House Buying Anxiety

$344k for 1586 sq ft built in 1953? I don't know too much about Houston real estate, but unless you got it way below list price or you work nearby I'd say you probably could have gotten a much better deal in the Houston area.

I guess should qualify our decision making process. We both want to live inside the loop, and would like a freestanding home which does not require renovation.

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built in 1953

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make sure whoever does your inspection is good

Got some really nice upgrades with that house. Congrats.

Over 200/sq ft is pretty much the standard for decent Houston neighborhoods inside-the-loop.

For a house almost 60 years old? Really?

Your exit is TC Jester, not Shepherd. Please alert your neighbors that choose to get off at Shepherd and take the left on 11th and frick up traffic.

BAD IDEA!






...to blast all over your future home address on TD.COM that is.

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You guys get way too hung up on this price per square foot stuff. The land values in sought after in-town areas in major cities is through the roof.

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not to mention getting so ben out of shape on the age of the house. my house was built in the same year and the quality of the materials is 10x's better than that of most new houses.

Reminds me of my first purchae. Had just moved from BR into Arlington VA. I knew prices would be much higher but was a bit apprehensive about offering $225/sf. I got it and moved in.

My first HOA meeting one of the officers was looking over recent sales and commented that someone had bought a place at an amazingly high price, the highest in the neighborhood ever, in fact. It was, of course, mine. Scary.

But that was in 2002. The current appraised value is about $440/sf even after the bust. A couple of years ago comps were around $500/sf. So sometimes it works out anyway.

Get over the jitters and get into your new home! So long as you can make the payments it's all good.