[fortunecookie]

My sister & her fiance live 20 miles out and with 2 incomes have a one bedroom, but are still saving for the home. They have 30 and 60 minute avg commutes, each way. Her friend comes from a wealthy family and my sis showed me her 'starter' home - a 2-3 bdr (one converted from a den) cape cod about 15-20 miles out on a postage stamp yard with almost no front footage in a lovely town for $450K, apparently a steal. I love the area (not the politics) but wow!

[Aquinasfan]

I love the area (not the politics) but wow!

We're used to the prices. The other day my wife got something from e-bay from a person living in the Dallas area. The person packed the box with the Dallas Real Estate section. We were shocked. Houses that would go for $500k here go for $100k in Dallas. We started talking about moving 8-) Wish we were closer to retirement age... kind of.