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To Jmm:
The house in in Elk Grove Village, off Meacham road. If you remember the Super Kmart on Meacham, it faced this subdivision.
A neighbor here just moved to RM back in June, bought in the subdivision by Algonquin road-Rt 53 for $320K

Austin:
Centex built darn near all of Elk Grove Village. I grew up in a Centex house. Depending on your taste, you can find 1957 vintage Centex all the way thru 1985 vintage, all in Elk Grove Village. They ranged in size from 1200 sq ft starter homes(now priced $275-300K) to 2500 sq ft "luxury" homes (priced $450 to 500K)
The house you describe is what we in Chicago would call a raised ranch. Looked at one of those today, nice but it looked like it just fell out of an issue of BH & G. Way too much FROO FROO for me!
I should have grabbed a pic of the belt drive Kenmore... it was in decent shape, almond color. Funny because the dryer was newer and really beat up compared to the washer.
Where ever I go, my Amana is going with me.
 
Tom:

Strange? How so?
and what's w-rawng with LawnG-Island?

LOL.

Those houses in the $350k range may look nice. But believe me
unless your dealer won't come to you, you woudln't really want to go there at night to see him if you could avoid it.
 
Come out further west..................................

We just sold a 1 acre ranch in Yorkville (55 miles from downtown Chicago) for $300,000 and are buying a 4 br, 2 1/2 ba, house with a den, full basement and more for $384,000 in Oswego (near Aurora and 10 minutes from getting on I-88 at Orchard Road).
There are still some deals to be had out farther in the 'burbs but they are getting few and far between.
Your taxes in RM are great at $3300. Ours for the ranch were $4800 and the new house is going to run about $8000. High taxes are a way of life in Chicago. In Sun City, Arizona, my mom and grandma pay about $450 in taxes a year since they do not have to support the schools. :)
 
My great-aunt and uncle's home here in Wausau is assesed @ 132,600 for a 17yr. old ranch. It has all the original appliances, i.e., GE gas range, LK washer & gas dryer, and almond GE fridge. It has a 2 car attached garage, full basement, gas forced air heat w/ac, vinyl siding, 3 bdr., 1 3/4 bath, laundry room, and 1152 square feet. Our home is a 1925 bungalow w/gas forced air @ ac. We have vinyl siding, all new windows, 2 car attached garage, 3 bdr., 1 bath, full basement, laundry room. The hot water heater, stove, and roof were replaced by us just before we moved in ('98). Our home had the 3rd bdr., dinette, and basement family room, and garage w/ breezeway added in 1962. Our home is assesed @ 83,700. And before anyone asks, no I didn't want the old stove. It was electric w/ a smooth top that was really gross (lot's of cooked on stains). My wife and both grew up using gas ranges. We have a Magic Chef range & fridge in almond, and a 1 yr.old built-in Whirlpool d/w (almond). Our washer and dryer are "98 DC Maytag's w/ suds saver.
 
this is how crazy it all is:

My taxes now are about $2500 a year... not bad
My current place is a 3 bdr 1.5 bath townehouse, about 1600 sq feet built 1972.
In 2002 I paid $146K for it.
On the next block over, one just like mine, same model, just differences in decor and stuff sold for $210K last spring...

Realtor told me I could easily list my place for $230K

THUD!!!
 
What $350K buys you in West Texas!

I guess we are "small time" here in West Texas. One of the homes listed here is in the neighborhood where Bob Knight (College Basketball Coach) lives. As you can tell, $350K goes a LONG WAY here, and taxes are pretty low, which makes for an excellent standard of living. Only problem is, just imagine trying to cool down a 4200 sq ft home in the dead of summer?

Tex

http://www.coldwellbankerlubbock.co..._Minimum_Beds=&PRM_Minimum_baths=&pagestart=1
 
First house I bought in Sept 1991, paid $56K, sold it Jan 2005 for $98K. I thought that was an outrageous inflation. 20 years old, 3/2/1, 1,278 sq ft. The particular buyers were hot after the location. But I had about $10K work done before I sold, foundation leveling, roof, painting and trim. And spent $6K on replacing the air conditioning several years prior.

Same as what Tex says for Lubbock, $350K makes for an upscale property over here. Real estate agent a few lots over from me sold her own place in the last couple weeks for $350K (link below, but it may not work for long). Taxes are fairly high. My valuation of $221K will be around $6K tax. And that doesn't consider provision for the bond issue passed last month for a new school. Ugh.

http://www.beckywied.com/content/li...8,29315020,30410338,27445656&propertyCount=40
 
lotsa bang for the buck in Texas

The company I work for has a corporate facility in Plano, TexaS, and there have been a few people from here who have transferred down. They've pretty much all said the same thing, namely they sell more typical homes here, and are able to purchase much larger homes in TX.
I've no idea what I would do with a 4000 sq ft house, except Jack would have lots of space to roam, and I would have tons of room for more Hoovers!
 
Anderson??

Who's Anderson?

I know I am mising something...

I like that area of Omaha, my organ professor played at Pacific Hills Lutheran church, 90th and Pacific ave...
 
Bigger is better in Texas!

For the money, Texas is a great value! We do everything bigger here; especially homes. People love to talk about their 4000 square foot plus McMansions! LOL

Our property values here in the 'burbs have gone up considerably. However, I see a little tapering off because of gas prices. It just doesn't make sense to drive to Houston from here when you have to fill up every other day! OY
 
Suburban Houston -

Venus -

Is Bellville considered suburban Houston? Are there many people who live there and commute to Houston everyday? Although I've not been to Bellville, my aunt lives in North Spring/The Woodlands (30 miles from downtown), and it takes my uncle about an hour to get to work everyday. How long does it take to get from Belville to Downtown?

Tex
 
hoover 1060--- I have a similarly-sized home; 3 bdrm, single car tuck-under garage, 1.5 bath, etc. My garage has a floor drain and is heated and air-conditioned, just like the house. There is a woodburning fireplace in the family room. The yard is fenced-in. I live in a very small town in rural Minnesota (pop. 4,500) and paid $73,500. And my friends in town scoffed at me because they said I overpaid!!

So, while housing is cheap, it also means I have to live in the boondocks...
 
Well, if I were to live in TX I'd live in__________

HOUSTON's Memorial Bend, thanks to Austin for the link to that site, I have spent hours reading up and looking at those beautiful homes.

Roselle is an old town, founded 1873. We have all types and styles of housing, even some mid-century atomic ranches.
Problem is they are in the $450 to 500k range...
WOW, I'd have to sell all the Hoovers and get Jack a job too!
 

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