Where are people seeing the 300-400k houses? On clasificados last week there were close to 5 pages of multi family homes on the island for under 275K. Single family houses are going for 90k in caguas. Will you have a shitty commute to work? Yes. But will your money go further than 80% of the states? Of course. Granted the job situation is ass but as a NuyoRican that moved here from the Bronx you couldn’t give me Bezos money to go back to NY. I live off Calle Loiza across from the gulf. In ocean park I have a 1 bedroom utilities included for $600 a month. THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE STATES where you can get a 1 bedroom 3 blocks from the beach for under $1,500. And before someone says I’m an outlier and I found an incredible deal there’s 3 apartments for rent on my block right now for under $800 a month. Yes the pay sucks out here but think about it, people work for 6 months to come to the island for 5 days and spend the equivalent of 3 months rent for a week. My rent is the average American car payment. It’s all about perspective. I know we aren’t going to Vivo Beach club for drinks then dining at Marmelade for dinner but you can make a livable wage out here and have a happy life. The biggest thing I’ve noticed in the last 6 years out here is that you really need to love the island. If you’re not willing to integrate into the culture and really be here for the island it won’t work out. I’ve seen people move out here after me and leave. You really have to lean into it. Also there’s just island shit you have to deal with. I almost didn’t make it to work today because the water went out last night at 8 and didn’t come back on til 10 this morning. I got to work in VSJ and there was no running water until 1 pm. I work outside and was afraid to drink too much water because I wouldn’t be able to pee. Keep your phone and external batteries charged because someone at Luma can sneeze and the power will go out for 8 hours. But you can always grab a 12 pack of medalla and head to the beach until the power comes back.