Homes, Mortgages, Commutes...Oh My!
Brenna and I have started the house search. Man, being a first time home buyer is confusing. Does everything about buying a home have to be so confusing?
I called Countrywide and got pre-qualified early so when find a house we like we can go for it. We've had a lot of conversations about square footage, commute time, good zip codes vs. bad ones, etc...and we've looked at a lot of houses online - most in Stead, some in Donner Springs. I sure wouldn't mind being close to work, thats for sure! We've also liked a lot of homes out in Stead because of the price per square foot, but I am not looking forward to the traffic ridden commutes...
And despite our best efforts to avoid it, it looks like Brenna is going to have to find a job. It's a bummer, but for now it will work. Once the house is established and I get a nice salary bump at work we can do the kids thing...and Brenna can stop working. (God willing and fingers crossed!)
Anyway...anyone have any advise?
Hows the traffic for the 8am and 5pm commute out to Stead from South Reno?
Anyone have/know of a good job for Brenna?
posted by frad-ster at 4/15/2007 05:09:00 PM
6 Comments:
The drive from south reno to ANYWHERE at 5pm is awful... But it's a little bit better once you get past North McCarran. I'm glad I don't have to do it any more, but I'm sure it's nothing compared to big city commutes. The 8am is also unpleasant, but it's better in the summer than the winter. What kind of job does Brenna want?
Sun Apr 15, 09:58:00 PM PDT
The less customer interface the better, but we're open to hearing about any possibilities :)
Mon Apr 16, 08:18:00 AM PDT
What specific job skills does Brenna have? Education? Etc.? Let's talk Sunday . . .
Thu Apr 19, 08:31:00 PM PDT
Does she want to work at Starbucks? With tips it ends up being about $10 per hour.
Fri Apr 20, 11:15:00 PM PDT
the commute is bad. at those hours, you better live next door, or make sure you leave an hour to ninety minutes before work starts. period. there is a lot of nice stuff going in the north valleys pricewise, so you have to decide if it's worth it.
i was earlier having a discussion about how stereotypically old people of us it is to be whining about, or even discussing, commutes. welcome to our world, (former) youngster
Mon Apr 23, 03:00:00 PM PDT
the commute east to fernley is better and house prices are lower.
Tue May 15, 04:48:00 PM PDT
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