How does anyone find a job that pays enough to afford a home here?

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

I think I’m the PP you were responding to about buying a 3br. We love smaller than most of our peers and only recently bought our first car (used). My req’s are basically that it be livable. I am fine with 1,700 sq ft and up. I actually prefer old construction as new stuff is trash. Doesn’t need to be redone but with the high prices I would demand that it doesn’t need all new electrical or plumbing throughout. (Hence the word livable.) I’m happy if the kitchen is crummy or whatever. I don’t even need off street parking. NW DC is just too expensive with extremely little inventory. We have kids who go to public school which is why we don’t move into a more marginal neighborhood. My kids will be taking public transit to school (like all DC kids bc the city doesn’t provide transportation) so we have to live somewhere relatively safe.

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

I think I’m the PP you were responding to about buying a 3br. We love smaller than most of our peers and only recently bought our first car (used). My req’s are basically that it be livable. I am fine with 1,700 sq ft and up. I actually prefer old construction as new stuff is trash. Doesn’t need to be redone but with the high prices I would demand that it doesn’t need all new electrical or plumbing throughout. (Hence the word livable.) I’m happy if the kitchen is crummy or whatever. I don’t even need off street parking. NW DC is just too expensive with extremely little inventory. We have kids who go to public school which is why we don’t move into a more marginal neighborhood. My kids will be taking public transit to school (like all DC kids bc the city doesn’t provide transportation) so we have to live somewhere relatively safe.

Wrong person. Agree Living in a competitive city requires steps to achieve your goals. Your first house will always have something undesirable. First job will be lowly paid. It takes work to get to a better place.

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Anonymous wrote:we are replacing our own children with cheap disposable foreign labor. our kids are not able to afford health insurance, let along buy a house.

The post features a graph showing the percentage of U.S. 30-year-olds who are both married and homeowners dropping from around 50% in 1950 to 15% in 2025, drawing on Census Bureau and Pew Research data that confirm declining marriage rates (from 90% in 1962 to 52% in 2019) and young adult homeownership (from 42% in 1982 to 29% in 2021).

this is the result of letting the investor class drive immigration to their benefit.

WOW! WHAT A LOW IQ person. Blame immigrants and everyone else BUT YOURSELF! Probably written by MAGA or a BOOMER!

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

I think I’m the PP you were responding to about buying a 3br. We love smaller than most of our peers and only recently bought our first car (used). My req’s are basically that it be livable. I am fine with 1,700 sq ft and up. I actually prefer old construction as new stuff is trash. Doesn’t need to be redone but with the high prices I would demand that it doesn’t need all new electrical or plumbing throughout. (Hence the word livable.) I’m happy if the kitchen is crummy or whatever. I don’t even need off street parking. NW DC is just too expensive with extremely little inventory. We have kids who go to public school which is why we don’t move into a more marginal neighborhood. My kids will be taking public transit to school (like all DC kids bc the city doesn’t provide transportation) so we have to live somewhere relatively safe.

I wish I hadn’t come to your defense, seeing this breathless, pleading response to the brain dead troll I have been interacting with on your behalf.

Be careful what you wish for - imagine living in a neighborhood fulls of AH’s like this bish.

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

I think I’m the PP you were responding to about buying a 3br. We love smaller than most of our peers and only recently bought our first car (used). My req’s are basically that it be livable. I am fine with 1,700 sq ft and up. I actually prefer old construction as new stuff is trash. Doesn’t need to be redone but with the high prices I would demand that it doesn’t need all new electrical or plumbing throughout. (Hence the word livable.) I’m happy if the kitchen is crummy or whatever. I don’t even need off street parking. NW DC is just too expensive with extremely little inventory. We have kids who go to public school which is why we don’t move into a more marginal neighborhood. My kids will be taking public transit to school (like all DC kids bc the city doesn’t provide transportation) so we have to live somewhere relatively safe.

I wish I hadn’t come to your defense, seeing this breathless, pleading response to the brain dead troll I have been interacting with on your behalf.

Be careful what you wish for - imagine living in a neighborhood fulls of AH’s like this bish.

Just confirmed you can’t afford to live there 😊

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You need to consider if you have/want kids. HHI is a smidge over $300k. We have a $3300 mortgage in a suburb that people here would mock, but we also pay $5000/month for daycare. Obviously the gap between what you can buy with $3300 a month vs. $8300 is massive.

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Anonymous wrote:I think salaries have gone way up in respect to housing prices. My house value is pretty much exactly the same as when I bought it 13 years ago with a cumulative of 41% inflation. However, I am essentially earning the same as I did at that time despite numerous years of experience, maybe a percentage point or two increase.

So, people entering the market a few years ago have quite the buying power.

EG they can afford to go and get themselves a mortgage if they want to buy my house. Even considering the one bright spot of my matriculation was that mortgage rates were rock bottom.

