Thanks for these wonderful videos Dana! I"ve decided that I can't keep paying $2500 a month on Rent on a 2/2.5 house in Los Angeles County. It's a newer type of Townhouse that has no joining walls. High ceilings and hardwood floors downstairs and carpeting upstairs. Both bedrooms are Master Suite, double size garage, the third bathroom is downstairs, that's my cat Ruger's bathroom. I practically gave all my furniture away so I would move to Texas or the south, starting my life after an abusive relationship. The name of the city I'm heading to is bordering Mexico, a famous cowboy town that you haven't mentioned.
Hi Dana, let me contribute a few more pros: 1. everything is bigger in TX, TX BBQ is one of the best in the nation 2. we have the best public schools in university park/southlake/plano west,some top private schools such as hockaday school, st mark's school 3. goverment subsidies on tax is attracting tons of califorinian companies to TX, Uber/amazon/google/facebook are all coming, more are on the way 4. homeless people, it sucks in california, we do not have many here 5. we have some tornados, but we do not have earth quakes. 6. so many shopping options, for grocery, we have walmart/tomthumb/kroger/central market/aldi, tons of mexian markets and asian markets 7. we have some top 500 companies with headquarters, such as American airlines/AT&T/kohls/JC penney....8. we have dallas stars/ranges/mavricks/cowboys, lots of fun 9. we have DART train, another option for commute 10. lots of museums, kids playground, libraries 10. airline hub of AA and southwest, it is maximum 3 hours flight to everywhere within US. 11. Texas beef is the best, we have more cows than people 12. gun friendly 13. so many choices for homes, some million home like preston hollow(close to Bush), tons of choices in suburbs as well. 14. suburbs are expanding to north, Frisco is fast developing, celina is the next....
I love your videos!! Currently I’m in Canada but I did email a immigration lawyer in Texas today! I hope my bf & I can figure out some sort of way so We can move there & buy a house! Fingers crossed
I'm glad that you pointed out the efficiency of newer homes. Older homes can experience low power bills to IF the property is improved with energy-saving upgrades and renovations.
I have paid an average of 150-160/month for the last year in Pittsburgh PA. We are moving out of Pittsburgh on 10/15 (tomorrow! wow!!!) and strongly considering Texas :) I plan to reach out to you Dana and will fill out the questionnaire. Thank you very much for your channel!!!
Ugh it’s amazing there. In San Diego, my 2br/2ba CONDO went for about $420k. That was like 2-3 years ago. Currently our gasoline is about $3.75-4.00 per gallon!!
I really enjoy your videos, they are very helpful. I'm planning to move to Dallas in the summer of 2020. There's a house I've been eyeing for over a year now.
For a 2 bedroom apartment in Ocala, FL our utilities bill ranges from $130 to $150. The utilities includes electric, heat, water and sewer, plus a ‘fire service fee’ but they’re getting rid of that here soon.
Even with the higher real estate taxes, the cost of living in the DFW area is dwarfed by the costs of living in the coastal major cities. DFW also has that awesome infrastructure with the new highways, new train lines, and large airport. DFW is a fantastic place to commute around the country from!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these superb quality videos Dana! The information is invaluable and maybe the greatest advocate of the Southern Hospitality is your delightful and welcoming character. Hoping to live there some day! Thanks again, Greetings from Finland
Hi again Dana, greetings from Sacramento County, CA. Thanks for making this video back in 2019. Those are some amazing figures/costs of living amounts in the Lone Star State. Your video will help me to understand how much I can realistically afford in buying a house in Texas, not right now but possibly in the distance future. The cost of living in Texas is much-much better than here in expensive cost of living California. Please take care and God's blessings to you & your dear family in the DFW area. 😊👋👋🙏
I would love to see a video on what would be the monthly pay on a house depending on the price considering the taxes and insurance that I saw is very high too in tx
I’ve really appreciated your videos. I’m planning to move to the Austin area next year and you’ve really helped me with considering more than just an “affordable” home
For a two bedroom, 1114 sqft apartment in San Diego, we pay an average of 140-160 a month for gas & electric, in the summer we average over 300 a month. Gas price here 4.10 a gallon. 😩. Water bill, sewer and trash ~ 55. It is very pricey. Home prices are insane here. In a 92113 area which is a very bad area, you get a 3 bed 2 bath 1089 sqft for $500,000. 🤯 insane.
