Cheap mountain town

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by modette

Easy look in places like Victor, CO...land is dirt cheap thus homes are dirt cheap. Go away from the population and its CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. He will need to stay away from ski areas as those drive cost up.

I would just look at a map, find a blink your eye place listed and start Googling.

Usually in Colorado if land is "dirt cheap" it is for a reason.

[CosmicWizard]

wanneroo wrote:

Usually in Colorado if land is "dirt cheap" it is for a reason.

It's probably just dirt, with little or no vegetation, no roads, no water, and certainly no water rights.

[parfleche]

h nice well kept home couple of blocks from me just sold for 70,000 nice quiet street with mature trees and all new appliances including on demand hot water.pays to keep looking.the buyer had been looking for 8 mos and it just popped up one day and he jumped on it.

[80skeys]

Originally Posted by Chris45245

Im moving to colorado on a 60,000$ sallary and i need help finding a nice house in the mountains or close to the mountains in a nice town.. im trying to find a house for for about 100,000$... it needes to be in the mountans or close to the mountains for my work..... any suggestions would be verry helpful... and it dosent just have to be colorado it can be idaho montana or anywhere that has large mountains

Colorado is too pricey for you, but I bet you'll find cheaper houses in Idaho or Montana.

[2bindenver]

I know of a modular on a 1/2 acre in Blackhawk for $88,000

[yomamaandme]

Depends on what you've been accustomed to living wise. If you don't mind a trailer and a dirt lot in the mountains then you'll be able to find that in some places (not Aspen where trailers go for a million bucks). Silver Plume, Georgetown, Fairplay, Hartsel all come to mind as places you might find a place to live in the $100,000 price range. Do remember that mountain communities are pretty closed to outsiders so you best enjoy living by yourself if you don't know anyone there.

[anyam22]

You might look at Westcliffe, nestled on a valley floor below an endless expanse of fourteeners. There have been many people leave since the economic...collapse, downturn, whatever you want to call it.

There are tons of homes near your desired range. And let me tell you from my personal experience selling my home right now in Westcliffe, look higher and make a low ball offer. That's the operating rule right now. No one has ever seen so much for sell in the valley.

Still, it's a true mountain town (my house is at 9,000 feet) but with fairly moderate mountain weather. It is in a stunning setting with nice coolish summers, and winters aren't too harsh. Maybe once every ten years or so there is a record snow, but usually it snows and melts before there is more snow.

Westcliffe is unspoiled because it's kind of isolated. You have to come here on purpose, you don't pass through on your way to anywhere. No condos, no fast food places (except Subway), but it has a lot to offer if one isn't overly urbanized.

It's an hour to Salida, an hour and a half to ski at Monarch, 40 minutes to Canon City, hour and twenty to Pueblo, hour and a half to Colorado Springs.

I'll bet you could find a place with a little acreage very near your price range in Westcliffe. Look high, offer low, see if the owner offers creative financing.

[80skeys]

Westcliffe is not in the mountains, it is in a large, high elevation "valley" or "flatlands" surrounded on all sides by mountains. It's pretty. However be aware there are no trees (don't know if that makes a difference to you). It's basically grassland with the mountains in the distance.

[CosmicWizard]

Here's a link to the Westcliffe website which contains a few revolving pictures.

[wanneroo]

Often Westcliffe gets pointed out as a cheap place.

The problem is that there is absolutely nothing at all to do there and almost nothing at all in regards to services and shopping.

I would describe it as more a crossroads/village than a small town.