timbrh2001 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 One more house to go and then I'll start to be able to look at really getting my high-end audio setup going! dethrock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 How much do these houses cost?? Here, you basically can't find anything you'd want to live in for less than $300,000. A shitty house in the "ghetto," is still at least $200,000. Congrats though, that's awesome. Would love to do something like that myself but I can't even afford one house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 How much do these houses cost?? Here, you basically can't find anything you'd want to live in for less than $300,000. A shitty house in the "ghetto," is still at least $200,000. Congrats though, that's awesome. Would love to do something like that myself but I can't even afford one house. First house cost $305k, second $250k, third $326k. All within Chicago city limits, non-ghetto neighborhoods (at least in the areas where I bought them). North Center Albany Park Portage Park Canada is expensive though, one of my favorite tv shows is Income Property and they're basically covering the area around Toronto. Aych 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnneitge Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 This dude got some cash^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 1% thedillon, 213041284s, homework and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Cool. I have a house up for sale in a Detroit suburb for $45k. I used to live there, then moved up to a nicer place after a couple years. My buddy was renting it but moved on to his own place. The rental income was nice but I'm not a landlord. Just not interested in the hassle. Factoring in taxes, appreciation, everything I was making about 15% return on my money. I'm just not interested in the hassle, renting to random people, etc now that a good friend isn't living there. Hoping to make over 10% just investing in the stock market. So far I have already hit that number and only 3 months in. How much rent can you get out of a $300k house? I have a feeling it is going to be 3 or 4 times my whole mortgage payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janer05 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Congrats! I'm trying to buy my first house and it's been a complete nightmare. No inventory in my price range in the cities I want to buy in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeguitars Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Congrats! I'm trying to buy my first house and it's been a complete nightmare. No inventory in my price range in the cities I want to buy in. Kind of understand where you're coming from. While im not in the market to get a house just yet, i know how shitty the cost of living is in the oc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Everyone should move to MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Your down OC down payment will buy your entire house, maybe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Everyone should move to MI so many cheap houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeguitars Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Your down OC down payment will buy your entire house, maybe 2 Seriously, my fiance and i plan to down 100K when we get a house. I would definitely move but my fiance gets paid the most in orange county than any other state and the licensure im in the process of getting is for California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janer05 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Your down OC down payment will buy your entire house, maybe 2 No joke. Just for the hell of it I was looking in my price range at different states. I think my price range is modest (trying to stay under $300k) and I was looking at brand new, model houses in some other states for the price of a piece of shit in Irvine, CA. Worst part is, even the shittiest houses have cash offers on them before I can even get off work to see them. I hate that I'm a huge wimp and wouldn't be able to handle the weather elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm trying to save up for a down payment but I keep buying records. Fuck priorities. billya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 yeah, so i was stoked that i got chipotle for free today and all you mother fuckers are out buying houses, well fuck my burrito bowl mitch., darkeyelids, GradedOnACurve and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 One of these days, I will start selling off some of my collection to go towards a house down payment. One of these days... Congrats on the new house, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 i also got a free drink, but i'm sure some of you fuckers probably bought space ships and unicorns along with your new houses too thedillon, youspinmeround, janer05 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Seriously, my fiance and i plan to down 100K when we get a house. I would definitely move but my fiance gets paid the most in orange county than any other state and the licensure im in the process of getting is for California. If you want to live in Orange County, live in Orange County. But I highly doubt the difference in salary makes up for the fact that the houses cost 10 times as much. After a quick googling, it seems like the difference in average pay is maybe 5 - 10%. Doesn't even come close to making up for it, unless your fiance is in some very special situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Rich motherf@#$%&! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 My house is awesome and I paid $145k. 2500 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, beautiful kitchen, nice upper-middle class area, and on a canal. Built in 2003. Everythings new. You could have one too for almost just your down payment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 fucking variant collector. I'll trade you one of them for the blue Tron ID Disc 10". mattalica17 and thedillon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
companyinkrecs Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I knew nothing good could come of entering this thread. mattalica17, marc32137, ronniegwilliams and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Serious talk. I live in one of the most expensive areas in North America. I rent a TINY 2 bed, 1/5 bath townhouse from like 1940 in a "poor" area of town. It's over $1000 a month, nothing except hot water included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janer05 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 yeah, so i was stoked that i got chipotle for free today and all you mother fuckers are out buying houses, well fuck my burrito bowl Free burrito bowl from Chipotle? Did you get guac? Cuz if so, you are the clear winner in this thread. I'm having a turkey sandwich because I have to watch my spending to save for a stupid ass house. I honestly envy you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Houses are cheap here. I was seriously looking into one last year that originally sold for 220 in 05'. 7 years later, they were asking 69 for it through a short sale. It ended up selling for 62. The mortgage payment would have been 450 through the credit union I worked for. I need to get into the market before it rebounds. It's slowly coming back to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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