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To: Jay who wrote (46472)	1/2/2006 2:34:06 AM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I agree. I'd rather have freedom, flexibility and little debt. No place is paradise.. Something to be said for living in a nice newer home in a major metropolitan area that you can easily afford with an amortizing mortgage you payoff in 15 years. Last I checked the temps reaching the 70's in Dallas with sunshine this week while it is raining in LA and about cold and miserable up in Hank's version of paradise in CT..

To: Jay who wrote (46472)	1/2/2006 8:27:45 AM
From: KM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I lived in both places but unfortunately, much longer in Dallas. Sorry, but I think Dallas is the armpit of the Southwest. Oh, and you don't have to buy a house in Southern California to live there. As noted many times here, you can rent a great place for far less than you'd pay to buy it. There is no comparison when you start thinking about things to do. In Dallas there are two two things to do. No, three Work Find ways to piss your money away in stores Sit in front of the TV And despite the fact it's so "undervalued," Dallas has record high foreclosures and bankruptcies. This, at a time when interest rates are low and the economy is supposedly good and getting better. What's going to happen when things really turn down?