I am working at this house today. It's for sale. $174,900

"XJDano" (xjdano)
11/07/2016 at 11:43 • Filed to: Work.

No photos of the garage where I’m working. Here is one after the jump.

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View from atop ladder at access hatch.

DISCUSSION (31)

OPPOsaurus WRX > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:46

DAMN... THAT HOUSE IN MY TOWN WOULD BE $350,000. I dont think you could get land at $174k, any house at that price would be a teardown. what are you doing there?

Matt Nichelson > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/07/2016 at 11:50

On the opposite end, that house would be about $110k where I live. Cost of living differences in the US are crazy.

XJDano > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/07/2016 at 11:51

Added link to zillow listing. So when the garage was cut up and added door to separate basement access they put vermiculite in between the ceiling studs of the living section. We are taking that out.

fintail > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:52

Guessing by the architecture and price, the south?

In a relatively nice neighborhood, it’d be more like 750K (or more) in the eastside Seattle suburbs.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/07/2016 at 11:52

I paid less than 70k for my house, and while it was cosmetically outdated, the structure was sound. Corner lot, attached garage, brick exterior. The house in the picture would be maybe 120k here.

XJDano > fintail
11/07/2016 at 11:53

Midwest. Added zillow link.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:56

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/105-Thompson-St-Raritan-NJ-08869/39910463_zpid/

Or in my town you can have 200 less sq . ft. inside, 1000 less outside and 1.5 fewer bathrooms all for the low low price of $126k more. $300,000.

XJDano > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/07/2016 at 11:57

I paid $174,000 for my house about 20 minutes west of here.This one is kind of dated I think, new roof though

Kinja'd!!!

Damn zoysia grass.

Tripper > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:58

I understand why, but it still amazes me how much home prices vary depending on location.

Takuro Spirit > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:58

Except for some outdated appliances and whatnot that looks pretty nice. Is it staged or do they actually have it furnished like that?

Rainbow > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 11:59

What. People are saying that would be way more expensive around them, and I’m here thinking I’ve seen similar houses going for like $80-130k around me, depending on the neighborhood, and that looks like a bad deal.

XJDano > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
11/07/2016 at 12:00

That’s the price of another house. Damn. Although that one is updated. Looks nice. & + for a detached garage.

XJDano > Takuro Spirit
11/07/2016 at 12:01

I think the guy still lives here. He came to the door when we backed the truck up so he could pull his car out. That was at 7:45am.

XJDano > Rainbow
11/07/2016 at 12:03

I bout my house for that price west of here. Way bigger. I would pay 120 for this.

Takuro Spirit > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 12:07

I just find it funny with all the modern touches it still has an old outdated oven and mis-matched fridge. And those cabinets, YUCK.

OPPOsaurus WRX > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
11/07/2016 at 12:08

http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Hanover-MA/57186037_zpid/25026_rid/0-350000_price/0-1242_mp/globalrelevanceex_sort/42.162576,-70.798216,42.082363,-70.907049_rect/12_zm/0_mmm/

This is the lowest listed house in my town. I bought mine for $235 as a dump. I personally redid the entire first floor.

fintail > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 12:09

Close but so far.

Not sure how a 9500 sq ft lot is a third of an acre (must be wrong number), but man, if I lived there I’d be hoarding parts cars and have too many projects.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
11/07/2016 at 12:10

unreal. $70k here.... nothing, maybe a shed. I dont even think that would get you a condo. its amazing how much variation there can be. I guess thats what i get for being so close to boston

AfromanGTO > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 12:12

That house would be well over a million here on Miami Beach, but my apartment has more square feet than the house....

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Rainbow
11/07/2016 at 12:16

That house would be $500,000 in my town. You can’t buy a shed for $80k here.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Twinpowermeansoneturbo
11/07/2016 at 12:30

I bought my house for 80k.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 12:31

You’d probably shit yourself if you see what house prices in NJ are. That house is an easy $250-$300k around where I live.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > XJDano
11/07/2016 at 12:47

In my town (built mostly between 1890 and 1950) an attached garage is unheard of. My house (1917) doesn’t even have a garage, but the timber to build it came from the same source as the railroad (which was based in the town) so it’s entirely cedar beams and boards throughout the house.

When we bought it, it didn’t even have a shed, that was remedied.