Reply #2: Here's a small sampling of what ~160K will buy you in Pittsburgh, PA:

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http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reb/2313221111.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reb/2299763290.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reb/2314121877.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reb/2305016931.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reo/2284042662.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/reb/2260485149.html


We have one of the best unemployment figures in the nation, cultural amenities like a much bigger city, a highly educated populace, politically "blue" for at least the last 50 years, have a reputation as an up-and-coming green and tech city, and have been ranked #1 best place in the US to live by several publications in the last 5 years.

Why the hell would anybody pay good money to live in a falling down shack in California when they could just move here???? :shrug: