It ain't the house is it, it's the land value.....apartments in certain parts of Tokyo/Yokohama are the same size, don't have a garden, and cost three times that.
It's amazing innit....I paid at least an extra $100K to live in this part of Orange......move the house half a mile and you can chop that right off the top - that's just the price you pay to live in the Plaza District....AND I DON'T LIVE IN THE PLAZA DISTRICT!! - IT'S ACROSS THE STREET!!.....But, the house's proximity to Olde Towne bump the price up.
This wasn't a huge conscious decision on the part of the ex & myself....the house came up, and a friend found a way to make us qualify for it.....plus Orange really is a nice place, and very centrally located.
And it's for sale, just in case anyone is interested??
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