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JM4CY said:
I hope he gets that job. Then we can bring back the big 4 classic but try a new configuration with ISU, Nebraska, Creighton, and Murray St.
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That would be a hoot for a one time weekend in Des Moines.
 
cyfan92 said:
Las Vegas house is nicer

2346 Dolphin Ct, Henderson, NV 89074 | realtor.com®

See sales history and home details for 2346 Dolphin Ct, Henderson, NV 89074, a 4 bed, 4 bath, 4,974 Sq. Ft. single family home built in 1994 that was last sold on 04/30/2021.
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(Most county assessor records are public information). Took 30 seconds to find this
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Holy balls that is one hell of a house.
 
qwerty said:
I was joking. Blount really is not moving to Ames on a more permanent basis? I know the Green thing, but that is probably only while the kids are still in college. If I sleuthed properly, he lives in a fairly modest $330k house 2.5miles from McLeod Center.
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His lot is sweet. Lives on a small lake/large pond from the old Benton sand and gravel pit. House isn’t anything too special but the lot makes it worth quite a bit of money.
 
WFBClone said:
Given how much money you think college professors make and how little work they do, you ought to consider a career shift and get on the gravy train by becoming a college professor. Here's what you can look forward to---if you have a bachelor's degree you probably have 5-7 years of graduate school to complete a terminal degree, depending on your academic discipline a few more years as a post doc, and then you can get your first job, as an assistant professor. After six years and good work you might receive tenure and after another five to ten years, you might be promoted to professor. So, if you start graduate school in the fall you can expect to be the top of your career around 2038 to 2040. Positions at research universities are comparatively rare, so you will probably find a position at a community college or regional university. You will have a grad assistant if you can secure external funding for this person. You will be able to attend conferences or meetings if you pay your own way, because travel money is such that fully-funded trips are rare. You might be able to do consulting, but that depends on your academic discipline and your national reputation, which will result to a great extent from your record of publication and research. So, you better plan on spending nights and summers doing research in a lab and writing peer-reviewed articles and books so as to build a solid H index and I-10 index. Until you reach the rank of professor, it is likely you will do virtually no consulting. And, by the way, you will not receive end of the year bonuses, holiday gifts, you won't attend holiday parties paid for by your employer, you likely will pay for your own parking, receive no equipment beyond your first year as a faculty member, and you won't have an expense or entertainment account. You can count on annual raises of zero to one percent at public institutions determined by the state legislature. How would you like to have Jack Whitver or Brad Zaun determine your annual raise? So, undoubtedly there is a faculty member who owns a fabulous house in Phoenix, but my experience of more than 40 years in higher education, including eight years at ASU, is what I described above. The life of a faculty member has tremendous intrinsic benefits, but I don't believe I ever talked with colleagues who said that they got into higher education because of the monetary rewards.
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I have missed open letters.
 
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WFBClone said:
Given how much money you think college professors make and how little work they do, you ought to consider a career shift and get on the gravy train by becoming a college professor. Here's what you can look forward to---if you have a bachelor's degree you probably have 5-7 years of graduate school to complete a terminal degree, depending on your academic discipline a few more years as a post doc, and then you can get your first job, as an assistant professor. After six years and good work you might receive tenure and after another five to ten years, you might be promoted to professor. So, if you start graduate school in the fall you can expect to be the top of your career around 2038 to 2040. Positions at research universities are comparatively rare, so you will probably find a position at a community college or regional university. You will have a grad assistant if you can secure external funding for this person. You will be able to attend conferences or meetings if you pay your own way, because travel money is such that fully-funded trips are rare. You might be able to do consulting, but that depends on your academic discipline and your national reputation, which will result to a great extent from your record of publication and research. So, you better plan on spending nights and summers doing research in a lab and writing peer-reviewed articles and books so as to build a solid H index and I-10 index. Until you reach the rank of professor, it is likely you will do virtually no consulting. And, by the way, you will not receive end of the year bonuses, holiday gifts, you won't attend holiday parties paid for by your employer, you likely will pay for your own parking, receive no equipment beyond your first year as a faculty member, and you won't have an expense or entertainment account. You can count on annual raises of zero to one percent at public institutions determined by the state legislature. How would you like to have Jack Whitver or Brad Zaun determine your annual raise? So, undoubtedly there is a faculty member who owns a fabulous house in Phoenix, but my experience of more than 40 years in higher education, including eight years at ASU, is what I described above. The life of a faculty member has tremendous intrinsic benefits, but I don't believe I ever talked with colleagues who said that they got into higher education because of the monetary rewards.
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So what are you getting at?

