Comments on: It’s All Real-ative http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/ A day in the life of me. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:47:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gedblog » Blog Archive » My Favorite Republican http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 gedblog » Blog Archive » My Favorite Republican Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:27:10 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-1418 [...] pay me enough to live in California. Between the fires, mudslides, earthquakes and ridiculously over-priced cost of living, I think calling the Golden State home would be more hassle than it’s worth. Sure they have [...] [...] pay me enough to live in California. Between the fires, mudslides, earthquakes and ridiculously over-priced cost of living, I think calling the Golden State home would be more hassle than it’s worth. Sure they have [...]

]]> By: My Favorite Republican « gedblog http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-774 My Favorite Republican « gedblog Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:53:22 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-774 [...] pay me enough to live in California. Between the fires, mudslides, earthquakes and ridiculously over-priced cost of living, I think calling the Golden State home would be more hassle than it’s worth. Sure they have [...] [...] pay me enough to live in California. Between the fires, mudslides, earthquakes and ridiculously over-priced cost of living, I think calling the Golden State home would be more hassle than it’s worth. Sure they have [...]

]]> By: Lex http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Lex Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:55:19 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-773 There's SAS in Cary, but that's a Triangle gig, by and large. I know that the beneficiaries of the Richardson-Vicks fortune still remain in some numbers, and I would imagine that the move of Lorillard's HQ from New York probably bought some big (real-estate) spenders, though I haven't actually looked into the question. There’s SAS in Cary, but that’s a Triangle gig, by and large.

I know that the beneficiaries of the Richardson-Vicks fortune still remain in some numbers, and I would imagine that the move of Lorillard’s HQ from New York probably bought some big (real-estate) spenders, though I haven’t actually looked into the question.

]]> By: Rob http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Rob Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:52:41 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-772 Why, they come from California after selling their property of course!   ; ) Why, they come from California after selling their property of course!   ; )

]]> By: Ged http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Ged Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:24:12 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-771 Arlo, I'm sure there are parts of California that are *much* cheaper, but on the whole, the cost of living there is so much higher than NC its just scary. Of course, along with higher costs go higher wages, so aptly, its all relative. I never can figure out however, where all the NC people who can afford $800K-$1.5mil houses work in the Triad. I mean we have the RTP to the east, but as far as I know, nothing on the order of Oracle or Apple... so where do these rich NC people come from? Are they commuting from Greensboro to Raleigh or Virginia or what? Hope someone knows. Arlo, I’m sure there are parts of California that are *much* cheaper, but on the whole, the cost of living there is so much higher than NC its just scary.

Of course, along with higher costs go higher wages, so aptly, its all relative. I never can figure out however, where all the NC people who can afford $800K-$1.5mil houses work in the Triad. I mean we have the RTP to the east, but as far as I know, nothing on the order of Oracle or Apple… so where do these rich NC people come from? Are they commuting from Greensboro to Raleigh or Virginia or what? Hope someone knows.

]]> By: Arlo Rose http://gedblog.com/2007/04/30/its-all-real-ative/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Arlo Rose Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:12:39 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=454#comment-770 In the interest of being complete, I should point out that Palo Alto is one of the more expensive areas up here. And that Southern California has a very different set of cost issues than Northern California. (I still don't understand why we're not two states). For example, I paid in the ball-park of that Palo Alto house last year for a house on the border of Mountain View and Los Altos... it's a little over 2000 square feet, and I have a pretty nice back yard. The master bath alone is the size of my first apartment's living room (which makes me laugh every time I think of it)... but it's not anything like the house in Toscana Trace. Trying to find a house that was the equivalent of the Toscana Trace one, I ran into a few that came close, and all were in the 14 mil range, one of them that was similar, but had a pool and was an additional third as big, was 28 mil. That Palo Alto place really blew my mind though. Pure insanity. In a couple months I'm tempted to go knocking on the door and see what fool bought the place. I'd also be curious to see if the cost goes down before it sells. In the interest of being complete, I should point out that Palo Alto is one of the more expensive areas up here. And that Southern California has a very different set of cost issues than Northern California. (I still don’t understand why we’re not two states).

For example, I paid in the ball-park of that Palo Alto house last year for a house on the border of Mountain View and Los Altos… it’s a little over 2000 square feet, and I have a pretty nice back yard. The master bath alone is the size of my first apartment’s living room (which makes me laugh every time I think of it)… but it’s not anything like the house in Toscana Trace.

Trying to find a house that was the equivalent of the Toscana Trace one, I ran into a few that came close, and all were in the 14 mil range, one of them that was similar, but had a pool and was an additional third as big, was 28 mil.

That Palo Alto place really blew my mind though. Pure insanity. In a couple months I’m tempted to go knocking on the door and see what fool bought the place. I’d also be curious to see if the cost goes down before it sells.

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