Post by nanichris on Feb 17, 2013 18:02:30 GMT -5
That is indeed the question. My number two son gets transfered back to the D.C. area come July. His time in Sacramento is coming to an end. The Coast Guard will place him in a non flying, desk job for the 5-6 years he has left before retirement.
Last time they were in D.C. they bought a house outside of Washington that cost them around $500,000.00. The expectation was that they would sell at a profit. But, as we all know, the housing market went down in flames. If it hadn't been for a military program to help those members who had to sell because they were being transfered, my son and his family would have lost around $200,000.00. As it was they took quite a hit. So much so that they have rented for their time in California. But now the questions is, should they buy in VA, or rent. Housing has come back in VA, & Maryland due to all of the employees of the government making $100,000.00 plus. But if, as many who study the economy predict, the whole country goes belly up because of the reckless government printing of money and the constant trillion dollar deficit each year, housing is going to slide down that slippery slope again. Probably will be worse than before. Yet renting has it's down side too. They were extremely lucky to get a landlord who would give them a 3 year lease in Sacramento. It is doubtful that they would be so lucky in the D.C. area....especially in the area where they wish to live. They have one daughter graduating high school this year, and two more children who they would like to keep in the same high school during their time in VA. I guess my son is remembering all of the different schools he went to because of his father's military career. Sometimes we moved two to three times during a tour of duty because the landlord would put the house up for sale after we'd rented it for a year or so. He hopes to avoid that. Yet buying is very risky. The average home is around $500,000.00. Taxes are high. Obamacare takes a BIG hunk of tax when one sell a home in that price range. You may ask, as I did, what the heck does Obama care have to do with housing....or college loans for that matter. Just remember the source and you have your answer.
The plain fact is that Obama is out to do in everybody. He's a hatefull person who wants to bring down this country. Remember that the next time you vote. It's simple, both parties are full of corruption, but the Democraps are the worse.
One wonders, is armed conflite the only way to take back our government? What have we sunk to? The last time the citizens took up arms was to free themselves from King George. Now do we actually have to fight to free ourselves from King Obama?
Last time they were in D.C. they bought a house outside of Washington that cost them around $500,000.00. The expectation was that they would sell at a profit. But, as we all know, the housing market went down in flames. If it hadn't been for a military program to help those members who had to sell because they were being transfered, my son and his family would have lost around $200,000.00. As it was they took quite a hit. So much so that they have rented for their time in California. But now the questions is, should they buy in VA, or rent. Housing has come back in VA, & Maryland due to all of the employees of the government making $100,000.00 plus. But if, as many who study the economy predict, the whole country goes belly up because of the reckless government printing of money and the constant trillion dollar deficit each year, housing is going to slide down that slippery slope again. Probably will be worse than before. Yet renting has it's down side too. They were extremely lucky to get a landlord who would give them a 3 year lease in Sacramento. It is doubtful that they would be so lucky in the D.C. area....especially in the area where they wish to live. They have one daughter graduating high school this year, and two more children who they would like to keep in the same high school during their time in VA. I guess my son is remembering all of the different schools he went to because of his father's military career. Sometimes we moved two to three times during a tour of duty because the landlord would put the house up for sale after we'd rented it for a year or so. He hopes to avoid that. Yet buying is very risky. The average home is around $500,000.00. Taxes are high. Obamacare takes a BIG hunk of tax when one sell a home in that price range. You may ask, as I did, what the heck does Obama care have to do with housing....or college loans for that matter. Just remember the source and you have your answer.
The plain fact is that Obama is out to do in everybody. He's a hatefull person who wants to bring down this country. Remember that the next time you vote. It's simple, both parties are full of corruption, but the Democraps are the worse.
One wonders, is armed conflite the only way to take back our government? What have we sunk to? The last time the citizens took up arms was to free themselves from King George. Now do we actually have to fight to free ourselves from King Obama?