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REI:Seattle vs Denver
Hello all,
I recently moved to Seattle area and have been thinking about buying a house there. But the housing market is so discouraging that I feel renting is a better choice than owning a house right now.
With the same amount of cash, I feel Denver would be a better place to invest. Not to mention I have a close buddy who's been living in Denver for a while and he knows the area quite well.
With that said, I'm leaning towards buying a house in Denver, but this means that I will have to keep on renting a place in Seattle and start saving again until I can buy another house in Seattle.
I would like to hear everybody's opinions on whether to buy a house in Denver or Seattle. Any thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated!
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@Mike Toole, Seattle is definitely more expensive, but appreciation here is amazing. If you are creative, you can get good cash flow as well. You can buy a split level house and rent it out to two families, rent by room, ....