Posted on 01/08/2005 8:18:52 PM PST by Citizen James
You can still get a pretty good deal in Fresno/Central Valley area but better hurry; they're going fast.
I hope you have negotiated a really good salary.
Exterior Address Area Type Beds Size Rent KAMI-MEGURO 3-CHOME, MEGURO-WARD, TOKYO, JAPAN Ken Corp. Realty Rental ID:1987032621 Apt. 3 158.99 m2 -- ¥600,000 p/m
Apartment Rental: Square Foot 1,580 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Monthly rent: US$5,950 PER/MONTH plus TWO MONTHS RENT NON-REFUNDABLE "KEY MONEY" COMMISSION TO AGENT
Well I suppose one of those shoebox hotel cocoons will suffice! LOL
Check out the Mississippi Gulf Coast for value:
For about half that amount you get this 5 bedroom/4 bath, 4,071 sq. ft executive home with a Mother-in-law apartment:
http://www.livingchoices.com/home/homedetail.aspx?mid=0920&hid=533780170&refer=bvc
Compare and contrast this 1,449 sq. ft. home with the 46 year old ranch home you showed us at only $86,700:
http://www.livingchoices.com/home/homedetail.aspx?mid=0920&hid=533740070&refer=bvc
Or this 3bedroom/1.5 bath cottage for only $45,000:
http://www.livingchoices.com/home/homedetail.aspx?mid=0920&hid=534063455&refer=bvc
People in California also make more money. It's different.
They did.
Ping!
I thought that's what the headphones and little aromatherapy mist was for hehehe. If I ever bought an apartment for that kind of yen, I want my OWN pachinko machine thanks.
Active 12/19/04 Listing # 411997 10240 Rosita Camarillo, CA 93012-9224
Listing Price: $949,000
County: Ventura
Cross St: Yucca Dr.
Map: 495, H7 See Map 
Property Type Residential Property Subtype Detached Area 40 - 46 Tract Code
Terra Bella Estates
Beds 2 Sq Ft(approx) 1688
Baths 2 Price/Sq Ft 562.20
Year Built 1954 Lot Sq Ft(approx) 65985
APN 5500020450
DOM 20 Lot Acres (approx) 1.515
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Then how come they're so easy to sell?
But it may beat sitting at the train station till the trains run again at 5:30 a.m., having to negotiate around huge mounds of drunken Japanese salaryman barf on the train platforms from the night before.
We're definitely different, but we don't make that much more money.
Check poster #18's chart.
Cheap mortgages?
The government is doing something. Its called sustainable development and smart growth. These are the reasons housing prices are unbelievably high in CA.
See this thread for more info
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316575/posts
Fixer Upper - Needs work!
This comes as no surprise to those of us who see run-down 900-square-foot homes on postage-stamp-sized lots going for $250,000 - $400,000.
Thank the Liberals for this stupid situation. It's because of their "environmental preservation" laws that are authored after limousine liberals squat on a chunk of land that real estate is at such ridiculous rates.
B-U-B-B-L-E
THAT HAS TO BE FAKE.
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