Comments on: Looking At A House On Saturday

By: So How Was That House I Looked At? | David Pitlyuk

So How Was That House I Looked At? | David Pitlyuk — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:53:22 +0000

[...] I mentioned last week, I looked at a townhouse in Sterling, VA on Saturday. The price was set at $365,000 which seemed [...]

By: Chris Gray

Chris Gray — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:27:07 +0000

I could be nothing though…perhaps the previous owners are going through a divorce or something…they may just be trying to get rid of it ASAP. Good luck man…hope it turns out to be a winner — it looks pretty awesome from the outside!

By: David Pitlyuk

David Pitlyuk — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:03:32 +0000

I actually lived in Owings Mills before I moved to VA. Yeah, that scares me that it was remodeled already..it was just built in 2000. We’ll see tomorrow though!

By: Chris Gray

Chris Gray — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:19:55 +0000

I just sold my town home in Owings Mills (MD) for $340,000 and let me tell you it was not much compared to that listing. Granted I sold about a year ago but still, mine was only 5 years old. The listing mentioned it was completely remodeled…wondering if something was wrong…I mean you don’t see a listing like that in Sterling for 365K.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:03:03 +0000

Exactly! When we went to TN and looked at properties we had found, some of them were just far too remote and we were concerned how our kids would adjust to the schools and not having friends nearby.

But depending on the area, you can really make out well if you can keep a job from a higher cost area. I’ve tried to convince my wife that Costa Rica would be a nice location but she isn’t buying that yet.

By: David Pitlyuk

David Pitlyuk — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:46:43 +0000

Yeah actually a co-worker of mine on the old team I was on moved to Tuscon, AZ and works remotely full-time. No salary cut. He’s living like a king…imagine a DC/northern VA salary living in Tuscon!

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:43:43 +0000

I’ve actually had discussions with my current employer to remain employed and simply work remotely. You’re right though, there are many possibilities.

Now this post has me searching through the real estate listings in Tennessee again! Now I am looking more in the Memphis area though, as opposed to the area near Knoxville. I’ll probably waste far too much time looking at properties online now.

By: David Pitlyuk

David Pitlyuk — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:22:37 +0000

And hey, if you could make a full time salary online, you can definitely live in a more remote area where the prices are much cheaper.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:19:35 +0000

In our area it really depends on what suburb you are in – closer to the city gets you an old, rundown 2BR/1BA home but further out you can still find a nice home about 2000-3000 sqft 4-5BR/2-3BA.

The link JD shared is the exact reason my wife and I have been giving serious thought to moving to TN near the Smokies. With the equity we have in our home now, we could buy a really nice property for a very cheap price.

By: David Pitlyuk

David Pitlyuk — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:48:35 +0000

JD: Jesus, I’m about to move to Memphis! That is insane how drastic of a difference of a place you can get depending on where you are. Even in this area $365k was by far the cheapest townhouse of that “looking” caliber that I’ve seen.