Originally Posted by
Carebear
That eternal bliss of outdoor amazing lifestyle shrouded by the fact that your commute is an oversold RJ, number 15 for the jumpseat on a 737 to Oakland, or a 4 hour drive down a mountain with chains. But yes, that no income tax and ski slopes are amazing.
Side note, how long is the commute on skis from Heavenly to SFO?
Yep, we already establised that it’s a crappy commute and I spent a couple paragraphs earlier detailing exactly why. Seems particularly bad right now. But the widespread perception of Reno as all cheesy casinos and desert is pretty inaccurate if you know anything about the Sierras. It was, however, helpful in keeping property values low for awhile even in the south near the mountains. That 10% saved on CA income tax paid most of the mortgage. Those days are over though and this whole conversation is probably moot because housing prices have gotten ludicrous for new buyers.