That being said, I wish mortgage rates were lower, so that I can raise the price of my house.

You must not live around here. When we were first striving for a 3br 10 years ago, they were $1M. We thought, oh in 3-4 years we’ll be able to afford that. The same 3brs 3-4 years later were then $1.2M. And now they are $1.6. We cannot earn or save enough to reach the first rung on the ladder.

You have champagne tastes on a beer budget.

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.

Sounds like she wants a 2023 new construction, 5500 sqft, top of the line finishes, sub zero fridge, in a cul-de-sac hood of McLean, inside beltway, walkable to the golf course, movies and coffee shops, and priced at $500,000.

You got all of that from her stating that they wanted a 3 bedroom house?

Get a life, you miserable loser. Oh wait, you can’t! Because you’re spending all your money on your average house lol.

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.

LOL. Yes, I’m totes jelly of an illiterate adult who says things like you must be jelly. Teach me your ways, girlboss!

Or work harder, once your HHI is over 500k you will find ppl less illiterate 😁

So you’re both illiterate and moronic? This clap back is non-sensical, girl.

Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.

I think I’m the PP you were responding to about buying a 3br. We love smaller than most of our peers and only recently bought our first car (used). My req’s are basically that it be livable. I am fine with 1,700 sq ft and up. I actually prefer old construction as new stuff is trash. Doesn’t need to be redone but with the high prices I would demand that it doesn’t need all new electrical or plumbing throughout. (Hence the word livable.) I’m happy if the kitchen is crummy or whatever. I don’t even need off street parking. NW DC is just too expensive with extremely little inventory. We have kids who go to public school which is why we don’t move into a more marginal neighborhood. My kids will be taking public transit to school (like all DC kids bc the city doesn’t provide transportation) so we have to live somewhere relatively safe.

I wish I hadn’t come to your defense, seeing this breathless, pleading response to the brain dead troll I have been interacting with on your behalf.

Be careful what you wish for - imagine living in a neighborhood fulls of AH’s like this bish.

Just confirmed you can’t afford to live there 😊

That’s never been in dispute. It’s literally the topic of this thread. What kind of high paying job do you have that apparently doesn’t even require two brain cells to rub together?

I’ve always been baffled as to why the absolute dumbest people in our society make the most money.

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There are some many decent properties available for under $1M. Here's an example of a small SFH in Falls Church at $729K.

https://redf.in/e9As2Q

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Anonymous wrote:Just did a quick Zillow scan and there are tons of homes in south Arlington, Baileys, Alexandria, suitland, Largo, etc. under $700k. That’s where you start. It’s truly not rocket science.

We have SFH in West Springfield under $700k. Townhomes can be found at a lower price point, of course.

We're also in a SFH house in West Springfield - people on this board loved to shit on Springfield in the past and would never dream of moving there. It's not our starter house either! It's our home either until we retire and move or until we die.

Seems to me like a fairly popular area and the schools are considered to be pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some many decent properties available for under $1M. Here's an example of a small SFH in Falls Church at $729K.

https://redf.in/e9As2Q

With a high school rated 2/10 — so you have to budget for private school.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did a quick Zillow scan and there are tons of homes in south Arlington, Baileys, Alexandria, suitland, Largo, etc. under $700k. That’s where you start. It’s truly not rocket science.

We have SFH in West Springfield under $700k. Townhomes can be found at a lower price point, of course.

We're also in a SFH house in West Springfield - people on this board loved to shit on Springfield in the past and would never dream of moving there. It's not our starter house either! It's our home either until we retire and move or until we die.

Seems to me like a fairly popular area and the schools are considered to be pretty good.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/8347-Carrleigh-Pkwy-22152/home/9743182

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/7105-Galgate-Dr-22152/home/9774562

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/6710-Red-Jacket-Rd-22152/home/9767140

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/6410-Wyngate-Dr-22152/home/9772305

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Anonymous wrote:There are some many decent properties available for under $1M. Here's an example of a small SFH in Falls Church at $729K.

https://redf.in/e9As2Q

With a high school rated 2/10 — so you have to budget for private school.

No you don't.

You have around 15 years from when your kid is born to build equity, grow your career, and move to a house with a better high school.

That's literally the entire concept of a starter home.

[Anonymous]

The data tells a different story. American STEM and tech students have some of the highest post-grad unemployment rates of any major in the job market.

In early 2025, physics majors had the second-highest unemployment rate of any discipline among recent U.S. college graduates.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to pay $1 million for any homes in the DC area, so you need a salary of like $500k to afford that. No one can make that much. I don’t know how anyone gets those jobs when I can’t even get accepted into the army as an officer

We live in a part of Silver Spring where the houses are not 1 million. Also, most people who buy here are married so two incomes.