Hey read the whole thread next time.

At the end of three years most people would have two years of payments left. I'm not "bragging" about getting a new truck every two years. The leases are usually 24 month leases. So at the end of the lease I get a new truck. Duh. Its a perk of leasing.

How does leasing my truck and my wifes Pacifica make me trailer trash? Most people that live in expensive homes lease their cars. Probably so they can put their money into important things. Like a nice home. But to answer your question I live in an upper middle class suburb of metro detroit. Average home price in my sub is 180-225.

Joe

 

HOLY ****!!!

not to knock on you at all man...just for perspective...

UPPER MIDDLE CLASS BY YOU IS 180-225k for a home??????


Here on long island....upper middle class homes are around 500-700k.

****....My house (parents) cost them 750k two years ago...today with all the work put into it....it got appraised 3 weeks ago for 1.1 million....and our area is upper middle class....the homes on my block range from 650-1.2.

upper class homes on long island range from 800-WELL OVER 1 million +.

damn i gotta move.....hell my home upstate is worth more than 225k and its in the middle of nowhere LOL

 

Dude if your paying half a mill for house you are no longer middle class of any sort!

 

It sure as Hell is here in the Northeast! 400k - 500k is the norm for a maintenance free 3 - 4 bedroom home in nearly all the communities here in CT...And you'd be lucky to find a nice townhome for less than 500k in most of the towns in the southwest corner. It's sad how little the dollar is worth in this area.

This happens to be the strangest thread I've come across on here btw.

 

I just looked at a run down 3 bed room colonial here in Massachusetts. It was such a dump. Asking $425K on an acre of land, no garage. I wanted to take a **** on the front lawn.

 

LOL! http://realestate.aol.realtor.com/Pr...=aolrealestate

 

haha..needs a little bit of work (alot)....but its pretty decent size at 3,100 sq ft and only 299k


Here on long island on the north shore esp.....there are older beach communities (bungalos) in almost every town in eastern LI that people live full time in now.....A house not too far from me that is only 1,100 sq ft is going for 300-325k!!!!! thats 1/3rd of the house you showed in that link!!!! and its the same price if not more.

your typical, decent location, nice school, 2500-3000 sq foot house on LI is NO LESS than 450k.

hell...my home (which we got at a pre-construction price brand new 2 years ago) sold for 750k......even if we didnt do ANY work to it whatsoever (pool,landscaping,interior,etc) we could still get 900k for it today easy......150k increase in 2 years!!!!!

Im going to be 22 soon and be graduating college....I have NO CLUE how I am going to buy my first house here!!!!

 

How in the hell can an average person live in those areas?

 

You should see the prices here in So Cal. The average home in San Diego (1500 square feet, shaped like a rectangle) goes for $585,000. If you want 3,000 to 4,000 square feet, you'll pay $800,000 plus. Crazy

 

I had an 03 QC w/the 20 in tires, and had to try 3 sets wrangler hp's before they all balanced out. the tires were heavy, they said its been a problem w/that size tire--it rode smooth after that