house hunting in Laramie (rentals, buying, FSBO)

[campmom123]

Hello all. We are moving to Laramie asap and are looking for a home. We've talked to realtors and searched and searched and are having a bit of a time finding a 3+ bedroom multi-bath house in our price range (150-175). Anyone have any good tips on a FSBO or anything like that that would be hard to find thru realtors lists and internet searches and we may have missed? Thanks.

[a42887]

It has taken me five months to just find a two bed / one bath that seemed acceptable to me, and then it was bought out from underneath me while I was arranging finances. It is tough to find a good one here, that meets what is all on your list. I would highly recommend renting for a while until you find what you want. There's a fair amount of three bedroom rentals here in town, some may be available this time of year at a discounted rate since its winter.

One other option you may want to consider:
Laramie allows Manufactured Homes on regular lots. I'm not talking trailers, I'm talking the type they build in a factory, bring to your lot, build a foundation and basement, then permanently place it. You can frequently get a lot for $30,000 - $40,000 here, and get a damn decent manufactured home for around $125,000 and come out with a much nicer, customizable home than buying something existing likely built from fifty years or older in the same price range. Just something to chew on.