bertha katzenengel
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| 14. On about an acre. 1,400 sq ft living space, natural hardwood floors . . . |
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. . . a large 1-car garage, about 1,000 sq ft basement outfitted for another bathroom upon build-out. Sun porch out front, deck out back in large, private, wooded backyard.
(IOW, our house. we are extremely fortunate)
This is in Charles County in So. MD. Blue state. This area is purple. 45 min to National Airport; one hour to BWI; 1.5 hours to Dulles.
The commute to DC - where most of the jobs are, and the salaries are good - is very difficult, but if you like living rurally and can find a house you're happy with, it'll probably be worth it to you. It is to us. There is a relatively good commuter bus system (on buses like like Greyhound, w/ a bathroom), and lots of carpool opportunities. (The nearest Metro station, however, is a 45 min. drive away, and from there it's another 30-45 into town.)
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| -What kind of house would $300,000 buy in your city/town? |
Flaxbee |
Jun-25-06 06:22 PM |
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Depends on the neighborhood (duh!)...but you can get a nice place here. |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-25-06 06:26 PM |
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That'd be a nice place here ... |
IsIt1984Yet |
Jun-25-06 06:30 PM |
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A garage |
Oeditpus Rex |
Jun-25-06 06:34 PM |
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Most of these aren't very big. |
mutley_r_us |
Jun-25-06 06:39 PM |
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Quite a nice home in NE Ohio |
OzarkDem |
Jun-25-06 08:46 PM |
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None |
sir_captain |
Jun-25-06 06:40 PM |
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There's one for about that near my mom's... |
Momgonepostal |
Jun-25-06 06:48 PM |
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That would buy a sweet spread here (Tampa). |
flvegan |
Jun-25-06 07:07 PM |
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4 Br, new, 2500-3000 sq ft. No land though. And it's fascistville here. |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Jun-25-06 07:15 PM |
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Pittsburgh - 5 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath, 2 Half Baths - In City |
Ravenseye |
Jun-25-06 07:19 PM |
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I'd love to look closely at Pittsburgh, but my husband |
Flaxbee |
Jun-25-06 08:20 PM |
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Go visit and strongly consider... I had those 70's stereotype of PGH |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Jun-26-06 07:27 PM |
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Yeah he needs to shake that image |
Ravenseye |
Jun-27-06 08:19 AM |
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That house in San Diego would go for $1,200,000.00. Easily. |
maveric |
Jun-26-06 07:23 PM |
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In the city of St Louis I could get a sweet loft |
ikojo |
Jun-25-06 07:22 PM |
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New Townhouses go for about 450K |
new_beawr |
Jun-25-06 07:24 PM |
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1-Bedroom apartment about 15-30 years old |
yvr girl |
Jun-25-06 07:24 PM |
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A real nice house in OKC for that price |
Nicole |
Jun-25-06 07:47 PM |
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OKC is nice, I think. Been there once. eom |
bertha katzenengel |
Jun-25-06 07:55 PM |
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On about an acre. 1,400 sq ft living space, natural hardwood floors . . . |
bertha katzenengel |
Jun-25-06 07:54 PM |
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still? I thought you and Mrs. V had totally lucked out |
Flaxbee |
Jun-25-06 08:17 PM |
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well, actually |
bertha katzenengel |
Jun-25-06 08:29 PM |
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In my quick search, apparently a condo or an acre lot. |
haruka3_2000 |
Jun-25-06 07:56 PM |
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my town is moderately Republican, I think |
NewJeffCT |
Jun-25-06 08:04 PM |
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you'd have a lot of options in chicago. |
mopinko |
Jun-25-06 08:10 PM |
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you can find an average 3br home in the suburbs for that |
LSK |
Jun-27-06 11:35 AM |
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It depends on your golf handicap |
jmowreader |
Jun-25-06 08:10 PM |
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Im shopping for a new one right now, so |
gkdmaths |
Jun-25-06 08:19 PM |
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This is in the neighborhood behind my apartment building. |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Jun-25-06 08:28 PM |
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Nice house in a shitty neighborhood |
AngryAmish |
Jun-25-06 08:31 PM |
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True dat.... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Jun-25-06 09:05 PM |
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Mine! |
RetroLounge |
Jun-25-06 08:36 PM |
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One of these: |
EOO |
Jun-25-06 08:41 PM |
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NONE ... n/t |
Karenca |
Jun-25-06 08:54 PM |
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A parking space.... |
smirkymonkey |
Jun-25-06 08:56 PM |
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yup. |
Karenca |
Jun-25-06 08:58 PM |
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A small piece of shit like the one I live in now. |
DainBramaged |
Jun-25-06 08:58 PM |
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A very nice house |
Nikia |
Jun-25-06 09:01 PM |
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A three car, four bedroom stucco pile in a far flung Phoenician suburb. |
Neshanic |
Jun-25-06 09:04 PM |
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a damn nice one but availability is an issue in gno area |
pitohui |
Jun-25-06 09:20 PM |
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Here in north Dallas.. |
sendero |
Jun-25-06 09:25 PM |
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One hell of a house and land in Eastern Ohio |
doc03 |
Jun-25-06 11:38 PM |
