Housing

I've been doing some serious thinking the past couple of days and I think that I'm going to shoot for a condo or townhouse here in Sunnyvale. They're cheaper and certainly less work. I ran over my finances and I don't think that I can afford a real house because the mortgage would eat up everything. I think I can get a decent place with inside laundry for less than $400k, which would lead to a mortgage payment of about $2500/month. That's not great, but not terrible. Of course, I'd have to pay the HOA, but that would still leave some money left over for vacations and whatnot. If I get a house then I won't have enough money to enjoy it.

The only problem is that I don't do too well with people living above me so I hope I can get a townhouse or at least the upper floor. We'll see.