Maybe I have to move to Somerville :-(

I keep looking at houses in Cambridge. I love Cambridge. Love it. Love my lifestyle right now. Love the fact I can walk to work, and the grocery store, and just about wherever else I need to go. Love the fact that I'm so close to the city, but far enough away that I don't have to deal with it. Love the people.

The problem is the housing prices. I'm not sure that I can afford a house by myself in Cambridge, unless it's a complete crap hole. Minimum for something acceptable is going to be 350-400K. I'd need to get married to someone in a similar income bracket to be able to afford that. I don't see married in my close future, hell, I don't even see serious boyfriend in the near future.

So, I'm trying to face the reality of the situation that I can't afford the type of house I want. So I see two solutions, either move to Somerville, or get married.

Any suggestions?

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Josh Schramm said…
While I'm obviously an advocate of marriage i don't think "to buy a house" is in the wedding vows. I would suggest the move or just keep renting. You don't get equity but it may give you time to save up enough to make it worthwhile.

Then again i don't know the market in Boston area but around here right now is the "time to buy." In fact Amanda and I have a meeting tonight to look at a house.
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