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Where is an inexpensive place to live?

My boyfriend and I are expecting our first child this April. We've been on the search for homes here in Florida (where we are currently living) and finding it way too expensive to live. Where is an inexpensive (and safe) place in the U.S. to live?

Please keep in mind that in Camden, NJ there are homes for 14k but they are on .03 acres of land and aren't exactally safe... so I'm not looking for a place where my daughter won't be able to play in the backyard.

I have family in Delaware, Maryland and Virgina (but havn't really found inexpensive towns in those areas.)

Also, my boyfriend works in computers. Living outside of a metro area would be ideal, but can't live somewhere that would make his commute unbearable!

Thanks so much!

Update:

By the by, my boyfriend and I have only been together for 3 months... please stop telling us to get married. My daughter isn't his... and the reason I'm not with her father is none of anyone's business.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hey I hope that I can help you I am a realtor and Killeen, Tx was rated by NAR as the 2nd most inexpensive place to live in the Us. Dell computers is 30 min from Killeen in Round Rock Texas. Take a look and and check out the numbers for your self you can visit our web site to look at current listings at www.fthoodhome.com

    Hope this helps have a great day!!

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  • 4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    If i was in your shoes, which I have been, I would move to Chattanooga,TN. I am a Real Estate Investor in Denver and have heard great things are going on down there. Mtns and water and mild climate and cheap property. Buy now and in 10 years when you have 100K in equity in your home you will thank me. Oh, its a decent size town, so a computer job should be easy to find.

  • 1 decade ago

    You have three choices in real estate: safe, cheap and close. You can get two out of the three. So, you can get safe and cheap, but it won't be close. Or you can get cheap and close, but it won't be safe. Or you can get safe and close, but it won't be cheap. It sounds like you need safe and cheap more than you need close, but that's up to you to decide. If your bf works in computers, eventually you can afford something better, and then you can choose safe and close.

    That said, try reading the book, "Places Rated Almanac." It tells you everything about every metro area in the country, so you can choose something that fits both of you.

    Oh, and, hey, how about getting married? I know it's chic not to, but your baby will appreciate the stability of knowing you're a family.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would contact a nation wide realtor like Century21 or Remax and ask them the same question you posted here.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I agree with Katherine W, especially the getting married part.

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