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Originally Posted by madleinx
don't think i can afford to live ON the beach....i'm looking at houses that are in the numbered streets , like above the 100s (yes, i know i sound like an idiot). why rent first? waste of money. housing market is great here and bad there. i want the house. oh, i'm from new orleans, so i know all about the hurricanes  |
On the beach is pretty expensive. But living near enough to walk to the beach is nice. I might rent first just to see how the neighborhood is before I commit to purchase. It's much easier to buy down here than it is to sell.