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re: When did you buy your first house and how much did it cost?
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:17 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:17 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Bought it in1983. Built in 1946. 2 beds, 1 bath, 970sf on a 7500sf corner lot, paid $108K. Sold it in 1987 for $183K
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:20 pm to NyCaLa
quote:If they had dropped that 9k in the stock market it would have been worth a bit more.
Thread made me think of my parents, who bought the house of my childhood in 1956. Paid $9,000. Zillow says it's current estimated value is $1,840,00.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:21 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Bought in January '86
Built in '76 or '77
3 beds, 2 baths, 1730 sq ft
$65,000
Half acre lot in a subdivision
Thought we were doing good, because we got a "low" interest rate for first time buyers of 9.95%
In April '99, I sold it to my mom for the remaining mortgage balance, which was $41,000. We had an agreement that I'd get my equity out of the house when she could no longer live there. She was there until June, 2021, when she could no longer live alone. My younger brother and I did a ton of work making it look/feel more modern or updated, and we sold it in January '22 for $215,000.
Built in '76 or '77
3 beds, 2 baths, 1730 sq ft
$65,000
Half acre lot in a subdivision
Thought we were doing good, because we got a "low" interest rate for first time buyers of 9.95%
In April '99, I sold it to my mom for the remaining mortgage balance, which was $41,000. We had an agreement that I'd get my equity out of the house when she could no longer live there. She was there until June, 2021, when she could no longer live alone. My younger brother and I did a ton of work making it look/feel more modern or updated, and we sold it in January '22 for $215,000.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:22 pm to Ramblin Wreck
2009, $129,500. Bulit in 1987 1150 sq ft and last I looked the estimated value is about $175,000. It is a good little 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom house in a good area in Lafayette.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:31 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Most will find this very hard to believe but I swear it's absolutely true.
First house I bought was the old single shotgun on a narrow lot in the Lower 9th Ward I bought in 74 for a grand total of $9,200. It had 5 rooms and a bath with a small utility shed attached to the rear with a shed that ran across the width of the lot at the very back of the yard.
I did my own repair work, kept it for 5 years and sold it for $32K to the first people who looked at it.
Edited to add this: Current house in Mid-City N.O. bought in 92 for $54K. Two story and roughly 3200 sq. ft. that I did just about all the repair and upgrade work on it over the years.
Current market value unknown but comps are selling in the low to mid $400K range.
First house I bought was the old single shotgun on a narrow lot in the Lower 9th Ward I bought in 74 for a grand total of $9,200. It had 5 rooms and a bath with a small utility shed attached to the rear with a shed that ran across the width of the lot at the very back of the yard.
I did my own repair work, kept it for 5 years and sold it for $32K to the first people who looked at it.
Edited to add this: Current house in Mid-City N.O. bought in 92 for $54K. Two story and roughly 3200 sq. ft. that I did just about all the repair and upgrade work on it over the years.
Current market value unknown but comps are selling in the low to mid $400K range.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:40 pm to Ramblin Wreck
First house, purchased around 1989
1244 square feet
3br, 2ba
$75,000 at a mortgage interest rate of 10%+
I see it's currently estimated at $234,000.
1244 square feet
3br, 2ba
$75,000 at a mortgage interest rate of 10%+
I see it's currently estimated at $234,000.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:40 pm to danilo
1992
1450 SqFt
75K
1450 SqFt
75K
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:44 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Purchased in 2000 for 40,000...was a fixer upper and interest rates were terrible
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:47 pm to RedHawk
1981, 1800 sqft
69,000
Salary was 20,800. I was 21 married
69,000
Salary was 20,800. I was 21 married
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:53 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Gwinnett County, GA - 3/2 on half acre $84K in 1992.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:12 pm to Ramblin Wreck
quote:
When did you buy your first house and how much did it cost?
December 1991 - 3 BDR 1.5 BTH Brick single story 1200 sq. ft. living - $29,900.00
My note was $285.00 a month included taxes and insurance. Lived there 5 years and sold it for $55,000.00
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:21 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Purchased - 2021
House built - 2001
Size - 4/2.5
Cost - $320k
House built - 2001
Size - 4/2.5
Cost - $320k
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:22 pm to Ramblin Wreck
1999
$130K
West Houston (just outside Beltway of I-10)
Single story, 2,200 sqft
1/4 acre
Built in 1979 (I think)
$130K
West Houston (just outside Beltway of I-10)
Single story, 2,200 sqft
1/4 acre
Built in 1979 (I think)
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:26 pm to Ramblin Wreck
2017.
Built in like 92 or so
4/2.5 ~2100 sqft
Bought for 450k the day it hit the market. Sold it 4 years later for 650k the day it hit the market.
Built in like 92 or so
4/2.5 ~2100 sqft
Bought for 450k the day it hit the market. Sold it 4 years later for 650k the day it hit the market.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:27 pm to Ramblin Wreck
1993 and I was a 23 year old newlywed. We had a 1750 sq ft house built on 1.5 acres about 15 miles outside of the city we worked in for $118,000. Think our interest rate started out around 7% and I refinanced it once before selling in 1999. That was not wise financially but had no idea I would be moving less than a year after doing it. Just checked and Zillow has it at $295,000 today with most of that increase being the last 10 years (doubled in value).
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:37 pm to Ramblin Wreck
1996 built 1968
158K 2200 sq ft.
Lake side of west esplanade between transcontinental and causeway.
158K 2200 sq ft.
Lake side of west esplanade between transcontinental and causeway.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:38 pm to Ramblin Wreck
1997
2000 sq ft, 3Br, 2ba.
100x150 lot
Built in 1965. Solid as a rock.
$95k
Per realtor.com it last sold for $160k in 2010 and estimated value now is $230k
2000 sq ft, 3Br, 2ba.
100x150 lot
Built in 1965. Solid as a rock.
$95k
Per realtor.com it last sold for $160k in 2010 and estimated value now is $230k
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:42 pm to Ramblin Wreck
1993 2500 sq ft. $124,000. House was 3 years old when we bought. Sold it 7 years later for $169,000.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:44 pm to Ramblin Wreck
2004
3br 2ba
138k
Still in, worth about 285-300 now.
3br 2ba
138k
Still in, worth about 285-300 now.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:50 pm to Ramblin Wreck
2008, $295,000
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