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$85,000!!!!!!

posted 9 years ago by jabell
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On House Hunters last night (June 22 at 10 pm) I saw a couple buy a house in Toledo, Ohio, for $85,000 (the asking price had been $90,000) after looking at 2 others which were $94,000 and $109,000. These were all 3 bedroom homes with 2 baths. The one they bought was all brick. The expensive one was a lakefront house with a huge yard and deck. This home was 2 stories and in great shape although it needed some work. I can't believe the huge disparity between houses in Toledo and southern California, let alone Toronto and Vancouver. It's mind boggling. I can't even imagine what someone could get for $100,000 in southern California!

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[–] BelleDay 9 years ago

jabell:

I can't even imagine what someone could get for $100,000 in southern California!

Not much.
I used to live there, and today $100,000 will probably get you an old single-wide trailer.

[–] misterbfd 9 years ago

I bought my 3-bedroom, 2-bath 1,700 square foot home AND the property it is on in Tampa for $33,100 cash and spent $15,000 rehabbing it. No mortgage payments.

[–] kelsey94568 8 years ago

Uh you can't even buy a plot of land to build a house for $100k where I live in Silicon Valley. Cheapest 1 bd 1 ba condo in my city is $400k.

[–] swolfcg 8 years ago

These prices make me want to sell my small condo in Socal and buy a decent size house in another state, then I am reminded I would have to actually move.

[–] Imatwork 8 years ago

My parents spent that much on just the land purchase when they built their house in North Dakota....that wasn't even farm land. That was IN TOWN.

[–] catdaddyd 8 years ago

Properties in Ohio dropped in the last decade or so because Ford and other good paying jobs left the area.

[–] rhs6358 8 years ago

Money talks. Go to Northern Maine and you can get a move-in ready 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a yard and garage for $65,000. Reason? There's little to no work available up there and the cost of living is peanuts.