Actually, for where I live, Lomita/Torrance, CA, average rent for a nice 2 bdrm apartment is now about $800-$1,200! My new Mortgage is $979. Just made sense. And with property valuse averaging 10-12% increase per year, or more, it's money in the bank! Terry >Wow!!! Have rent really jumped that high? Seems like a lot. Then again it's >been >a while. I'm happy for you! Truly I am!!!! > >Greg > >pianolover 88 wrote: > > > Greg, > > > > You got me scared now! Maybe I'll just continue RENTING at $875 per >month > > with: No tax write off, no land to own, no equity, no pets allowed, no >yard, > > no appreciation, no real privacy, no freedom from renter's rules, no > > upgrading, no improvements, no future; yeah, I'll take my chances on a > > HOUSE! :) > > > > Terry > > > > >From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> > > >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > > >To: pianotech@ptg.org > > >Subject: Re: My Fisrt House! (OT) > > >Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 19:33:19 -0500 > > > > > >Congrats Terry! welcome to the american dream/ nightmare. Ever watch >"The > > >Money > > >Pit"? Seriously I don't want to knock the wind out of your sails. > > >Congratulations!!! > > > > > >Greg > > > > > >pianolover 88 wrote: > > > > > > > I just bought my very FIRST House, and it's all thanks to my new >career > > >as a > > > > piano tech! I feel so lucky to be doing what I love and make a good > > >living > > > > at it! So, goodbye apartment, HELLO American Dream! > > > > > > > > Terry > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > > > >-- > > >Greg Newell > > >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > >-- >Greg Newell >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
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