Wow! Alot cheaper then here in hawaii on the big island. For electric if there's 4 adults in the home. It's $100.00 per adult per month! Property tax varies on what part of the island you live in.
I live in Olympia Washington. homes average about $350k per square feet. yes, you read that correctly. Electric/gas $250. monthly average over a year. water $225. every other month for 5 people. 2500 sq foot house. we do Not where the yard. its too expensive.
I can live on my own I lived where there was times I had to go to the food bank I have learned to budget I have learned how to cook and clean and make my bed
Sneakers 802 usually if they are $500/mo then there’s pools, clubhouses, maybe gated, activities, fitness center, sometimes internet is included. It also includes insurance for the exterior of the property.
Thank you so much for these videos.I'm moving to DFW from Florida for the summer2022. How's the rent there? I'm excited. But I'm planning to rent first for 1 or 2 years then I'll buy.
I live in Redding California. It’s triple digit heat here all summer. No A/C, just swamp cooler. PG&E will shut off your power every time the wind blows and they raise rates to cover their litigation costs form being sued for burning down entire towns and killing people in those fires. I pay $360/mo, my house rarely gets below 80 degrees. PG&E owns a monopoly in many parts of California. Also my house is a $220K 1200sf fixer upper.
Utilities are incredibly high in Ca and we have one choice hear [Northern California ]PG&E the average 1200 square foot house runs about $200 a month over 12 months. That's when our powers on we now go 1 to 4 days without power when windy.
I love your channel. I’ve been planning to move to Texas, in the Dallas area. My friend moved to Frisco fr Los Angeles last May 2019 and she said she will never go back to California. The quality of life is way better in Texas.
Thank you for this video. Can you do a video on multi-families, 2 to 4 units and the best neighborhoods in Houston, Texas to purchase. I’m looking to relocate to Houston.
That’s a good idea about the 2-4 until properties. I’ve had several people looking for them here in Texas. As for Houston, I’d love to do one and do have it on my list. Let me see how soon I can get to it 💕 also I can hook you up with a great agent to help in the meantime. Just email me at danapollardgroup@gmail.com
I think one big reason is Texas's supply of land is almost unlimited, the city can expand crazy, want more houses? just keep building more, that's why housing prices can grow but not like in California's skyrocketing. I know many people do not like high property tax, but the good thing is you pay for what you live, you pay more for living in a larger/safer community, and every dollar is spent to make the community/school better place. high property tax also restrict those wants to make a big fortune by stocking lots of houses: the cost of owning is high. there is a reason for people relocating to DFW: everything is bigger and cheaper, money talks :-)
I lived before in Brooklyn, NYC. apartment, 3 bedroom. may be about winter time average I think about 80-90, summer time 250-350. now im living Chicago suburb are, (Hoffman Estates) - 2 bedroom apt, 35$ electricity sept-october-novoember-december about 25-35$.I don't know may be they make mistake.
Everyone thinks San Diego has great weather but let’s be honest. It gets mid 90s consistently along with some humidity in summer. They problem is with the older homes is that insulation is terrible. Our home is 50 years old and 1,647 sq feet. I would say average is 300 atleast. 3 yrs ago we had a $650 dollar bill followed by a 450 dollar bill. We decided on solar and now pay 10 bucks and will pay off solar in 4.5 years...that is if we stay 🤪
I'm in Westminster Calif. , with gas appliances ; Electricity costs me 70.00 to 110.00 a month , No A/C ; natural gas costs me about 25.00 a month , sometimes less ; water costs me approx. 70.00 every two months , cable internet without television channels costs 60.00 a month , Oct.2020 gasoline is hovering around 3.00 a gallon , Since Calif. went bankrupt several years ago they increased auto registration , and froze the rule of smog exemption to 1975 or older . Calif. also made new ammunition purchasing ,and bullet capacity laws , limiting to Ten rounds , So all of my Ruger 1022 banana clips are now unlawful to use and must stay locked up in the safe , until I move to Texas . The property I'm eyeing in Texas , has property tax of $ 4000 a year , my current property tax in Calif. is at $ 2700 .
