Fullbuster Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 While watching your favorite sitcom, you may have wondered if the characters on the show could actually afford to live in their houses or apartments in reality. Could a news anchor in San Francisco really pay the mortgage on the towering home that the “Full House” clan resided in? Is Mindy Lahiri’s spacious Manhattan apartment too much for her doctor’s salary? How about Al Bundy—is his and Peg’s Illinois home over budget for his paltry shoe salesman income? We chose 15 of America’s favorite TV shows and examined their dwellings as well as their estimated incomes (based on occupations). We researched the real-life cities and neighborhoods that the sitcoms were set in and found comparable real estate and rental listings. Take a look and find out if four roommates really are needed to pay the rent on the expansive L.A. loft in “New Girl”. http://www.movoto.com/blog/novelty-real-estate/sitcom-cribs/ This is both funny and instructive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Stingray Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Cosmo Kramer would be broke like a motherf**ker, that's for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 New York is prohibitively expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bacon Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Do you really need to make five times your rent in monthly salary to be able to afford it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Do you really need to make five times your rent in monthly salary to be able to afford it? Three times, not five.30% of the income for the rent, beyond can be tricky. Don't forget people must pay taxes,buy food and pay for transport, and all of this is particularly expensive in New York, with high taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Lol I immediately thought of friendsThe only person I think had a good income was ross as a professor of anthropology after him chandler and monica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Penny on Big Bang definitely would be broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Joey from friends would definitely be homeless, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...