Its getting worse. I give it about 3 months or so. larry
On 11/15/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 66 south of dc is high time for murder zone, i swear it will happen. > > tw > > On 11/15/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Unfortunately in this area its much the same. People are buying out > > along the western edge of this area, anything else is not affordable. > > Unfortunately its really making the country's worse traffic congestion > > even worse. > > > > laryr > > > > On 11/15/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > not neccessarily. > > > > > > jim, in salisbury, 2500 sq ft house ~ $250,000 > > > > > > CERTAINLY affordable for ya. > > > > > > go up Route 13 a skosh (into delaware) and 2500 sq foot ~ 200,000 > > > > > > stay away from the metro area, and you can live nice. > > > > > > 90k is big money grip down here. > > > > > > tw > > > > > > On 11/15/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > get yer ass off the east coast and come out here where 90K would make > > > > you a > > > > wealthy home owner.... > > > > > > > > > We're considering moving (from the Boston area). My company has > > > > > offices > > > > > in > > > > > Moosic (outside of Scranton). > > > > > > > > > > Any comments on the area? Schools (aside from Dover how are they with > > > > > science curricula)? Services (broadband, cable, phone, etc)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The move isn't something we're looking forward too unfortunately. We > > > > > just > > > > > can't afford to buy a house here although we LOVE the area dearly. > > > > > But I > > > > > make $90,000/year and I can't come close to buying a house in Boston > > > > > Metro > > > > > (isn't that just plain sick?) By most standards I'm doing very well > > > > > but > > > > > we're still in a small apartment with no storage, no laundry and no > > > > > equity. > > > > > > > > > > (Houses in my neighborhood, West Somerville, are running over $600,000 > > > > > now.) > > > > > > > > > > If I move I can keep my current salary which is great. It would net > > > > > us a > > > > > very nice house in the Moosic/Scranton area. Unfortunately we don't > > > > > have > > > > > much saved for a down payment but I think we can scrape enough > > > > > together in > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > I will have to give up telecommuting (a major drag for me), but my > > > > > family > > > > > WILL get a house out of the deal. I've always felt guilty that I've > > > > > never > > > > > given the kids those things that I had growing up: a backyard, a swing > > > > > set, > > > > > a basement or attic to build giant Lego creations, etc. Where we are > > > > > my > > > > > kids can't even go outside unless we go with them. > > > > > > > > > > My (7 year-old) son goes into tears at the mere mention of moving... > > > > > but I > > > > > think he'll get over it. And we wouldn't be doing it until the > > > > > summer in > > > > > any case (so he'll be able to finish out the school year at least). > > > > > > > > > > It really sucks that my choices are move the whole family several > > > > > hundred > > > > > miles or continue paying god-awfully high rent and never own my own > > > > > home. > > > > > > > > > > Ah well... I guess I shouldn't complain. I'm sure there are a lot of > > > > > people > > > > > that would love to have my problems. ;^) > > > > > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:181987 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