I love having a community pool even though my HOA is higher because I dont want to maintain it and my kids like making friends there. However, many people like having their own for the privacy. It is definitely more costly to build a pool. $60-$80K+ and you only gain back around $30k when time to sell. So if you can find a home with a pool already then you score! Those homes do sell fast in Texas.
I was wondering if you can do a video on “land “ purchasing ... and how hard it is to build . The bureaucratic rhetoric to build in California isn’t even worth it ... thank you 😉
stephanie Johnson I grew up in Texas and have lived all over the country. Texas is my least favorite by far, My current place in coastal CA (and no the stereotypes do not stick. 🙄) The cost of electricity in my little condo was just $69.00 over the past 6 months and we are 2 blocks from the beach. It all just depends on where you are in life and what you value. I hated having to stay indoors due to gross weather.
How about minimum wage in Texas. I heard it’s pretty low. How can people afford to buy a home and pay such high property taxes with a low minimum wage in salary?
Im moving with my dog the end of the month ! I dont know anyone or anything there hahah, cant wait im excited !
How did it go? I’m in the exact same position, I hope it went well
Wow that’s awesome
Thanks for these wonderful videos Dana! I"ve decided that I can't keep paying $2500 a month on Rent on a 2/2.5 house in Los Angeles County. It's a newer type of Townhouse that has no joining walls. High ceilings and hardwood floors downstairs and carpeting upstairs. Both bedrooms are Master Suite, double size garage, the third bathroom is downstairs, that's my cat Ruger's bathroom. I practically gave all my furniture away so I would move to Texas or the south, starting my life after an abusive relationship. The name of the city I'm heading to is bordering Mexico, a famous cowboy town that you haven't mentioned.
Hi Dana, let me contribute a few more pros: 1. everything is bigger in TX, TX BBQ is one of the best in the nation 2. we have the best public schools in university park/southlake/plano west,some top private schools such as hockaday school, st mark's school 3. goverment subsidies on tax is attracting tons of califorinian companies to TX, Uber/amazon/google/facebook are all coming, more are on the way 4. homeless people, it sucks in california, we do not have many here 5. we have some tornados, but we do not have earth quakes. 6. so many shopping options, for grocery, we have walmart/tomthumb/kroger/central market/aldi, tons of mexian markets and asian markets 7. we have some top 500 companies with headquarters, such as American airlines/AT&T/kohls/JC penney....8. we have dallas stars/ranges/mavricks/cowboys, lots of fun 9. we have DART train, another option for commute 10. lots of museums, kids playground, libraries 10. airline hub of AA and southwest, it is maximum 3 hours flight to everywhere within US. 11. Texas beef is the best, we have more cows than people 12. gun friendly 13. so many choices for homes, some million home like preston hollow(close to Bush), tons of choices in suburbs as well. 14. suburbs are expanding to north, Frisco is fast developing, celina is the next....
Gotta love Texas
That's it... I'm moving!!!
ok me convencistes me voy para Texas because California ain't so golden anymore I like Dallas or San Antonio
I love your videos!! Currently I’m in Canada but I did email a immigration lawyer in Texas today! I hope my bf & I can figure out some sort of way so We can move there & buy a house! Fingers crossed
GREAT VIDEO! Texas and their lavish property taxes!
