Originally Posted by
Treespeed
I have 6 mile commute to work here in So Cal. Of course we had to spend $800k for a two bedroom house, but I'd rather have the time than the house. I think that's what people don't get when weighing their housing options, yes I could buy a bigger house 2 hours from the city, but you can't get those two hours back. So in effect my wife and I are buying time. IMO it's worth it.
Definitely man. If I could afford it, I would've stayed. 200k buys a crack house in the desert that's still 2 hours away from work in Socal. In NH it buys a nice 2 bedroom house in a great town, close to work. 800k you'd be living in a castle in the middle of town.
