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" Your retirement income is generated when you sell your expensive house and move someplace where its not expensive. I've lived in my house three years and have gained $300K in equity. Kinda hard to beat that kind of retirement plan."
...that's Ok if you've been living there for a few years, I guess. But if I moved there now, to buy the same house as you I'd have to take out a mortgage $300k bigger than what you have - that's an extra $2,000+ every month! That kind of appreciation is just not sustainable when you think of it like that. On the other hand, the demand for housing is going to continue to go up so I don't foresee any huge crash - maybe just a flattening or more moderate growth in the future.
The $300k may just be a paper gain, but if you are moving there from an area where house prices have been stable (the midwest) it's not just paper - it's real serious money. I appreciate that you just have to decide that it's either worth it to live somewhere like that or not .
Rod
Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, Rod
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:02:26- Days like today, Monday...., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:46:54 - My experience, Peter
, Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:25:15 - Good thread - just got back five hours ago..., SaabSpeed, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:57:33
- answer- How do you do it?, Railhead
, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:25:19 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, GM, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:51:46
- Not necessarily true about making more $, Jeff J, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:18:52
- This is a great thread! I go to CA 2 or 3 times a year, Noel, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:03:35
- some cant, but the weather does help a lot...., baggsly
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:58:03 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, Ben, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:22:55
- Wondering myself, LCY64, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:13:40
- Not very hard to do, pokeyjoe
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:04:01 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, Jason Carpenter, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:08:00
- It's all relative...., Mike Lynch
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:16:37 - Well, I don't (currently) but will..., PGAero
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:03:28 - How??? The sun is shining. That's it., SWEDECAR
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:16:58 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?,, Caarma
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:15:32 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, Rick D, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:38:38
- you have some if it right on..., Scott Paterson
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:18:47 - Re: OT: Question for Californians - How do you do it?, Randy Thatcher
, Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:13:48
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