From: Ellen K. 

BTW (or not so BTW), welcome home!    :)

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:54:42 -0500, Jeff Shultz
 wrote in message :

>Bill Lucy wrote:
>
>> Out of darkness, Jeff Shultz says...
>>> Frank Haber wrote:
>>>
>>> > Those in the middle of the country should not feel
jealous of salaries
>>> > on the
>>> > coasts.  It costs signnificant $ just to get out of bed here.
>>>
>>> Yep, a friend an I were doing sort of a "starter
home" price comparision
>>> the other day for places we knew about. Starter home in this case is
>>> 3br, 2bth, garage.
>>> Ft. Campbell/Clarksville, KY: $72,000
>>> Salem, Oregon: >$110,000
>>> Manassas, VA: $325,000
>>
>> The bottom figure is what "starter homes" cost where I
live. When I was
>> getting my coffee this morning, there was a for-sale-by-owner ad for a
>> house just like that. The asking price was $369,000.
>>
>> Go to realtor.com, enter Oak Park, IL, then go to the advanced search
>> (otherwise you'll get tons of townhomes and condos).
>>
>> Go to the bottom and enter this MLS# -- 03131664
>>
>> That's the least expensive Oak Park listing single family home listing at
>> $194,900. It's a 2 bedroom, 1 bath,
>>
>> You want 3 bedroms, 2 baths and a two car garage? Here is the MLS# of the
>> least expensive one -- 783417
>>
>> Yep, $325K. Right in the ballpark for a new family homeowner.
>>
>> 
>
>No thank you.... I wouldn't want to live in Chicago for a good many
>reasons, that among them.

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