I currently live in the third floor of a house in Somerville (the most populous city in the country, or at least it was when I moved here in 2006). I have a bed nook (not a bedROOM), a decent kitchen, a desk that marks the area of my "office", a small den area and two small closets. I like the space. I don't have much storage or a backyard, but I'm only one person. I pay $900 per month for living here. This is TOTALLY reasonable for my area.
Two houses down is a lovely, modernized place that is slightly larger than the one I live in. The third floor (which has a separation between bedroom and livingroom, unlike my place) is for sale as a condo (so, separate from the rest of the house). Its sale price is:
I KNOW. When I saw this price, I did this:
Because if I can't afford to buy a place that is appropriate for one person in a place I love to live, how will I ever afford to house the slew of children*, pugs**, husband***, goats****, IKEA furniture***** and unicorns****** I need to be happy? HOW, PEOPLE???********This is speculative, I know.
**I want these too much not to have any. But probably not on the third floor. I need these guys on the first floor so that they can travel out to get me doughnuts on command. They'll be like truffle-pigs, except, you know: doughnut-pugs.
***I'm working on it. Um, unless he reads this- then I have absolutely no plans whatsoever, baby.
****They're fun and adorable, and they'll eat your trash. And farming is in my blood. Plus, if we ever have a small patch of grass, they'll keep it "mowed" (look, Mom, green energy!).
*****Oh, this one is a definite.
******I hear the technology is underway. And, the pugs will need to ride something to the doughnut shoppe, and the doughnuts will fit perfectly over their horns.
*******Yes, yes I know. I'll move to the burbs...
3 comments:
move south. you'll think you've won the lottery!!
JUST for the top floor of a house?! Not for the WHOLE house?! Just the top floor? I'm reading your correctly? I am now going to pass out dead from exhaustion at mearly trying to comprehend that. You could own a mansion (literally) in Buffalo for that price. Or TWO of the little homes I live in currently in Denver. Phew... I'm tired. PS: totally cute picture of you, BTW
Wonderland is right. This is why we live here, because it's the only place in the country (almost) that wasn't hit by the housing crisis. I won't say anymore except perhaps move here????
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