# What does a $150,000 house look like in your neighborhood? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 14, 2006, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251 "2006-02-14T08:50:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/41 "2006-02-16T09:12:05Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > Our house was less than $150,000… It has 1.2 acres, 3 bedroom, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, large eat in kitchen, formal dinning room, gas fireplace in the living room, generous space between neighbors… and my taxes are only $950 a year. If you ask Bowtie Daddy to take a picture, I’m sure he will. it was listed for more than 150k, we made a lower offer ---
**Author:** ![kilmer420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kilmer420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kilmer420)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/42 "2006-02-16T09:24:44Z")
> [@Jenn](#): > > What do you mean? I live in squirrel hill for free! I think you are looking in all the wrong places! 😃 picking up the audi this weekend jenn 🙂 there will be 2 audis in the garage, dnno if the bigger one will fit though :0 ---
**Author:** ![SVshine03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@SVshine03](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVshine03)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/43 "2006-02-16T09:44:28Z")
Just make the commute to OC – Your taxes and all the other crap will be ALOT cheaper in Salisbury… My parents used to own a house behind the university it wasn’t too bad ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/44 "2006-02-16T09:48:18Z")
> [@Jeff95TA](#): > > $950! Is that county and school combined? yes… ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/45 "2006-02-16T09:51:13Z")
> [@bowtie notch](#): > > it was listed for more than 150k, we made a lower offer it was listed for 188,000… ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/46 "2006-02-16T10:25:17Z")
I live in north braddock…black neighborhood…nobodies house costs that much…except for first ward…but my house is bigger than all of theirs…go figure…paid 10 grand for it back in…91? and insurance guy said this house would cost 500,000 to rebuild from the ground up if it caught on fire…sounds like we lucked out for 10grand huh. With the house value around here…150k might get you 3 houses lol ---
**Author:** ![kmurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@kmurph](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kmurph)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/47 "2006-02-16T10:48:49Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > And thats not even in Ocean City. Its in Berlin, about 10 min from the beach. :hsugh: That house would probably cost at least $500K in the San Francisco area…which makes me even happier to not live in the Northeast or West Coast…My sister owns an apartment in Manhattan (Upper West Side) which is only around 1200 sq ft and would probably sell for over $1M. ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/48 "2006-02-16T12:04:01Z")
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha… Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha. $150,000 house!?! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahah. Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/49 "2006-02-16T12:08:37Z")
I was watching HGTV earlier, A house the owners where trying to sell for $425,999 :eek: This place was drastically small, needed fixed up big time and only 1300sq :nuts: in Chula Vista,Ca :nuts: ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/50 "2006-02-16T12:18:33Z")
Here’s the cheapest house I could find in Santa Cruz: ![http://homepics.realtor.com/image2/http/sanjose/listings/large/090/601891.jpg](http://homepics.realtor.com/image2/http/sanjose/listings/large/090/601891.jpg) $565,000 2 Bed, 1 Bath 500 Sq. Ft -TJ ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/51 "2006-02-16T12:30:42Z")
^ Rofl ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/52 "2006-02-16T18:39:58Z")
this thread makes me want to vomit ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/53 "2006-02-16T18:49:58Z")
![http://images4.katabat.com/howardhanna/properties/wpn/full/46/W593046_101.JPG](http://images4.katabat.com/howardhanna/properties/wpn/full/46/W593046_101.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/54 "2006-02-16T22:46:18Z")
> [@tjZ28](#): > > Here’s the cheapest house I could find in Santa Cruz: > > $565,000 > 2 Bed, 1 Bath > 500 Sq. Ft > > -TJ salaries out there are pretty good at figuring in the cost of living. Not here though. No one makes over $10/hr. If you’re a tipped employee, you can do really good in the summer, but you’re probably fucked for the other 7 months out of the year. ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/55 "2006-02-17T11:49:52Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > salaries out there are pretty good at figuring in the cost of living. Not here though. No one makes over $10/hr. If you’re a tipped employee, you can do really good in the summer, but you’re probably fucked for the other 7 months out of the year. Salaries are better out here, but not in proportion to the cost of housing. The job and money I make I could buy something pretty nice out there. Here, I’m light-years away from even buying a dump like that. Housing is 4-5 times more expensive and salaries are double **AT BEST**. For ppl w/ just a high-school education it’s really tough to get past $15/hr, $10 is usually tops just like there. Obviously a degree is going to get your further than that if it’s in a good field. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![Slim\_06\_F-150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Slim\_06\_F-150](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slim_06_F-150)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/56 "2006-02-17T11:53:43Z")
california sucks ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/57 "2006-02-17T11:55:04Z")
> [@Slim 01 WS-6](#): > > california sucks Lies. 😉 There’s a reason we pay what we do. It’s a little cold this week, but still clear and nice. I was driving the Z06 around w/ the windows down yesterday. :jerkit: -TJ ---
**Author:** ![Slim\_06\_F-150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Slim\_06\_F-150](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slim_06_F-150)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/58 "2006-02-17T11:59:25Z")
z06 you should be worried about buying a house if that dump is the only thing you can afford out here ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/59 "2006-02-17T12:00:50Z")
> [@Slim 01 WS-6](#): > > z06 you should be worried about buying a house if that dump is the only thing you can afford out here owned ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/60 "2006-02-17T12:10:18Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > yes… Correct me if I’m worng but you also have to pay for other services that would usually be included like waste disposal (what you can’t burn) and so forth. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251.md?page=4)