Shopping for a new House

[theantiquetiger]

We started house shopping this week and have found a few we like, but there is one that we love. Since Hurricane Katrina, the prices in my area have sky rocketed in price. I paid $148K ($95 sq ft) five and half years ago for our house, and now my realtor has my house to go on market for $205K.

We are now in the market for a four bedroom house in the $300K range, and this is what we really like:

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The only thing we do not like is the giant cell phone tower a couple hundred feet behind the house, but if they come off the price, we can live with it.

I have seen shows on HGTV and other cable channels where people are flipping houses. They are asking $600K for the tiniest homes. I was just wondering what a house like this runs in your area.

[starsky]

in the sf bay area, that house would run close to 1 million dollars!! you might want to consider the cel phone tower. it does constantly emit radio frequencies which might not be necessarily good for people. of course, they say it's within the government approved emission standard but who know what the long term effects are since cel phones have only become widely used since the late 80's. good luck with the house hunt!!

[UOBob]

I was just wondering what a house like this runs in your area.

If you could even find a detached home of that size here in Baltimore City, there's no way it would be less than a million. We paid 145k for our modest row home 3 years ago and when we refinanced last October, it appraised at 210k.

[toys2cool]

The one I'm making an offer now is about $250,000 and it ain't even half of that,easily $1,000,000 in Miami as well

a condo in the beach would cost 2 to 3 times that

[thunderbolt]

Just wait a bit. The housing market is going to crash. Its already at a standstill here. Nothing's selling, and they are still building new stuff.

[Hotfoot]

Make sure it has room for all your toys!

[theantiquetiger]

Make sure it has room for all your toys!

The bonus room above the garage is all mine for my toys and LSU displays. I told her she can get any house she wants as long as it has a bonus room.

The housing boom north of New Orleans/Lake Ponchatrain has really taken off. My sister just bought a tiny 1400 sq ft house in Mandaville for $250K. It would be around $150K here.

[toys2cool]

That's a beautiful house bro,I would'nt even think about it twice if I had the money