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michreject

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19. 2,000 square feet is a McMansion?

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Sat Sep 20, 2014, 08:31 AM

Sep 2014

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Are these homes worth 65-mile commute? [View all] alp227 Sep 2014 OP

Um,...no. ..nt TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #1

For 350K in California? That is cheap yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #5

I wouldn't commute 130 miles... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #8

You can egg a tax credit I think. Around 50 cents per mile. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #20

Commuting costs are not tax deductible unless Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #93

very affordable for Ca Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #84

Health insurance case worker? Ick. IOW: her job is to deny people coverage. Coventina Sep 2014 #2

your remark had nothing to do with the thread. DesertFlower Sep 2014 #4

Sure it did, it referenced the final paragraph of the quoted article in the OP. Coventina Sep 2014 #6

just what she did for a living, but DesertFlower Sep 2014 #12

Case workers with high approval rates get fired. Coventina Sep 2014 #23

What do you do for a living? trumad Sep 2014 #48

I'm a college professor. Coventina Sep 2014 #61

That is correct * Case workers with high approval rates get fired. lunasun Sep 2014 #58

It is a question of whether or not a thing is covered by a policy treestar Sep 2014 #69

It may be that under the ACA things are improving. Coventina Sep 2014 #70

+1 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #10

What the hell is wrong with you? Oktober Sep 2014 #54

Someone who has had people in her life that were killed by insurance case workers. Coventina Sep 2014 #62

It probably wasn't that woman.. Oktober Sep 2014 #75

My position of contempt is not posturing. I think certain occupations are worthy of contempt. Coventina Sep 2014 #79

Or people with relatives Aerows Sep 2014 #134

Oh man, that would be unpleasant in the extreme. Coventina Sep 2014 #139

very nice, but a drive that long. DesertFlower Sep 2014 #3

Neither the house nor the drive Ron Green Sep 2014 #7

I don't get it... 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #9

2,000 square feet is a McMansion? michreject Sep 2014 #19

it's not a prison either....it's home. ileus Sep 2014 #21

Agree! In fact, 2,000 square feet is pretty modest today. CA is damn expensive, and it RKP5637 Sep 2014 #30

Because a similar house in San Diego is >$500k. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2014 #92

DU can be so judgey sometimes B2G Sep 2014 #95

Sometimes? This is what we do. An outrage! kwassa Sep 2014 #106

If they had a train or bus...maybe. But not to spend two hours in a car each day. MADem Sep 2014 #11

They get a one hour one way commute rarely rufus dog Sep 2014 #87

Too doggone far, IMO...! nt MADem Sep 2014 #122

Many use Vanpools itsrobert Sep 2014 #132

If you're driving in a comfortable vehicle one day out of five or so, it would not be as MADem Sep 2014 #135

I commute 60 miles each way itsrobert Sep 2014 #136

That's not so horrible--once a week, probably most people could handle. MADem Sep 2014 #137

if there isn't much traffic , maybe JI7 Sep 2014 #13

I did a similar commute for a year and... steve2470 Sep 2014 #14

What is a normal commute? Is it measured in distance, time, money? HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #18

normal commute for me is under one hour to work steve2470 Sep 2014 #77

I did it for 20 years michreject Sep 2014 #41

that's really amazing you could do it for so long steve2470 Sep 2014 #78

I couldn't lease that's for sure. michreject Sep 2014 #120

On I-287 nope JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #15

There are people who work in NYC who have longer commutes. baldguy Sep 2014 #16

Absolutely customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #47

On the other hand, no way would I give up city life to have a long commute to the country Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #65

Perhaps customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #123

I used to travel cross-county and often all I could sometimes get in clear was RKP5637 Sep 2014 #128

My commute to Manhattan, although on public transportation, phylny Sep 2014 #53

Sounds like they need high speed rail. B Calm Sep 2014 #17

They keep talking about an I-15 transit line, but for some reason never get it done. haele Sep 2014 #68

I used to be 8 miles from work, now I'm 24 miles...same drive time. ileus Sep 2014 #22

That is a long ass commute davidpdx Sep 2014 #24

That's a steal. geomon666 Sep 2014 #25

EXACTLY. For CA?! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #51

Used to work in Atlanta and live north of Gainesville NightWatcher Sep 2014 #26

Suburban sprawl is to blame for all of our ills as a society. alarimer Sep 2014 #27

Well you have some good points yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #32

You do know that to the residents of the next gated community up the road, *you* are "the riff raff" lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #35

The people in those communities should consider me yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #38

The "danger" of cities is highly exaggerated Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #67

The "danger" of the projects that I grew up in were not exaggerated. Glassunion Sep 2014 #80

Cities are not made up entirely of "projects" Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #82

