a high end duplex here in east texas... maybe $900/month.
hell my moms house cost around $280K and it is NICE... i would say her house payment is not half of what you pay for rent.
get the HELL out of the Los Angeles area... ALL of my expenses per month dont add up to what you pay just on rent.
wow
i know you earn a lot of money in LA
but You HAVE to make that much money to live in LA... trust me, i have done it! sure you make more money, but the living expense is something like 3 or 4 times the rest of the nation.
its ridiculous