I wish we had the time to get a loan to have had a house built. Land down here is getting cheaper but we were rushing to make the deadline for the first time home buyer credit. We picked up the house above for 180k and it is a 2100sf, 4bd, 2.5br house with almost 1/3 an acre.
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Yeah, our area really took off during the housing boom 5-6 years back, so we had to 'pay to stay.' My family and my wife's family are all local, and we both had good jobs when we got married, so here we are. We're happy with everything, just amazing to see what less money can get you in different parts of the country.
Agreed!!!!
First home in Texas. I let it go during my divorce, then my ex-wife foreclosed on it
Really nice house. Too bad you lost it. What was that worth?
Im sure he can tell you for sure, but just guessing i would say around 250K or so depending on size.
Man I dont even want to tell you what we are getting this house for (im the op). We rushed into this because of the deal we are getting and with both of us on teachers salaries we did not expect this at all (16k sq ft lot, 2.3k sq ft enclosed). We got 4% fixed rate financing and first time home buyers benefits on a ready to move in foreclosure. In 2007 the previouse owner paid 347k and let me tell you we are paying a good amount less. A few years ago my wife and I (when we were engaged and I was still in college) never thought we would be able to buy a house in Maryland because of the market. But now prices are getting pretty low.
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Love your houses gentleman!! Keep them coming!
I'm 21 and still live at home, lulz.
Paid $219k for it. It was built in 05, ~2900 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 2.5 baths.
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yeah the market has definately changed. good for us first time home buyers. I live in an expensive part of the country and in 2006 the previous owners paid near $450k for my house. Two years later when I bought I paid almost exactly half of that. :rockon:
Damn man, for 3K sqft @ 219 on what seems to be a decent lot thats a steal!
It was a great price. Stainless applicances, in ground sprinkler system, lots of nice stuff. It was about ~22 miles south of downtown Austin off I-35 in Kyle, so prices were more reasonable if you didn't mind a commute.
Bought it when I was 23. My driveway wraps around my back yard, there's another 4 car garage back there 
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Working on this one currently. Bought a townhouse in January (no pics), but my baby is due in about a week. Wife and I wanted a more permanent home that is more long term (town house was investment solely).
This will be our first actual "house" if all goes as planned. 7800 sq feet, 4 car garage, 20 foot vaulted ceilings, .52 acre lot in a prime neighborhood about 5 minutes from where I grew up.
The past two years have been a wild ride, but things have changed remarkebly since last i've been around. Hah. I'll try and keep updates on here of the progress.
This will be our first actual "house" if all goes as planned. 7800 sq feet, 4 car garage, 20 foot vaulted ceilings, .52 acre lot in a prime neighborhood about 5 minutes from where I grew up.
The past two years have been a wild ride, but things have changed remarkebly since last i've been around. Hah. I'll try and keep updates on here of the progress.
This just makes me sad. That 219k house would be at least 800k here. You can't get a decent house here for less than 400k. It will be 5+ years before we have enough for 20% down on a halfway decent house in the bay. Either that or we'll have to move out of the bay and my wife will have to commute 1-2hrs to work every day.
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We just closed on our first house 2 weeks ago. These are the pictures from the MLS listing.
Hell yea man!! We are waiting for the appraisal to see if we are going to start out with as much equity as expected. There are houses in the area that are around the same size and condition being sold for around 280k by the owners. So we are hoping to clean up on some equity. I love your setup though man. We looked at a few designs like your house and I was amazed as to how space efficient the design is inside. You must be sitting pretty good in profitability with your house too:beer:
Bad2000z, your setup is sweet!
Tommyhil5_0, just rediculous lol.
Hotrod93, Thats one of the coolest designs I have seen yet.
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