Originally Posted by
Jiggawatt
Thanks a lot for the replies and advice. I'll take a look at Ridgefield and areas north of the river. Like everything else, sounds like it comes down to personal preference, but your inputs help me understand the pros and cons. I appreciate all the help!
In a relatively short time you will be making in excess of 275k. When you run the numbers using that kind of income you may find that living on the WA side can make your house payment from the state tax savings. You will need to adjust that for higher property taxes however it's still substantial.