I wouldn't consider 1.5 hours each way an easy commute. Also, 600k for that kind of house is still really expensive compared to the rest of the country. Houses

I wouldn't consider 1.5 hours each way an easy commute. Also, 600k for that kind of house is still really expensive compared to the rest of the country. Houses like that sell for $250k in Raleigh, and that would be a 10 minute drive or 20 minute bus ride into downtown. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Raleigh-NC/pmf,pf_pt/6419903_zpid/54047_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/35.797192,-78.587329,35.77331,-78.625181_rect/14_zm/ https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Raleigh-NC/pmf,pf_pt/6...