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June 29, 2005
Just a quickie entry for today.
For all of you readers out there in Seattle and the Bay Area and other high-priced housing markets, you might want to sit down. Keith and I were surfing some real-estate sites today (no reason in particular, la la la) and I found a very nice selection of 4-bedroom homes that are not falling down and do not have wombats living in the attic and are not located on Indian burial grounds, for between $109k and $155k. Yes, you heard me, there is a house for sale out there that is $109k, and while it probably needs a certain amount of repair, it's not by any means falling down.
Good school district, too.
Say what you want about Ohio; I love this state. LOVE IT.
That is all for today.
Posted at June 29, 2005 4:35 PM
Posted by: carolyn at June 30, 2005 12:41 PM
Ack! Jamal and I just drove out to look at 3 houses that are for sale for $200,000-$230,000. They're falling down and have wombats living in the attic, not even worth going inside.
But - they're going to be right next to one of the new light rail stops.
I'm going to cry. :(
Posted by: Kristy at July 1, 2005 10:33 AM
yeah, well, that's fine if you're really going to live and stay there, and not looking for an investment. My in-laws bought two houses in the midwest and were taken to the cleaners both times when they had to move and sell them for job reasons.
Posted by: bibiana Powell at July 2, 2005 2:20 PM
can't sneeze at a dilapidated property here for under 250,000 (and these are some seriously sad houses)
I'm north of Seattle- Bellingham.
it's depressing to look at the real estate here.
s*a*d isn't just seasonal depression.
Posted by: hannah at July 4, 2005 3:01 AM
A fellow Bellinghamster -- I love it! I thank my lucky stars that we got into the market before it went nuts. Our fantastic Craftsman bungalow in the Columbia neighborhood was bought for a paltry $165K two years ago. Funny how it didn't seem like a bargain at the time ("How on earth will we pay the mortgage?!"). Now it'll probably finance our retirement. I don't envy my friends who are trying to buy houses here now. You're right: It's pure insanity.
Posted by: Waylaid at July 11, 2005 11:23 PM
la la la i am not listening to you la la la i cannot hear you la la la
;)