General Discussion

Our income is right about median in our high cost area

However we could never afford to buy the house we’ve owned for 30 years. It’s worth about 4 times what we paid. That’s a modest tract house built in 1974. And, the maintenance costs are significant.

I see a few young families coming in to the neighborhood but it’s usually through some combination of creative financing, help from parents and buying the worst neglected house.

If we want our kids to stay close, we have to help them and not everyone can