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Our jobs are high stress, evidenced by the median tenure at our jobs being about 3 years. The people that leave are not job hopping, they're having existential
by georgeburdell 10y ago
Our jobs are high stress, evidenced by the median tenure at our jobs being about 3 years. The people that leave are not job hopping, they're having existential crises and changing career paths. Basically, we don't want to risk being shackled to our jobs to pay the mortgage.
- Xcelerate 10y ago> "Our jobs are high stress" — georgeburdell Georgia Tech grad by any chance?
- dpark 10y agoThen, honestly, why are you looking to buy? Why do you have a budget of 1.2MM if you don't want to be shackled to your house? If you legitimately don't know what you're going to be doing in 3 years, buying an expensive house is a terrible idea.
- georgeburdell 10y agoWe don't want to be shackled to a house we can only afford if we make at least our current salaries. A $1.2 million dollar house would not be such a house, as even if we made only $200k we could likely afford it. We are planning to live in the Bay Area long term for personal reasons, so buying something makes sense.
- pfarnsworth 10y agoBuying is not the right choice for you then. Renting, albeit high, is worth it in your situation.
- btian 10y agoWhy don't you buy a 2 bedroom condo in Santa Clara or Milpitas for ~half of your budget.