# House's Salary **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-salary/482127 "2009-01-20T14:15:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-salary/482127/21 "2009-01-20T18:56:32Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I work in New Jersey real estate and rental property management. Tell me something I don’t know. > > It was mentioned that House has lived in that same apartment since he was in med school, which was probably ten years ago. Figuring in rent control on a three room apartment, he is probably paying around $600-$750 monthly rent, which is not a lot in that area. Some people in the area would probably be willing to kill him if they could get that apartment at that rent. Like that’s the ONLY reason someone would kill House. 😃 I can just see it. House’s dead body is found by the pair of bisexual identical twin hookers (plus pony) he’s hired for the weekend; he’s been strangled, shot, smothered, suffocated, and bludgeoned. There’s a police investigation. they don’t let Tritter lead if, of course, but he’s called in to consult. Asked who might be a good suspect, Tritter scribbles down the names _Cuddy, Lisa_, _Wilson, James_, and _House, Blythe_. The other detectives ask him why these people are the prime suspects; Tritter responds that those are the only people who probably wouldn’t do it, and he’s not sure about the first two. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-salary/482127/22 "2009-01-20T19:00:46Z")
Based on his woes with pipe repair on last night’s episode I think he actually owns his apartment. Renters don’t typically have homeowners insurance or pay for that sort of damage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-salary/482127.md?page=1)