That's generalized data. Ignore that. But my personal experience is that in Detroit, you can get a house under 150k (3bd 2 bath) in a decent neighborhood. You can afford with a 60k annual income. for a single person. A family with 1 kid may need an 80k annual income to afford this house. But in most US cities, houses are available for a wide range of income groups.
Sounds so unbelievable. Here in Moscow for 150k you can barely afford studio condo and average annual income is 10k$ (AT). Just imagine most of my comrades work their whole life to afford just 1 room to retire on state pension afterwards. I am curious is it better in other 3rd world countries. Compared to this equation Canadian real estate market is heavens
Sounds so unbelievable. Here in Moscow for 150k you can barely afford studio condo and average annual income is 10k$ (AT). Just imagine most of my comrades work their whole life to afford just 1 room to retire on state pension afterwards. I am curious is it better in other 3rd world countries. Compared to this equation Canadian real estate market is heavens
If you don't mind becoming a mortgage slave for life, then yes Canada's housing market is not terrible and from what I understand, either both spouses need to work or you need to have a big chunk of savings upfront to even qualify to become a mortgage slave.
The US company needs to have a business license in Canada for you to work remotely. Even if there is no presence, companies can "buy" business licenses and employ you in Canada.
The US company needs to have a business license in Canada for you to work remotely. Even if there is no presence, companies can "buy" business licenses and employ you in Canada.
If you don't mind becoming a mortgage slave for life, then yes Canada's housing market is not terrible and from what I understand, either both spouses need to work or you need to have a big chunk of savings upfront to even qualify to become a mortgage slave.
Being mortgage slave for real estate with prices rising higher than inflation rate on long term horizon is not that bad. The major problem are rates. Sadly you can not fix them for more than 10 years, currently 10 year rate is 4%. And if we are talking for any property price higher than 500k and 10% downpayment it would easily be 3k+ monthly payment. I ran some calculations - in the long term you are ok if you grow your income to at least 130k level. You will be off with the mortgage when you are 40-50 y.o. and have some time to accelerate pension savings. But, basically, It is really hard to fit in full family into calculation unless wife works full time. And fuck being married is also a risk that should be factored in - more than 50% of marriages fail. The whole situation is fucked. So many risks for a tiny reward, yet again.. it is better than live in fear in 3rd world
Being mortgage slave for real estate with prices rising higher than inflation rate on long term horizon is not that bad. The major problem are rates. Sadly you can not fix them for more than 10 years, currently 10 year rate is 4%. And if we are talking for any property price higher than 500k and 10% downpayment it would easily be 3k+ monthly payment. I ran some calculations - in the long term you are ok if you grow your income to at least 130k level. You will be off with the mortgage when you are 40-50 y.o. and have some time to accelerate pension savings. But, basically, It is really hard to fit in full family into calculation unless wife works full time. And fuck being married is also a risk that BBC should be factored in - more than 50% of marriages fail. The whole situation is fucked. So many risks for a tiny reward, yet again.. it is better than live in fear in 3rd world