How much you make annually?

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

I have no idea what kind of house you could afford at 3k here.

thats good or bad?

 

[addisdar 10+ year member]

I work two jobs...
@ Lowes I make about $18k

@ Air Force, I currently make 25, but will move up to 35k here soon. You can check my pay at http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/html/RUS.asp.

Currently I am GS-4. I move to GS-7 within a month (since I am no longer a co-op) And 1 year later I will be GS-9. Then I will quit Lowe's.

And this is why I stay a government contractor. If I went GS I would take a major pay cut. I would have to be hired on much higher than a 9.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Wow, that mortgage eats it up in a hurry. Let me see what else I need to buy to help you out with that.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif please do !

 

[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif please do !

Don't know what else I need (besides an installer to help get the stuff I already have in there), but bonus time is coming up next month.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

thats good or bad?

You would either have one or two problems

a) Your house would be hit by golf balls or be on the lake

or

b) your house would require a fire escape ladder because it is more than 3 stories.

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

Just hittin' 30,000 a year at ABT electronics

-Nick-

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

And this is why I stay a government contractor. If I went GS I would take a major pay cut.

For DoD or who? I would assume Warner-Robbins but that is kind of far away. If it is DoD I may be interested in moving because I would like to attend Emory for my MBA...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Nah you took too long on those....I stopped waiting. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

China ran out of steel ! It's not my fault //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

You would either have one or two problems
a) Your house would be hit by golf balls or be on the lake

or

b) your house would require a fire escape ladder because it is more than 3 stories.

Ahhh so I guess housing down there is relatively inexpensive? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

China ran out of steel ! It's not my fault //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Blah they were supposed to be Titanium !!!!

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Ahhh so I guess housing down there is relatively inexpensive? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

In a way....

When you go upscale...it gets expensive really quick. a million dollar home here is about the same as a million dollar home about anywhere. What is different is a $100k - $300k home; you can get a lot more house per $ around here. Hope that is clear.

 

[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

In a way....
When you go upscale...it gets expensive really quick. a million dollar home here is about the same as a million dollar home about anywhere. What is different is a $100k - $300k home; you can get a lot more house per $ around here. Hope that is clear.

Not that many of us (if any) will ever experience it, but million dollar homes vary greatly depending on where you live.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

In a way....
When you go upscale...it gets expensive really quick. a million dollar home here is about the same as a million dollar home about anywhere. What is different is a $100k - $300k home; you can get a lot more house per $ around here. Hope that is clear.

So I would live decently there if I sold my $425K home here?

 

[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

So I would live decently there if I sold my $425K home here?

Just out of curiosity, what does 425K buy you up there (Sqft)?

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

In a way....
When you go upscale...it gets expensive really quick. a million dollar home here is about the same as a million dollar home about anywhere. What is different is a $100k - $300k home; you can get a lot more house per $ around here. Hope that is clear.

In a way....
When you go upscale...it gets expensive really quick. a million dollar home here is about the same as a million dollar home about anywhere. What is different is a $100k - $300k home; you can get a lot more house per $ around here. Hope that is clear.

same as a million dollar home anywhere? A house here in iowa that just sold for $2.5mill would prolly bring like $15mill in nyc or LA etc.

A $180k house here, would prolly cost a mill in the LA //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

How big of house there can ya get for say, $250k?