:

1 more for you, in case you don't need 3 rooms:

2 bedroom, 2.5 bath... Can you guess the price?

.... Single Family Property ....
yikes! Maybe for Britney Spears and her trailerpark groom

EDIT:
Estimated payment:
$14,710 Per Month*

uhm, that's me buying a new car/truck each month for the next 20 years.

Well, you don't have to pick the MOST EXPENSIVE neighborhoods in the state. This might be a bit more in your price range.

Here's an actual house nearby.

Damn, looking at those prices, my parent's house has to be worth about $750k. They bought it for $265k in 1996. But go ahead, buy your $80k house in Ohio, I'm sure in 8 years it'll still be worth at least $80k.

See, the difference is that the one in the Republik of Kalifornia may be a house, but you can turn the one in Ohio into a home. There's more to the place you live than an investment.

 

[Linux23]

Seriously, how do people afford to live in this state?

 

[Bullhonkie]

Another San Josean here. Very nice weather this past week. Lows in the 50s, highs in the upper 70s, about perfect to me.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

Originally posted by: Apex
You should definitely live in SoCal. Who wouldn't love the home pricing?

Quaint little 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath (that's just 1 full bath) home here in SoCal.

Not enough bathrooms? Get 1/2 a bathroom more. 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath

Edit:

1 more for you, in case you don't need 3 rooms:

2 bedroom, 2.5 bath... Can you guess the price?

.... Single Family Property ....
yikes! Maybe for Britney Spears and her trailerpark groom

EDIT:
Estimated payment:
$14,710 Per Month*

uhm, that's me buying a new car/truck each month for the next 20 years.

Well, you don't have to pick the MOST EXPENSIVE neighborhoods in the state. This might be a bit more in your price range.

Here's an actual house nearby.

Damn, looking at those prices, my parent's house has to be worth about $750k. They bought it for $265k in 1996. But go ahead, buy your $80k house in Ohio, I'm sure in 8 years it'll still be worth at least $80k.

See, the difference is that the one in the Republik of Kalifornia may be a house, but you can turn the one in Ohio into a home. There's more to the place you live than an investment.

I'd like to hear your argument that the house in California can't be both an investment AND a home.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

Originally posted by: Apex
You should definitely live in SoCal. Who wouldn't love the home pricing?

Quaint little 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath (that's just 1 full bath) home here in SoCal.

Not enough bathrooms? Get 1/2 a bathroom more. 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath

Edit:

1 more for you, in case you don't need 3 rooms:

2 bedroom, 2.5 bath... Can you guess the price?

.... Single Family Property ....
yikes! Maybe for Britney Spears and her trailerpark groom

EDIT:
Estimated payment:
$14,710 Per Month*

uhm, that's me buying a new car/truck each month for the next 20 years.

Well, you don't have to pick the MOST EXPENSIVE neighborhoods in the state. This might be a bit more in your price range.

Here's an actual house nearby.

Damn, looking at those prices, my parent's house has to be worth about $750k. They bought it for $265k in 1996. But go ahead, buy your $80k house in Ohio, I'm sure in 8 years it'll still be worth at least $80k.

See, the difference is that the one in the Republik of Kalifornia may be a house, but you can turn the one in Ohio into a home. There's more to the place you live than an investment.

I'd like to hear your argument that the house in California can't be both an investment AND a home.

Easy. Because the Republik of Kalifornia = suck.

Glad I could clear that up for you.

Seriously though, just pointing out that there really are much more important aspects of living conditions than investment potential...to me anyway. Then again I place no value on monetary/material possessions, so I'm sort of different than most people on this board.

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: Apex
You should definitely live in SoCal. Who wouldn't love the home pricing?

Quaint little 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath (that's just 1 full bath) home here in SoCal.

