How to house

Where are you located exactly?

This is critical to any housing discussion as different countries are experiencing different real estate markets

>>1237954
assuming you live in Buttfuck, IA I agree with your dad. Go cheap but ask the inspector to really look into the roof and if you can afford it try to negotiate mold testing if the seller is also game. Don't get cucked with a 25k house that needs another 25k of roof repair and mold removal lel

>>1237958
North Louisiana

best would be to get a duplex (or better yet 3-plex or 4-plex), live in one unit while renting the other(s) out.

try to talk your dad into cosigning on such a deal. if your'e successful you'll have sweet passive income the rest of your life.

>>1237979
Where would I look for trying to find some for sale? Doesn't sound like half a bad idea

>>1238006

just talk to a real estate agent.

alternatively, look into a buying a piece of vacant land a building your own

>>1238006
I'm guessing you live in either Monroe or Ruston.

Just buy a duplex near either university and you'll be set, compadre.

>>1238096
Best Monroe actually, going to school in Ruston but I work 7 days a week in West Monroe so my Ruston apartment makes a lot less sense now.

>>1237954

I wouldn't buy a home for a dime less than $50k. And really anything under $100k has it's challenges, mainly the people in areas like this.

Just do your homework, look online at home prices, knock on neighbors doors and ask them about the neighborhood. Look at at least 5 or 6 houses before you pull the trigger.

Put AT LEAST 10% down if not 20% to 30%, and get a good loan.

Also, with the market you are in, you NEED a dog. A big one. Cause getting robbed is gonna be a real possibility.

Good luck.

>live in CA
>this thread
Holy shit I wish I could get a house for less than $400k.

>>1238274
>A dog for self defense and deterrence.
Dude, get a fucking gun.

>>1238297

There are homes available in middle America that are liveable, that cost $10k.

>>1238342

A dog is the best home defense there is mate.

A gun only helps if you are home, and if you are aware of the breakin and ready with gun in hand, and the intruder is unarmed or outmanned.

A dog is better than a security system, theives dont want the hassle of a dog, especially a big one.

>>1238343
My brother-in-law's parents buy and flip houses for $10-20k each.
They were in shock when they visited and found out I live in a small 2 bedroom $200k condo and that it was a really good deal.

>>1238349
A lot of thieves just steal dogs, retard. It's also not that hard to give a dog some food then smash its head with a baseball bat.

You have the right to bear arms. Use it.

>>1238359
>My brother in law's parents
You mean your mother and father in law?

>>1238343
yeah except they're located in shithole towns where you can't find a job that pays more than $10/hour.

>>1238362
I guess? Saying that just made it sound like I was talking about my wife's parents.

>>1238375
Well are they not your wife's parents?

Don't buy a fixer upper.

I did, pain in the ass, sucks up all my time.

The one in the pic needs to be burned down.

Buy things for what they are. Not what they can be.

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>>1237954
Is this in Seattle? So ... do you have 100k for 20% down?

>>1237954
don't buy a house unless you see yourself dying in it. if you still insist on buying a house pay the largest down payment possible

no clickbait shit but I use this site which gives some good info and makes it easy to search for homes.

Just make sure that if you would take a mortgage for that 25-30k that it remains under 30% of your total income

Do as you please with this
http://www.zillow.com/homes/

>>1238378
His sister's husband's parents?

>>1238274
>>1238342
>>1238349
>"Get a dog"
>"No, get a gun"
Come on guys, I already said I live in Louisiana, of course I'll have both. Don't have my own dog yet, but I've got plenty of guns especially since my favorite hobby is amateur gunsmithing

>>1238391
>>1238895
Sounds like reasonable advice.

>>1238946
Hot damn that site is nice, thanks
>$139K 2B/2BA house nearby with a 2-car garage, fenced in back yard, sunroom and office in what I know is a nice neighborhood
I'm feeling it