• titanicx@lemmy.zip
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    7 hours ago

    I mean honestly good luck finding a 350,000 home. Even the homes that are 40 years old in my area are selling for 4 to 500,000. The new home build s are averaging 400 to $450,000 to start. So getting a home at $260,000 that you got would be a dream.

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      5 hours ago

      I mean I bought a 2100ft² house on 0.8 acres in 2024 for 320k @ 5.5%, 11 miles put from the center of one of the 50 most populated cities in the US.

      Not the best deal, not the worst, but definitely possible

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        4 hours ago

        2300 sqft historic home in a capitol city downtown… 8 years ago… but I do have to put up with a few quirks like the homeless everywhere and the serial killer that was actively preying on them for several years, and the sword-carrying superhero who then came along to patrol and ‘fight’ this killer.

        We have a security system.

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            22 minutes ago

            Plot twist: he was actually the serial killer hiding in plain sight

            ~i don’t actually know anything about this guy, just so we’re clear~

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      5 hours ago

      You can still find sub 50k homes, but you will have to temper your expectations for the area and condition. Can’t be afraid to learn a few renovation tricks and get your hands dirty!