Something to do with my hands
Okay, here's one thing that sucks about living in New York. Real estate is too freaking expensive! I was blog-hopping and this guy bought a three-bedroom house built in 2004 in another Eastern state, with a garage and a backyard, for $125K. The house is gorgeous. It's modest, but it's perfect for a first house. Now, what would $125K get you in New York? Hmm, let me see. A studio in Flushing, a vacant lot in the Bronx, a cottage in the Catskills, or a mobile home. Add another zero for a fighting chance. I've been on a few open houses, and a fixer-upper in Queens with a creepy basement was selling for $535K. A two-bedroom condo in my current neighborhood is selling for $549K! Even with the assumption that four people are going to be sharing the mortgage for our dreamhouse, where are we going to find a two-family house near public transportation as none of us have cars (because it's expensive and unnecessary). Oh well. Hence, the age-old dilemma, would I rather be in my own nice townhouse in the middle of nowhere or my rented box in New York?
There is such a thing as a real estate miracle, though.
My dad's shopping list for me:
1. Centrum Silver
2. Vitamin E 300 units
3. Brut aftershave
4. Tea (Lipton or Tetley)
5. Cheese
6. Turkey bacon
Wala bang turkey bacon sa Pilipinas?
Okay, here's one thing that sucks about living in New York. Real estate is too freaking expensive! I was blog-hopping and this guy bought a three-bedroom house built in 2004 in another Eastern state, with a garage and a backyard, for $125K. The house is gorgeous. It's modest, but it's perfect for a first house. Now, what would $125K get you in New York? Hmm, let me see. A studio in Flushing, a vacant lot in the Bronx, a cottage in the Catskills, or a mobile home. Add another zero for a fighting chance. I've been on a few open houses, and a fixer-upper in Queens with a creepy basement was selling for $535K. A two-bedroom condo in my current neighborhood is selling for $549K! Even with the assumption that four people are going to be sharing the mortgage for our dreamhouse, where are we going to find a two-family house near public transportation as none of us have cars (because it's expensive and unnecessary). Oh well. Hence, the age-old dilemma, would I rather be in my own nice townhouse in the middle of nowhere or my rented box in New York?
There is such a thing as a real estate miracle, though.
My dad's shopping list for me:
1. Centrum Silver
2. Vitamin E 300 units
3. Brut aftershave
4. Tea (Lipton or Tetley)
5. Cheese
6. Turkey bacon
Wala bang turkey bacon sa Pilipinas?
