Home buying sucks!

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@jph102900

Its going to be tough to find in the south hills though, unless you get a house that has problems already (i.e. flooding basement, bad roof, etc). We bought our townhouse 2.5 years ago in Bethel and it is just a basic 2 bedroom (big bedrooms) 1.5 bath w/ a separate living room and dining room, nice deck, no yard and very few upgrades, and a one car garage for $110,000. It is going to be tough to find a townhouse or stand alone house for much less than 80,000 if you want a garge, a well maintained house, and in a safe neighborhood.

$80k is a good starting point. That’s what I’m looking at as well. I know it’s not going to be a long-term house for me to live in so I just want something that will at least hold the value for 5-7 years.

@Bravada 442

There are a ton of deals to be found on houses you just have to be patient. I got my house in a decent neighborhood, dead end street, with a rental property in the rear of the property that pays my mortgage for $42k

House across the street from me in nice shape, 1100sq ft ranch, single car garage, 3 bedrooms, nicely kept just needed updated. Some young girl bought it for $54k.

Just gotta look

Absolutely. I’ve been patiently looking, waiting, and saving for 2 1/2 years now and I’m just now to the point where I’m comfortable plunking money down on something. And yes, the deals are out there. You just have to be patient and accept the fact that the more “limitations” you have on what you want to buy (price, location, features) the longer it is going to take to find something.