Boston/former Boston peeps -- what's up with Dorchester now? I haven't lived in the area since 1998, and, back then, I volunteered at a inner-city after-school program there.
If your H is open to relocating, maybe continue the interview process for now and consider an offer when it arrives? No need to shut down options just yet if it's a great company!
I'm wary about the merger, though.
I know the company in L.A. is a great place to work, but I know nothing re the Boston company. (And the GC is not at liberty to divulge any details yet, as the deal may not be finalized and approved by the applicable regulatory body until June.)
And, frankly, if I'm not willing to move, I don't want to be a dick and waste their time. This guy was so cool. I couldn't do that to him.
Boston/former Boston peeps -- what's up with Dorchester now? I haven't lived in the area since 1998, and, back then, I volunteered at a inner-city after-school program there.
There are some parts of Dorchester that have beautiful Victorian homes. It was recently named the neighborhood with the highest increase in home prices in the city. I tried to look at where that is on the map but am on my phone.
People in their 20s are being priced out of South Boston and Charleston and are starting to move to places like Dorchester and Somerville. It's still not quite a "hot" neighborhood yet.
That townhouse is gorgeous. I need a street view option in my phone.
And brownstones (if you want the whole building) are starting in the 3s now in the south End and Back Bay. If you can even find one. In South Boston they are starting to get converted to condos or start in the mid 1.5s and need A LOT of work.
We've been casually house hunting in a couple burbs and some house are gorgeous. Makes me almost want to move out of the city. Almost.
Boston isn't that far from NYC. We just drove back yesterday and it took 3 hours and 17 minutes. It's a 42 minute flight.
Boston/former Boston peeps -- what's up with Dorchester now? I haven't lived in the area since 1998, and, back then, I volunteered at a inner-city after-school program there.
There are some parts of Dorchester that have beautiful Victorian homes. It was recently named the neighborhood with the highest increase in home prices in the city. I tried to look at where that is on the map but am on my phone.
People in their 20s are being priced out of South Boston and Charleston and are starting to move to places like Dorchester and Somerville. It's still not quite a "hot" neighborhood yet.
That townhouse is gorgeous. I need a street view option in my phone.
Interesting! Maybe it's like Echo Park as cheaper overflow from Los Feliz and Silver Lake here.
My house is currently valued at $1.89 by Zillow and $1.46 by Trulia. Those are usually wildly high, so I suppose we could sell for $1.3?
It seems like there are really wonderful places in the Boston area for under a million.
I like that I am half dreaming about a bigger house and half nightmaring about becoming a SAHM with a significantly slashed household income.
Post by underwaterrhymes on Mar 21, 2016 18:55:04 GMT -5
I don't know a lot about Dorchester, but my aunt and uncle live a few blocks away and their place is amazing. (They own an art gallery and First Fridays are a lot of fun.)
Your situation reminds me so much of my own. Something very similar happened to me in August and it was a wide range of emotions and what the hell do I do now.
Two things that helped me was the advice to feel but not dwell (I don't think you are? But for me that was hard because the entire thing was so unfair and I was blindsided) And to draw a working time line. Start it with the days/ year of your first job, end it with the year you intend to stop working, in between draw your job history to date and then mark how long you may be without work (so your guess is six months). For most of us, it shows that even one year of unemployment is really just a blip/very small portion of time. Hopefully it helps you feel less urgency around a job right now so you can focus on targeting the companies you'd really like to work for (vs any job that comes along)
Post by underwaterrhymes on Mar 21, 2016 19:12:07 GMT -5
If you were serious about looking and didn't mind a little commute (depending on where the office would be) Arlington is a great community and for around $1,000,000 you can get places like this:
janegold could probably tell you more about the area. She schooled me on the difference between Southie and South End once.
I don't know who all lives there! Thank you!
Some parts of Dorchester are up and coming but I don't think you would be very happy there in general. If you want to live downtown, expect to pay $800 per square foot or higher. I personally think the South End is the best, most liveable neighorhood downtown.
I'm a real estate junkie so honestly, if you are doing any daydream browsing and have questions about towns or neighborhoods, PM me.