buying a house

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: DVK916
Some places in Cali 600,000 buys a huge house. Someone I know just bought a house near Sacramento for 600,000 and it was 2300 square feet. Hard to find something like that in texas for much less.

You really haven't seen the world much, have you?

First, yes you are right, Sacramento is probably the cheapest large city in CA. Good deals to be found there.

Secondly, that 2,300 sq ft house your friend bought is crappier than a typical $250,000 house in Texas.

Here is a 4,000 square foot house outside of Dallas for $207,000. Needs just a little work.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1053038148

Here is a 2,300 square foot brick house just outside of Dallas for 200,000, with swimming pool and decently nice inside.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1054696230

For the $600,000 your friend spent, in Texas you can get a 5,500 sq ft mansion.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1054696423

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

ok, you just sound like you're trolling this thread now

I am not. Where I live I never seen anything like that. Our homes have only around 10 feet apart from each other. I don't under stand why you would want to live with so much land around you.

 

[Landaux]

Buy THIS home.....

http://www.buyowner.com/property.asp?code=NEW1771

It needs a loving owner! 😀

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

LMAO! You must be born and bred in CA. I bet you live on a house with an 1/5th of an acre lot. LMAO

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

ok, you just sound like you're trolling this thread now

I am not. Where I live I never seen anything like that. Our homes have only around 10 feet apart from each other. I don't under stand why you would want to live with so much land around you.

i don't understand why you want to live up your neighbor's ass.
seriously, you're a moron.

 

[Xyclone]

My house is 1750 sq ft and on a quarter acre lot in a nice Cali suburb. It would sell for $850,000 - $1mil if we sold the house atm. And to think that we only bought it for $175,000. 😀

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: DVK916
Some places in Cali 600,000 buys a huge house. Someone I know just bought a house near Sacramento for 600,000 and it was 2300 square feet. Hard to find something like that in texas for much less.

You really haven't seen the world much, have you?

First, yes you are right, Sacramento is probably the cheapest large city in CA. Good deals to be found there.

Secondly, that 2,300 sq ft house your friend bought is crappier than a typical $250,000 house in Texas.

Here is a 4,000 square foot house outside of Dallas for $207,000. Needs just a little work.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1053038148

Here is a 2,300 square foot brick house just outside of Dallas for 200,000, with swimming pool and decently nice inside.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1054696230

For the $600,000 your friend spent, in Texas you can get a 5,500 sq ft mansion.
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1054696423

Damn, those houses look really nice, and seem like a great bargan. Guess I was wrong.

 

[DVK916]

Also for the OP if you can try to pay 1 month extra each year.

 

[gooseman]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

ok, you just sound like you're trolling this thread now

I am not. Where I live I never seen anything like that. Our homes have only around 10 feet apart from each other. I don't under stand why you would want to live with so much land around you.

You sir have a lot to learn about the world!

 

[cker]

If you have time to wait, and can sit on the money to buy a house on short notice, you may be able to snipe good deals from foreclosures. HUD often sells houses in 'distressed' areas for cheap.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

ok, you just sound like you're trolling this thread now

I am not. Where I live I never seen anything like that. Our homes have only around 10 feet apart from each other. I don't under stand why you would want to live with so much land around you.

i don't understand why you want to live up your neighbor's ass.
seriously, you're a moron.

Just preference, don't want to much land around the house.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: gooseman

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Lots wasted space. Those trees could have been demolished to make room for more houses.

ok, you just sound like you're trolling this thread now

I am not. Where I live I never seen anything like that. Our homes have only around 10 feet apart from each other. I don't under stand why you would want to live with so much land around you.

You sir have a lot to learn about the world!

For serious. How old is he?

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: chambersc
For serious. How old is he?

My guess is about 14.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: chambersc
For serious. How old is he?

My guess is about 14.

:disgust:

I am 22, I just have a lot of love for California and our way of life.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: DVK916
:disgust:

I am 22, I just have a lot of love for California and our way of life.

Spread some of that love to the rest of the country.

http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/default.asp?mode=map&poe=realtor

The more you learn about places outside CA, the less you will like CA.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: DVK916
:disgust:

I am 22, I just have a lot of love for California and our way of life.

Spread some of that love to the rest of the country.

http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/default.asp?mode=map&poe=realtor

The more you learn about places outside CA, the less you will like CA.

and their over-priced, super-liberal way of life.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy

Originally posted by: DVK916
You will have a hard time buying a house making 33K a year. A cheap used house that is 1200 square feet cost atleast 300,000.

Depends on where OP is from. Houses come a LOT cheaper than that.

No where I want to live. For me a decent house in a nice suburb in California is going to cost 600,000+.

+is right here. You'd be too embarrassed to live in a 600K house here.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Average PA home...

Good ole Dubois (named after my late wife).

 

[Rudee]

Good luck qualifying for a decent mortgage with a salary of only $33k/year.

 

[JRich]

When I move back to PA, houses I was looking at are like in the $50k-$75k.

 

[thedarkwolf]

I quallified for up to $57k or so making a piddly $18k a year just 4 years ago. Ended up buying a nice little $42k house and big surprised its not in Ca.

 

[SampSon]

Yet another thread where JLGatsby comes in and proves he's a jackass.

Yes you can afford a house making 33K a year. It all depends on where you live. If it's in your typical middle america area you can go for FHA financing and walk into it without spending a dollar.

 

[xgsound]

If you get to the point where you're looking for a mortgage, be sure to get quotes for a 15 year fixed rate and a 30 year fixed rate. You may be offered "interest only" and "adjustable rate" deals. I suggest you turn them down cold (and consider another lender !) because interest rates haven't been this low since my grandparents day (I'm 59).

The more free of debt you are, and the more down payment you have, the less the interest will be. So while you're waiting pay off debt and save money.


Jim

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Yet another thread where JLGatsby comes in and proves he's a jackass.

Yes you can afford a house making 33K a year. It all depends on where you live. If it's in your typical middle america area you can go for FHA financing and walk into it without spending a dollar.

that sounds like good info.