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mike black
06-13-2008, 05:41 AM
I was just offered a job there. I'm probably not going to take it, but it's for less money than I make now (it's $12 an hour) - and I can't imagine it being that much cheaper there than in Tampa.
Gavin
06-13-2008, 05:42 AM
Expensive. My neighbors are paying $1650 a month for a two bedroom townhouse.

Edit: They're paying too much, but I think rents have gone up since people are losing their homes, so there's more of a market for renting.
mike black
06-13-2008, 05:54 AM
How much are townhomes going for up there? The most expensive ones here are up around 230K.
CromVABeach
06-13-2008, 05:58 AM
How much are townhomes going for up there? The most expensive ones here are up around 230K.

You can't get any townhouse for less than $300,000 without moving way, way out.

I just moved out of Fairfax after 30 years. It is one of the most expensive places to live in the country.
mike black
06-13-2008, 05:59 AM
You can't get any townhouse for less than $300,000 without moving way, way out.

I just moved out of Fairfax after 30 years. It is one of the most expensive places to live in the country.

Thank you. ;)

I wasn't planning on even going through the process for the job offer, but I was thinking that there's no way I'd be able to live off of 25k a year.