Haha! Here’s our video on property and income tax in Texas: ruclips.net/video/yWm9UoMu8CM/видео.html
I'm glad that you pointed out the efficiency of newer homes. Older homes can experience low power bills to IF the property is improved with energy-saving upgrades and renovations.
Avg NYC utilities are $100-150 depending on usage. Mine is $60-90
I have paid an average of 150-160/month for the last year in Pittsburgh PA. We are moving out of Pittsburgh on 10/15 (tomorrow! wow!!!) and strongly considering Texas :) I plan to reach out to you Dana and will fill out the questionnaire. Thank you very much for your channel!!!
Ugh it’s amazing there. In San Diego, my 2br/2ba CONDO went for about $420k. That was like 2-3 years ago. Currently our gasoline is about $3.75-4.00 per gallon!!
Whoa!! Thanks for sharing
There is nothing amazing about Texas, nothing. But it's the best thing going in this country right now and that's truly pathetic.
I really enjoy your videos, they are very helpful. I'm planning to move to Dallas in the summer of 2020. There's a house I've been eyeing for over a year now.
Spiritually QueenGoddess 💕💕
For a 2 bedroom apartment in Ocala, FL our utilities bill ranges from $130 to $150. The utilities includes electric, heat, water and sewer, plus a ‘fire service fee’ but they’re getting rid of that here soon.
Even with the higher real estate taxes, the cost of living in the DFW area is dwarfed by the costs of living in the coastal major cities. DFW also has that awesome infrastructure with the new highways, new train lines, and large airport. DFW is a fantastic place to commute around the country from!
In the north pole we were pushing 150 in the summer 200+ for electric in the winter. 4-600 a month for heating oil.
I have a 1bed 1bath with my boyfriend and our average electric bill is 80-95$ a month in Louisville. Our rent is 1024.
I live 9 miles east of Pasadena at the San Gabriel Valley. Very hot in summer, and colder in the winter.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these superb quality videos Dana!
The information is invaluable and maybe the greatest advocate of the Southern Hospitality is your delightful and welcoming character.
Hoping to live there some day!
Thanks again,
Greetings from Finland
I live in Bellingham WA. Electric bill is $300 for 7 months out of the year!
Thank you
For a family of 8 we paid about $350 in the summer and about $120 in the winter this is Long Island NY
Hi again Dana, greetings from Sacramento County, CA. Thanks for making this video back in 2019. Those are some amazing figures/costs of living amounts in the Lone Star State. Your video will help me to understand how much I can realistically afford in buying a house in Texas, not right now but possibly in the distance future. The cost of living in Texas is much-much better than here in expensive cost of living California. Please take care and God's blessings to you & your dear family in the DFW area. 😊👋👋🙏
Thank you and glad it was helpful!
I would love to see a video on what would be the monthly pay on a house depending on the price considering the taxes and insurance that I saw is very high too in tx
I’ve really appreciated your videos. I’m planning to move to the Austin area next year and you’ve really helped me with considering more than just an “affordable” home
Thanks for watching! So glad the videos are helpful!
For a two bedroom, 1114 sqft apartment in San Diego, we pay an average of 140-160 a month for gas & electric, in the summer we average over 300 a month. Gas price here 4.10 a gallon. 😩. Water bill, sewer and trash ~ 55. It is very pricey. Home prices are insane here. In a 92113 area which is a very bad area, you get a 3 bed 2 bath 1089 sqft for $500,000. 🤯 insane.
Wow! Alot cheaper then here in hawaii on the big island. For electric if there's 4 adults in the home. It's $100.00 per adult per month! Property tax varies on what part of the island you live in.
Wow that is cheaper!
I live in Olympia Washington. homes average about $350k per square feet. yes, you read that correctly. Electric/gas $250. monthly average over a year. water $225. every other month for 5 people. 2500 sq foot house. we do Not where the yard. its too expensive.
