tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774342367380347371.post7897919137817960401..comments2023-10-23T08:39:05.941-05:00Comments on Savvy Frugality: Is Home Ownership Just a Dream for the Middle Class?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774342367380347371.post-42554754562540631122008-02-11T13:38:00.000-06:002008-02-11T13:38:00.000-06:00There are REAL advantages to living in the fly-ove...There are REAL advantages to living in the fly-over states.<BR/><BR/>Reasonable house prices are just the start.<BR/><BR/>I could be making about twice what I make here in Kansas if I lived on the coast. But my house would cost TEN times as much! That equation is just NUTS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774342367380347371.post-7236434335050804432008-02-04T09:31:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:31:00.000-06:00Your telling me! I just moved back to DC (where I...Your telling me! I just moved back to DC (where I'm from), because my husband got his dream job.<BR/><BR/>We're planning on holding off buying a house here, because we think that the prices are crazy and will probably come down. We're already seeing a lot of people upside down in our area because they can't refinance out of their risky mortgages because they own more than their houses are worth.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, we're also planning on moving out west eventually, so it is easy enough to rent and buy later in a more reasonably priced area if the prices don't come down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com