posted on August 24, 2001 12:22:01 PM new
reader99, thanks for telling me about Dallas, it is much appreciated! So they do wear cowboy hats and boots all the time huh? well that's a cute look, I wouldn't mind checkin out the cowboys lol..(just don't tell my husband) -joking!- he says he would wear them too lol..Funny comment about everything being bigger even the bugs, that made me laugh. Heat is good, I hate the cold with a passion, would rather be too hot than too cold.
I am wondering though, are texans nice to us yankees? Silly question, but not every state is accepting of other folk. (that is a generalization, I know, but I have been in a few states where the people overall were less than kind because they could tell I was not one of thiers.)
One more comment to MrsSantaClaus if you are out there..where do you live with such low prices like that, were you being serious or just kidding?
posted on August 24, 2001 01:43:16 PM new
Recent articles in LA- Orange county area newspapers indicate that there is practically nothing under $250.000 and ones in that price range are in the slum areas where drive-by shootings are common. One can expect to pay $325,000 and upwards for an average house on a tiny plot of land about 60ft wide and 100ft. deep.
buyhigh
posted on August 24, 2001 02:35:30 PM newThis thread is a waste of space
Wow! AW has it's very own Miss Cleo. They can tell what is and isn't a waste to all of us. I'm impressed!
I've found a handy tool to use when I run across the occasional thread in which I'm not interested. I'll share it w/some who perhaps haven't discovered it.
It's right up in the left hand corner of the screen. It's called a back button. Amazing tool. Some should try it.
posted on August 24, 2001 03:18:49 PM new
"...I am wondering though, are Texans nice to us yankees?..."
Yes ma'am, We have manners down here in Texas.
In the shadow of downtown Houston, paid $68,000 4 years ago for a 3300sq ft victorian...the areas been revitalized recently, and the current value of my home is now in the $350,000 range.
posted on August 24, 2001 03:28:28 PM new
Eventer..
Your right about the back button..sorry was grumpy today..
Anyways it is in Northeastern BC Canada..
About 16 Hrs drive north from Vancouver BC.
Small little town was built in the early 80's for a massive coal mine...the mine is shut down now and they are turning it into a retirement community...great place if you like the outdoors..hunting fishing sledding...
posted on August 24, 2001 03:43:29 PM new
You can find out house prices where I live by visiting http://www.upmystreet.com and search London. I apologise that this has nothing to do with eBay, but thought folks would be interested.
Edited for exchange rate purposes $1.45 US $ = £1.00 approx. So multiply my costs by 1.45 to get a USA $ cost.
[ edited by GreetingsfromUK on Aug 24, 2001 04:03 PM ]
posted on August 24, 2001 08:00:18 PM new
If you want cheap houses go to Spokane, WA. My mother sold her very nice house with a landscaped, fenced in yard, 2200 feet of finished living space, the latest appliances, 3 built in china cabinets, art studio, attached garage complete with workshop and pit for working on cars for $92,000. The same house would have sold for nearly 3 times that in the Seattle area where we live.
posted on August 24, 2001 08:38:03 PM new
500K will get you a lovely 2 BR, 800 square foot down here at the beach. My dad built our house back in 62, and the total investment, including land, was under 25K. Same house now, goes for about 800K. Everyone is now cashing in and moving East. Good ole Hermosa Beach, sure ain't what it used to be!
posted on August 24, 2001 10:37:09 PM new
Actually, it does kind of make sense in the eBay section. (I minored in rationalization in college). eBay, unlike other markets "pays" you based on how smart you are about its markets, how much time and energy you put in, etc.
Regular jobs pay what they have to pay to get good people and the housing in any give area often reflects that (or vice versa).
Therefore, if a person is currently thinking about doing eBay full time, but lives in an area where the average house costs $300k, it is useful information to know the areas of the country where houses cost $50-150k.
I'm about 85 east of Seattle. My home cost $60k. Houses in this area range from about $75-250K.
posted on August 24, 2001 10:57:58 PM new
Bought my house from my in-laws on a pay $200.00 for 8 years and we'll give you the deed deal. Father-in-law paid $9200 for the house and the 1/2 acre its on, renovated the house and decided that my wife and I should live there rather than sell it. He owned 3 at the time anyway. Charged me what he has in it.
Property tax is $284 per year and is only refigured every third year. Current value of the house is around $55,000. I'm waiting till next sping to put siding on it so that it won't affect my tax for 3 years.
