# Buying a house in Buffalo? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005 "2005-10-03T17:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/1 "2005-10-03T17:45:42Z")
I remember someone around here saying their buddy got a house by mckinley for like $40k. on chatam or fordham or one of those I would be a little more interested ins omething on the west side, but whatever, I’ll take what I can get if I can get away with spending 40-60k on something that has a garage, I’d be happy. looking for a double. I’d prefer the west side, like surround elmwood village area (obv in the EV area is too expensive). I thought about down by ashland/bird/forest area or i would go wherever around this area, whatever I could afford. how do i find the deals on good houses. ---
**Author:** ![Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Ninja](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ninja)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/2 "2005-10-03T18:32:40Z")
My friend just bid on a house in some closed auction deal… she knew someone though that dealt with such matters… so Im not sure how you get into that otherwise… They are called PUG housing or PUD or some shit… I wasn’t really paying attention. Buffalo is number one in the country for cheapest housing tho :tup: right infront of Erie pennsylvania… :eyebrow: … god we suck if the price of homes is higher in Eire… Oo ---
**Author:** ![supry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/3 "2005-10-03T19:02:13Z")
I’m in the process of looking to. Theres alot out there for around 80k with garages. I use [www.realtyusa.com](http://www.realtyusa.com) and [www.r-house.com](http://www.r-house.com) for most of my browsing. ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/4 "2005-10-03T19:29:00Z")
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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/5 "2005-10-03T19:36:42Z")
> [@Ninja](#): > > My friend just bid on a house in some closed auction deal… she knew someone though that dealt with such matters… so Im not sure how you get into that otherwise… They are called PUG housing or PUD or some shit… I wasn’t really paying attention. > > Buffalo is number one in the country for cheapest housing tho :tup: right infront of Erie pennsylvania… :eyebrow: … god we suck if the price of homes is higher in Eire… Oo It’s HUD housing [http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm](http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm) Sure it’s not what you are looking for, but it’s a $5000 house [http://hud1.towerauction.net/cgi-bin/e10\_select\_property.cgi?id=372264917&office=e10&state=NY](http://hud1.towerauction.net/cgi-bin/e10_select_property.cgi?id=372264917&office=e10&state=NY) ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/6 "2005-10-03T21:22:18Z")
do you have to have a HUD broker to buy a HUD house? if so how do I get in touch with that ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/7 "2005-10-03T21:25:17Z")
Holy Fuck! $5000 for a house!??! what is it in “the fruitbelt”? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/8 "2005-10-04T07:20:26Z")
I’m not sure if there’s anything special about HUD, but you don’t generally have to have a broker from the agency that’s selling the house. I’m closing on a house in TOT on Tuesday and if I could give you a suggestion, don’t even get a “buyer’s realtor.” It’s just another person getting a piece of the pie. When you find a house you want, just negotiate it yourself and have your real estate attorney and the selling agent do the legal crap. I got suckered into having a purchasing agent because I was ignorant at the time. She turned out to be absolutely useless and just another level of bueurocracy, plus one more person getting a cut of my money. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/9 "2005-10-04T07:24:15Z")
i was just going to make a thread for this question, but it seems like some of the people viewing it know what they are talking about - How do I find information on a house that isn’t necessarily on the market? Like a survey of the land, the title information, and what its apraised at? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/10 "2005-10-04T07:24:18Z")
i know its out of your league, but there was a bitching house on elmwood for 150K. it was huge. right near “we never close” or “weiner close”… or “ver close” depending on what part of the sign happens to be burned out that week. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/11 "2005-10-04T07:25:04Z")
if you make 40k a yr, you can get a mortgage for 150k with little to no problem. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/12 "2005-10-04T07:26:16Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > if you make 40k a yr, you can get a mortgage for 150k with little to no problem. my friend who makes \<$40K just closed on a house with no money down. 100K loan. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/13 "2005-10-04T08:42:11Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > I’m not sure if there’s anything special about HUD, but you don’t generally have to have a broker from the agency that’s selling the house. I’m closing on a house in TOT on Tuesday and if I could give you a suggestion, don’t even get a “buyer’s realtor.” It’s just another person getting a piece of the pie. When you find a house you want, just negotiate it yourself and have your real estate attorney and the selling agent do the legal crap. I got suckered into having a purchasing agent because I was ignorant at the time. She turned out to be absolutely useless and just another level of bueurocracy, plus one more person getting a cut of my money. Sorry you had a useless buyers agent, usually there pretty helpful in showing you houses among other things. Of course theres always the jerks out there that can make a bad rep for everyone. Its been explained before but Ill say it again that a buyers agent will cost you zero dollars. If your using the selling agent for the transaction they will just get the entire comission instead of spliting it with the buyers agent. Comission is paid from the selling price, and paid by the seller. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/14 "2005-10-04T08:45:19Z")
On another note Im pretty sure you have to have a real estate agent to buy a HUD house. I dont think there are HUD brokers, my mom would know all this crap if you want her # to ask I can let cha know. ---
**Author:** ![Janny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/janny/32/7594_2.png) [@Janny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janny)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/15 "2005-10-04T08:51:11Z")
> [@newman](#): > > i know its out of your league, but there was a bitching house on elmwood for 150K. it was huge. right near “we never close” or “weiner close”… or “ver close” depending on what part of the sign happens to be burned out that week. I enjoy what it is right now on the bird ave side. “WE NEVER O” … it’s a C that’s lit … but it looks like an O to meeeee :mamoru: my old roommate gregory bought a bouse on bird for 46 k… he is in on the auctions and has blueprints of the city and such… works as an architect. perhaps he knows of some other good deals. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/16 "2005-10-04T08:54:31Z")
> [@newman](#): > > my friend who makes \<$40K just closed on a house with no money down. 100K loan. :word: I’d hate to see the intrest rate… it’s always a good idea to sell your car for at least a couple grand down… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/17 "2005-10-04T09:01:21Z")
yea spencer if you wouldn’t mind pm’ing me the number I’d appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/18 "2005-10-04T09:05:37Z")
me too pleeze ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/19 "2005-10-04T09:26:57Z")
i just picked up a bitching pad myself :tup: the ritzzzzzzzzzzzz pwns ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005/20 "2005-10-04T10:24:00Z")
Getting Spence’s mom’s number was easier than I thought. :tup: Can’t wait to give her a call. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-house-in-buffalo/3005.md?page=2)