Show us starter homes in your area/city (to buy, construction)

[mwj119]

Here’s a clean, updated ranch in East Grand Rapids, MI. Main road, but nice: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...6_M47934-69558

My brother just bought in this neighborhood back in Arlington, MA. Nice enough area: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...4_M41060-02523

Used to live in Barrington, IL as a kid. You can get a great starter home, in a great town for cheap: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...0_M71269-28753

[rnc2mbfl]

https://www.zillow.com/homes/422-Her...19748435_zpid/
Here's the house my parents had built in Los Gatos, CA when they were in the mid 20s, and for which they paid $21,000. Now it's worth more than 100 times the price that they paid.

[Losfrisco]

Here's a great starter home in San Diego, west of the 5 in a beach neighborhood.


https://www.redfin.com/CA/Imperial-B...2/home/6607296

[gentlearts]

My granddaughter bought her first house…a 3/2 in Columbus, OH for $244,900. Older, but up and coming area.

[Kluch]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

At least in the short term, it's likely going to get more expensive.

Everytime my wife and I talk about the potential of moving there the COL seems to remind us that it's getting out of hand.

[PhilliesPhan2013]

Good luck finding a new construction home for under $375,000 anywhere in Philadelphia, let alone where I live in Northwest Philly. Given that the average age of a home in the city is ~84 years old, new construction homes get snapped up pretty quickly. The only way you're going to find a new construction starter home is if it's income-restricted or in an up and coming part of North Philly/West Philly/Southwest Philly.

Here's an example of a "reasonably-priced" new construction in my neighborhood (Roxborough):

https://www.redfin.com/PA/Philadelph...home/167130120

Here are two examples of new construction homes on opposite sides of North Philly. Until very recently, both of these areas (28th and Berks and 2nd and York) were considered to be the "hood"; however, gentrification is on the cusp of reaching Strawberry Mansion and Kensington, respectively:

"Brewerytown" (I don't consider this part of the neighborhood to be Brewerytown):
https://www.redfin.com/PA/Philadelph.../home/40572575

Norris Square:
https://www.redfin.com/PA/Philadelph.../home/40594855


My fiancee and I bought our first home last year. We ended up buying something that was built in the 1940s, similar to this house:

https://www.redfin.com/PA/Philadelph.../home/38564435

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Kluch

Everytime my wife and I talk about the potential of moving there the COL seems to remind us that it's getting out of hand.

It's been out of hand for a while. If I had to buy my place today, I couldn't afford it. At least in the short term, the labor market is going to be affected by the new laws regarding undocumented residents and their participation in the labor market. This is likely to make home building more expensive than it already is.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Houston. 3100 square foot, new build.350k Houston once again paving the way for value. https://www.redfin.com/TX/Houston/14...home/167838437

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Houston. 3100 square foot, new build.350k Houston once again paving the way for value. https://www.redfin.com/TX/Houston/14...home/167838437

That's a starter home?

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by Gerania

That's a starter home?

You’re right. I guess it’s just a starter home in price. That’s a mansion in LA