I don't know. The McMansions that are our neighbors to the rear are like 500k
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I don't know. The McMansions that are our neighbors to the rear are like 500k
McMansions for 500k LUCKY! :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
The houses here in Folsom, CA are a LOT. I would say $500k is average maybe 450k. Living near Granite Bay, and El Dorado Hills both $money$ places have driven up houses over the last few years. (even greater than other places).
The house I live in now is ~25yrs old and is valued at around $675k to $700k. This is your average 4bdroom, 2 story, 2 car garage house. It does have a pool, and in ground spa but there is nothign fancy about this house.
I`ve been looking up the hill (in the Sierra Nevadas) for a house w/some land and to get ~10 acres and a 2200sqft or so house it`ll be around 500k. Not to much money for the land you get but houses just are not lage up the hill so you pay for that.
Housing value really depends on the area, and I wishI lived here houses didn't cost so much!!
Yeah, $500K for a crappy house in CA, the northeast, or probably FL would be a steal.
Taxes suck too. Every election more taxes get added (property tax increases, sales tax increase, keeping surpluses, etc.). I guess more and more people want to live off the taxpayer.
I knew a guy that lived in the midwest (Gary, Indiana) and he said a decent sized SFH with pool, good-sized yard could be had for $125K.
I just checked Google images and some of those McMansions are bigger than the ones behind us. With brick too, I don't consider brick houses to be McMansions, too much style. These ones are mostly vinyl with around maybe 3000-3500 sqft
Well not where I live, but that price isn't inconceivable further out into the suburbs or rural areas.
My parents have a house with around 4000 sq ft, pool, sauna, river, pond, lake (small small lake, for canoes and fish), 7 acres or so. I think its worth around $350k. Its a very rural area, the mail box is 1 mile from the house, but its definitely cheap.
Move to the South East (Georgia, North Carolina) then. For the same price (500k) you can get get a 5,500 square foot 'house'. (In the suburbs that is, in the city the prices slope up pretty quickly).Quote:
Originally Posted by ToddW
wow, thats way tooo cheap. My aunt just got a house near NY their house is around 5000 sq ftQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Chris - I presume your parents are on a well and septic? I've never had to deal with those, so I don't know if they're a pain, more expensive/cheaper, etc.
I have cable Internet right now, but out in the country dish access would probably be the way to go. Seems like WiMax (or whatever technology) is right around the corner.
Yes Mike, I'm sure they're probably more expensive to put in originally, but as far as maintenance goes, there is next to none.
I dunno - I've heard horror stories. Sewage overflowing into the back yard; regular emptying of some tank; wells going dry; water needing to be treated; well pump goes out with the electricity; regular maintenance to keep the septic system "healthy".
A lot of people in the country also use propane too.
Ah, well, can't be that difficult.
never heard of a well going dry, suppose its possible though
In the city we lose water pressure in a power outage still.
septic can overflow, but its not that big of a deal. Getting it pumped once a year isn't any more expenses than sewer bills in the city.
You do need a water softener though... not sure the cost on that.
Congrats on the award, Chris. Have you ever considered doing a case-study of a particularly successful site of yours (spanning the years, the ups and downs, etc)? If you're already done one, do you have a link for it?
no, I haven't.
You might want to go look at the results now. :D I fill your pain. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by James
Foul play? What happened there?Quote:
Firstly, Nintendo has won the SitePoint King award. Tom (mmj) has investigated the possibility of foul play in this poll, and after correcting the total votes for this, Nintendo has won the award by a slither!