"WilleeCue" wrote in message
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The great American spoof is "home ownership".
If you ever think you really "own" your home just stop paying money for it
and see what happens!

Plenty of homes are affordable, but like someone here said something like:
"Why should people have to live miles from shopping, schools, etc." I have
a cousin who is married and a best friend who is married. Both paid $140K
for their homes. One group purchased a home in the 'elite' northside of
Indy, the others on the eastside. Both live in the burb counties. Both
have great public schools. The eastside doesn't have the restaurants,
shopping, etc. You have to drive 20 miles to get to that. The difference:
One has a very small yard and lives in a vinyl village. The other has
almost an acre and all brick. One lives 5 miles from work, the other lives
10 and 20 (wife and husband distances). One pays less property tax. It's
all about choices. If you just have to live where the stores, restaurants,
super rich, etc live and you buy a home that has a mortgage that makes you
live pay check to pay check...yea, you won't have much. If you make due
with a home built in 1950 or earlier that is in good shape (oh the horror of
not having a 'new' home that some of my friends would fear), you won't be
hurting. I plan on getting a home in 2-3 months. I have seen some decent
homes for $85-$90K. They are 4-6 miles from half million dollar homes. 2
miles from schools and shopping. Their downside: They are 40 some years old
and in good shape. Now in places like California---get out before the great
burn off starts.