How much did your house cost?

Clodfobble · 01-25-2008, 11:12 AM

This has been nagging at me for awhile now, but I haven't posted anything because I couldn't figure out how to describe it politely. But I'm feeling antsy this morning, so screw it.

After seeing photos and watching the various Dwellar Dwellings videos, I have been rather surprised to see how much bigger our house seems to be, because I know that we are not by any means rich, and most of the dwellars are older and more established in their careers than we are, to boot. I am convinced this is because of the local housing markets, and that houses in our little out-in-the-boonies suburb are just dirt cheap compared to everywhere else. So I just thought I'd disregard all social graces and find out for sure.

lumberjim · 01-25-2008, 11:13 AM

I think ours was 259K

Clodfobble · 01-25-2008, 11:14 AM

I was nice enough to put up an anonymous poll for ya, speedy.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-25-2008, 11:18 AM

$69,500. Of course that was 1978 and everything around me is selling for $500k and up.

barefoot serpent · 01-25-2008, 11:22 AM

~124K, 1995 Lawrence, KS (a 'college' town so kinda high for the region -- median price is ~235K now)

glatt · 01-25-2008, 11:34 AM

Ours was $194,000 back in 1997.

It's assessed at $588,600 for 2008. It is much cheaper than most other houses in the neighborhood. A bit smaller too. Built in 1945.

lumberjim · 01-25-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I was nice enough to put up an anonymous poll for ya, speedy.

meh...i was wrong anyway. jinx has chastised me soundly.

kerosene · 01-25-2008, 12:13 PM

We can't afford to buy a house where we live. I put 300-350k, though, because that is what our rented house would cost if we bought it.

Aliantha · 01-25-2008, 12:47 PM

We paid 340k for our place about 18months ago. It's now valued at over 500k. I checked the 300-350 box though for the purposes of this poll.

zippyt · 01-25-2008, 01:02 PM

we paid about 79K for 1700 square feet and about 3 ac of land

glatt · 01-25-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by case

We can't afford to buy a house where we live.

We wouldn't be able to buy a house where we live either if we had to start over from scratch. It was all just dumb luck with the timing. We bought before the bubble, back when a house was expensive, but at least possible.

To put it in perspective, our house is now worth more than 3X the price we paid in 1997, but my salary is not even 2X what my salary was back then. My wife stays at home with the kids now too, so there would be no way we could swing buying a house here on just one measly salary.

I'm real glad we bought when we did. Dumb luck.

Clodfobble · 01-25-2008, 01:31 PM

With the way things are going right now, I bet it will be back to a more realistic price in another year or two.

shina · 01-25-2008, 01:47 PM

Who can afford a house? If things continue the way they say they will.....maybe.

monster · 01-25-2008, 08:13 PM

Our is very cheap for the area because it's a newer crappy cookie cutter job. It was 205 in 2001, revalued at 219 in 2002. Older, smaller houses in the old part of town sell for 2-3 times that amount. It's about 1800sf colonnial, no land. Probably is still about 219. Michigan is fucked at the moment, and houses in AA have plummeted because Pfizer left and paid for their employees to take up to a $100K loss when selling their houses.

Not that I'm pissed off about it or anything.....

binky · 01-25-2008, 08:27 PM

150K in the desert boonies, paid cash so I don't care about the housing bubble, since we'll be here at least until retirement (15-20 years)

View Poll Results: How much did your house cost?
under $100,000	7	21.21%
$100,000 - $150,000	7	21.21%
$150,000 - $200,000	3	9.09%
$200,000 - $250,000	4	12.12%
$250,000 - $300,000	5	15.15%
$300,000 - $350,000	2	6.06%
$350,000 - $400,000	2	6.06%
$400,000 - $450,000	0	0%
$450,000 - $500,000	0	0%
over $500,000	3	9.09%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

01-25-2008, 11:12 AM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	How much did your house cost? This has been nagging at me for awhile now, but I haven't posted anything because I couldn't figure out how to describe it politely. But I'm feeling antsy this morning, so screw it. After seeing photos and watching the various Dwellar Dwellings videos, I have been rather surprised to see how much bigger our house seems to be, because I know that we are not by any means rich, and most of the dwellars are older and more established in their careers than we are, to boot. I am convinced this is because of the local housing markets, and that houses in our little out-in-the-boonies suburb are just dirt cheap compared to everywhere else. So I just thought I'd disregard all social graces and find out for sure.

01-25-2008, 11:13 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I think ours was 259K __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-25-2008, 11:18 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	$69,500. Of course that was 1978 and everything around me is selling for $500k and up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-25-2008, 11:22 AM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	~124K, 1995 Lawrence, KS (a 'college' town so kinda high for the region -- median price is ~235K now) __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

01-25-2008, 11:14 AM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I was nice enough to put up an anonymous poll for ya, speedy.

01-25-2008, 11:34 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ours was $194,000 back in 1997. It's assessed at $588,600 for 2008. It is much cheaper than most other houses in the neighborhood. A bit smaller too. Built in 1945.

01-25-2008, 12:13 PM	#8
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	We can't afford to buy a house where we live. I put 300-350k, though, because that is what our rented house would cost if we bought it.

01-25-2008, 12:47 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We paid 340k for our place about 18months ago. It's now valued at over 500k. I checked the 300-350 box though for the purposes of this poll. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-25-2008, 01:02 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	we paid about 79K for 1700 square feet and about 3 ac of land __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-25-2008, 01:31 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	With the way things are going right now, I bet it will be back to a more realistic price in another year or two.

01-25-2008, 01:47 PM	#13
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Who can afford a house? If things continue the way they say they will.....maybe.

01-25-2008, 08:13 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Our is very cheap for the area because it's a newer crappy cookie cutter job. It was 205 in 2001, revalued at 219 in 2002. Older, smaller houses in the old part of town sell for 2-3 times that amount. It's about 1800sf colonnial, no land. Probably is still about 219. Michigan is fucked at the moment, and houses in AA have plummeted because Pfizer left and paid for their employees to take up to a $100K loss when selling their houses. Not that I'm pissed off about it or anything..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-25-2008, 08:27 PM	#15
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	150K in the desert boonies, paid cash so I don't care about the housing bubble, since we'll be here at least until retirement (15-20 years) __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

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