When I said "NY, SF, DC" I meant the metro areas, not the cities. My friend is fond of telling me I could get a sweet 1000sqft loft in downtown Houston for $12

When I said "NY, SF, DC" I meant the metro areas, not the cities. My friend is fond of telling me I could get a sweet 1000sqft loft in downtown Houston for $1200/mo or so. Or a regular apartment for half that. Of course, to me, not living in Texas is worth the extra thousand dollars a month