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I would much rather not be house poor, I've seen many neighbors move away only to become dual income families or working two jobs. The wife and I have very expensive hobbies so it makes sense for us. We want something we just buy it. Oh and my taxes are only $900 per year and insurance is $850. Most of my clients pay that in tax every month at minimum and one pays over 60k a year on a 3mil house...he lives in that 15 mins away area...no thanks! |
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Numerous Chemical Plants. I'm an Engineer by trade, and have been an Engineering Manager for close to 8 years now. That's what the thread was about. Ive made over 6 figures (not counting wife's income) for the last 10-12 years, but even now my house is only worth about $250K. But I bought it years ago in the $150K range. Could I had bought bigger/better......sure. But this fits me currently and I can afford to do things whenever I get the whim to do so. But I'm a tight ass so maybe that helps. Now keep in mind...I'm talking starter homes. My daughter's is a small 1600 SF home bought about 20 minutes from downtown Greenville. So this area is like the perfect place to get into the housing market. Now it doesn't have a lot of high end features, but has pre-engineered hardwood, nice cabinets, 3 bedrooms.....perfect for a first home. In 5 years, they could probably sell that home for $50K more. For $250K-$300K here, you can build/ buy pretty much anything you want within 3K SF. I don't need anything that big.... I would rather have the garage space.
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Kind of the same as what I described above. We have access to everything. 3 hours from the beach, 1 hour from snow skiing, nice restaurants.........hell the year Deshaun Watson got drafted, I got to meet him and Jadeveon Clowney in Halls Chophouse in Greenville. So its not like we live in BFE here. Just happen to be in the right place at the right time. This area has exploded in the last 2 decades.
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12-07-2019, 04:52 AM | #180 | |
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But it would surprise you the number of well paying jobs in this area. My daughter is in the medical field and in graduate school. But she told me they have people working in the hospital with only 2 year degrees making almost $70K a year. Not too bad in my opinion for the investment. And she said they can't keep them because demands are so high across the area.
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Well, I'm just in a wrong area, or Bay Area to be exact. Not sure if there are too many good software engineer jobs outside the expensive urban centers such as SF or maybe an NYC. But I also was trained as a chemist, so maybe managing something on a chemical plant could be the ticket, Idk.
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A lot of companies in this area run "thin clients" and are using Terminal Services for all their needs such as SAP. I imagine you would do well in one of those environments, or got involved in stuff like ERP software setup. I'm an Electrical Engineer and specialize in automation. So that gives me the flexibility of working in almost any field that has automated processes.
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There are tons of great engineer jobs in mechanical, industrial, software etc. and housing is insanely cheap compared to income level. I am from VT where there is not a lot of engineering and housing is expensive. I now live in Michigan where its the opposite. For reference. Most starting engineers I know are around 70-80k and it isnt hard to find a house for 150k. My house in a safe neighborhood with good schools nearby, and 20 minutes from downtown (which is actually great, don't believe what everything you hear) was 150k for a 3 bed 2.5 bath on an acre with a 3 car garage. Its a little older, but its a great house for me. Oh and a car loan for 69 months is nuts. |
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$20k house? That's the cost of a bathroom remodel here. And by bathroom, I mean the guest bathroom. Makes me wonder how houses are so inexpensive. Maybe labor is cheaper there but the price of a slab of quartz has got to be the same right? Or even more being that it's not as readily available. I want a nice car. They should give us lower rates that longer we have the loan. bring back <1% loans on terms over 10 years. Here I come nice car! |
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This was bought during the 2008 collapse. 3 bed 1 bath 1/2 acre lot 2 car garage. Oh trust me it's nothing to do with labor here. I charge $90 per man hour, plus mark up, to change light bulbs. One of our accounts we just made $130 per man hour. Like I said down the road houses are insane. 400k for a starter house and 600-800 for a normal house. People are just too lazy to drive the extra 15 mins, that's it, same school district even. I could care less about keeping up with Jones's, I prefer freedom to do what we want when we want. |
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So long as you can earn more on your investments than the interest rate on your loan, academically you’re in a good place. In reality it comes down to your cash flow needs.
I personally financed < 50% on my car but chose to go for the 72mo option because the payments are hella low. I will pay it off before the loan is up like I did my last vehicle, but having lower monthly payments leaves me with more money for booze. All about priorities. |
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There are so many financial geniuses in here that aren't billionaires. What are the chances?!
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That’s pretty cynical - following basic investment and financial advice isn’t likely to get you to a billion. You’ve gotta do a whole lot more than anything mentioned here to get to that level, like starting a business or taking some serious long term investments in a new sector/company/technology. Even then, you’d have to have some serious funds to put down.
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