Me and Wife have a total combined TC of 160. We have a great house that has appreciated 80% in 3 years. Sitting on top of a hill with 5 mile vistas on 1.8 acres. Gigabit internet. Neighbors, can barely see them. Hundreds of trees on property. Drive time for me to downtown, 20-45 mins based on level of traffic. Great shopping area 5 mins away. Great schools. Now go filter for 1+ acre house in the bay area, with a 30-45 min drive time. You are looking at like 10+ million. There. Debate solved. #seattle #sanfrancisco #bayarea #austin
my friend left there bc his car dashboard melted in the heat
No. It didn't. They lied to you. Lived here since the 90's, even the brutal 30 days over 100. nothing melted. I heard this from no one. The plus side, is we have an amazing fall winter spring like we are now. Lake travis and several great swimming spots. Not fridged like the pacific.
itās true, my dash melted a bit even in NYC so Austin even hotter
Gald u r happy. I like Austin too. But wouldn't leave the bay for now. Might change mind later.
Well I may leave Austin for Bay area. TBD based on interviews coming soon. However I know my quality of life will go down even if I get a good level.
Why would you leave that? Seems like you have a happy life. Keep enjoying it. Bay Area is not a great place to live.
Okay now come back us in the summer. Also wow that's low combined TC.
Very nice.
Enjoy your heat, tornadoes, crime, traffic getting even worse in the future
out of that list heat is the only actual concern tornadoes are not a big deal lol crime isn't much worse in Austin idk where that came from traffic sucks in the Bay Area and Seattle
I think traffic is just something we ALL have to get use it.. it isnāt getting easier no matter where you are
How far is the nearest beach?
Galveston is 200 miles, drivable in about 3.5 hours. Not a great beach. South Padre is a 45 min flight on southwest direct and under 10k points for a weekend trip. That is a great beach.
Barton Springs is across the river from downtown
Also, most of us have investment houses in Austin/TX - itās not like you canāt buy them using money earned in Bay Area! Seems you need conviction that you made the right choice?
people who buy houses just to sit on them and drive up the cost of living, so poor and middle class people cant afford housing, are some of the worst kinds of people tho
Dude, you have people who own private prisons and ppl who own medical insurance firms who are literally destroying lives on a gargantuan scale - and you get offended on the little guy whose scrounged up enough to buy an apartment to help with tax deductions (if you donāt know, look up what mr real estate developer has made available in the last tax act). No wonder US is so fucked up!
Good call!
OP, you donāt understand. I can live in bay area and save a million in 4 years in bay area and buy an even bigger house than yours in Austin all cash while you still pay your mortgage and make 160k a year So tell me where should I live while I am still in my prime and command a tc of 500k
Im not misunderstanding, I get it. But that's you living in an apartment. Not at the same quality of living, that was the premise. Heck I agree with on your premise. That said, back to my premise.... I've looked at what your 500k TC can buy in the bay, and its depressing what they sell for 2 million. Not even close.
I live in Austin with TC of 400k... and can also save that much in 4 years without paying state tax and a much nicer/cheaper house. I lived in the Bay Area and absolutely hated it. There isnāt a superior location, we all make good money and have a nice lifestyle for it š just personal preference.
š¤«š¤« there's already way to many people coming here