Not enough bathrooms? Get 1/2 a bathroom more. 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath

Edit:

1 more for you, in case you don't need 3 rooms:

2 bedroom, 2.5 bath... Can you guess the price?

dude its RPV/RHE. that is some EXPENSIVE property. the donald is building his new golf course there. ocean views, very quiet neighborhoods full of old rich people, rolling hills (literally...) it is going to be off the charts there. plus some of those looked like they were on large swaths of land, even though they don't give the acreage.

now i cry more when i look for just a little condo to maybe buy someday. but at over 300k? freak no.

 

[Stark]

Geekbabe,

you can have my spot. I'm out of here in '05... cashing out our equity and moving to Utah or Colorado (just like so many other Californians who have watched this state turn to crap).

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

My friend used to live there, says he'd go back any day

I'd like to wear sandals year round and wear a t-shirt and shorts each day too

 

[Squisher]

This coming spring the wife and I are going to swing through SoCal/Nev./Utah looking at potential retirement sites. 5 1/2 years to go.

Can't wait to size up the territory.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
My friend used to live there, says he'd go back any day

I'd like to wear sandals year round and wear a t-shirt and shorts each day too

There are lots of places to do that. We do it here in the Pacific NW. Of course it's 40-60 degrees at the time, but then again that's what we want.

 

[blahblah99]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
now to find a job here.


This place is fabulous,I love it and think I'd fit right in.Imagine,it's Oct and I'm running around in flip flops

California's EXPENSIVE AS HECK to live in. Houses for a 3bd/2bath are about $350k in rural areas, to $500k in crowded cities. Apartments aren't cheap either - about $1600-$1800 for a 2bedroom apartment in LA the last time I rented.

Not to mention $2.40/gal for gas, $8 lunches, and the traffic nightmare! I want to get OUT of California. Want to take my space?

 

[PoPPeR]

I live in Walnut Creek, one of the nicer areas in the Bay Area (but not as nice as Danville or San Ramon or Blackhawk), and I'm trying to get out of here. Not because of the environment, in fact the weather is almost perfect, absolutely no crime, very little traffic, and overall a great place to raise a family.

But Californians are assholes. Everyone of my friends that moved away for college hates coming back here.

 

[jtusa]

I wouldn't move to Kalifornia if you paid me.

 

[Montano]

Born and raised in CA I have traveled to (and lived in) several other states while in the service. I could not wait to come back home!! Biggest part is the wonderful weather here in the
San Jouquin Valley I wear shorts to work all year round If I want to see snow, I just drive up to the mountains. If I want to go to the beach, I just drive over to the coast. It doesn't get any better than California livin' :beer:

 

[faZZter]

I used to live in the valley, the smog has gotten terrible....bleh. But you're right about it being close to alot of fun things, but I wouldn't live in the valley again.

 

[rstove02]

Damm that house would be lucky to fetch $100K in Florida.

Only is it was newly built in Florida. Looks to be at least 10 years old...would need to be damn close to the beach to even fetch anywhere near 100k. If not beachside....80k tops.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
well obviously your not in NorCal...

Go SoCal...move to San Diego, i think its the best city in cali

best city in the world

You must not travel much.

i've actally been to 24 different countries and 38 different states in the US. I am probably more travelled the 99% of the people here.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
My friend used to live there, says he'd go back any day

I'd like to wear sandals year round and wear a t-shirt and shorts each day too

There are lots of places to do that. We do it here in the Pacific NW. Of course it's 40-60 degrees at the time, but then again that's what we want.

Heh, I'm doing it in similar degree weather too, but I knwo in the next week or two it just won't work...

Although, cold weather wakes me up really nicely

 

[ThisIsMatt]

please no

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: notfred

Here's an actual house nearby.

Damn, looking at those prices, my parent's house has to be worth about $750k. They bought it for $265k in 1996. But go ahead, buy your $80k house in Ohio, I'm sure in 8 years it'll still be worth at least $80k.

holy jesus christ on a crutch how do you people afford to eat?