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I am wondering what it cost to get a decent house in your area. Please name state. City is optional and what is the bottom price for getting a decent home in a safe neighborhood. I will start.
Northwest Illinois (Not Chicago area) - $150,000 starting point and not a new home by any means.
spring branch, houston west of I 10...Starts around 500k..
spring branch, houston west of I 10...Starts around 500k..
I don't doubt it. But I lived in Houston in the 1980's and if I'm not mistaken the new tract homes in the outer western suburbs (at that time in the rt. 6 area) were going for 60k.
I don't doubt it. But I lived in Houston in the 1980's and if I'm not mistaken the new tract homes in the outer western suburbs (at that time in the rt. 6 area) were going for 60k.
You can find homes in Spring Branch for less than 500k.
Texas does not have a state income tax so the property taxes are high. Plano is a fairly upscale suburb of Dallas and has good schools. My brother has a $250K home in a similar suburb of Houston and pays $7K a year in property taxes.
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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In my metro you can get a starter home in a safe blue collar area for under $100k. Up to $150 and you can get an older starter home in the good side of town.
Texas does not have a state income tax so the property taxes are high. Plano is a fairly upscale suburb of Dallas and has good schools. My brother has a $250K home in a similar suburb of Houston and pays $7K a year in property taxes.
Florida does not have state income tax and our property taxes are not high and we have homestead exemption so some people in older homes that are worth $50K or less pay almost no property tax. and by that I mean just a few bucks a year. I was looking for a home and checked tax records and you can see what they pay for the surrounding parcels and it's less than filing your tank at our now low prices. The trade off is that insuring a home costs a lot more due to hurricanes.
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