real estate pornography
Eeek! Boy was I in a bad mood last night ;p That's what happens when you stay up late and ruminate on things too much.
Actually, for the rest of the night I amused myself with my new form of internet pornography: online real estate. Since it's absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to even consider buying property here in San Francisco, every now and then I amuse myself by going online and looking at fabulous houses in cheaper cities. Lately it's been Portland, Oregon, where a slew of Bay Area-ites have been colonizing/relocating and probably pissing off the locals by raising housing prices. But when you see amazing 3 or 4-bedroom craftsman or victorian homes for, like, $350,000 you have to ask yourself what's not to love! Crappy homes in SF are now well over $600,000. Can you believe it? Over half a million dollars for total *shit*. This city is keee-razy. People talk about a real estate bubble happening over here and I will be oddly happy when it finally pops...
Has anyone out there been to Portland? What cities/towns/places do you consider great to live in and have housing prices that are not completely offensive?
I dare anyone to go on craigslist and look at some of the home prices in SF! It will give you heart attacks...
Below is a pick of my heart's desire...not! :) ha ha, funny!
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That's funny, we actually moved from the Bay Area (around Fremont) to Portland, Oregon... because of the pricing! But we're actually considering moving back just because we miss San Francisco, too much. We were joking around that we wouldn't mind living in a cardboard box if we can live near the city, again - there's just so much to do, it's worth it.
Wow, you're considering moving back? Is it the rain and weather, or something else? I guess it can be hard to beat SF in terms of local culture/food/shopping/shows, etc, but does that mean Portland is just not that great in the end for you? What's the work situation like out there?
You mean like a $1500/month cardboard box, right? :)
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