How much was your first house?
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OMCHamlin
Single-Sixer
Because I changed locations a lot for the Navy, we didn't buy a house until 2006, when I retired. A 2700 sq ft ranch in a small town on Virginia's eastern shore for $245k. Sold it in 2020 for $292k. Nice enough older home, nice neighborhood (dang, I lived next to the mayor, and later, two down from the new mayor!), town livin' though... I've got a few acres now in TN.
Thanks for the service. Dad was career navy (22 years) I know about the moving ( some).
GasGuzzler
Hunter
In 1980 my parents bought a built in 1978 4-3-2 on a 1/3 acre corner lot in Highland Village but it was $99K. Sold it in 1998 for $160K. It's worth $469K now.
102,000 in 1998. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with attached 2 car garage with unfinished bonus room over the garage. The realtor was the builder. You picked your lot & your floor plan. The standard floor plan offered was 1350 or 1400 sq. ft. for $96,900 but for another $3,000 there was the option of having all rooms slightly larger. I opted to pay for the extra space. Bonus room has been finished in now. adding another 250 sq. ft. Comparable homes in my area have been selling for over $300,000 now. The area has changed a lot. When I retire I am seriously considering selling & moving further from Atlanta. The big question is which direction to go.
Edited to Add: I neglected to say the size of my lot. It is 1.286 acres. One of these days I'd love to live where could walk out in the yard & shoot if I felt like it.
Edited to Add: I neglected to say the size of my lot. It is 1.286 acres. One of these days I'd love to live where could walk out in the yard & shoot if I felt like it.
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OMCHamlin
Single-Sixer
Heh! I was an Army brat (born in Frankfurt Army Hospital, West (Gott sie dank!) Germany so I know that from your perspective too!
jav
Single-Sixer
My wife and I still own our first house hers from her first marriage and mine from my first marriage . She paid 77000 in 1978 . I paid 83500 in 1980 . We rent her old house out and live in mine first house .
So not real sure where this is headed but the thing I don't like is the government thinks my house is worth about twice what I paid and now I am taxed on that. My property taxes are about 3500 a year and will go up based on this new assessment. Meanwhile my paycheck isn't going up to keep up with everything.
Sort of a highjack...
Sort of a highjack...
We got maried in '73 (I was 20), bought our first house in 1975 for $8000. It was a 1000 square ft. fixer upper on a 50x120 lot. It was a good old house, just needed some paint and green shag carpet. We lived there for 3 years then bought a 2400 sq ft home,3 bed, 2 bath with a formal living room and den on 1 acre corner lot for $42000. It had hardwood floors, fireplace, SOLID mahogany cabinets, storm cellar and 2 car garage. My wife worked for the phone company so we got a good deal and put a phone in every room including the master bath.
We've always lived in Oklahoma.
We've been married 51 years and have moved several times over the years. Last move was in 2017. 4 bed 3 bath on 26 acres with a small lake and a gun range. My next move will be to the funeral home, whenever.
We've always lived in Oklahoma.
We've been married 51 years and have moved several times over the years. Last move was in 2017. 4 bed 3 bath on 26 acres with a small lake and a gun range. My next move will be to the funeral home, whenever.
And while we're on the subject, with taxes and insurance we pay about $500 a month to live in our house which we own outright. Crazy.
brutus
Bearcat
In 2012 wife and I bought our first and hopefully only home for $112,000. It is a 20ft X 24ft log cabin w/ 23 acres. It is at 1700ft elevation and the view is spectacular. Retired in 2019 and we have trails throughout our woods, a pond with fish and way to many deer keeping the garden trimmed down to the dirt.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
I guess getting divorced might pay. Haven't tried yet.
Yeah but OK has State Income Tax. Texas has property tax that hurts.
1983 we paid $71,300. Interest rate was 13%!!!
JackpineWillie
Single-Sixer
1973, built a kit home (Miles) on 2 1/2 acres. 3 bed 1 bath w/attached garage, ended up with a mortgage of $22500
1983, southwest of Denver near the foothills, new build 3BR, 1BA, full unfinished basement stubbed for 2nd bath, 2 car garage, $86K with $5K down. Small lot but it backed up to a green belt where the hot air ballons would land, we watched them out the kitchen window. We had to leave for my next job in MN about 6 months later. Current Zillow Zestimate for that house is $607,600, but it says 4BR, 2BA, so I guess there's been some basement finishing.
Had we stayed put and had kids right away, like my then wife wanted, they surely could have been at Columbine HS during the shooting.
Had we stayed put and had kids right away, like my then wife wanted, they surely could have been at Columbine HS during the shooting.
just got out of the army 1969 had 10,000.00 built it myself 1400sf with basement. long way from finished but we moved in
moparclan
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1993 $53K 2500 sq. ft. 1.5 acres, basement, still here.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
Cheap then. Really cheap now.
68k in 1986
Older house with 3 bedrooms 2 bath, formal dining room. LR, breakfast nook but needed updates. Corner house with detached garage I used as a workshop. Old oak lined streets was a beautiful spot. For being in town.
Older house with 3 bedrooms 2 bath, formal dining room. LR, breakfast nook but needed updates. Corner house with detached garage I used as a workshop. Old oak lined streets was a beautiful spot. For being in town.
black1970
Blackhawk
1991 2400 sq Ft on 22 acres 3 bed 2 full baths full 2 car garage front and back porch all brick. 165,000. Turned down 350 Saturday. Worth 500 now.
