a friend works in Greenville and just bought a house next to RDU. Long commute, but he says he's loving it. is he lying?

[Owen Wister]

Originally Posted by ChristyDFW

oh... I was thinking maybe I should follow his lead and buy a house over there, while they are still relatively "affordable"

In that case, you only need to determine if YOU want to commute that far. Your friend's opinion of HIS commute is irrelevant, or would be to me.

[ntwrkguy1]

It's possible.

I knew a co-worker who commuted from Greensboro to RTP for four years. He and his wife had purchased a very inexpensive home in Greensboro, and he justified the expense of commuting by the fact that he had a very low mortgage payment.

I owned a business that was 50 miles from my house. After I sold it, I never lived more than 5 miles from work. There's something to be said about all those miles behind the wheel, both from a personal cost as well as an automotive maintenance cost.

[Igor Blevin]

Why would he lie?

Thing is, he is still in the honeymoon period. Ask him 2 years from now after reality sets in. Maybe a long commute is fine with him but maybe the bloom will be off the rose. It is a coin flip.

Now, if you can't stand your wife then, the longer the commute the better!

[ChristyDFW]

Originally Posted by Igor Blevin

Why would he lie?

Thing is, he is still in the honeymoon period. Ask him 2 years from now after reality sets in. Maybe a long commute is fine with him but maybe the bloom will be off the rose. It is a coin flip.

Now, if you can't stand your wife then, the longer the commute the better!

went to their house yesterday. Had a great barbecue. It was an amazing house. Now I see why they chose to move there.