Well good for you. Glassunion Sep 2014 #125

Urban sprawl was the spawn of the oil companies in order to sell more gas. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #97

I am sure you are right. NOT! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #99

Why would that be unbelievable? LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #100

At the beginning it was to have a small piece of land with a house on it yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #102

I beg to differ. Oil companies and mall estates for big bucks. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #103

Hey you are allowed to believe anything you want yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #105

Yes, I think (most) oil companies Are horrible and only think of profits. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #108

So we should all live in cities? Glassunion Sep 2014 #76

I would hate to live in the city Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #86

Suburbia is unsustainable. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #129

Perhaps. ohnoyoudidnt Sep 2014 #28

When I lived in DC teenagebambam Sep 2014 #29

If there were rail, could be well worth it. n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #31

Yep. But without rail, nope. Not worth it - even with a Prius. eom BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #44

When my wife and I met we were Los Angeles commuters. hunter Sep 2014 #33

Work from home. kentauros Sep 2014 #34

My sister is employed by an insurance company and she works from home. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #109

That's great! kentauros Sep 2014 #111

What do you care if she is willing to make the drive? California is very unaffordable, maybe your Pisces Sep 2014 #36

Look at the price PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #37

Apparently they are...someone just posted the top 10 Real Estate markets in the U.S. and.... Tikki Sep 2014 #39

I've had hour-long commutes. It works for some people, not others. Brickbat Sep 2014 #40

good lord! "Bargain" homes for $350,000? librechik Sep 2014 #42

Location, location, etc. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #52

Cheap for SoCal PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #81

True. Much of San Diego County is... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #116

that is a bargain in southern California Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #88

In California an hour drive is nothing. treestar Sep 2014 #43

Personally, I have never been willing to commute SheilaT Sep 2014 #45

The young couple shown can afford the home mortgage...and if no money difficulty... Tikki Sep 2014 #46

When I lived there, no. SheilaT Sep 2014 #121

Commuting is one of the first things I look at Warpy Sep 2014 #114

110 mile daily "commute" combined with gas guzzling SUV's. Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #49

There's no way that kitchen is in a 2000 sq. ft. house. I have a larger house and smaller kitchen. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #50

Not sure if this is their plan, but here is a Murietta plan in the same price range/sqft Tikki Sep 2014 #55

The OP says "four bedrooms"... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #74

Here's a photo of Murietta area, looks OK by me, but I prefer to live close to the Pacific Ocean.. Tikki Sep 2014 #83

it is oddly large for 2000k, Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #90

They probably don't have separate dining room gollygee Sep 2014 #98

2 hrs/day = 10 hrs/week = 40 hrs/month = 1 week/extra 'work' per month = grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #56

You can't buy a nice condo in Escondido or Temecula for that money? indie9197 Sep 2014 #57

Temecula is in Riverside County.. YvonneCa Sep 2014 #117

I can walk to work Generic Brad Sep 2014 #59

A 65 mile commute is not unusual in Southern California Cleita Sep 2014 #60

No, one thing I learned living in Japan is that your happiness Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #63

depends on personal priorities. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #64

Not unless there's a commuter train and/or I can e-commute most days. PDJane Sep 2014 #66

already what we do. drray23 Sep 2014 #71

sounds lovely Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #91

I currently commute an hour each way. Glassunion Sep 2014 #72

I grew up with a father who commuted that far. Here in Houston, most people live at LEAST ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #73

And, Houston has multiple "downtowns." kentauros Sep 2014 #112

it's not the distance, it's the drive time. I drivevan hour to work -15 miles Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #85

This. nt B2G Sep 2014 #96

FWIW, the drive time is an hour when there is... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #118

For 6 + years, I commuted about 65 miles. It was miserable, especially in the winter in the dark. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #89

Sure why not. It is fine for some people. MadrasT Sep 2014 #94

Before I retired, I had a 30 mile commute tularetom Sep 2014 #101

Hour long commutes are certainly not out of the norm in Chicagoland. tritsofme Sep 2014 #104

A lot of places you can't afford to live where you work. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #107

My commute is about an hour each way gwheezie Sep 2014 #110

once a week, not bad Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #131

If you like spending your life in a car. roody Sep 2014 #113

I know some who comute more than that, from the central valley to the Bay Area. No big deal here demosincebirth Sep 2014 #115

BTW, a frame of reference for 65 miles: AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #119

"...and the average car getting about 23 miles per gallon..." Silent3 Sep 2014 #124

I'd want to blow my brains out if I had to drive that far. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #126

I guess you could enjoy it on the weekends liberal N proud Sep 2014 #127

Southern California needs a reliable commuter train system. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #130

America in general needs a new transportation and urban development policy mb999 Sep 2014 #138

If you new job is 65 miles away you commute 65 miles dembotoz Sep 2014 #133