Cost of living question/poll

[lazs2]

68... I believe that dowding said "in your dollars" meaning that the prices were in our money?

lazs

[mora]

A rental apartment is almost impossible to get with reasonable terms here(1 year minimum). And a studio(only "affordable" option) would cost at least $700. My solution is to live at my workplace. I used to live in a trailer, but during the winter it's too expensive to heat(propane costs a fortune here). So now I'm living at my workplace, I even rigged the alarm so I can turn it on while I'm inside the building.

No joke.

[Tigeress]

Originally posted by bsdaddict
The Woodlands is nice, when I lived in TX I was just south of there, in Spring.  Been a while so I have no idea about prices there, although I'd guess the Woodlands is more expensive than the surrounding towns, Spring and Conroe.  (iirc Conroe was the other close town...)  I did just go thru a small relocation myself, from Fryeburg ME to ****ord NH.  1 bedroom apts go for 8-900 here.

EDIT:  my town's getting filtered.  M i l f o r d, NH

I has to laugh over the filtering of you city name!

I thought at first it was due to a typing botch job on the name Concord, NH lol

TIGERESS

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by mora
A rental apartment is almost impossible to get with reasonable terms here(1 year minimum). And a studio(only "affordable" option) would cost at least $700. My solution is to live at my workplace. I used to live in a trailer, but during the winter it's too expensive to heat(propane costs a fortune here). So now I'm living at my workplace, I even rigged the alarm so I can turn it on while I'm inside the building.

No joke.

Uhm move out of central Helsinki and you'll find an abundance of cheap housing. I live 1 hour away from Helsinki and I bought a house with 2 buildings, 2 full height floors in the 200m2+ main building and 1200m2 lot for €100 000. For that money you can't get more than a single 30m2 flat if that in Helsinki.

[bj229r]

Originally posted by Speed55
Ok, well i've been living in ny my whole life, and honestly i'm fed up with it.
My family and friends are what have kept me here this long.

So basically to sum things up, because of an injury at work, i had to leave my air conditioning and heating job after 4 years. I'm now in school to learn about telecommunications and should graduate in april.

I want to leave ny.  The cost of living here is ridiculous.  1 bedroom apartments in any decent area go for around $1200 a month.  If i were to take a loan and try and by a house, the monthly payments would be around $3000 or more not  including food and utilities.

I'm hoping i can buy a house somewhere, and rent an apartment in it while i build my career.

So far i've looked at a place called the woodlands, north of houston, and a place called fairview park, west of cleveland.  I've talked to people in those areas, and they seem nice.
 
What i'd like to know is what are the going rates for a 1 bedroom apartment in your area?

In SW VA I bought an old stone farmhouse with 2 acres and a creek bordering most of it for $75k.....frikkin $723 mortgage payments are killin me:D

[68Wooley]

Originally posted by lazs2
68... I believe that dowding said "in your dollars" meaning that the prices were in our money?

lazs

Yep - he did. But trust me - those prices are cheap. Case in point - my brother just bought a house in a very, very ordinary part of Glasgow for the equivalent of $480,000. Glasgow has traditionally been one of the cheapest cities in the UK to buy in. Put the same house in a desirable part of Glasgow (yes - they do exist) and the price would nearly double.

[lazs2]

even years ago when I was in england I was shocked at how much people were paying for rent for places that I would call a slum.   These guys were making good money too (before taxes).

If that is how socialists live... I don't want any part of it.

lazs

[Curval]

Average home here costs $1.6M

http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?sectionId=60&articleId=7d7151330030058

We are big into Socialism too...just like England.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by Curval
Average home here costs $1.6M

http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?sectionId=60&articleId=7d7151330030058

We are big into Socialism too...just like England.

Which was debunked in the post http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d7161330030093§ionId=65

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by lazs2
even years ago when I was in england I was shocked at how much people were paying for rent for places that I would call a slum.   These guys were making good money too (before taxes).

If that is how socialists live... I don't want any part of it.

lazs

The English building code is a Victorian era one. From what I've seen the living conditions and the way they build is just beyond words. Houses not insulated, single glassed windows, you can't even get mixed water from fawcets for crying out loud!

I don't think the Englishmen are so much socialist.. Their problem is class and income differences and racial diversiveness with related problems. Whenever a country has large minorities with low income, slums, substance abuse and related crime will occur.

[Curval]

Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Which was debunked in the post http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d7161330030093§ionId=65

lol

Okay Mr. Post police.

Sir John....does that name ring a bell to you at all?

Probably not...let me help you:

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160428&highlight=John+Swan

...and I think he has a nice bridge to sell you.

[mora]

Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Uhm move out of central Helsinki and you'll find an abundance of cheap housing. I live 1 hour away from Helsinki and I bought a house with 2 buildings, 2 full height floors in the 200m2+ main building and 1200m2 lot for €100 000. For that money you can't get more than a single 30m2 flat if that in Helsinki.

Actually I can't find anything reasonable within 30 minute commute. I'm not looking to live in central Helsinki at all. I'll rather invest my money than buy a house, not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Stott]

950 a month for a 1500 sq foot Condo against a golf course with deck, electric all utilities in Fayettevile Ark..one of the best places to live with U of Arkansas and only about 60K people.

http://www.nwark.org/fayetteville_section/live/housing

[lazs2]

ripley.. to some extent I would agree.. the buildings were drafty and poorly constructed but..   they were also run down.. shabby and in need of paint and taking care of.

I rent a duplex out and I would be ashamed to rent out a building in such poor repair.

lazs

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by mora
Actually I can't find anything reasonable within 30 minute commute. I'm not looking to live in central Helsinki at all. I'll rather invest my money than buy a house, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Ok Mr. I live at my workplace..

I mean how can you do that? First of all I'm surprised you're allowed and second, don't you ever take a girl home for a shag or anything?