Wow
I can live on my own I lived where there was times I had to go to the food bank I have learned to budget I have learned how to cook and clean and make my bed
I live In North San Francisco Bay Area and my average summer electric bill is $120. My townhouse is around 1,600 sq ft
So,if house worth 300k,property taxes will be about 10k,its kinda scary)))
Yea Texas is bad on property taxes. Im from Louisiana and that would be about 3grand annually. Rurul would be maybe 1000
Just came across your videos. We’re looking to move to Fort-Worth or Houston. Would love to get connected!
Thanks for making videos like this!! Super useful and insightful
Wilfredo Paz Bermudez thank you 😊
Why are HOA fees so high for condos in the Dallas area? What am I getting for $500/month besides trash removal and landscaping? Love your videos!
Sneakers 802 usually if they are $500/mo then there’s pools, clubhouses, maybe gated, activities, fitness center, sometimes internet is included. It also includes insurance for the exterior of the property.
Thank you so much for these videos.I'm moving to DFW from Florida for the summer2022. How's the rent there? I'm excited. But I'm planning to rent first for 1 or 2 years then I'll buy.
Rent is starting to get higher but Arlington is still pretty good. Otherwise I’ve seen $1800+ for a 3/2/2 or apartment can be much lower
oh, forgot. Gasoline 9/2021 $3,69 @ gallon. house tax rate $6000. year. Olympia Washington
I live in Redding California. It’s triple digit heat here all summer. No A/C, just swamp cooler. PG&E will shut off your power every time the wind blows and they raise rates to cover their litigation costs form being sued for burning down entire towns and killing people in those fires. I pay $360/mo, my house rarely gets below 80 degrees. PG&E owns a monopoly in many parts of California. Also my house is a $220K 1200sf fixer upper.
I’m renting a 1700sq ft home in Manteca CA and my average $300 a month on electric/gas bill.
What a diffrence a year makes
$350 for a 3 bedroom 900 square feet apt in Honolulu with no AC
you need to include Katy near Houston it a great place to live
Utilities are incredibly high in Ca and we have one choice hear [Northern California ]PG&E the average 1200 square foot house runs about $200 a month over 12 months. That's when our powers on we now go 1 to 4 days without power when windy.
Thank you for sharing
If you make around 30 to 34 thousand per year what can you afford
@@darksoul9980 Not much you'd have to live in a subsidized apartment.
@@movingtotexas hello I'm thinking about relocating to texas I just want to know if can afford to move to Texas if a make around 34 thousand a year
Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Electricity summer $ 170/month, Spring/ Fall $90 month, Winter $120
That’s pretty good! Thanks for sharing
I love your channel. I’ve been planning to move to Texas, in the Dallas area. My friend moved to Frisco fr Los Angeles last May 2019 and she said she will never go back to California. The quality of life is way better in Texas.
Ritche Josh Frisco is a nice city! I sure would love to visit Ca
Thank you for this video. Can you do a video on multi-families, 2 to 4 units and the best neighborhoods in Houston, Texas to purchase. I’m looking to relocate to Houston.
That’s a good idea about the 2-4 until properties. I’ve had several people looking for them here in Texas. As for Houston, I’d love to do one and do have it on my list. Let me see how soon I can get to it 💕 also I can hook you up with a great agent to help in the meantime. Just email me at danapollardgroup@gmail.com
I think one big reason is Texas's supply of land is almost unlimited, the city can expand crazy, want more houses? just keep building more, that's why housing prices can grow but not like in California's skyrocketing. I know many people do not like high property tax, but the good thing is you pay for what you live, you pay more for living in a larger/safer community, and every dollar is spent to make the community/school better place. high property tax also restrict those wants to make a big fortune by stocking lots of houses: the cost of owning is high. there is a reason for people relocating to DFW: everything is bigger and cheaper, money talks :-)
I lived before in Brooklyn, NYC. apartment, 3 bedroom. may be about winter time average I think about 80-90, summer time 250-350. now im living Chicago suburb are, (Hoffman Estates) - 2 bedroom apt, 35$ electricity sept-october-novoember-december about 25-35$.I don't know may be they make mistake.
