W2R
Moderator Emeritus
I bought my home in 2002 for $100/square foot, and realistically it has not appreciated much. At that price, it was relatively easy to pay off.
As is true for many women (and some men, too), my house is my "nest" and very, very important to my happiness. I love being able to afford a nice house that I like. When I enter my house, I enter a place that is beautiful to me, a place of comfort and refuge and peace that is mine alone.
To me, the lack of housing affordability in some areas is very unappealing and greatly detracts from the desirability of those areas for me. I want a nice house, I have one here, and living in crummy quarters (or living like a pauper to afford non-crummy quarters) makes no sense for me.
Now, if I could afford a nice house in an area like Honolulu, for example, AND not living like a pauper, I suppose that could be pretty superb. However, if wishes were horses, beggers would ride. Besides, I would miss New Orleans despite all of its (many, huge) faults.
As is true for many women (and some men, too), my house is my "nest" and very, very important to my happiness. I love being able to afford a nice house that I like. When I enter my house, I enter a place that is beautiful to me, a place of comfort and refuge and peace that is mine alone.
To me, the lack of housing affordability in some areas is very unappealing and greatly detracts from the desirability of those areas for me. I want a nice house, I have one here, and living in crummy quarters (or living like a pauper to afford non-crummy quarters) makes no sense for me.
Now, if I could afford a nice house in an area like Honolulu, for example, AND not living like a pauper, I suppose that could be pretty superb. However, if wishes were horses, beggers would ride. Besides, I would miss New Orleans despite all of its (many, huge) faults.