Is Relocating to Hawaii Doable . . . - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Mar 25, 2005 6:44 PM On 2005-03-25 00:26, Tiki Rider wrote: The prices dont seem any higher than they are here in O.C. In fact maybe less. While I'm not sure using the current ridiculously inflated value of SoCal housing is a worthwhile standard, true, the condo prices are a little less. The cost of the homes are less per house, but more considering the age (and probable poor condition as a result of the age) and square footage, the costs are extremely higher. Nevertheless, it's not the housing costs in a vacuum, but the housing costs relative to the lower salaries and the higher living expenses, which is the issue. It also is the knowledge that if things don't work out and one is forced to return to the hyper-inflated SoCal housing market (even if prices cool as per the recent UCLA report), one is still out quite a bit in the efforts to return to the So Cal housing market.

On 2005-03-25 00:26, Tiki Rider wrote:
The prices dont seem any higher than they are here in O.C. In fact maybe less.

While I'm not sure using the current ridiculously inflated value of SoCal housing is a worthwhile standard, true, the condo prices are a little less.

The cost of the homes are less per house, but more considering the age (and probable poor condition as a result of the age) and square footage, the costs are extremely higher.

Nevertheless, it's not the housing costs in a vacuum, but the housing costs relative to the lower salaries and the higher living expenses, which is the issue.

It also is the knowledge that if things don't work out and one is forced to return to the hyper-inflated SoCal housing market (even if prices cool as per the recent UCLA report), one is still out quite a bit in the efforts to return to the So Cal housing market.

Post #149325 by christiki295 on Fri, Mar 25, 2005 6:44 PM