I'm just kidding! thanks for the insight.
 
CychiatricWard said:
Ankeny is a commuter town that has no real main part about it, just a bunch of gas stations, auto stores, box stores, and the like. I like cities that have at least a little history behind them, and not all the damn houses look the same. I like my places of residence to have some semblance of character to them. I'm not saying the schools can't be good, be a clean community, etc., I just think that would be a sucky place to live, personally.

I grew up in Ames, moved to Iowa City for a few years, and now I live in downtown Des Moines for what it's worth.
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So you've never lived in Ankeny, but you're dissing it. I've lived in Iowa City, Ames and Ankeny, and Ankeny is by far my favorite. Guess we're each entitled to our opinion.
 
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Des Moines is almost at 700,000. If Story county was counted in the metro it would be 800,000 people.
 
AgronAlum said:
I have also lived and mostly grew up in WDM. WDM is a solid place for a family as well. Ankeny doesn’t have a ton for restaurants but there are some solid ones. It’s also not that big of a deal to head to DM or Johnston or WDM for dinner. There are still plenty of local options for whatever you want.

Uptown grill is good. So are Main Street Cafe, Guadalajara, Wig and Pen, Leaning Tower, etc. Polk City pub is not far from the west side. Italian is lacking though. Portifinos is terrible.
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Sir, there is a local Italian restaurant that when you're there, it's like you're family.
 
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CoachHines3 said:
why does one need 4800 sq ft?

even if I were richy rich I still think I could get by with 2500-3000 with ease.
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You think that until you live it for a while. And your wife buys a bunch of stuff to fill it up. And she keeps buying, while you secretly try to get rid of stuff.

We moved from a 1600 ft2 house to a 3400 ft2 house 4.5 years ago. New house is full. I'm told I need to get rid of things.
 
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c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s said:
Heard on the radio that the average household income in California is $80,000.
AVERAGE home value is $575,000

Iowa household income is $60,000
Average home value $150,000

West Virginia household income is $46,000
Average home value is $106,000
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Are those stats from 1998? Average of $150k seems crazy low. I know the smaller towns lower the averages but still....
 
CoachHines3 said:
why does one need 4800 sq ft?

even if I were richy rich I still think I could get by with 2500-3000 with ease.
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Well sure you could get by, but plenty of people would rather not. Many prefer a bathroom for each bedroom, a bar area, could have a home theatre, large kitchen/dining area for entertaining, a couple different living areas for when different family members want to watch different things, kids play area, crafting room, office, etc. Point is, there are plenty of reasonable rooms/areas that can quickly add up in sq footage.
 
Ankeny is a suburban nightmare. The only redeeming qualities whatsoever is it has many ponds and is close to Big Creek and Saylorville for fishing.

Besides that it had no diversity , traffic is a nightmare, and try playing in a rec softball league there with locals.

It's usually a bunch of ex-baseball players who think it's Game 7 of the world series and are still mad they lost in the substate against Ottumwa back in 2012. Meanwhile your team just got off work, doesn’t practice on a regular basis, and are just wanting to drink beer to get away from their wife and kids for 1 night a week.

I think I've played in every community in the metro including Urbandale, Des Moines, Raccoon River and none were even close to being on rhe same level as Ankeny as far as being disrespectful.
 
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