Originally Posted by
Squawk_5543
And the band wagon grows huh....
Whats QOL and cost of living like at DCA? ORF?
I'm local to ORF right now. Housing spiked a couple years ago but has tapered off the past 6-12 months. Right now its a buyers market. I have a 25 year old 1600 sq ft house, it was sold 4 years ago for 160k, and I paid 235 for it 2 years ago, and today houses in the neighborhood are steady at 270-280. I don't think you can touch new construction for under 300-325. I paid closing costs 2 years ago, today the for-sale signs are showing price reductions and sellers are paying closing costs. Gas was $2.73 today. Other than housing, I think cost of living is very reasonable here, but then again I still shop at the commissary as much as possible and walmart occassionally. You can still pick up 2 bedroom condo's for around 100k, but they are in the ghetto.
BTW, for the AWAC guys on here, how tough is it to get ORF if that's your first choice? I'm guessing if guys are on reserve there for awhile that its a fairly senior base?