Questions about Denver

[dmek25]

schneed, what if your wife was putting pressure on you to follow her family? its a tough situation to be in

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dmek25

schneed, what if your wife was putting pressure on you to follow her family? its a tough situation to be in

Well if I was Tuna, and I liked my in-laws, and I didn't feel tied to a job, then I would move.

But for me personally, in my situation, I'd have to tell my wife tough sh*t. I love my job, there's no chance of me getting transferred since I work for a chain of hospitals here in Philly, and my own family lives around here. So following my wife's family would mean leaving my own, so that wouldn't work for me. Moving would mean leaving one side of the family, and staying behind would mean leaving the other side of the family. There'd be nothing to gain from moving, either way I'd be losing a side.

But every situation is different. Tuna's got fewer roots laid down than I do, so he can do it.

But moving is expensive as all get-out. I assume you own, Tuna? $3000-$5000 for movers, 4-6% real estate commission on the sale of your home (unless you do it by owner, but that'd be real hard in this market), $10 - $20K for closing costs on a new mortgage, plus the down payment on the new home which hopefully you can roll over from the sale of your existing home (provided the closing costs and real estate commissions don't bite you too badly).