If you were handed $1,100 a month, why would I need to amount to anything?

[DarlaS]

Originally Posted by Floorist

You can rent a nice 3 br house here in Missouri for $500. With good credit, you can buy one for $400 a month. Of course, average wage is about $9 an hour.

That's not bad at all

[Floorist]

Originally Posted by jencam

I have trouble believing that. I have a friend who rents a decent 3 bedroom in Texas, an inexpensive part of Texas, and even there, the neighborhood is pretty crappy to be only $500/month. And the LL doesn't do pest control, the fence is falling down.

Well it is true. My son is renting a 2 br apt for $500 a month, utilities paid. Rent is fairly cheap here but wages are very low.