moving to Seattle?
Finally, it's summer. And by summer, I mean fall. The sun is out, it's warm, shorts and a tshirt are required gear. It was a long, cold, foggy winter in San Francisco this year. And by winter, I mean summer. It was getting a little old, this winter/summer thing. I love my city but there are times when I think of moving just to escape the incessant
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My husband and I are moving to Vancouver, WA in January. Reason: we want to buy a house. Also, my husband grew up in the area and has always wanted to go back, but that's the reason we chose *there* to move to. We'd probably move somewhere northwards regardless.
Portland, OR is a cool city, and I'll be working downtown (provided the transfer works out - keeping fingers crossed), and my commute shouldn't be any worse than it is now (San Jose/Mountain View). And we can get a pretty nice house for about $250k.
We almost bought a condo here a couple years ago - half a mil for a place that's about the same size as the apartment we're in now, and sharing the same number of walls, floors, ceilings, etc. I just can't make myself buy a "condo" for half a million where I end up still having to deal with apartment living situations.
I'll definitely miss the bay area, but I think I'll be happy there.
You'd have to become Mariners fans! ;) I'll probably always be a Giants fan, but we'll go to Mariners games from time to time - although it's a bit more of a drive from where we'll be.
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