Postcards from the Funny Farm

Aside: Everyone has told me all my life that California has the highest home values in the country. My wife and I have been checking out homes for the past several months and we’ve found that for our income and credit, we barely qualify. Actually, to be honest, we still haven’t qualified for a reasonable amount but we are told we may. It has got me to wondering what the houses go for in other states. I’ve heard of the amazing properties in Colorado’s Winter Park real estate and I’ve looked into Arizona and a few other so called “cheap states.” The results are mixed. Yes there are some significantly cheaper homes but the teacher pay is also significantly lower. It looks like we are destined to stay in California for now. This is kind of a personal post, or what I call an “aside.” Keep my wife and in your thoughts as we continue to apply and fax and refax and mail etc. in our quest for home ownership. I will be updating our progress here as it unfolds. Currently we are waiting on an FHA loan for 180-200K. There have been a lot of letdowns so far, so we’ll see. We aren’t losing hope.