Thank you!
I wish the houseprices where like this in Norway...And try 6.50 dollars for a gallon of gas(petrol) :)
TheLassenman whoa!!
200 power bill
Everyone thinks San Diego has great weather but let’s be honest. It gets mid 90s consistently along with some humidity in summer. They problem is with the older homes is that insulation is terrible. Our home is 50 years old and 1,647 sq feet.
I would say average is 300 atleast. 3 yrs ago we had a $650 dollar bill followed by a 450 dollar bill. We decided on solar and now pay 10 bucks and will pay off solar in 4.5 years...that is if we stay 🤪
Oh my!
Really liked your video
Subarna thank you😊
Please tell me about Harris county
Southwest va power bill is 140 but I have gas heat
I'm in Westminster Calif. , with gas appliances ; Electricity costs me 70.00 to 110.00 a month , No A/C ; natural gas costs me about 25.00 a month , sometimes less ; water costs me approx. 70.00 every two months , cable internet without television channels costs 60.00 a month , Oct.2020 gasoline is hovering around 3.00 a gallon , Since Calif. went bankrupt several years ago they increased auto registration , and froze the rule of smog exemption to 1975 or older . Calif. also made new ammunition purchasing ,and bullet capacity laws , limiting to Ten rounds , So all of my Ruger 1022 banana clips are now unlawful to use and must stay locked up in the safe , until I move to Texas . The property I'm eyeing in Texas , has property tax of $ 4000 a year , my current property tax in Calif. is at $ 2700 .
$220 avg electricity 2300sq ft w/ pool in Austin
Aren't property taxes really really high (like twice as high as California's?)
jjgreek1 yes but we don’t pay state income tax. Whats the percentage for income state tax in CA?
Are there pros/cons of having a pool vs buying in a development that has a community pool? Assuming higher HOAs with a community pool?
I love having a community pool even though my HOA is higher because I dont want to maintain it and my kids like making friends there. However, many people like having their own for the privacy. It is definitely more costly to build a pool. $60-$80K+ and you only gain back around $30k when time to sell. So if you can find a home with a pool already then you score! Those homes do sell fast in Texas.
I would move to Texas if it was for the hot weather!
I was wondering if you can do a video on “land “ purchasing ... and how hard it is to build . The bureaucratic rhetoric to build in California isn’t even worth it ... thank you 😉
Gr82bspoiled that is a great idea.
Yes please! Land! Especially in areas that are developing.
Agree. Retirement homestead is my dream.
Colton ca $150-200 in the summer time
Adam Larsen that’s pretty good!
Colorado electricity bill is $55- $110 a month.
stephanie Johnson I grew up in Texas and have lived all over the country. Texas is my least favorite by far, My current place in coastal CA (and no the stereotypes do not stick. 🙄) The cost of electricity in my little condo was just $69.00 over the past 6 months and we are 2 blocks from the beach. It all just depends on where you are in life and what you value. I hated having to stay indoors due to gross weather.
Do you have to pay property taxes every month or yearly me and my husband want to move to texas near Houston in 2 or 3 years
250 a month in nj
hi,I would like more info of Texas ....I'm thinking of moving to Texas from Pennsylvania.......I want better opportunities and a different state.....
Texas and their high I mean higher than life property taxes. Louisiana is 1.1 percent annually
Here’s our video talking about property and income taxes: ruclips.net/video/yWm9UoMu8CM/видео.html
How about minimum wage in Texas. I heard it’s pretty low. How can people afford to buy a home and pay such high property taxes with a low minimum wage in salary?
They really can’t afford a home if they live off minimum wage. 😢
7.25/hr
We are thinking to shift to Houston plz can u help me out
Yes, we have an agent in Houston and are going this weekend to shoot some video. Should be coming out soon for you!
$235 in Austin
My california electricity bill is $150 average
Thanks for sharing!
What about houston ?
Houston is a little less than DFW and Austin for housing. Probably around the same for other expenses.