So I'm thinking of moving to Delaware...

naisho said:
yeah, kind of depends on where you want to live.

Once you pass SF in norcal it gets cheaper, you can get away with rent that you pay for AR. ~$500 avg for a 1BR right? Up in Redding or Shasta but you're out in the mountains with fewer people around (not much since that it probably doesn't bother you)

In Socal, SF, $500 is not enough for anything unless you room with someone...
Lotta apartments in socal run $1.0k-$1.5k for 1/2BRs. SF is more expensive as rule of thumb. Can easily hit $2k's.

You can also go east too but the heat can get unbearable for folks too.
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Ah, I was actually thinking about going back to my roots, either Sierras or Bay Area, but my heart really belongs in the mountains. The rent is a lot cheaper there. You could rent a nice little cottage for what? 800? The only concern I have is finding a job.
 
naisho said:
yeah, kind of depends on where you want to live.

Once you pass SF in norcal it gets cheaper, you can get away with rent that you pay for AR. ~$500 avg for a 1BR right? Up in Redding or Shasta but you're out in the mountains with fewer people around (not much since that it probably doesn't bother you)

In Socal, SF, $500 is not enough for anything unless you room with someone...
Lotta apartments in socal run $1.0k-$1.5k for 1/2BRs. SF is more expensive as rule of thumb. Can easily hit $2k's.

You can also go east too but the heat can get unbearable for folks too.
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Yeah $500/mo is the average for a flat-rent 1BR apartment in the city. In the rural areas you can expect to pay that much for a small 2BR house that's an original farmhouse (meaning it's older than dirt).

The other day I saw an advert for a single wide trailer for rent - they were asking $700/mo. because the trailer is still considered new even though it is a 2000 model. No way I could afford that as a single parent.

However I am still hopeful for my apartment in the city with more opportunities.
 
authentic said:
There's nothing in Delaware.
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You calling me nothing? :wave:

Alex, I live in northern DE and can't speak for lower DE. I do know it's growing and I'm sure I'd be shocked to see the growth if I ever get down there again.

I like northern DE because it's near large cities, beaches, mountains though I don't go to any of the places.

I think ?AlexGold? lives nearby in MD and maybe has DE connections.
 
I live in east side of DC, and I have a beach house in DE, just north of MD/DE state line. It's not bad there in Del, but there's lot of activities surrounding the DE, like it's much closer to DC and such. I knew a few deaf friends who live there and there's a small deaf social life there.

IF you do move there, stop by and join me for fishing! <grin>
 
Those of us who have owned houses since the passage of Prop 13 have lower property taxes.
 
Sorry I do not know much about DEL except Horse racing.

From my own experience, i realize that I should live about one hour away from my relatives. But theyall are morethan 3 hours and half. That sucks for me. so be sure to pick a new place to live that is not too far from who you care about. Also An support system is the key. I havethe limited support system here and it is pretty difficult.

Goodluck. Have you look up at maryland??? :dunno:
 
I pay $6,000 for property taxes in northern Virginia.

Bit less than $1,500 for property taxes in No. Carolina. However, wind insurance costs upward of $4,000 a year, plus flood insurance is another $400 or so, so it's really not any cheaper, all together.

That's why I said look at *all* the costs. Property taxes don't necessarily tell the whole story.
 
Beach girl said:
I pay $6,000 for property taxes in northern Virginia.

Bit less than $1,500 for property taxes in No. Carolina. However, wind insurance costs upward of $4,000 a year, plus flood insurance is another $400 or so, so it's really not any cheaper, all together.

That's why I said look at *all* the costs. Property taxes don't necessarily tell the whole story.
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I guess that wind insurance makes ya wish you are sited on the western side of your holler, huh? :lol:
 
Nah, I love living near the beach, and that's just the price we have to pay.

We did not know it would cost that much when we built our house, though. Came as rather a shock. I'd rather put $5,000 a year into our own savings accounts and self-insure, but so long as we have a mortgage, we can't do that, unfortunately.
 
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I live in wilmington DE I'll say you should live in newark its great town and lewes is nice beach city but the rent are high lol its not true when people say theres nothing in DE I love it here
 
Speaking very generally, living in the right place for you vs. living in the wrong place for you can make a HUGE difference in your enjoyment of life. ("You" in the general sense, not referring to any one person in particular.)

People have different priorities, and at different times in one's life those priorities might get re-arranged. Some people want to be near family, regardless of cost; some people want to live in a low-cost place regardless of absence of family, cultural activities, airports nearby, etc; some people want to live where there is a lot going on culturally and have easy access to transportation, and so on. Some people care about being near good schools; others, with no children, don't care about the schools but want to have convenient local transportation options.

Sometimes you just fall in love with a place and have to live there, no matter what.

My favorite place to live, ever, was Boston, and I'm so glad I lived there for a few years at the right time in my life. But at this point, I wouldn't think of moving back there - too cold, too expensive, for starters. Not a good fit for me now.

So, getting back to you, Alex, what about Delaware appeals to you besides the low property taxes? Probably there needs to be more to it than that to make it a good overall fit for you and your family.
 
Tousi said:
Those of us who have owned houses since the passage of Prop 13 have lower property taxes.
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I am one of them. Lucky. I don't think I can buy another house in my town. My dream is buy my 2nd house in Hawaii but I don't know what the property taxes cost. I maybe ask my relatives.
 
deafsmogtech said:
No, still expensive if you buy a house in SoCal or rest of Ca.
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Not with those forecloses homes here in S.Calif and N. Calif. A lot of them are so cheap right now so it is best time to buy them. A house across from us, is in foreclose and it sold for 59,000. Many houses are on the way to forecloses in my town. My sister and brother are buying couple houses up in N. Calif for cheap too. My house is not worth much either, only expensive houses u can find is in Hollywood or SF.
 
sequoias said:
$1,500 a year for property taxes? Still high. :giggle:
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That's cheap to me. In some counties here in Maryland, property taxes are around $6,000 a year. Mine are $1,700 a year and it is not bad.
 
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