Are you buying in the same market in which you live now?

Have you been to a full service building center recently? Can’t buy shit. Can’t manufacture it no employees to make them.

I am. I was able to see homes. I wasn't the first viewer of the one I bought but I was the first offer. Kind of a perfect storm. They were 'desperate' to sell so they could move on to their new purchase. My realtor and their realtor work in the same office, so had an inside track on ease of discussion and a good working relationship between our respective realtors.

I guess a lot of it all depends on your particular situation and what you are looking for. So I live in a modest 3 bed/2 bath house that would sell for well north of a half million. Yes, most of that is the lot. That really hit home when I found out my home owners replacement policy only covers ~$150k or so for the house because you don't have to rebuild the lot if everything burns down in a fire.

Sure, I could probably buy something twice as big in KC, but what would I do with that? I'm not sure I need twice as nice either. And I don't want a HOA.

I'm not sure what modern convenience I'm missing.

I live in a pleasant University town and work ten minutes from my office when I'm not working remotely. It has nice parks, nice green belts, nice schools, no crime.

No snow, no ice. Nine months of constant sunshine. The town is surrounded by farmland so I'm at minimal risk of the fires, although it was pretty smoky last fall.

Yes, the cost of living is higher. If I was struggling to raise a family living paycheck to paycheck, I would certainly be looking for some place cheaper.

Before a bad back sidelined me, I spent a huge number of hours rock climbing in Yosemite and other locations in northern California. No McMansion in Leawood/Overland park is going to make up for that, for me. I was also fortunate to have a flexible schedule so I mostly avoided weekend traffic.

And again before I slowed down, I enjoyed that I could drive down to SF in only 90 minutes (if I left in the afternoon), have dinner, have a couple of cocktails, see a live show, and then make it back home in 90 minutes. SF is a really cool place to visit.

Your mileage may vary.

Well... they finally got in. I still think that they should have offered up the house has a temporary meeting place for their local Hells Angels Chapter.

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If they were desperate to sell- why did you pay 5 k over list? :hmmm:

How is this pos fraudster not in jail?

That house needs to be inspected thoroughly from top to bottom. No telling what the squatters did before they left. Looks like the squatter has a history with the legal system: tax evasion and assault.

This is having effects across the country. Those who can't afford to stay in California or are tired of it are cashing out and moving eastward causing housing and cost of living to skyrocket in places like Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Utah to name a few. I am a part of that Nextdoor app for my area and I swear almost daily someone introduces themselves and mentions how they just moved from California. They aren't moving into smaller, older homes either. They are moving into new ones in new developments that "start" at $500K and up.

I can see them buying nice houses as CA houses sell for alot but the cost of living? Did your gas bill go up because a couple moved from Compton?

Because he was desperate.

Property taxes are a part of it, but overall the cost of goods and services are going up rapidly as the population explodes in the area. This also puts more demand on the existing power grid which forces prices up. Fortunately our utilities are not as high as other places I have lived.

Not necessarily desperate, as I had it in quotes. They were buying another house and needed to sell this one to afford the new one. The market being crazy, we wanted to make sure out offer was accepted and 5k over asking is nothing compared to the 20k+ I have heard about other people paying. The appraisal came back and I still got a good deal even paying slightly over asking.

bullshit, cough, BULLSHIT