Job offer in NYC

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Depends upon where you would be living.
In NYC: forget it.

Outside of NYC, you'll have a wide range of choices and costs.  It's a
completely different world where I am (50 miles west of Manhatten, still a
good bit of farming), but still pricey, just not as much so and it's roomier
(and safer).  You could find an appartment and do ok if you live simply, but
forget about buying a house, unless you already have a wad of cash.

$70-80k a year gets you into condo living, if you have some downpayment
money.

But there are other NJ suburb towns that might work, depending upon your
needs.

Give me a call and I'll run down some options with you.  I'm a mortgage
consultant and I know a couple of realtors, as well.

Jim

PS: Congrats on getting out of there before you got no knees left to hold
you up!

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Chris Bennett
>Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:16 PM
>To: Scirocco List
>Subject: OT: Job offer in NYC
>
>
>Anyone live in or close to NYC... As most of you know I am getting
>kicked out of the Navy for knee problems.
>
>(Didn't invest in kneepads early enough I guess.  ROFLMAO)
>
>ANYWAY...  Got a job offer with a company that installs lighting
>control systems (Did lighting for the Eagles Stadium)  It will be
>based in NYC,  with travel 50% of the time, medical, dental, laptop,
>cell, gas and car allowance, storage facility allowance, independent
>work, little supervision.
>
>Starting at $45k to $50k a year.  I know that would be awesome money
>in NC where the cost of living is relatively low.  It would be
>comfortable in Ohio, but I know that Jersey is out of my price range
>to live (at least around Woodstown and the Cowtown Rodeo)
>
>So would I be starving in NYC or living decently on that kind of
>money.  Obviously it isn't going to be Park Ave, but I am thinking
>seriously about it.
>
>Any thoughts?  Suggestions?
>
>I gotta go practice "Ay! I'm Waaalkin' Heyere"
>
>Thanks in Advance...
>Chris
>
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