(Closed) Spinoff – what home will $200,000 buy you where you live?

• LarLa
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: November 2014

@priyawouldntwannabeya:   Not much. I sold a piece of land for almost that 2 years ago.  Land near me now is over 200 000.

 

• MissPine
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

I searched my zip code on Zillow and the pickings are quite slim for $200K. I was actually surprised that there is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath – 823 square feet – condo quite close to where I live. The interior pics show that some renovation would help a lot…

• beetee123
• 7 years ago

@CorgiTales:  Wow, that’s awesome! I was still in HS in 2009, but I would always look at the new builds for sale in my area and wish I could buy one during that time! We’re hoping to possibly build a home of our own if we can find a small parcel of land in our area. It would be a lot cheaper than an existing home, and I want to be able to customize everything! 

• Astra
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

@priyawouldntwannabeya:  What an interesting thread!  I looked on Zillow and was astounded to find that 210,000 will go no further than a 2 bd/2.5 ba townhome,  1,598 sq. ft., 1 car gar.     A bit further away from me one can get a 3 bd, 1.5 ba detached home.   

• adnama
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: July 2012

Where I live $200K would buy you a nice car to live out of.  

But really, in Vancouver BC there are none at all, but you could get a small little studio condo an hour away. 

• missamysmiles
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: August 2015 - Backyard Forest

I live in a small town 2 hours from Toronto. Our town is a very popular area in the summer. 

We live in a nice area just off the highway.

We just bought our first home – listed at 209,000 we got it for 185,000

It has 2 acres, a large detached garage. The house is 1200ish sqft, one story, unfinished basement. It was extremely outdated with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Needs a new roof in the Spring.

We’ve put a lot of work into it in the month since we’ve gotten the keys, it could probably be listed at $220,000+ now. 

• nadnuk
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014

In the Heights area of Houston, TX $200k gets you a condo, or a very run-down 2br/1ba house in an area that is still rather rough. (I bought my 1920 bungalow in 2010 for $217k & it’s now going for $275k minimum, so YAY!)

In the suburbs of Houston, you can get more house for your buck, but we’re pretty adamant about staying inside the loop for the foreseeable future.

• RockStar33
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: September 2012

In toronto – nothing

• Reign14
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: April 2016

Folks are forgetting to post their locations!

 

ETA: Now what makes owning a home cost probibitive in Northern NJ are the ridiculous taxes! Highest tax rates in the nation. 

 

• TammieRei
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: August 2013

In Vancouver or anything remotely nearby – nothing. But it makes a 20% downpayment!

• June14Bride
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

I live in San Francisco, where the average home price is $1000/square feet. $200k won’t even get me a walk-in closet . Most 1 bedroom apartments or studios start at $1M. I’m doomed to rent forever unless I move out of the city.

• always_the_bridesmaid
• 7 years ago

http://www.trulia.com/property/1065931513-6425-Myrtle-Grove-Rd-Wilmington-NC-28409#photo-14

• honie309
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: July 2012

I live in Red Deer Alberta, $200,000 will get you nothing. Maybe an apartment, no houses. I just looked on realtor.ca and I couldn’t find anything.

• Arshim
• 7 years ago

In my city, nothing. In my country, a 2-3 bedroom house in a rural-type area with not a lot of land. Or maybe an outdated townhouse.

We’re currently looking to buy and a 3-bedroom, updated home in a nice neighbourhood with app. 1-2 lots of land, starts at about 4 million or 600,000-700,000 USD.

What’s worse is our salaries here are much lower than US salaries and the cost of living is much, much higher (a foreign-used 2008 Toyota Corolla is about $130,000 or app. $20,000 USD, for example), so it can be a real struggle if you don’t have a headstart.

• MissHarleyBlue
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014 - Excalibur

$200,000 will get you a 1700-2000+ sqft house.  It is rural but has subdivisions as well as houses with a lot of acreage.  $225,000 wil get you a 2000sqft new construction home. I miss having everything right across the street but it’s so quiet and you get a lot more house for your money. I grew up 30 min south and $200,000 would get you a sh

itty foreclosure in my mom’s neighborhood or a shack on the side of the road.