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Since when have Americans done anything simply? :rolleyes: The wages structure is completely different for workers in the hospitality industry (and other jobs like doorman where they earn more in tips than a basic wage). The IRS presumes that tipping occurs and taxes accordingly. You...

:D:D:D If you bought the house add a zero to the number of pages. Good post - I think it will help point out the huge differences in re markets between the countries.

Cheap property is not suddenly a new phenomenon in the USA. It's even cheaper now but what Munroe R says is true - there has always been very affordable housing in very nice places to live.

Great site - made my heart ache. Bit off topic but...on that website the Lucien Design Group reno 3rd down in the San Francisco group of listings is an Eichler house (special design of mass built houses based on the principles of Frank Llloyd Wright). I lived in an Eichler house for 20...

Lots of people buying outright. Lots to learn. http://foreclosurenv.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/vegas-house-bargains-dry-up/

Yes, it is, but not by much however. There are quite a few things which Americans have got right. :)

This nails one of the problems of living in the USA, which I did for over 2 decades, and we still have strong financial and family ties there. It is unfortunately too easy to insult Americans because of their passionate beliefs, and I spent years walking on eggshells trying to keep my mouth...