"Art" wrote in message
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I visited my in-laws in Ocala, Florida and couldn't believe how much new house
you got for the money compared to central North Carolina. As an example, my
parents in NC live in a 1 story townhome that is probably 1500 sq feet and cost
them $200k. In Ocala you get a nicer built individual house, made to resist
substantial storms, almost 50% bigger for about $150k with swimming pool. Land
costs cannot explain it all. I doubt the subcontractors are getting paid much
more in NC.... they are mostly from south of the border. Am I missing
something? My pricing is year ago pricing by the way before the recent run up
by storm damage and China demands but both pricings were from around the same
time. Both homes are on a slab.

This is Turtle.

You go South to retire and head North to work. Here is Louisiana I can put you
in a 2,500 Sq. Foot , brick , a slab , 1.5 Acre lot in a subdivision, 20' X 35
' swimming pool, 2 central units for cooling, Concrete Streets and sidewalks and
street lites, and in a town of 10K pop and cost under $160K. Now in a larger
city like 50K pop you will have to give just short of $200K.

In 1980 i bouight my house for $40K and it's 2,250 sq. ft. brick , 1.1 acre lot
and in a very nice subdivision and I've been told I can get a UnGodly price for
it at $90K. Now I can't choose the people who live near me but there is 2
doctors and hate say this but there is 2 lawyers live near me.

When you leave the northern states prices drop way down. One example of this is
also i pay $68.00 year on house property taxes and i'm ****ed off about it for
it use to be $55.00 not 5 years ago. I have heard other up north pay more than
this.

TURTLE