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RE: Los Angeles Home Prices Are Out Of Control
That is insane! I thought I was paying a lot when we paid $125k for our small place just a couple of years ago. It is in a great neighborhood and stuff but still. It is pretty crazy. What are your other options really though? Live out of the city, but then you have a 2 hour commute each way every day? That is almost worse! That cuts into your time with your family which is more precious than money. It's all a racket!
That's pretty much the gist of it. Either we pay the insane cost of living, or deal with an insane commute. When we first moved to California, we thought, "I know, we can live up in Valencia!"
On the map, it looked like it was quite close to all of the clients we were working with. However, getting on Interstate 5 in the morning was a joke. One day I had to go drop off some work in Torrance which isn't really all that far distance-wise. However, I got on the highway and it was back to back traffic. It took me 2 hours to move 1 mile to the next exit, only to give up and go home. It is ridiculous around here!
I can't even imagine. I have a half hour commute each morning but it is clear sailing.
Sorry to say, but LA missed the boat and shot itself in the foot getting rid of the greatest commuter system in the world at that time!
I live in Vienna, Austria, and the longest commute (including walking from and to the stations) is maybe 45 minutes! Our Commuter Service in Vienna: Wiener Linien (click for English on top of the page, but if you understand German, the German Page has more info, the English is more directed to tourists))
Here is a smart city in the USA that didn't cave to the GM Conspiracy: San Diego and Seattle is also expanding its commuter system.