Here is one of the homes we saw in Illinois....

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

The thing is, you gotta then live in Illinois.

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you can live in chicago (my hometown) and chicago's a great city - there's nothing i can't get there that i can get here. you may spend a bit more than 200K, but WELL under 800K for a house, with a backyard.


ETA: i'm still kicking myself for moving here - for what we're paying in rent here, we could've bought a house and two new cars easily because our salaries would be exactly the same in chicago, but would go so much further. ah well, i fell in love with fh and new york. so it goes.

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Posted by dleeny

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Posted by kismet8601

My friend called me a few weeks ago and told me that my old neighbor who just went into assisted living sold her house for 480,000!!! In westbury! A 2 bedroom with no yard...my FI parents sold their house in holbrook in 01 and what it is worth now is a little more then double what they sold it for-and they sold it for a pretty penny

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a 2 bedroom house in Wesbury for $480K????????

is it really worth it to stay here?

that is INSANE!

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I grew up in Westbury-the schools are ok and the area of Westbury was a nice, safe area...dont know what its like now but i thought the same thing!

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I relocated to Florida in November.. and I love it.. prices are less than a third of LI's, and the area that I live in is mostly NY'ers!

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isnt it amazing what you can get for your money elsewhere? my fi and i hope to move to NC after the wedding. i will be applying to grad schools there. his parents just bought a townhome there and will officially move in 3 years when his mom retires (they bought now bc they think prices will go up a lot by the time they move). there are more job opportunities for me there and the cost of living is drastically lower than LI. we can't wait to move. ~lacey

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Posted by lacey&mark

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I relocated to Florida in November.. and I love it.. prices are less than a third of LI's, and the area that I live in is mostly NY'ers!

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isnt it amazing what you can get for your money elsewhere? my fi and i hope to move to NC after the wedding. i will be applying to grad schools there. his parents just bought a townhome there and will officially move in 3 years when his mom retires (they bought now bc they think prices will go up a lot by the time they move). there are more job opportunities for me there and the cost of living is drastically lower than LI. we can't wait to move. ~lacey

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Lacey,

I live in NC and I love it. FM me if you have any ??'s or need any info.

Steph

Texas here I come!!!!

What a difference!!!!

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Posted by dleeny

here's what $240,000 will buy in Murphy, TX. Where my FBIL lives

5 bedrooms, 3 baths

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OMG - you could buy two or three or four of these houses for what you would have to pay for a house on LI. That house is awesome - if only it was in another state besides Texas

holy schnikies!

This is what I mean...decisions, decisions.

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Posted by jessnyc711

OKAY, I need help getting up from the floor! I can't believe it! I seriously am thinking of other locations out of NY. It's just insane what you can get. Oh I wish jobs were easily available in every state with similar salaries as ny.

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They DEFINITELY are...trust me. Do a comparison of cities on monstermoving.com NY is not the only place with these salaries. Plus the cost of living is so much lower in other places.

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Posted by SomethingBlu

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Posted by jessnyc711

OKAY, I need help getting up from the floor! I can't believe it! I seriously am thinking of other locations out of NY. It's just insane what you can get. Oh I wish jobs were easily available in every state with similar salaries as ny.

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They DEFINITELY are...trust me. Do a comparison of cities on monstermoving.com NY is not the only place with these salaries. Plus the cost of living is so much lower in other places.

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salaries down south are NOT at all bad! also, keep in mind that you can take a severe pay cut and still live better down there. if you can buy a house for $150K, well, do the math. totally do-able even with $75K a year combined salary. another huge incentive is that some states do not have state income tax!

FH and I were in the Dallas area in February and we went to look at some new construction developments. Grand Homes had the nicest houses. Take a look! (and then look at the PRICE!)

Grand Homes

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Posted by dleeny

FH and I were in the Dallas area in February and we went to look at some new construction developments. Grand Homes had the nicest houses. Take a look! (and then look at the PRICE!)

Grand Homes

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wow those houses are beautiful and cheap!!!