Comment by esseph
6 hours ago
That would buy you thousands of square feet and often several acres within 20 minute drive to a lot of US city downtown areas.
6 hours ago
That would buy you thousands of square feet and often several acres within 20 minute drive to a lot of US city downtown areas.
Can you ground the discussion by mentioning what you think these cities are? Taking Columbus, OH as the most average of American cities and a 20m isochrone map from city center, there are currently 0 parcels for sale with 3+ ("several") acres under $300k. There are a few within 30m drive, one of which even has a possibly habitable structure. The rest are bare agricultural land you'd need additional investment to actually live on.
Not from what I've seen. The desirable neighborhoods are 500-600k. Suburbs outside major city
Desirable neighborhoods are by definition expensive. The trick is to find a neighborhood you like where your home can just be a home and not a top-heavy investment.
Acknowledging this isn’t always easy or possible, but just pointing out that this is a self reinforcing problem.
> The trick is to find a neighborhood you like where your home can just be a home and not a top-heavy investment
I meant desirable for me to live there, not as an investment. Who wants to buy a home in place they don't want to live?
You didn't read what I said.
I mentioned acres of land. You normally don't have multiple acres of land in the suburbs.
Well then you didn't read parent's comment
> is it possible to buy a reasonably nice home located in a reasonably nice amerikkkan city… for $300k in 2026?
Who wants acreage? We want homes.
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