Don't see how that makes sense. If you need the cash, isn't it best to take on a new smaller mortgage instead of plunking down $300k? |
Pittsburgh is nice but not a lot of jobs for me |
I can't do that anymore. |
Dallas |
North Richland NY—beware of the taxes though. |
*Rockland* |
NP: why not? Also, what is your industry? |
This makes no sense. In the OP you said you were recently divorced. |
Construction |
Illinois |
Three years from. Sorry. To me it's still recent. |
Atlanta seems like a much more expensive area than North Carolina. Are there reasonable places with great schools? |
Which part of upstate has 200k houses? We moved to the Rochester area and homes are closer to 350k in the areas with good schools. Plus the taxes are very high...
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OP, if you don't mind the cold, try looking near Stevenson HS in Buffalo Grove/Lincolnshire Illinois. As far as I know it consistently ranks high in public school ratings, and the city environment means you can likely find a job. Plenty of tennis, swim, and golf. The house will not be beautiful, but it will be livable. Make sure to save for them heating bills! |
My friend with a similar budget moved to the Cincinnati suburbs in KY and says they have great schools. |