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07-31-2006, 07:07 PM
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What is the median price range around Raleigh?
Where considering moving in a year or two, but only because we can't afford anything were we live. Can you still find a house in the 150K range close to the city or do you have to live far away for that price?
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07-31-2006, 07:55 PM
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Go to realtor.com
Do a search on real estate - you can search via "map" or by typing in a name of a city of you are very specific i.e. Raleigh
You can put price ranges, square footage you like, houses and it will return the houses, all with pricing and pictures
$150K is available in Raleigh area from what I have seen. Generally 1300 - 1400 sq foot houses, depends on the neighborhood. Probably will need a bit of work and updating but they seem to be there. $170 to $200K seems to be a sweet spot and gets you a lot of house (1800 sq foot) or so. They also have the bigger end houses for bigger prices in some of the suburbia and nicer downtown areas.
If you are not stuck on Raleigh but still want to be near a good sized city, Charlotte definately has cheaper housing and 150K can get you more house than in Raleigh.
Again, use that website, I searched for houses a few days ago with basements $75K to $225K with basements and 3 bedrooms and got 1100 choices, so there are houses all over that price range (obviously most $150K or more)
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07-31-2006, 07:58 PM
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I just did a search of ONLY raleigh (ignoring suburbs or other nearby cities like Durham) $125K to $150K single family houses and ignoring condos - there were 209 houses
Most 1200-1600 sq foot
If you dont want the green land, but prefer condo 216 condos in that price range. Compared to most 'hot areas' of the country, you can still get in at these levels.
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07-31-2006, 08:18 PM
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the thing is how do you know if these houses are in good areas or not. I live in Orlando and if you did a search for those prices you can get a lot of hit's to but there all in really bad areas.
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07-31-2006, 08:46 PM
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Hi Fireman, I'm from FL also (Daytona) and we're moving to Clayton in a few week. We just found a house of our dream for under $158k range. We found plenty of houses (brand-new) for under $150k in/near Raleigh area, but most of it are located in bad area. Then we tried Johnston County, which is right south after Garner. Our new house is located at the country club and we were lucky to found a brand-new house to meet our price range. The subdivision sold out pretty quickly.
It's wise for you to go there and see it for yourself. Looking up on the internet and you see a beautiful house for, like $140k. It's most likely in a bad area (flood prone area, trash landfill, nuclear siren testing, railroad tracks, houses build TOO close to each other, etc). Don't trust the internet ads - use your eyes to see what you're looking for.
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07-31-2006, 09:11 PM
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Yeah you got a point there I'll just have to see it for myself. Thanks for the tip!!!
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07-31-2006, 09:15 PM
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do you have to wait
150 in raleigh is not gonna cut it two years down the line. whats 150 now will be 175-180 in two years. the houses in 150 range arent gonna have central air and youre gonna want that for sure. hit the mls listings --just punch in "Raleigh real estate" and youre off. the average home sells within 24 days in the god areas. real good ones go overnight. good luck.
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08-01-2006, 09:35 AM
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It depends on how picky you are too. If you don't mind a fixer-upper...or an older little bungalow without a ton of fancy modern amenities, you can find a good few houses in the city for 150k-ish.
Add townhouses and non-luxury condos to the mix, you'll find even more.
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08-15-2006, 11:57 AM
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The best advice for finding a house in a city where you don't live is to develop a relationship with a good realtor. This is what they do for a living and they know things about areas that you would never discover on your own. Do this "on your own" research when you are still months or years away from making the move but then as you start to get really serious it is time to engage a realtor to start finding properties for you. This is especially helpful if you have specific search parameters such as wanting a basement or hardwood floors or other things.
ps I am NOT a realtor
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