Potential move to Utah

[Avery]

Cheap house prices just aren't in the cards here. $250k will get you into a townhouse but even those are starting to creep into $300k.

We built in 2014 and paid $290k out the door. Neighbors house three doors down just closed for $450k and was basically equivalent to ours. It's the reason you see an influx of condos/townhomes in the valley - we've priced starter homes out of the market.

 

[NAOS]

The labor and housing markets are way better up in Boise right now.
The ratio of housing costs to wages is pathetic in Utah.

 

[NAOS]

FWIW, if I lived in Utah right now (especially if I owned my house), then I’d be making serious efforts at getting out of there and into either Boise, ID or Helena, MT.

One of the big problems in Northern Utah is the dependence on snow pack. The future of water there is straight-up bleak, and a lot of younger families could lose their shorts on this single issue alone. There are others, too, of course.

Get out whilst the gettin is good, dudes

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Utah is cool and all, but I wouldnt go house broke to move to Utah.

 

[infection]

The labor and housing markets are way better up in Boise right now.
The ratio of housing costs to wages is pathetic in Utah.

I remember wanting to buy this house in Orem back in 2011 for $99k. It was like 1,400 sq ft. I bet it's worth at least $275k-$300k now.

 

[Scat]

What’s up everyone, my wife and I have talked about moving to Utah for awhile now.

I know timing right now isn’t ideal but want to get some thoughts on cities and if you know anywhere hiring for a job for myself. I have an Associates Degree in Business Management and am currently working on my Bachelors Degree. I have 4 years of experience working as the Business Office Manager at a Skilled Nursing Facility.

Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

My daughter and her husband just bought a house in Grantsville for 350K. It is what they had to do to get a decent house that was still in their price range. Pieces of **** in West Valley and Magna are selling for 350+. The other problem in Salt Lake is that once a house goes on the market they are usually sold within 24 hours. You pretty much need to know if you want the house as soon as you walk through.

 

[Avery]

The labor and housing markets are way better up in Boise right now.
The ratio of housing costs to wages is pathetic in Utah.

Boise is getting pretty pricey though as well. Utah does offer a more diverse landscape than Idaho.

If I could live anywhere in Utah, I would actually pick St. George. That's mostly because it's closer to SoCal and a six hour drive to Disneyland/beaches beats 10 hours. Heat doesn't bother me.

 

[Beer]

FWIW, if I lived in Utah right now (especially if I owned my house), then I’d be making serious efforts at getting out of there and into either Boise, ID or Helena, MT.

One of the big problems in Northern Utah is the dependence on snow pack. The future of water there is straight-up bleak, and a lot of younger families could lose their shorts on this single issue alone. There are others, too, of course.

Get out whilst the gettin is good, dudes

Huh? I mean I guess remote work is growing but still, SLC and Utah valley is about as prime as it gets in terms of job opportunities. I work remote for a San Fran company but if I needed to I could find a job in the valley pretty damned quick. Can't just leave and then if you get laid off then what? Become a hunting guide? Although I believe Boise is a solid spot.

 

[NAOS]

Boise is getting pretty pricey though as well. Utah does offer a more diverse landscape than Idaho.

If I could live anywhere in Utah, I would actually pick St. George. That's mostly because it's closer to SoCal and a six hour drive to Disneyland/beaches beats 10 hours. Heat doesn't bother me.

I definitely prefer the landscape in Utah. Landscapes, actually, since it’s so freaking diverse there. There are few places in the world that rival it.

All that being said, there’s so much about “quality of life” that comes down to wages vs cost of living. Utah is struggling in this regard.

 

[NAOS]

Huh? I mean I guess remote work is growing but still, SLC and Utah valley is about as prime as it gets in terms of job opportunities. I work remote for a San Fran company but if I needed to I could find a job in the valley pretty damned quick.

I said wages, not job opportunities. Specifically, I mentioned the ratio of wages to housing costs.

 

[infection]

My daughter and her husband just bought a house in Grantsville for 350K. It is what they had to do to get a decent house that was still in their price range. Pieces of **** in West Valley and Magna are selling for 350+. The other problem in Salt Lake is that once a house goes on the market they are usually sold within 24 hours. You pretty much need to know if you want the house as soon as you walk through.

A lot of times you have to buy before seeing it. My sister recently just kind of impulse moved here from LA. Bought a house remotely.

 

[Scat]

My sister recently just kind of impulse moved here from LA. Bought a house remotely.

Not sure I could do that.

 

[One Brow]

Is there any 3 bed 2 bath for around 150-200 in St. George you think?

Near downtown Belleville someone just bought a 7-bedroom 3 bath fixer-upper for about $55K (that was the list price).

 

[infection]

Near downtown Belleville someone just bought a 7-bedroom 3 bath fixer-upper for about $55K (that was the list price).

Back again around 2011, there was some property listed in East St. Louis for $500. I think like 1/10 an acre or so. Should have bought that.

 

[Gameface]

FWIW, if I lived in Utah right now (especially if I owned my house), then I’d be making serious efforts at getting out of there and into either Boise, ID or Helena, MT.

One of the big problems in Northern Utah is the dependence on snow pack. The future of water there is straight-up bleak, and a lot of younger families could lose their shorts on this single issue alone. There are others, too, of course.

Get out whilst the gettin is good, dudes

I don't understand what you're saying. I moved into my house in 2006. I'm not paying 2020 house price, I'm paying 2006 house price. Why would I move? Especially why would I want to move to any of those places?

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't understand what you're saying. I moved into my house in 2006. I'm not paying 2020 house price, I'm paying 2006 house price. Why would I move? Especially why would I want to move to any of those places?

I think future water availability was one of the reasons he thinks you should move (not your current mortgage)

I do worry about water in the future when we have way more people here.

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[NAOS]

I don't understand what you're saying. I moved into my house in 2006. I'm not paying 2020 house price, I'm paying 2006 house price. Why would I move? Especially why would I want to move to any of those places?

Um, because you can sell for 2020 prices? And the areas around Boise and Helena isn’t short of beauty, etc.

Also, water, braugh

 

[NAOS]

I think future water availability was one of the reasons he thinks you should move (not your current mortgage)

I do worry about water in the future when we have way more people here.

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Northern Utah could fail to add a single person from this day forward and still be screwed in the long term.

 

[infection]

Is anyone worried about water in Arizona?

 

[Gameface]

Um, because you can sell for 2020 prices? And the areas around Boise and Helena isn’t short of beauty, etc.

Also, water, braugh

Never been to Helena but Boise isn't a city I'd want to live in. If I left SLC it'd be for a larger city, not for some rural ********.