Just to give you an idea, this condo [link] is in my neck of the woods. We bought our 2+2, 1300 sq. ft. condo for considerably less than this 2.5 years ago.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
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Glamcookie - Aug 14, 2005 9:39:56 am PDT #6322 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Susan W. - Aug 14, 2005 9:41:02 am PDT #6323 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I don't know what the median price is here, but I just played with listings on realtor.com. The cheapest place in Seattle that looks like you could move into it right away (i.e. not property or a half-ruined house) is a tiny studio condo for $100K. The cheapest that would meet our space needs (i.e. 3 bedrooms) is around $250K, and those are usually fixer-uppers or in less than ideal neighborhoods.
Still, once I've found a job and we've gotten our credit card debt punched down a bit, we should be in a decent position to buy. I just hope I can find that job by November or so, so we can think about a bigger place not long after Annabel turns 2.
sj - Aug 14, 2005 9:44:32 am PDT #6324 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I just googled, and according to an article in the Providence Journal published a few weeks ago, the median price of a single family house in RI right now is $285,000.
P.M. Marc - Aug 14, 2005 9:45:30 am PDT #6325 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
From the Times last week
According to the latest multiple-listing service numbers, the median price of King County condominiums was $216,995 last month. That's $158,000 below the single-family house median.
Hell, our tax assessed value is now 45k over what we paid four and a half years ago.
Anne W. - Aug 14, 2005 9:51:02 am PDT #6326 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
My grandmother died yesterday. It's one of those expected, but "it's always sudden" kind of things. Anyhow, my mom is up there seeing to the details.
P.M. Marc - Aug 14, 2005 9:51:34 am PDT #6327 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, Anne, I'm so sorry.
vw bug - Aug 14, 2005 9:52:44 am PDT #6328 of 10001
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{{{Anne}}} I'm so sorry.
sj - Aug 14, 2005 9:53:20 am PDT #6329 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{{{Anne}}}}} I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Glamcookie - Aug 14, 2005 9:53:37 am PDT #6330 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I'm so sorry, Anne.
WindSparrow - Aug 14, 2005 10:00:03 am PDT #6331 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Before moving to Minnesota, my hopes and dreams of ownership featured one day being able to have a "park model" at a retirement RV park.
If I was lucky.