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A 3-4 bedroom home, about 2,000 sq. ft on 1/3-1/2 acre. |
Finnfan |
Jun-25-06 11:39 PM |
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A 500 sq ft shotgun shack in the Barrio. |
maveric |
Jun-26-06 07:12 PM |
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slightly below average |
leftofthedial |
Jun-26-06 07:15 PM |
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A condo (in town, anyway) |
KamaAina |
Jun-26-06 09:14 PM |
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Average home |
u4ic |
Jun-26-06 09:41 PM |
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A small, one bedroom |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 09:45 PM |
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For just $80k more you can have a "great home in Compton". |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 09:49 PM |
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Eeeeek. |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 09:56 PM |
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Brand new condos downtown!! |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 09:59 PM |
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not any part of downtown |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 10:01 PM |
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Yeah, it gets sketchy really quick downtown. |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 10:02 PM |
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Indeed. |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 10:03 PM |
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If I'm going to go into debt that my (theoretical) kids will never pay off |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 10:08 PM |
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I'm not even sure |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 10:10 PM |
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Woohoo! |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 10:25 PM |
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Oh but |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 10:27 PM |
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There you go making sense again. |
GOPisEvil |
Jun-26-06 10:27 PM |
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Fucking truth |
huskerlaw |
Jun-26-06 10:31 PM |
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A "Gorgeous" condo in downtown Norfolk |
Catchawave |
Jun-27-06 08:28 AM |
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Here it would buy you something decent |
reyd reid reed |
Jun-26-06 09:47 PM |
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Some kind of mid-size ranch, I guess. Maybe. If you're lucky. |
WritingIsMyReligion |
Jun-26-06 09:50 PM |
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A nice one |
Strawman |
Jun-26-06 09:53 PM |
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In my town, it can get you a really nice house. |
Ariana Celeste |
Jun-26-06 09:54 PM |
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you can get somethin small in Newburgh |
mdmc |
Jun-26-06 09:56 PM |
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Around here |
Pithlet |
Jun-26-06 09:57 PM |
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Hometown - Pretty Nice House; Seattle - Not so much. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Jun-26-06 10:05 PM |
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It could not buy anything here in OC California, |
nicktom |
Jun-26-06 10:09 PM |
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I know -- my parents bought a house |
Flaxbee |
Jun-26-06 10:40 PM |
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The thing about living in Socal is that despite all of the problems |
nicktom |
Jun-26-06 11:52 PM |
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40 Wooded Acres & A Log Home With A Fieldstone Fireplace- 375K |
Dinger |
Jun-26-06 10:12 PM |
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. |
ContraBass Black |
Jun-26-06 10:24 PM |
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lol - this thread has the most replies of anything I've ever |
Flaxbee |
Jun-26-06 10:41 PM |
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About the nicest one in my neighborhood, |
Castilleja |
Jun-26-06 11:52 PM |
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A raised ranch |
bigwillq |
Jun-27-06 12:00 AM |
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Baton Rouge....2750 sq feet, 3 or 4 Bdrm, desirable neighborhood |
blitzen |
Jun-27-06 12:03 AM |
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I just searched my zip code (central Austin) on Realtor.com |
StellaBlue |
Jun-27-06 12:07 AM |
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doing a map search on austin- i came up with over 1,500 homes... |
QuestionAll |
Jun-27-06 02:50 AM |
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Very unique historic home with a possible 5th bedroom..$139,500 |
SoCalDem |
Jun-27-06 12:57 AM |
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A fixer upper... a small fixer upper |
NV Whino |
Jun-27-06 01:10 AM |
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You wouldn't be able to buy a house for 300k here |
sakabatou |
Jun-27-06 02:13 AM |
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It would get a condo or townhome |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Jun-27-06 02:24 AM |
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3 small bedrooms, a small yard, quiet neighborhood |
Art_from_Ark |
Jun-27-06 03:45 AM |
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1 one bedroom condo. |
Vash the Stampede |
Jun-27-06 08:07 AM |
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Well, for new construction |
Arger68 |
Jun-27-06 08:55 AM |
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Nothing at $300,000 |
JulieRB |
Jun-27-06 10:15 AM |
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A DUMP/ Big Time Fixer Upper |
dr.strangelove |
Jun-27-06 11:21 AM |
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That would buy a very nice home here in Urbana. |
scarlet_owl |
Jun-27-06 11:37 AM |
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Lakewood, CA... just north of Long Beach |
Juniperx |
Jun-27-06 11:42 AM |
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Custom-built home on a lake with 4 BR, 4BA, and 3 FP. |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Jun-27-06 11:44 AM |
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A garden shed - perhaps. n/t |
tjwmason |
Jun-27-06 12:17 PM |
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3 or 4 |
HuskerDU |
Jun-27-06 01:03 PM |
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