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happykitten

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Location: Texas (same subdivision as some of the Dallas Cowboys and Tom Cruise)
Size: 6,000 sq. ft
Worth: $2 million

Me standing in the foyer: http://www.geocities.com/ebay_girl/house1.jpg

My baby sister on the staircase: http://www.geocities.com/ebay_girl/house2.jpg

My dad's worked so hard for what we have, I'm moved to tears every time I think about it. He grew up in China, so poor that his only toy was an empty aspirin bottle that he would fill and empty, refill and empty, in a little stream nearby. His mother (who raised my dad alone, since his father had 4 other wives) almost sold him to a richer family when he was eight, in the hope that he'd have a better life. Thank goodness she kept him (!!), and worked hard her entire life to save up enough to send him to the USA for a college education (his sister didn't get to go, there wasn't enough money). It's really incredible what some people are capable of, if given the opportunity to achieve. I love my daddy. :)
 

palad

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Jul 18, 2000
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Came free with the refrigerator.

















j/k
Sorry, don't want to offend anyone who is, um... housing challenged.
We rent.
 

Mustanggt

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1700 sq ft 7 years old 3 bedroom 2 car garage on 150x150 lot last Appraisal was $99.000 State is Arizona this same house goes for 250.000 in some parts of cailf i dont mean san fran more like orange county. so Az is Cheap!! I only paid $85.000 for it. I couldnt begin to think what this house would go for in san fran perhaps 10x what i paid LOL
 

shiznut123

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Dec 22, 2000
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Well I live in my parents house:eek:

The house I live in:

2,400 square ft
$340,000
Los Angeles, California

Parents other house:

2,200 square ft
$250,000
Los angeles,California

Parents other other house:

1,900 square ft
$230,000
Los Angeles

Parents other other other house:

2,100 square ft
$275,000
Los Angeles

All houses are in a range of 2 miles from each other. They also have small backyards:(
No wonder why I never got allowance :(
 

Imported

Lifer
Sep 2, 2000
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Wow.. that's a huge house happykitten. Moving story too.

Parents own two houses, one in Pacifica, CA. Other in Manteca, CA. I believe the one in Pacifica is worth around $350k. The one I'm living at right now, house in Manteca, is around $280k. We bought it for $190k in January of '99. It's gone up $90k in two years.. :)
 

IJump

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Feb 12, 2001
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About 1300 SF. Probably about $115,000

I will be moving it to California next week to sell it for three times that.
 

LaBang

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size: not sure. 3 bedroom 2 bath. Not huge but a nice size. 2 car garage. great location.
cost: $800,000+
location: San Francisco, ca
 

DaveJ

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Parents' house is worth probably close to 100K, about 1650 sq. ft.

The one I'm looking to buy later this year is about 1300 sq. ft., and around $56K...

Housing is CHEAP here! :D

Dave
 

smith462

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Sep 30, 2000
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Move it to California. That's both funny and a good idea.

Buying a house in two months. Mathis, TX. Two story total of 2200 sq.ft. on an acre and a half.
65,000 bucks, worth about 110,000, being sold by an old couple who can't climb the stairs anymore. They want to buy a trailer (it's a trailer in Texas; in CA I think what they want would be called a "manufactured home").
 

Buddhist

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Jan 15, 2000
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<==== ass poor, scrambling to find money to pay off 250 dollar credit card debt.

:)
-M.T.O
 

gooseman

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Da*m, you guys that live in CA need to get the h*ll outta there!!! Your real estate agents are stealing from you!!!
 

Ulfwald

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2500 square feet, 5 bedroom 5 full bath, 1 acre, drive under 2 car garage. Purchased at 149000 March 31 99, now valued at 175000.
 

hans007

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Feb 1, 2000
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my parents just bought a brand new 5 bedroom place, for 600000 . Its pretty nice, wired for cat5, but me and my dad still have to add the faceplates for the ethernet ports. Southern california. I'm told for a 3200 square foot or so house, its dirt cheap by bay area standards.
 

purplehayes

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Mar 31, 2000
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2,500 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 car garage on half-acre lot. Price paid 6 years ago = $89,000.

As you can see from the picture, it's a lovely place. -->:)<--

PH
:D
 

Stallion

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May 4, 2000
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2534sq ft ,we paid 226,000 2 years ago when it was brand new, should be worth about 235 or so.

We live South of Seattle.
 

compuwiz1

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Oct 9, 1999
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3200sf
3BDRM
2Story
3Bath

Needs a garage though. We're working on that.

Citrus Heights, Ca

$330-340K

1 Acre, which is rare in CA. We actually have some space between neighbors. I like that! :)
I can listen to my music at an alarming level and not bother anyone.

 

Aceman

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Damn glad I bought when I did MrAnderson! Looks like housing went up 40% citywide! I bought in a Twin Cities suburb 3 houses in from what was the &quot;milder ghettos&quot; of North Minneapolis. They leveled 5X2 blocks of the &quot;ghetto&quot; and are putting in small 1200 sq ft 3 bedroom houses that will market for $130-$140k.

2500 sq ft
1.5 story brick 4BR, 2BA w/2 fireplaces
Bought for $105,000 2yrs ago
Market value $140,000 now
Estimated market value when the housing development is completed:
around $160-175K.

Now if Uncle Sam can just transfer me to a small midwestern town with a cheap cost of living for my retirement tour with the military so I can see my investment payoff!
 

compuwiz1

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Oct 9, 1999
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I'd actually like to get out of here. We've been here for less than 1 year, and traffic and people, frankly drive me crazy. It was cool getting close to supply here in &quot;Silicon Valley&quot;, but I'd gladly trade it to live in a smaller, less congested area, even if I had to next day air all my supplies.


So, where is a place that is very livable with a low housing cost?

BTW, this guy loves to fish and could care less about being a &quot;City Slicker&quot;.

It doesn't matter where I go, since my income is not geographically limited. :)