you did in summer 2002. have you checked housing prices lately? the house across from you is going for $300,000. in somerville, crappy apartment-to-condo conversions in the nasty areas near sullivan square are going for $290,000. for four-room apartments. i can't afford that. i might be able to afford that if i made $120,000, and i could if i were half of a yuppie couple, but i don't and i'm not. (my partner's a minister in training. ie broke. :-)
the housing market within 128 is priced completely out of the reach of the working class. and as i demonstrate, even out of much of the middle class. i can't make mortgage payments on a $250,000 home, and i am phenomonally well-paid by most standards. i can't imagine trying to raise a family in boston with an aggregate income of what i have. it's the same thing that forced you out of waltham. :-/
this is why if i buy a home -- and that's a big if -- it will be be way outside the city, probably far outside the 495 belt. possibly in new hampshire.
I've found that the location means much more to me than the "stuff".
Re: home buying
you did in summer 2002. have you checked housing prices lately? the house across from you is going for $300,000. in somerville, crappy apartment-to-condo conversions in the nasty areas near sullivan square are going for $290,000. for four-room apartments. i can't afford that. i might be able to afford that if i made $120,000, and i could if i were half of a yuppie couple, but i don't and i'm not. (my partner's a minister in training. ie broke. :-)
the housing market within 128 is priced completely out of the reach of the working class. and as i demonstrate, even out of much of the middle class. i can't make mortgage payments on a $250,000 home, and i am phenomonally well-paid by most standards. i can't imagine trying to raise a family in boston with an aggregate income of what i have. it's the same thing that forced you out of waltham. :-/
this is why if i buy a home -- and that's a big if -- it will be be way outside the city, probably far outside the 495 belt. possibly in new hampshire.
I've found that the location means much more to me than the "stuff".
it's good to know this :-)