I don't know what area Rubio lives in in Miami but here is what $675k will buy you in Miami.
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Here is what you get for $675k in the city Fullerton where we lived in CA. Fullerton is way cheaper than the LA area or any area closer to the ocean.
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Here is what you get for around $675k in El Segundo, where my husbands ex-employer is.
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Yeah, you are really living high on the hog in Miami or CA in a $675k house. Anyone know how much Obama's house is worth in Chicago?
When PacTel asked me to move out to Ca I spent some time looking around. One DAY, ONE HOUSE! I was working out of PacTel on a consulting gig in Walnut Creek. I am driving down the center of town S and there is a sign 'Open House' I pull over.
I live in Ft Worth Texas (Colleyville, little town next to DFW airport). I have a almost 4000 sq foot home, 1/3 acre, 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home. Its a nice neighborhood, small enclave of 22 homes (not gated) nothing flashy or look at me home homes, all professionals, quarterback for LA Rams lives across the street, nice quite people that waved at you, we all knew each other just a low key but a nice place to live with your family.
The open house is a wood sided home that sets on a 3800 sq ft lot, the house if 900 sq ft. The house needs work, its old and due to terrancing along the street the house sits on and is at the base of the terraced hill the house floods. The buyer will need to install a drainage system before they can get a cert of occupancy from the city, est cost to solve the draining and flooding problem is $20-$25,000, house is listed for $680,000 + repair.
This was back in the late 90's and home values were out of control
I told PacTel I would prefer to continue to commute from DFW...