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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:22 PM Original message |
What kind of house would $300,000 buy in your city/town? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Depends on the neighborhood (duh!)...but you can get a nice place here. |
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IsIt1984Yet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. That'd be a nice place here ... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. A garage |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Most of these aren't very big. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Quite a nice home in NE Ohio |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. None |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. There's one for about that near my mom's... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. That would buy a sweet spread here (Tampa). |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. 4 Br, new, 2500-3000 sq ft. No land though. And it's fascistville here. |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Pittsburgh - 5 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath, 2 Half Baths - In City |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I'd love to look closely at Pittsburgh, but my husband |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. Go visit and strongly consider... I had those 70's stereotype of PGH |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
82. Yeah he needs to shake that image |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. That house in San Diego would go for $1,200,000.00. Easily. |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. In the city of St Louis I could get a sweet loft |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. New Townhouses go for about 450K |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. 1-Bedroom apartment about 15-30 years old |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. A real nice house in OKC for that price |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. OKC is nice, I think. Been there once. eom |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. On about an acre. 1,400 sq ft living space, natural hardwood floors . . . |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. still? I thought you and Mrs. V had totally lucked out |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. well, actually |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. In my quick search, apparently a condo or an acre lot. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. my town is moderately Republican, I think |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. you'd have a lot of options in chicago. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
87. you can find an average 3br home in the suburbs for that |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. It depends on your golf handicap |
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gkdmaths (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. Im shopping for a new one right now, so |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. This is in the neighborhood behind my apartment building. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. Nice house in a shitty neighborhood |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. True dat.... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. Mine! |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. One of these: |
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Karenca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
29. NONE ... n/t |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. A parking space.... |
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Karenca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. yup. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. A small piece of shit like the one I live in now. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. A very nice house |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. A three car, four bedroom stucco pile in a far flung Phoenician suburb. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
36. a damn nice one but availability is an issue in gno area |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
37. Here in north Dallas.. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. One hell of a house and land in Eastern Ohio |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
39. A 3-4 bedroom home, about 2,000 sq. ft on 1/3-1/2 acre. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. A 500 sq ft shotgun shack in the Barrio. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. slightly below average |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
44. A condo (in town, anyway) |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. Average home |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
46. A small, one bedroom |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. For just $80k more you can have a "great home in Compton". |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Eeeeek. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Brand new condos downtown!! |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. not any part of downtown |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Yeah, it gets sketchy really quick downtown. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Indeed. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. If I'm going to go into debt that my (theoretical) kids will never pay off |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I'm not even sure |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Woohoo! |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Oh but |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. There you go making sense again. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:31 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Fucking truth |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #48 |
83. A "Gorgeous" condo in downtown Norfolk |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
47. Here it would buy you something decent |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
49. Some kind of mid-size ranch, I guess. Maybe. If you're lucky. |
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Strawman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. A nice one |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
51. In my town, it can get you a really nice house. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
52. you can get somethin small in Newburgh |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
54. Around here |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. Hometown - Pretty Nice House; Seattle - Not so much. |
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nicktom (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. It could not buy anything here in OC California, |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. I know -- my parents bought a house |
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nicktom (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 11:52 PM Original message |
The thing about living in Socal is that despite all of the problems |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
63. 40 Wooded Acres & A Log Home With A Fieldstone Fireplace- 375K |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
64. . |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
70. lol - this thread has the most replies of anything I've ever |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-26-06 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
71. About the nicest one in my neighborhood, |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
72. A raised ranch |
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blitzen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
73. Baton Rouge....2750 sq feet, 3 or 4 Bdrm, desirable neighborhood |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
74. I just searched my zip code (central Austin) on Realtor.com |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 02:50 AM Response to Reply #74 |
79. doing a map search on austin- i came up with over 1,500 homes... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
75. Very unique historic home with a possible 5th bedroom..$139,500 |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
76. A fixer upper... a small fixer upper |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
77. You wouldn't be able to buy a house for 300k here |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
78. It would get a condo or townhome |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
80. 3 small bedrooms, a small yard, quiet neighborhood |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
81. 1 one bedroom condo. |
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Arger68 (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
84. Well, for new construction |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
85. Nothing at $300,000 |
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dr.strangelove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
86. A DUMP/ Big Time Fixer Upper |
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scarlet_owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
88. That would buy a very nice home here in Urbana. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
89. Lakewood, CA... just north of Long Beach |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
90. Custom-built home on a lake with 4 BR, 4BA, and 3 FP. |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
91. A garden shed - perhaps. n/t |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-27-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
92. 3 or 4 |
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