Oh...I want this house so BAD!

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Tonight I thought I'd check out the local realestate sites and one of my favorite houses is for sale. It's just perfect...and outrageous expensive! I don't even know why I looked at these sites...I'm not looking to buy a house at all.

Check out this link...isn't it gorgeous?!
http://www.gaston-realestate.com/vie...rty.asp?ID=352

okeefecl · Jul 25, 2003

Originally posted by Shell
Tonight I thought I'd check out the local realestate sites and one of my favorite houses is for sale. It's just perfect...and outrageous expensive! I don't even know why I looked at these sites...I'm not looking to buy a house at all.

That is a nice looking house. A few weeks ago my neighbor asked me to look up one of his favorite houses, a cute little one story bungalow, that went on sale. He was willing to make a serious offer if the house was in the low 100's...It ends up the house (probably half the size of your favorite house) was selling for $300,000! After seeing that, I think I'm going to be living in apartments for the rest of my life!

harrythecat · Jul 25, 2003

A home that big and beautiful in my area would run $600,000 to a million, depending on the neighborhood!!! Ouch!

dragonlady · Jul 25, 2003

Wow what a beauty! Good thing you don't live in California as that would be a MILLION or more.

shell · Jul 25, 2003

WOW! That's a lot of money! In my small town, usually the highest priced houses are $200,000...but most are in the $50,000 to $100,000 range.

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Here's another one that I always loved. Looks like it finally sold. Most of the houses on the market here have been listed for over a year. Our small town is starting to die...

http://www.gaston-realestate.com/vie...rty.asp?ID=277

sherral46 · Jul 25, 2003

I like the one that was sold!

kateang · Jul 25, 2003

hey shell,
that's a beautiful house....if i had the cash, i would get it too...

debby · Jul 25, 2003

Wow! I'm glad I live in Iowa...that house is beautiful, but no more fancy than the one I own, and my home would maybe bring 100,000 here IF I was lucky. Prices here are just way cheaper. We sold my grandmas house that my father was living in after she died (we sold it after he died) for 15,000. It was a cozy little 2 bedroom house with new carpet and central air. Needed a little repairs here and there, nothing major, but that was it. My brother who is from Colorado said we could have gotten four times that if it was in Colorado.

shell · Jul 25, 2003

I wish I were rich enough to afford one! I've always wanted either a brand new house or an old Victorian. Maybe when I marry a Sugar Daddy I could have one!

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Back in 1992 my parents bought this house for $17,000. Granted we did some work to it, but we got it appraised last year & could have gotten $50,000 out of it. We still have work to be done on this house, but when money is tight & they aren't major needs we just can't do it. We desperately need new carpet through the living room, dining room, bathroom and kitchen, but it would cost a fortune to do it.

sicycat · Jul 25, 2003

That is very nice Shell.. and only $235,000???????

A house like that would sell for $600,000 here in California

shell · Jul 25, 2003

This house is almost identical to ours except for ours is bigger. But the layout is exactly the same. Nothing fancy, just cozy.
http://www.schultis.com/1127_c_st.htm

sicycat · Jul 25, 2003

$35,000????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm moving.

debby · Jul 25, 2003

Shell... You mentioned you needed new carpet, but couldn't afford it...maybe it would pay you to make a trip to Southern Iowa, we put all new carpet and linoleum in the whole house when we moved in for about 2,000. (and that's having it delivered and installed as well)I can give you the name of the town we bought it in and the store...I have many friends who have bought their carpet/linoleum there...it is pretty cheap.

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Yep! Things are MUCH cheaper here, but when you look at the wages they've gotta be cheap. I've been working at WalMart for 10 years and I just now am making 8 bucks an hour. So in the long run, things are are just as expensive because the pay sucks here.

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Mom & Dad priced it last year and it was going to be around 3000 for the carpet. That is with installation and padding. I didn't think it was outragously priced, but they just don't have 3000 to blow on carpet right now. Plus, they sprung on us kids that once my Grandma passes away they're moving to Kentucky. Granny's in perfect health, but she is 81 years old. There isn't anything here besides her that Mom & Dad couldn't live with out. We've got some family, but no one as close as Granny. Don't have a freaking clue why Kentucky though?

shell · Jul 25, 2003

Thanks for the offer Debby!

sicycat · Jul 25, 2003

Originally posted by Shell
Yep! Things are MUCH cheaper here, but when you look at the wages they've gotta be cheap. I've been working at WalMart for 10 years and I just now am making 8 bucks an hour. So in the long run, things are are just as expensive because the pay sucks here.

OH....

mzjazz2u · Jul 25, 2003

OMG very nice! It looks like a fairy tale house! I love it!

Oh...I want this house so BAD!

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