Historic housing? (Laramie: wood floors, for sale, mobile home)

[homemaker]

Hello everyone,

My husband and I are looking at possibly relocating to Laramie Wyoming and I was wondering what the housing options are; cookie cutter, historic, trailer, etc.. we would love to buy a old fixer upper if possible. Also are the any trees in Laramie like in the rural areas? We currently live in the SW and there are very few trees, and old houses in the area were we live. (Not lovin it.) Any info would be much appreciated. Also any good websites to check in to get a better feel for Laramie and the lifestyle would be great. Thank you in advance.

[sunsprit]

Being an old railroad town, a ranching town, and an University town gives Laramie a large blend of housing options, ranging from mobile homes to modest wood frame structures to some very nice big homes.

From what I've seen, there are few deals to be had on "fixer-upper" properties in the area, as "inexpensive" housing has been snatched up by those with limited budgets or for student housing. We looked last year at buying "fixer-upper" ranch property ... now on the market at development land prices ... and the house would have been greatly improved by a few minutes work with a bulldozer and backhoe, then replacement with a modular. Faster and much much less expensive to do it all at once.

The Laramie housing marketplace is not overbuilt at this time, it's not a "boom cycle" area. Don't expect a decline in the housing market price points there, it's a fairly pricely area to begin with and rather stable.

Trees? unless you're along a sheltered river bottom ... there aren't too many trees in the area around Laramie. Too dry, too windy, too cold for many trees to get established, and then there's the wildlife that eat the young trees. Established trees in Laramie are there because of city and private landscaping efforts .... there's more trees in the residential areas than out in the county around Laramie.

[Earniefan]

There are many historic type homes in the tree areas in Laramie. It's exactly what we plan to buy when we move back in a couple of years. Go on realtor.com you'll see what you're looking for.

[TEEPEEMAKER]

There aren't a whole lot of trees in Laramie either. If you go to the south about 25 miles or so you would get into the mountains and the trees, but the commute to Laramie can be tricky in the winter. There have been several occasions last year when that highway wasn't passable because of ground blizzards and ice. As for housing, it has gotten very expensive in that area. Developers are everywhere and the land is left is expensive. On a positive note, Wyoming, and especially the Laramie area have an incredible business development plan and all kinds of grants, etc are being offered. It takes work to get them, but the growth in that area will be huge in the next few years.

[Kele]

Originally Posted by homemaker

Hello everyone,

My husband and I are looking at possibly relocating to Laramie Wyoming and I was wondering what the housing options are; cookie cutter, historic, trailer, etc.. we would love to buy a old fixer upper if possible. Also are the any trees in Laramie like in the rural areas? We currently live in the SW and there are very few trees, and old houses in the area were we live. (Not lovin it.) Any info would be much appreciated. Also any good websites to check in to get a better feel for Laramie and the lifestyle would be great. Thank you in advance.

I live in the tree section of Laramie in a house that was built in the 1920's. It has hard wood floors and beautiful curved ceilings. The house across the street from me is currently for sale and built at the same time and has many of the same lovely features. It has large trees and a great yard and is located on a corner. Don't you believe that there aren't alot of trees in this town, there are.

My husband, son and I LOVE Laramie. We moved here in August from L.A. so that I could go to the University. After selling our home there, we bought this one and have not regretted it for one minute!