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40k goes a lot further in SLC than it does in California.
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09-13-2007, 09:48 PM | #13 |
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Salaries in Utah do suck. Before moving back to Utah last year I interviewed for several positions with various builders here. I had 3 offers and they were laughable. One was 25K less than my base salary in Virginia. When I asked if there was a bonus program where I could make up some of the cut in pay I would be facing they said their bonus program maxed out at $1500 a quarter. I could reasonably make that type of bonus on each home I closed. I closed 50 homes that year. The other two offers weren't much better and none eclipsed $45K a year.
That's when I decided to go to work for myself if I were going to move back here to Utah.
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09-13-2007, 10:42 PM | #15 |
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40K in Utah still isn't a lot of money. Cost of living in Utah seems to be steadily rising. A starter home in Santaquin is now in the low 200's.
That's one of the main reasons I like Ohio. I have no data to back this up, but it has to be one of the most affordable places to live in America. |
09-13-2007, 11:30 PM | #16 |
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I was a construction manager/superintendent (each builder has a different title). I was offered by Destination Homes and Fieldstone and one other local/regional builder though I can't remember.
I started my own development company working on the commercial side of things now. It's less volatile and speculative than residential in my opinion. At least right now.
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09-13-2007, 11:52 PM | #18 |
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True. I have some friends, a married couple actually who both work there full-time and can afford to live in Valencia, CA on their combined salaries.
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