:: Depressing story of the day for home-buyers ::
On the heels of our recent purchase of a home in the $400,000-range, and with Kelsey and Scott's possible/probable purchase of a $700,000 place in the alternate universe known as Fort McMurray (Sorry Kels, I still cannot wrap my head around that place... It's just too insane), comes this very depressing story...
Last weekend, my mom's cousin Terri came to visit from her home in Florida (She had to be in Seattle for business and hadn't visited her Canadian family in 25 years, so she drove up). She lives in Fort Myers, home of sun, sandy beaches, and the spring training parks of both the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.
She lives in an average-sized house, with a yard and also a pool.
Now, her daughter - who is the same age as me - is also looking to buy a similar house in the same area, so they both have gotten a feel for the market in Fort Myers. And you know what a house near the water, with a pool, is going for in this lovely little sun-drenched paradise?
$65,000.
Told ya it was gonna be depressing.
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