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01-11-2008, 12:48 AM
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Location: Woodland Park, CO (8500')
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Nice houses sub $200K in Devner??
Howdy!
It's either between COS or DEN! I like DEN since it has a LOT more jobs, stuff to do, and close to the ski resorts! I'm only concerned about the housing being more $$.
Is it possible to live in a newer ~2000 sq ft house for $200K or lower in the Denver metro area?
I found these houses:
Colorado HomeFinder | 5198 Elkhart St Denver, CO 80239 - Active Property Listing
Colorado HomeFinder | 5552 Helena Ct Denver, CO 80239 - Active Property Listing
Can you tell me why these 2000 sqft 3bed/3bath houses are $185K? Seems too cheap. They are by the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Is this is a big negative?
Just curious. If this is a nice neighorhood, then I could definitely afford prices like that, and live in Denver! |
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01-11-2008, 12:55 AM
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Location: Orange County CA
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They're in Montebello which has a bad reputation. They could also be bank-owned and have damage. Last time I was in town I looked at a condo that was about $30k less than others in the area. One look through the window explained it. There were holes in the drywall and the kitchen was pretty much gone.
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01-11-2008, 09:32 AM
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Stay out of Montbello, that's for sure.
You can find a newish 200k home in our area, but it's likely either way,way out there (e.g., Firestone, etc) or in a not-so-nice area. However, if you can live with an older home (early 1980s or older), then you have lots of choices -- most of the inner suburbs have such homes in good neighborhoods.
Personally, I'd take an older home in reasonable commuting distance over a far-out newer home any day. No one can replace that time you will lose to commuting,
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01-11-2008, 09:34 AM
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ditto what tfox said about older home in better neighborhood. Not to mention, If you decide to sell within next 2-3 years, you will likely have much stronger appreciation.
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01-11-2008, 04:35 PM
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Arvada, Colorado
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That is for sure, stay out of Montbello. Here are some some homes in Arvada, from recolorado.com
REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.
REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.
REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.
REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.
These areas are much better and nice neighborhood; I do not think anyone would disagree.
These are random picked homes that I picked out of a search
of 180,000 to 200, 000--there were 39 homes
This site is better because it is the official MLS site. REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.
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01-11-2008, 08:47 PM
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Location: Woodland Park, CO (8500')
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Thanks guys.
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