Comments on: Good Deal or Not? “Southern exposure” edition

By: frickorfrack

frickorfrack — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:05 +0000

not so good a deal (sorry lister)…but you can get a WHOLE lot (like a complete house with English Basement) more just a few blocks away in Kingman Park

By: Kam

Kam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:46 +0000

Welcome but check yourself on the “ghetto” comments. If you have that mindset, you will miss out on much of what DC has to offer. Not only that but you will find yourself in quite a few argument of which you will not win, especially on here.

By: A

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:05 +0000

That Portland house is awesome.

As for the LA one, yeah, it’s not in the greatest part of LA. Walkscore gives it a 78, but a lot of the nearby establishments are low-end fast food etc. But on the other hand it might be a comparable area to RFK.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:37:46 +0000

I don’t think your examples of real estate for LA or San Diego is comprable. The house in LA is in a bad neighborhood and is a dump. The house in San Diego is about 20-30min from the center of San Diego. More in the suburbs of San Diego. It is equivalent to posting a house in Falls Church and saying it is in DC.

By: paulette

paulette — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:55:42 +0000

really? people with bachelor’s degrees get paid more in dc? both my husband and i made more in los angeles than we do here. and almost all our friends work for ngo’s and don’t get paid very well. 2 of my friends have masters degrees (1 from U of Penn, other from SUNY) and neither make more than 55k. i think perhaps if you work for the fed you will get paid more but not everyone wants to work for the government. AND should not have to to make a decent salary.

By: soozles

soozles — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:07:12 +0000

Ya’ll crack me up. Can we please get back to whether this place is a good deal or not???

By: Incandescent Rex

Incandescent Rex — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:07:24 +0000

If you are indeed a newcomer to this city, consider holding off on slinging around a loaded derogatory term like “ghetto” about a neighborhood you don’t know anything about. It’s actually a great neighberhood to live in with a lot of character. But yes, DC real estate can be frustratingly expensive.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:57 +0000

Did you see Flight of the Conchords? Did you see Kids in the Hall? Fridays? Did you see Mr. Show? Did you see Funny or Die? …

By: Western Guy

Western Guy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:58 +0000

The thing is, you could move to Seattle, and make about as much as you do in DC (especially if you’re in the Tech industry), but 400k will definitely get you a nicer place in a nicer part of town.

By: Western Guy

Western Guy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:06 +0000

Just did a quick search from Realtor.com…below are examples of a few other cool cities. I know DC is very multicultural, has a lot to do, but c’mon, the housing market here is crazy. 400k barely gets you a house in the ghetto. To live in a safe neighborhood, it seems like you have to drop over 700k here. Unless you want to move out to Falls Church or something. Even if you do make 75k / year, that won’t cut it for a 600k+ mortgage (unless you have a ton to put down first).

I’m new to DC, and so far, love the town and all the neat neighborhoods, but I’m just kinda shocked at the price for new homes. I’m in no way saying the city’s mentioned below are better or anything, just trying to give an example of the “bang for the buck” in other parts of the country.

Here is an example of what 400k can get you in Portland:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3203-Sw-2nd-Ave_Portland_OR_97239_M24434-32118

In L.A., you could get something like this:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1624-Cimarron-St_Los-Angeles_CA_90019_M17992-66765

In Austin TX:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3446-Oxsheer-Dr_Austin_TX_78732_M71937-75233

Denver Co:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2924-Fulton-St_Denver_CO_80238_M23332-72955

San Diego:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11449-Duenda-Rd_San-Diego_CA_92127_M14635-76072