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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I bought a house on the water with a pool, jacuzzi and boat dock for the same mortgage that I had in Lees Summit, Mo. Now I have additional expenses of pool, boat dock upkeep, increased property taxes and flood/hurricane insurance but thats not a deal breaker financially for most people. Its still doable for anyone who would like to give up the snow/ice for the beaches. Mostly due to the low interest rates so if your thinking, pull the trigger.
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I like it there but for whatever reason I could never find a decent job in Tampa/St Pete. The condos are really cheap up here too, but I didn't want to pay cash for a place and turn around and have to pay 300 or more a month to a condo assocation. You can get a 1800-2000sf home up here with a pool for about 110-120K max. For now I'll just stick to going down to Treasure Island every few weekends to visit relatives.
I bought my first house in Lee's Summit back in 96 for about 75K which was right before Lee's Summit really started booming and became Missouri's version of Overland Park.