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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you looked at the starting salary? How are you going to afford a mortgage on a first year teaching salary? I’m in my 12th year and am nowhere close to even the cheapest condo. [/quote]

You sound very naive for someone who has been teaching for 12 years. Maybe YOU don’t have a spouse/partner or family support, but plenty of teachers do. And that’s how they afford a mortgage in this area. I know 2 teachers who got free houses from their family (yes, FREE). Most teachers are also married to higher income spouses because a ton of jobs around here pay more than teaching. They can easily afford a mortgage when their incomes are combined. A few single teachers received family support to buy their homes on a teacher salary- I’ve seen at least 3 people from my school who did that. Now if you don’t have any of those advantages, it is very difficult to buy a house on a single income around here. But that goes for a lot of single income people, not just teachers. [/quote]

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