under $100k, as close to the $60k-$70k range as possible. in the north raleigh area if possible
any good websites?

4/24/2006 12:57:43 PM

http://www.fmrealty.com/site/property/search.asp
enjoy.

4/24/2006 12:59:30 PM

http://tinyurl.com/jkb8o

4/24/2006 1:04:47 PM

If you buy anything in that price range find out everything you can about the HOA. Check for pending assesments, is it well managed, are the dues reasonable for the amenities/maintenance? In this price range there is a good chance you are looking at some older units. If there are any pending assesments that you find out about it will be a good negotiating tool should you still decide to purchase.

If you find that the HOA or management company is not managing the community well you may want to rule that community out. Once bad precedents are set in a community it is very hard to get rid of them.

4/24/2006 1:49:57 PM

Guth, you are gonna be livin in the Ghetto....i hope you like minorities!

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 1:58 PM. Reason : you people]

4/24/2006 1:58:10 PM

haha, and its not for me

but i would think that with a little bit of a commute you could get something for $70k that wasn't in the ghetto

4/24/2006 2:03:04 PM

Two Words....

Driftwood Manor...

I bought a condo there... 2 bedrooms for under 60k.

There are a few places available there still ... My sis is looking to buy one there now....

2 miles from campus off of western and near the melbourne rd exit ramp.

look for listings under schaub dr., sandlin place, teakwood place.

I just renovated my place, so its way nice, so you probably wouldnt want to pay what it would cost you.... but there are others there, and the neighborhood is way quiet and nicely landscaped.

4/24/2006 2:12:56 PM

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED...BUT THERE ARE A BUNCH OF 2BR IN YOUR PRICE RANGE THAT ARE SHAPED LIKE MUSHROOMS BUT ARE PRETTY NICE ON DURALEIGH A LITTLE BIT UP A WAY FROM THE EDWARDS MILL INTERSECTION TOWARDS GLENWOOD....TRY THOSE

4/24/2006 2:18:13 PM

^those are small...and by small we're talking ~700 sq feet...NO BUENO!

and around 60-70 you're definitely gonna be living in some SKETCH places. check out craigslist...that's how we found our townhouse!

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 2:24 PM. Reason : ]

4/24/2006 2:23:43 PM

The mushrooms are called Mill Ridge. They are very small but the neighborhood is less sketchy than most anything else you will find in that price range. It is also a great location to invest in. (I would say moreso than what you will be finding in that price range in North Raleigh.)

EDIT: There were about 7 of these for sale when I was looking a year ago. There are only two listed now. I think investors are snatching them up because of all the nearby development proposed. It really is a great location. Almost instant acess to 40 and the beltline.

This unit is for sale.
http://msweb01.co.wake.nc.us/realestate/Photo.asp?id=0134814&stype=addr&stnum=3212&stname=mill+run&locidList=1815&spg=1&cd=01&loc=3212++MILL+RUN&des=MILL+RIDGE+CONDOMINIUM+UN140&pin=0785555568

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 2:38 PM. Reason : ]

4/24/2006 2:31:35 PM

well if $60k-$70k is too sketch then it can be more
just not over $100k, paying that much for a condo or townhouse is retarded

4/24/2006 2:35:40 PM

just not over $100k, paying that much for a condo or townhouse in raleigh is retarded

4/24/2006 2:36:35 PM

agreed...many of these newer places are asking around 120-130+ though

like the townhomes just built off creedmoor right behind circuit city--WHOA. i would only spend that much if i had spent most of my life living in a million dollar home, was retired and didn't want to do yard work for my remaining years

4/24/2006 2:46:14 PM

im obviously not looking for somewhere new (at least i would assume)
there are places in raleigh that are affordable and not ghetto for under $100k

4/24/2006 2:52:36 PM

that is cheaper than a university whatever

4/24/2006 2:55:18 PM

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"agreed...many of these newer places are asking around 120-130+ though like the townhomes just built off creedmoor right behind circuit city--WHOA. i would only spend that much if i had spent most of my life living in a million dollar home, was retired and didn't want to do yard work for my remaining years"

They are expensive but look at the location. One of the greatest malls in Raleigh within walking distance and easy acess to all the main roads. In '03 I sold a townhouse right across from those for 300k (brookside village, the brown ones with stone on them) There is nothing wrong with a luxury townhome if it meets your lifestyle. Anything in this part of Raleigh should produce a good return.

4/24/2006 3:02:14 PM

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"There is nothing wrong with a luxury townhome if it meets your lifestyle."

which is why i said

Quote :

"i would only spend that much if i had spent most of my life living in a million dollar home, was retired and didn't want to do yard work for my remaining years"

4/24/2006 3:05:18 PM

I would much rather purchase a luxury townhome or condo than a mcmansion. However, I would be putting my money in downtown and not the suburbs.

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

4/24/2006 3:07:19 PM

I PAID 126K FOR MY TOWNHOME...BOY DO I FEEL STUPID

4/24/2006 3:11:22 PM

There is a Champion Court condo for sale, probably like 80k. It's the NCSU area though, (which is why it's so cheap.

4/24/2006 3:11:23 PM

Townhouses around NCSU have the weakest appreciaton history. It's still worth it to be so close to the bars though.

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 3:28 PM. Reason : ]

4/24/2006 3:28:07 PM

i think i got a deal on a townhome, built in 86 though

north raleigh, close to greenway

<100k

4/24/2006 4:14:16 PM

I got a condo for sale in above mentioned Driftwood Manor

we just did alot of stuff on it to make it alot nicer on the inside visually and upgraded all the appliances/heating&cooling. its in classifieds and here is the Craigslist link

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rfs/157264280.html

5/3/2006 8:40:07 PM

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"under $100k"

gonna be hard for a decent one, even in durham they are more expensive than that usually. even for older ones

5/3/2006 11:46:54 PM

http://www.triangle.com/homes

There's one site. It lets you enter what you're looking for. I dunno if it'll help.

5/4/2006 12:26:24 AM