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What do you pay in rent/mortgage in Poland? [144]
yes we are two. All my husbands colleagues are Polish except for a few expats in management. They all make bank. They own houses, flats, cars--whatever. Commercial real estate in Warsaw is good money. The companies my husband leases to are probably 90% staffed by Poles- if they are Polish companies than it is 100% staffed by Poles.
I lived in Warsaw 15 years ago and also paid through the roof for a **** flat in a communist block. Times have changed since then. Poles are educated and at least in Warsaw, the income is good --they can afford to buy apartments and cars and all the other stuff that goes with it.
I have said before- my carpenter, who is 31, and has no post secondary education- just on the job training- pulls in good money. He owns a house, two cars, takes two holidays a year and now has a baby on the way. He grew up in the blocks in Pruszkow just outside of Warsaw- hard place to live but with hard work he has managed to be successful.
I think your synopsis on Poland is wrong. Of course those in villages and smaller towns don't see the wealth that the country is experiencing- and perhaps you are right there but those that live in cities and have educations are able to succeed and become first time home owners by starting small.
My carpenters brother is 27- owns his own flat in a new build in Bielany/Warsaw. He has a large one bedroom --he has to rent out the bedroom to a student to help with the mortgage payments- but he is thrilled with his purchase.
