Our taxes and housing are pretty ridiculous too, but not nearly as bad. Where I live, a decent 4 Bedroom around 2,200-2,500 sq ft averages about $350,000-$400,000, property taxes around $8,000/yr.
Good weather forecasted this weekend. Will try to help out with that...
That's not much more than the annual road tax in Belgium for a 5.2L engine...
:eyebulge: :eyebulge: :eyebulge:
Pretty much. Or "Here's half of your paycheck. We'll be keeping the rest."
That would be a $2 million house here depending on where it was located. Property taxes would be $20k per year.
People who have lived their whole lives here don't understand that the rest of the country is not like this. I don't know why so many people want to live here. We definitely won't be here forever, but we'll enjoy it while we are!
All you have to do is come to terms with the fact that 90% of your paycheck will be going to housing.
Most can't. But if you can afford the monthly payments for the rest of your life...
That is utterly ridiculous. The house I lived in from 10-18 yrs old (and my parents are still in) was bought in the late 90's for $225,000 and is 2400 sq ft. It's only about an hour from where I live, but still very much in the Chicago suburbs. Today it's worth well over $300,000, but that initial amount kind of is my grounding on what reasonable is. The area I live in now is a much more desirable area to live, so I get why home values are higher, even by as much as 40-50%. But $2M for something like that? GTFO! :eyebulge:
Don't forget the Earthquakes. Mother Nature's way of saying "you can't have that there"
When you house shakes like that, do you have to get someone to inspect it to make sure it is still structurally sound?