Houses in the Central Illinois area sell for anywhere from $5,000 and up. Just depends on how much work you want to do.
posted on August 24, 2001 11:29:43 PM new
Great guess outoftheblue! Are we neighbors? Don't tell me who you are! I want to remain anonymous here. This posting name has nothing to do with my eBay name.
posted on August 24, 2001 11:51:05 PM new
I live in northwestern Pennsylvania in a city of about 25,000. Houses here generally go for around $35-100,000. We are about 30 minutes from a city of 125,000 where average houses will cost 125-350,000.
posted on August 24, 2001 11:54:29 PM new
San francisco east bay suburbs: $150,000+ for a 30 year old 2-bedroom 1-bath condo. Price has tripled in the last 2 years. Real houses cost about $300,000+
posted on August 25, 2001 01:26:35 AM new
Retrolicious, you can move right across the Delaware River to the Poconos! We have low taxes, great schools, beautiful acreage and wonderful people. We have 1 1/2 acres, a 3 car garage, a 50 x 20 ft great room, stone fireplace, wrap-a-round deck, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a jacuzzi. We paid $108,000 last Feb!
posted on August 25, 2001 01:34:01 AM new
Wis-Milwaukee & Waukesha area- teeny tiny $100,000, so-so $200,000, decent $300-400,000 Pay scale does not keep up with taxes and housing but schools are good.
Rochester, Ind. $50,000 and up. Lots of land, commute to South Bend, Warsaw,or Plymouth for higher paying jobs. Prices go up as you go south nearer to Indianapolis.
Mrytle Beach, S.C. Oceanfront condo $500,000 and up, but you can go inland and find houses for $50,000. Poor schools and very clannish inland and still fighting the civil war. Dam yankees not appreciated.
Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem,N.C. growing growing areas. You can still find decent housing under $150,000 but you better do it fast! Some good bargains for first time buyers and fixer-uppers.
Northern central Florida. Out here in the boonies away from hurricane land you can find nice houses for $50,000 and up or a new triple wide mobile and acre of land for $40,000. A fixer-upper home or trailer in the $20,000 and up range. St. Augustine, Orlando or Jacksonville will take you closer to the $200,000 range and up.
posted on August 25, 2001 01:41:13 AM new
Seeing Sugar and Pineapple are gone and are making way for Diversified Farming and New Subdivisons, a nice home on Oahu is going for around $250,000 - $500,000, depending on which company you go to. Older stuff is under $350,000, give or take (ALOT), depending on the property. I know in Kahala, some of those get at least 7 figures, easily.
(BTW, my family has sizeable land holdings in Hawaii; total combined is around 500+ Acres; I have 10 Acres on the Big Island to my name)
Of course, Hawaii has some of the most STRICT housing guidelines in the US. Theirs controversy on the Island of Maui where two different subdivisons are causing the ire of the local populace (as if Maui isn't slowly turning to Oahu is any help). One was built within an arms throw of the ocean, while another...well, their trying to stop it before it starts.
Plus, theirs also the fact that 100 ft. from the ocean is considered State Land (or something like that), developers must provide adequate access to beaches that is blocked by their development(Called "Shoreline Access" here), and nice little loopholes here and there, including the fact that you could have vines from a Morning Glory plant grow onto State Property and when Surveying time comes, if that vine is still alive, that vine is considered to be an "easement" into your property line, and so forth and so on...
Plus, I know where some of Hollywoods Elite have homes in Hawaii!!
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posted on August 25, 2001 08:16:13 AM new
Southern California prices are high. Median price in Los Angeles County(new and existing homes)is $231,000, Orange County $303,000, San Diego County $267,000, Ventura County $275,000, San Bernardino County $145,000 (lot of desert property in San Bernardino county), and Riverside County $184,000.
The numbers don't look bad until you realize median means half are over this price and half under...and normally, the half that is under are in areas that aren't that great.
But...some of the lower half are in areas like I'm in in eastern Riverside county. We have prices that go from the $70,000s to the high $100,000s but most are under $150,000. My house cost $70,000 three years ago...it is 60 years old, has 1700 square feet 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, living room , dining room, family room, kitchen, laundry room.
The reason for it being on the lower end is location. Although we have about 60,000 people between the two towns out here, we are out in the middle of nowhere! It is a 40 minute drive to either Riverside or San Bernardino...or a 2 hour drive to downtown Los Angeles.
There are very few decent paying jobs out here so commuting is a given. The community has a very high percentage of retired people (like us). We have numerous mobile home parks and several large housing developments that are limited to 55+ age. Quite a few of the apartment complexes are age restricted also.
Every winter the town puts up a big banner across the main street that says "Welcome Snowbirds"
posted on August 25, 2001 09:48:49 AM newdeco100 You aren't kidding about Milwaukee. I have relatives who live in West Allis and the kids are all gone and they sold their house about 9 months ago. It's a house that would probably go for around $80,000 around here. (Which means that's a nice above-average house in this area) They sold it for $780,000 there. I was stunned.
That area never made sense to me. About 5 years ago West Allis tore up a major street (which they lived on) to re-do it. Then every person got a bill based on their frontage on the street to have the street replaced. A lien was placed on the property until the bill was paid off. I believe they had to pay somewhere in the area of $6000 for their side of their section of the street. I just could not believe that. And... they had the privelege of driving around in the empty dirt road-bed until the contruction crew finally made it to them. I think that was around 8 months. They couldn't even get in their own driveway because the road bed was a couple feet lower than the end of the driveway.
Heat is good, I hate the cold with a passion, would rather be too hot than too cold.