<VV> Re: inflation (no corvair)

[airvair]

That makes me feel like I live in the slums. My house was recently
appraised for a *mere* $95,000. Sold my late folk's house 1 1/2 years
ago for $84,000, and it needed nothing. Had to sit on it for 8 months,
and gladly jumped at the first offer. Both are 3-bed w/central air, full
finished basement, etc. BTW My house also has room for 8 cars inside the
garage, shop, and back building.

And people were wondering recently why I can't get affordable high-speed
internet??

-Mark (WAY out in the sticks, further than I realized)

Ray Rodriguez wrote:
> 
>      I sure wish a new house only cost double the average annual salary
> nowadays!  Cars might still be about a year salary, but in my area (in the
> boonies of Pennsylvania) the cheapest new house you can get is around
> $175,000... average salary around here is low.. probably $30,000 to $35,000.
> Cheapest livable resale house is around $100,000 and thats not at all easy
> to find in any but the worst neighborhoods. (I'm a Realtor.. I know!)
> 
>      Between the cost of housing and the cost of gas its not easy for a
> young person to get on their feet these days.  I could only imagine what it
> would be like if I owed 50 to 100K for college like so many do....
> 
>      Guess I'll just go back to tinkering with my Vair till the economy
> explodes.
> 
> Ray
> 
> in reply to:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > No?
> >
> > Just more than the average person's anual salary!
> >
> > And just half the price of a typical new house here at the time.
> >
> > Frank DuVal