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re: When did you buy your first house and how much did it cost?

Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:43 pm to
Posted by BigLSUNut
Prairieville, La.
Member since Oct 2007
1502 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:43 pm to
1975
$28,000
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
60349 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:46 pm to
Boomer brag thread detected
Posted by yccsmf
Member since Apr 2013
570 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:50 pm to

$28,500 bought in 1995
840 sq feet
Built in the 1924
Sold it 3 years later for $48,000
Last sold for $165,000 in 2025, which is completely nuts.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 2:51 pm
Posted by Tigersforthee
Member since Dec 2025
202 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:54 pm to
1996. 76000. New construction.
Posted by guzziguy
Lake Forest
Member since Jun 2022
1132 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:55 pm to
$268K in 1998
Bought it the weekend we got married.
Identical houses on either side of ours sold the year prior for $167K and $163K, respectively.

All are over $1MIL now.

Crazy Kommifornia prices.
Posted by Skeeterzx190
Ponchatoula
Member since Sep 2019
383 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:55 pm to
New build 2003, 1550 living, $138k
Posted by GatorPA84
PNW
Member since Sep 2016
6492 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:56 pm to
2014 st Pete fl (306 k only owned for 6 months)

Then moved to Naples

2014 Naples fl (275 k)

Moved to PNW

2017 Vancouver wa (329k)

2019 camas wa (376k)

Let’s just say we got cold feet the first few homes we owned did not work out but happy with home and location going on 7 years now.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
8178 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:02 pm to
2003
1750sq
218k
Sold 7 years later 460k
Put about 60k into it did all the labor
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:03 pm
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8832 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:05 pm to
1989. - 3/2. 1600 ft2

New build, $69,000

Looked on Zillow, it sold last year for $238,000
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
71285 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:05 pm to
Purchased - 2020
House built - 1957
Size - 2br/2bth (about 1300 sf)
Cost - $187k (was and is a dated fixer-upper)
Zillow estimate - $232k
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:07 pm
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
31233 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:06 pm to
1998- $88,000
Sold it in 2008 for $218,000
Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2656 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:09 pm to
Trailer House
$16,000 in 2000

Real House
1700 sf 3/2 off Hoo Shoo Too Road
Built it new for $134,000 in 2004, had 6% interest rate which was amazing then
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
7101 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:10 pm to
2015
$315K
Posted by CWilken21
Gnawlins
Member since Mar 2005
4202 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:10 pm to
Purchased - 2003
House built - 1965
Size - 3/2/2 (1700 sf)
Cost - $164,000
Sold in 2012 for $215,000
Posted by FCP
Delta State Univ. - Fightin' Okra
Member since Sep 2010
5218 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:10 pm to
2010. New construction. Already owned the land. Around $220K all-in. 4 br, 3.5 bath.

We’ve since added a carport, pool, concrete driveway, etc. According to Allstate, replacement value is just shy of $400K.

Right before we built, I was looking at a house near North St in Baton Rouge. I needed an office near downtown, and with interest rates historically low, I almost pulled the plug on a 2 br place for around $30K. Figured that even though it was a shitty neighborhood that I’d only be in/out during daylight hours. Monthly payment would’ve only been around $200 or so, maybe less. Ended up sharing a “real” office with another person for a few years instead.
Posted by piratedude
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2009
2813 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:10 pm to
1979, $50,000ish
Posted by PlanoPrivateer
Frisco, TX
Member since Jan 2004
2991 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:10 pm to
1975 bought a vacant lot in Metairie for $15,000.00.
1977 built a 2200 square foot 4 bed 2 bath house with $50,000.00 construction loan.
Somewhere in-between paid for some fill to be delivered and spread but don't remember the cost but it wasn't a lot.
So roughly $65,000.00.
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
48160 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:12 pm to
Bought a Memphis Condo for $113k in 2017, had to get a mortgage, just bought a condo in Arkansas for $223k and paid cash
Posted by TTU97NI
Celina, TX
Member since Mar 2017
1424 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:13 pm to
in CS and repping the TTU flag good on you brother! Guns UP!!
Posted by TTU97NI
Celina, TX
Member since Mar 2017
1424 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:15 pm to
2009 NTX 2300 sqft 205K lady talked them down from 235K. the housing crisis was real and cheap. sold in 2015 for 330K
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