BWI or OAK question

[mar]

A zero here and a zero there

I see.

Thanks PTinbound, that's $225,000.

Do me a favor and keep your day job--don't go into real estate.

Maybe it's just me but I think some people might get a little upset with your habit of abbreviating house prices like flight levels.

 

[checkessential]

Anyone over the age of 15 should understand what '225' in that post means.

 

[atldc9]

Living in BWI is very pricey. I grew up here, so never realised how expensive it is. I figure, doesn't everyone pay $350,000 for a 4 bedroom house in a cookie cutter neighborhood? West of the city, that is in Howard and Carroll counties, you will pay big money. Townhouses for 150 -200, single families no less than 250. NIce schools and 2500 sq feet, you are talking 300 +. Don't forget that is less then a 1/3 acre lot size typically. South west in Montgomrery and PG counties, forget it. Too close to DC, so the price is huge. East towards Annapolis, well watch where you go. Annapolis is great, but near the water, forget about it, but there are some rotten areas down that way. Schools in Anne Arundel county can be dicey. North towards Baltimore City and County same thing. Some very nice areas, but they come with big price tags, and watch the schools, the city is rough.

Downtown Baltimore has one of the highest murder rates in the counrty, like 300 + the last 6 years running. It has a huge heroin problem, and the highest rate of STD's and teen pregnancy in the counrty. The army sends its' trauma Doc's to intern here because it is so close to combat conditions, no lie.

I live out west in Carroll county and love it. We don't have any water, but the schools are good and most people are educated professionals. The neighvorhood next to mine just broke ground on 2 acre lots, with 2500 sq foot homes starting from the 480's.

 

[FastCargo]

TX for me...

About CA,

My last active duty assignment was out in CA, just north of Sacramento in fact (separated about a year ago). I can tell you that a new house in Sacramento (2 hrs away on a good day) was over $100 per square feet with no options, not to mention high taxes, politics, power problems, etc, etc. The prices would go up geometrically the closer you got to the Bay Area...I honestly can't figure out how workin' dudes can live in a decent place there. Of course, the 'things to do' meter and WX were very good...but I couldn't afford it!

That's why we ended up moving to San Antonio. But, of course that means you gotta commute for just about every major airline... I'm a FedEx guy, but I find it pretty easy to commute.

My .02

FastCargo

 

[TriStar_drvr]

I live in CA, and have managed to make it work. I live in Hesperia, about 45 minutes north of Ontario. Houses are dirt cheap (paid less than 90k for 3 bedroom 2 bath on 1/2 acre), the air is much cleaner than in the LA basin, and there are only a few summer nights that require air conditioning. I can be at 7000' elevation in the pines in less than an hour for trout fishing and skiing in the winter.

I'm based at LAX an although it's a 95 mile drive to the airport parking lot, it's not too bad since I only do it 3-4 times a month. Also Las Vegas is only three hours away. Of course all you SWA guys know you have a bunch of flights to PHX and OAK from ONT. I used to commute to MDW from ONT. Thanks SWA!

It's not for everybody, but desert living works for me.

 

[mar]

Normally I wouldn't bother to respond...

Checkessential--Thank you for that thoughtful and enlightening response.

Now you can go back to more constructive activities like making a nuisance of yourself to your crew.

pfft