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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]
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. [/quote]
You have champagne tastes on a beer budget. [/quote]

More likely she has beer taste but the bar is way overpriced.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

No worries I have 2 houses over 1.5mm. You sound jelly.[/quote]

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

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

So you’re both illiterate and moronic?  This clap back is non-sensical, girl. [/quote]
Just being helpful. I see that being poor made you unfriendly.[/quote]
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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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