Times, they are 'a changin'...

You know, I think that Bob Dylan mighta' had something to do with that awareness...
It's a cloudy late afternoon down here in Sante Fe and as my ol' friend Shannon Freedle drove me around down here inn this city that's about the same size as Ft. Collins, though demographically quite different, I one more time am appreciative of our Northern Colorado.
It's surprising that the cost of living down here is so much higher than up there, but it is. I found myself at dinner last night with some friends of Shannon's who were talking about the rental market down here and how they felt sooooooo fortunate to be able to find a home some miles out side of Sante Fe and that they were able to get it for $1800 per month! In FTC that home, from what they described would be $1,100, maybe $1,200 in town!
The foreclosure environment down here is maybe just a little worse that up in FTC but it is causing more havoc. The arverage or median price of a home down here is significantly higher than in FTC and the homes all look alike! There's not really all that much you can do with stucco and a box shape. The only noticeable difference would be in the size. Sooooo, anywho the average financial outlay for a foreclosure is higher here because the homes cost more to begin with.
I have another full day of this working vacation and then I'll be back and will implement some of the things I've been working on down here.
It's good to get outa Dodge for a while, but it's even bettwer to get back home!