How much is your rent /mortgage?

[Forge]

Man, you guys live in expensive places. I own a 2700 sq.ft ranch on a mountaintop with 9 acres (3 grass, 6 wooded), 3 bedroom 2-1/2 bath, built in 2-car garage, my mortgage is $1300 per month but I'm paying $1600 to have it payed off within the next ten years. The house is appraised at $220,000. I have no neighbors within eyesight except for way down in the valley.

 

[SanFrancisco]

we need a 10.5 in this area to get the housing prices down. get rid of a few of the renters.

 

[velvett]

SF.. lol I am just saying...


Try living on LI.. than tell me about expensive!

you're on li?

which county?
north or south?

 

[big4life]

You can get a nice, new 3br, 2 bath house in my area for 120k+ depending on the size. You can also find a bargain in some of the older houses for under 100k. Condos in this area are stupid cheap. People have never seemed to like them in this area.

 

[velvett]

A starter house by me starts at $450k

Rent starts at $1000 month for a room and bath in a house.

 

[big4life]

A starter house by me starts at $450k

Rent starts at $1000 month for a room and bath in a house.

I would need 2 FT jobs.

 

[velvett]

I would need 2 FT jobs.

Scary isn't it.

 

[vinylgroover]

I can't believe how cheap housing is in the U.S

Here in Sydney, a house within a 15mile radius of the CBD will set you back a minimum of $800k to purchase a pretty average 3 bedroom house.

Rental will set you back around $2,400 per month for an average 3 bedroom house or around $1,200 per month for a pretty average 2 bedroom apartment.

And our wages in Australia are comparable to yours in the U.S

 

[superqt4u2nv]

My half of a two bedroom is $525 not bad for Toronto at all but I don't live right downtown.

 

[velvett]

I can't believe how cheap housing is in the U.S

Here in Sydney, a house within a 15mile radius of the CBD will set you back a minimum of $800k to purchase a pretty average 3 bedroom house.

Rental will set you back around $2,400 per month for an average 3 bedroom house or around $1,200 per month for a pretty average 2 bedroom apartment.

And our wages in Australia are comparable to yours in the U.S

I would say The Hampton are pretty close to Sydney.

$800 won't buy you much of a house here either - 3 br tops, 15-20 years old and not in the village.

Note: a starter house which I mentioned eariler is a 1-2br cottage they may or may not have been updated since the 1940's.

A 3br house rental would start at $3,000 - also not in the village.

Commercial real estate - I don't know what it is by foot - but the least expensive rent in East Hampton - off main street in an alley starts at $15k per month - roughly 700 sq ft.

Banana Republic - went out of business.
It's crazy.