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Hatterasguy · #16 11-10-2007, 02:26 PM

You can't get a house below $200k around here. Well their is a 600sf "house" if you want to call it that for sale on a crummy street for $169k.

$200k-$300k will get you a small cape or maybe a ranch, usualy in need of TLC.
$300k-$400k will get you a nice raised ranch, cape, or small colonial. Some will need work, some won't depending on the street. You can also start looking at new construction in this range.
$400k-$500k will get you into something nice, a larger 2,500sf colonial, raised ranch ect.
$500k-$600k now your starting to get into homes that have some nice yards, and are in North Milford. This is a nice range to be in, you have a lot of choice.

$700k-$1m start to get much nicer, and as you get near $1m you can start looking at waterfront homes.

The average sale price range dropped to $430k this year from $440k last year; most buyers seem to be in the $400k-$600k range.

People buy here because its cheap compared to Fairfield county, and you can still commute to NY city. Buying in Trumbull, or closer say in Greenwich can cost much more. A $500k house here would cost $800k in Trumbull, and $1m or more in Greenwich. Their really isn't much you would want to live in for under $1m in that area.

Matt SD300 · #17 11-10-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vwbuge

Those are pretty expensive!

I paid 70k for my 2600 sq ft.

Thats too funny!!.........700K++ is the cost for a home that size in my area...

Larry Delor · #18 11-10-2007, 09:49 PM

The cheapest place to live, would be a house built by mid 90's Mercedes bean counters.
It would look nice on the outside, have solid concrete walls, and sturdy 2x4's.
The wiring however would loose its insulation after about 8-10 years, and at first cause your applicances to mysteriously stop working, and start up again for no reason. One day all of your appliances would suddenly quit, or you might even have a small fire in the corner of the basement.
Out of the blue, you notice that your doors would start clicking whenever you would shut them, you would ignore this, not knowing what to make of it, until one day your doors would simply cease to function, and you would have to replace all of your doors. The pressure tank on your hotwater tank would one day start to leak. Your aerial antenna would one day snap in half - this was sort of half expected because you noticed that compared to other aerials, your appeared to an inferior build. And the blower motor would start to slow down slowly over a period of six months. Turns out that once you replace the blower, the speed control broke at the same time. The replacement control, natuarally will only function properly for about a year, and then start to degrade.
You will pretty much be plagued by little electronic gadgets going bad after the first 10 years...a sensor here, a meter there. One day you will find that your gas bill has doubled for no reason at all.
A few weeks later, you secretly start to wish that arsonists would burn your house down.

So, yes, the cheapest house, would be built by mid 90's MB bean counters, because while they were busy saving a few Deutsche Mark here and there, they pissed on the company's integrity and values, and let the trickle down effect hit the buyer square in the face, and his wallet.

Maybe one day, I will post how I really feel.

Oh, I almost forgot. My neighbors house listed for $225k - it should've listed for $275k, but they were in a hurry to sell. 3/2/2, about 1800sq ft. Built in the 80's I think. New roof, updated kitchen.

alabbasi · #19 11-10-2007, 10:31 PM

Bang for buck, DFW metroplex is one of the cheapest places that I have lived in. You can buy a huge house for very little money. There is no state income tax and there are a lot of well paying businesses in the area.

Infrastructure is also very good. In my opinion, Fort Worth is a nicer city to live in then Dallas and has a much nicer down town. Crime is a little higher then what I'm used to but all said, I like it.

Skid Row Joe · #20 11-10-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by alabbasi

Bang for buck, DFW metroplex is one of the cheapest places that I have lived in. You can buy a huge house for very little money. There is no state income tax and there are a lot of well paying businesses in the area.

Infrastructure is also very good. In my opinion, Fort Worth is a nicer city to live in then Dallas and has a much nicer down town. Crime is a little higher then what I'm used to but all said, I like it.

Come see, com saa.......

Too damned friggin' HOT in the Summertime, AND don't forget dozens of Orange & Red pollution days! Asthma Capitol of NTX.

And, too damned friggin' COLD in the Wintertime.

With Best regards,
Skid.com

Skid Row Joe · #21 11-10-2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Delor

The cheapest place to live, would be a house built by mid 90's Mercedes bean counters.
It would look nice on the outside, have solid concrete walls, and sturdy 2x4's.
The wiring however would loose its insulation after about 8-10 years, and at first cause your applicances to mysteriously stop working, and start up again for no reason. One day all of your appliances would suddenly quit, or you might even have a small fire in the corner of the basement.
Out of the blue, you notice that your doors would start clicking whenever you would shut them, you would ignore this, not knowing what to make of it, until one day your doors would simply cease to function, and you would have to replace all of your doors. The pressure tank on your hotwater tank would one day start to leak. Your aerial antenna would one day snap in half - this was sort of half expected because you noticed that compared to other aerials, your appeared to an inferior build. And the blower motor would start to slow down slowly over a period of six months. Turns out that once you replace the blower, the speed control broke at the same time. The replacement control, natuarally will only function properly for about a year, and then start to degrade.
You will pretty much be plagued by little electronic gadgets going bad after the first 10 years...a sensor here, a meter there. One day you will find that your gas bill has doubled for no reason at all.
A few weeks later, you secretly start to wish that arsonists would burn your house down.

So, yes, the cheapest house, would be built by mid 90's MB bean counters, because while they were busy saving a few Deutsche Mark here and there, they pissed on the company's integrity and values, and let the trickle down effect hit the buyer square in the face, and his wallet.

Maybe one day, I will post how I really feel.

Oh, I almost forgot. My neighbors house listed for $225k - it should've listed for $275k, but they were in a hurry to sell. 3/2/2, about 1800sq ft. Built in the 80's I think. New roof, updated kitchen.

It's the humidity, Larry.....it eventually makes all you Floridians crazy. It's that and the roaches!

--Same thing (humidity) screws with all electrical appliances AND wiring.. Doh!

Get out as your neighbor did...........@ $225K, his home went for a PREMIUM! --Take the hint........

Matt SD300 · #22 11-11-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe

It's the humidity, Larry.....it eventually makes all you Floridians crazy. It's that and the roaches!

--Same thing (humidity) screws with all electrical appliances AND wiring.. Doh!

Get out as your neighbor did...........@ $225K, his home went for a PREMIUM! --Take the hint........

LOL....................

Botnst · #23 11-11-2007, 08:23 AM

Namibia.

Hatterasguy · #24 11-11-2007, 01:58 PM

I'll live anywhere, as long as its a 20 minute or shorter drive to salt water. Lakes don't count, and I can't be away from the water to long, I start to get the shakes.

So that limits me to pretty expensive coastal areas.