tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post2471269882221749722..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: The American Dream....or is it?Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-72250640968400486672018-06-09T19:22:40.059-05:002018-06-09T19:22:40.059-05:00Well, the property taxes are *somewhat* reasonable...Well, the property taxes are *somewhat* reasonable (in New York, we'd pay three times as much for the same house), but really it's the rental rates. Nobody in Orlando working for Disney or the rest of the tourism branch can afford the rents here.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-49501010305494942832018-06-09T15:56:23.731-05:002018-06-09T15:56:23.731-05:00Wow! Either your property taxes there are dirt ch...Wow! Either your property taxes there are dirt cheap or your rental rates are through the roof.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-30134598880594132252018-06-09T15:09:08.097-05:002018-06-09T15:09:08.097-05:00We have a 4 BR 2 bath house in a gated community, ...We have a 4 BR 2 bath house in a gated community, about 2260 square feet. Our mortgage is paid off. If I lived in a 900 sq. ft. apartment in a nice neighborhood anywhere in central Florida, I would pay about 5 to 6 times more in rent than what I pay in taxes and insurance per month. So for us, it makes sense to keeping owning our house. But I agree with you, owning is not for everyone.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-9549886739357698142018-06-07T19:34:53.234-05:002018-06-07T19:34:53.234-05:00I don't think I could afford much of anything ...I don't think I could afford much of anything north of our Red River. Certainly not Jersey. Well, I could, but I just don't want to. Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-64077084495063096822018-06-07T18:47:29.455-05:002018-06-07T18:47:29.455-05:00I enjoyed home ownership, even liked yard work mos...I enjoyed home ownership, even liked yard work most of the time, and even with giving up 50% of my equity twice made out pretty well with the appreciation, but in my current situation I enjoy my townhouse life, wjich come to think of it is still ownership...anyway renting is not a bad deal if you can invest any money saved from home ownership, I think young people lose out by renting because the money they may save from all the cots you mention, they spend on crap because...well because they are young. Home ownership is often forced savings.<br /><br />Damn, $1250 for 900 sq ft and parking and a view and security...thats about $2200 in Jersey. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-22926499578658745372018-06-07T09:59:01.545-05:002018-06-07T09:59:01.545-05:00Wow! That's cheap living. :) I went from a ...Wow! That's cheap living. :) I went from a 3000+ sq ft home @ $2100 a month to an apartment at $1250+/-. We seemed to have settled on roughly 900 sq ft as comfortable for 2 people who have culled all unnecessary "stuff". We first tried a 2 bd/2 bath apartment but found the second bedroom became nothing more that a junk/catch all room. Now we're living lean again. It's actually very pleasant to have everything you need without all the clutter. Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-2653597352598657352018-06-06T23:21:18.047-05:002018-06-06T23:21:18.047-05:00Last year my home cost us $ 686 a month to live in...Last year my home cost us $ 686 a month to live in. That is 2700 sq ft 4 bed 2.5 bath with 2 car garage. Up here that would not rent anything I would live in. Someday I know life will change and renting in a nice city would be a good choice.ZippyPinHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744888611143753611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-44988189121965860602018-06-06T21:25:26.420-05:002018-06-06T21:25:26.420-05:00But the taxes and insurance likely will.But the taxes and insurance likely will.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-44467131151204985482018-06-06T21:16:51.563-05:002018-06-06T21:16:51.563-05:00I probably could have bought a home in the 2000s b...I probably could have bought a home in the 2000s but then I would have gotten my ass kicked by the bubble burst in 2008. So it was good I never did. One time I asked a realtor what the difference was between a condo and an apartment and she basically said there's no difference, except a condo you're trapped in a mortgage for 30 years. Though at least if you get a fixed rate mortgage it doesn't go up every year.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-83374668838783614732018-06-06T20:30:11.626-05:002018-06-06T20:30:11.626-05:00I've been a renter all my life. In another pe...I've been a renter all my life. In another period before she lucked onto me, SWMBO and a husband and her father built a home. Nearly caused a breakup with hubby (that came later) and a problem with papa but it all worked out in the end. Except she later lost the house. So it goes.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.com