A house in LA for $200,000 (Los Angeles, South Gate: hardwood floors, cul-de-sac, how much)

[oregonwana_b]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

Crack house.jpg

LOL LOL,
Good one. I was eating when I read your answer and I almost choke to death laughing.
Although your answer in very true!

[Tasksgirl]

No, no no. There are some very nice homes in some pretty nice areas of Los Angeles.

Go to Ziprealty. Search under:

Azusa - my favorite - nice and safe as well
Whittier - my favorite -
La Puente - the cheapest of all of them, a bit more rough around the edges
North Hollywood
Van Nuys
West Covina
Northridge
Reseda
El Monte

All of these cities have some bad areas and some good ones. If you do your research and don´t mind a somewhat high hispanic population you can get a quite nice starter home for more like 225k on a nice family street.

[Tasksgirl]

Stop cracking jokes it is totally possible in the market now you guys obviously don´t know where to look.. I could find much better ones on Ziprealty but at the moment I don´t have the time to save the pictures etc. etc.

(17935-L) Great Neighborhood! 3BD. 1BA. This is a perfectly charming house in a perfectly safe and nice area not too far from Los Angeles downtown .. (compartively speaking its not far like Corona or Fontana or Santa Clarita!!)

Bank Owned! 3 Bedroom Home in Azusa Ugly on the outside but perfectly fine inside

Fixer upper single family investor special Whittier is a nice area no matter what some people will try to tell you.

Bank Owned! 2 Bedroom Home in El Monte

Condo Alternative (Bank Owned Home) This house looks fine to me.. In fact I want it! And Reseda is a wonderful area nice sleepy community I scouted for houses up there before

[ITChick]

Originally Posted by Tasksgirl

Stop cracking jokes it is totally possible in the market now you guys obviously don´t know where to look.. I could find much better ones on Ziprealty but at the moment I don´t have the time to save the pictures etc. etc.

Thank you Tasksgirl for taking the time to find and post those listings.

[EscapeCalifornia]

I don't think I've ever heard Reseda described as "a wonderful area nice sleepy community" before.

[timelesschild]

Hm, I was recently looking at housing in Whittier, and there were some really nice areas. I mean, really nice! But the nice areas were not the parts where you could find a house for $200-350k. More like $550-800k.

The parts where you could get the cheaper housing LOOKED it.

ETA: I have been seeing some amazing prices recently in Covina/West Covina, as well as Glendora and San Dimas. I wonder whether they will continue to fall?

[Lake Conroe resident]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

I don't think I've ever heard Reseda described as "a wonderful area nice sleepy community" before.

I have but is was 45 years ago and the comment was made by my grand parents.

[mark85]

If you don't mind living in Chino, you can buy 40 houses for $200k:

Falcon Place, Chino CA 91710 - Trulia

[ITChick]

Originally Posted by mark85

If you don't mind living in Chino, you can buy 40 houses for $200k:

Falcon Place, Chino CA 91710 - Trulia

Okay, I have to ask, what is wrong with that area? I looked up the properties in that location and they are very nice. The neighborhood isn't that bad. What could be wrong?

[salsa311]

so bizarre.

House for $725k in Madison:

4BR, 3 baths, 3686 sq ft:




MLS#:
1533652
List Price:
$725,000
Type:
Single Family
Style:
2 Story Tudor, Victorian, Other
Address:
2316 Eton Ridge
Municipality:
City of Madison (W14)
County:
Dane
Subdivision:
West Lawn Heights
High School:
West
Middle:
Hamilton
Elementary:
Franklin/Randall
Bedrooms:
4
Bathrooms:
Full
3/4
1/2
1/4
1
1
1
0
Est. Square Footage:
3686
Garage:
2 Car, Attached
Lot:
Under 1/2 acre, Standard
Age:
82
Formal Dining Room:
Yes
Family Room:
Main Level
Additional Rooms:
Rec Room
Sun Room
Character & charm in a gorgeous neighborhood. Carefully updated to preserve the wonderful cottagey look and feel of a Georgian Regency home, it has a master suite, a modern kitchen, bright sky-lit family room and a two car attached garage. The formal dining room, the sunroom and front parlor have the beautiful woodwork and floors of eighty years ago. This is a biking and walking neighborhood close to shops, schools and restaurants.