As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

[pixiestudent2]

But realistically are you able to live comfortable and own a home on $24/25 an hour?

Or do you think it's better for a nurse who is single to rent? I'm not sure how taxes and home owning expenses work while owning a home.

I'm a mom and I would ideally like to buy a home in a good school district before my kid goes into kindergarten in roughly 2 years.

(I don't know if this is better suited for the break room, but I don't know how to get there from the app.)

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Its just not blue collar workers , there is also a lot of working professionals who buy houses that are above their means.

Here's the main difference: in many cases, the educated professional (doctor, engineer, pharmacist, etc) has a more stable position in the employment marketplace than the assembly line worker who lacks a high school education.

The assembly line worker's life is precarious because (s)he might never find another decent job again if fired from the current one, whereas the educated professional can use his/her credentials to secure employment or reinvent oneself.

[Jules A, MSN]

Can list a place thats decent in baltimore city that you can get for $150,000 and has a good school system?

C'mon really? It depends on your opinion of a good school system. For myself if I were looking for a reasonable neighborhood I'd consider Parkville, Perryhall, Randallstown, Dundalk and GlenBurnie.

[johsonmichelle]

C'mon really? It depends on your opinion of a good school system. For myself if I were looking for a reasonable neighborhood I'd consider Parkville, Perryhall, Randallstown, Dundalk and GlenBurnie.

Decent is subjective. Most of the places are in Baltimore COUNTY.