High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up for University

Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by brandonmenc on Thursday April 26, 2018 @05:09PM (#16935821)

Back home in the rust belt, you can get a 2,000+ sq. ft. home for like $100k (no, really), so $60k/yr there is actually a pretty sweet gig. Doubly so if your spouse also earns that much.

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Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by flubert on Thursday April 26, 2018 @06:08PM (#16936336)

Here are some deals for you:

2680 sq. ft., $44,900 -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Hillcrest-Dr-1-Marysvil...

2268 sq. ft., $37,000 -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/505-Francis-St-Daykin-NE-...

2187 sq. ft., $39,900 -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1941-S-Broadway-Ave-Wichi...

4462 sq. ft., $400,000 on 5 acres -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6472-N-431-Pryor-OK-74361...

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Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by brandonmenc on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:04AM (#16941272)

pssh, that's nothing:

2208 sq. ft., $14,900 -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/353-E-24th-St-Erie-PA-165...

What I meant was that you can get a big gorgeous home on a nice lot in a great neighborhood for $100k.

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