2007-03-24 05:06:23 · 11 answers · asked by Renee 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Detroit, MI
San Antonio, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
Kansas City, MO
Omaha, NE
Stay away from: CA, FL, NY, CT, MA, RI, NJ, IL
2007-03-24 05:20:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.bestplaces.net is where you can search by city, price, schools, or any number of factors and learn more about cities. Keep in mind this website (and others ppl have suggested) is based on the latest census which does not take into account growth and many other factors of any real estate market (which is normally fluid and dynamic).
AND even within the same city are several price points. I am in Austin which is still a rapidly growing city with prices ranging from $500 a month for an apartment to homes worth over $15 million.
My advice: do your research online with websites like bestplaces.net and select your final city. Then, call an apartment locator (for apartments) or a REALTOR (for a home) and use their knowledge of the city to make your move. Apartment locators are paid out of the apartment community's marketing budget so you don't pay, and if you buy a home a REALTOR is paid a commission that doesn't directly come out of your pocket while you search, rather is paid with your overall home price at closing.
Do your own homework, then let the pros help you narrow it down. Good luck!
2007-03-24 17:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by austin_texan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here are 10
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2007-03-24 12:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tennessee was voted as the cheapest place to live in the US, but most of the South, excluding Florida has pretty cheap prices for buying a home or renting. Here in South Carolina I was renting an apartment in a very nice area for only $375.00
2007-03-24 12:17:04 · answer #4 · answered by Clark Kent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some city in Ohio I can't remember though.
California is obviously the most expensive and it gets cheaper as you move towards the midwest. I live in a suburb of Kansas City and the prices are about as high as California. But if I were to move to the city next to me the prices are extremely low.
2007-03-24 12:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by Æ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any state, far in the country side is inexpensive. In Arizona & Nevada, you can get a whole lot of land in the desert for very little, but who the hell wants to live in that desert junk yard. *shiver* Wow people are dirty there.
2007-03-24 12:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard houses in Florida are cheap. The cost of living is cheap there, but so is the pay scale.
2007-03-24 12:15:15 · answer #7 · answered by Krissy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cardboard Box.
2007-03-24 12:09:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just saw on TV houses are selling in Detroit for $7,000.
2007-03-24 12:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your lifestyle is meager, on the street , preferably in a warm climate.
2007-03-24 12:16:44 · answer #10 · answered by Farley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