# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**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, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/61 "2006-02-17T12:27:06Z")
seriously 500 sq feet thats terrible ive built bigger doghouses, definitely not worth it to me im probably gonna stick in pa plus all them mexicans take all the construction jobs for cheap wages ---
**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, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/62 "2006-02-17T12:49:07Z")
> [@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 I know I explained this before… but here we go again. My Z06 payment is just over $300/mo. That is in NO WAY the factor keeping me from buying a house right now. My house payment would be around 10 times that. So if I sell the Z06, buy a “practical” car I have an extra $300ish/mo. for a house payment… but still little or no down-payment. Realize that $600k dump would require a 60k down… MINIMUM. So I sell my Z06, I have like $20k or so “equity” in it. Spend $10k on a “practical” car and have $10k down. Yay, I can’t even buy the mailbox in front of that dive. There are cheaper places than Santa Cruz that are still in this general area. I actually live in Gilroy right now because it’s not too bad of a drive to Google here in Mountain View and housing is much much cheaper. In a few years I probably will be able to buy something here. But for now, if the Z06 was the difference between me owning a house or not, it’d be gone. > [@Slim 01 WS-6](#): > > seriously 500 sq feet thats terrible ive built bigger doghouses, definitely not worth it to me im probably gonna stick in pa plus all them mexicans take all the construction jobs for cheap wages I have a lot of buddies that work construction. My house-mate is a contractor and makes good $ (he has a G35, '06 Silverado work truck, nice ass '67 Camaro, R1 etc). Another buddy runs a concrete pumping business… does pretty good too. I have other friends that work construction but down own their own business and they all do alright. The unskilled laborers just take the shity low-paying jobs. There still reaches a point where you have to have some skills to do the “better” jobs. -TJ ---
**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 17, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/63 "2006-02-17T13:45:12Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > 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. Trash service is included in your taxes? Our Trash is not included in the taxes… it runs about $45 every 3 months. We also pay for water… we have septic for sewage. Then your other utilities… electric , gas , cable… ---
**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 17, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/64 "2006-02-17T13:48:29Z")
the benefits of living in westmoreland county… any taxes under $1k. ---
**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 17, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/65 "2006-02-17T13:54:39Z")
There are bunches of new housing plans going up… The one we live in is called Woodlands Estates, and we are at the very end of a section called Woodlands West… The houses are massive and there are about 10 total… our house is like the Beverly Hillbilly house of the bunch… It is the original farmhouse for that area. ---
**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 17, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/66 "2006-02-17T13:56:12Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > the benefits of living in westmoreland county… any taxes under $1k. My dad lives in Derry… which is next door to Latrobe… He has 3 acres and 2 large buildings (house and Barn)… his taxes were nearly $3000 a year… So I think our low taxes are because we are Untiy Township… were the large business’ are. Walmart, Kennametal, Hospital, … ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/67 "2006-02-17T14:04:13Z")
where you conceived in a barn? :kekegay: ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/68 "2006-02-17T14:12:30Z")
> [@shaggy](#): > > where you conceived in a barn? :kekegay: it’s not really a barn, it’s just a big 2 story shed. ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/69 "2006-02-17T14:18:02Z")
We have a 3 story chicken coop :kekegay: ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/70 "2006-02-17T14:30:07Z")
> [@shaggy](#): > > where you conceived in a barn? :kekegay: I do not know where I was conceived…nor do I want to know… EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/71 "2006-02-17T14:30:30Z")
> [@5.7fox](#): > > it’s not really a barn, it’s just a big 2 story shed. It used to have a cow in it… he was yummy !!! ---
**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, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/72 "2006-02-17T15:44:25Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > Trash service is included in your taxes? > > Our Trash is not included in the taxes… it runs about $45 every 3 months. > > We also pay for water… we have septic for sewage. > > Then your other utilities… electric , gas , cable… yes garbage service is included in your taxes in most towns in allegheny county. We pay for water as well and its cheap. Seawage is either included with the water bill, or it come sout of taxes. I don’t recall a specific sewage bill, so I;m leaning towards the taxes. Thats why I ask because we had this dicussion when we went to buy a house. Yes its a minimal amount, but still that money is going to come out somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251/73 "2006-02-17T21:06:51Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > yes garbage service is included in your taxes in most towns in allegheny county. We pay for water as well and its cheap. Seawage is either included with the water bill, or it come sout of taxes. I don’t recall a specific sewage bill, so I;m leaning towards the taxes. > > Thats why I ask because we had this dicussion when we went to buy a house. Yes its a minimal amount, but still that money is going to come out somewhere. Yes, we get a sewage bill. It gets paid to the Central Tax bureau of PA… and is usually about half of what the water bill is. 🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-a-150-000-house-look-like-in-your-neighborhood/180251.md?page=3)