https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:22:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-571680 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:22:57 +0000 alayaya 571680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>200K would probably buy a 1 bedroom condo in my area.</p> <p>I've never seen a house here lower than 400K, and those are the really tiny terrible houses in awful neighborhoods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570706 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:28:00 +0000 BSB 570706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Starter home in my area. Probably an older home. Or you might be able to find a nice condo for that price.</p> <p>I live about 25 miles from Seattle so prices are cheaper than in the city. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570699 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:03:45 +0000 ChelseaRose 570699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A small empty lot in a not desirable area, a less than 1000 sf condo near a junior college that needs a lot of work, an old trailer/mobile home with a land lease of $600+ per month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570683 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:15:55 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 570683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a small, older 2 bedroom home with a yard. Anything less than 200k is a lot or a mobile home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570676 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:04:10 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 570676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: me too.</p> <p>In my specific area you would probably get a GREAT 2 bedroom or even 3 in a decent neighborhood.<br /> Go down about 10mins away and you could find better.<br /> I'd say in this entire state (of MI) you could def find an awesome 4-5 bedroom in newish condition.<br /> My general area, not so much but still 3 bedroom probably.<br /> We have 4,600sq ft and we paid a little less than $320k </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570660 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:36:11 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 570660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We could get a really nice rambler in a beautiful neighborhood.</p> <p>Probably 1500-1800 sqft. Updated and well maintained. Good neighborhood with good schools. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570637 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:08:28 +0000 anonysquire 570637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing in my area but probably a fairly decent starter house or condo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570620 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:52:10 +0000 JoeysMama 570620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Suburbs of NYC. $200,000 won't get you a house. You can get a one or two bedroom condo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570588 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:20:35 +0000 marionberry 570588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get a 2BR, 2BA condo, with 1400 sq ft where I live. We're looking for a starter home right now and it will likely cost us about $325k at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570044 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:01:17 +0000 Weagle 570044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's depressing to see how little you can get here with $200k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-570032 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:49:41 +0000 singingbee 570032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 4-5 bedrooms 2000 sq. ft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-569984 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:12:50 +0000 yellowbird 569984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to move in a couple of months and are house hunting. For 200k you could get a 4 bed, 2-3 bath, 2000-3000sq foot home with a 2 car garage and a backyard. not brand new but 5-10 years old! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568966 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:17:58 +0000 MrsTiz 568966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That would get you a 4 bed, 2.5 bath here. Probably 2500 sq ft., brand new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568926 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:04:15 +0000 annie624 568926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is interesting! In my city, $200k would get you a pretty decent home on the outskirts of town. However, the closer you get to downtown the higher prices get (like most areas). Downtown you might be able to get a studio type apartment for 200k. It's crazy that ten minutes outside of downtown you could get a pretty nice 3-4 bedroom home for the same price! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568898 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:56:35 +0000 fussygal 568898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here you could get a nice home for 200K - something like a new construction 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2,000 sq. ft. fenced yard, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568839 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:35:18 +0000 mediagirl 568839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my current neighborhood my house would go for $200k. It's 5 bed/3ba, 2600sf. 2 car garage. .25acre. </p> <p>Closer to where I work, you could get a townhome with 3 bed/2ba for $200k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568832 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:32:59 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 568832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can't get anything in my city for $200k. A studio condo is $250 w/out parking. The lowest priced tiny single family home right now is $650 and that will sell in a day. Most starter homes are in the 850-1.2 range. Good luck finding one though, they sell in a second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568823 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:29:38 +0000 FarmWifeGina 568823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, for $200,000 you could get a MANSION in our town. We paid less than $100,000 for our house (3 bedrooms, 2 baths, but pretty small), 15 acres, and a couple of nice outbuildings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-568748 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:56:27 +0000 plantains 568748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know where in Manhattan people are talking about finding studios for 200k. Impossible. </p> <p>In my nabe, 200K will buy you a parking spot maybe/ Studios are around 400k. It is insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-567470 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:29:16 +0000 LittleGBee 567470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cry (nearly daily) about the cost of Bay Area real estate. Ownership seems just so far out of our reach... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-567410 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:46:12 +0000 .twist. 567410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get a not-so-nice townhouse for $200k </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-567395 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:38:38 +0000 keiki_mama 567395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Wow! That is A LOT of house!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/3#post-567383 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:29:28 +0000 Penny Lane 567383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our suburb... Nothing. I</p> <p>n our entire city... Maybe a tiny, moldy, leaky, uninsulated 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. If you're REALLY lucky. Yay, New Zealand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-567271 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:27:39 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 567271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not much. Where I live, you can get a 1 bdrm/1 ba 400-500 sq. ft condo for $200k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-567215 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:05:20 +0000 jetsa 567215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a 1800 sq ft house with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, with a 1200 sq ft unfinished basement, a 20 acre lot and a 40x60 pole barn for under 200. If we would have sacrificed the land we could have had a much larger house. I'm in a rural area about 2 hours from a small city. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-566883 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:22:35 +0000 loveisstrange 566883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get a LOT of house in St. Louis for $200k. Like... a LOT.</p> <p>The 2 favorites that I found are both in the city limits of St Louis. One was 5bed, 5bath, 2400sq ft and the other was 6bed, 2bath, 4400sq ft. Both pre 1900s. Both in decent neighborhoods although with both, you'd have to send your kids to private schools. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-566852 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:14:10 +0000 Modern Daisy 566852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing you can get in my neighborhood for that price is a 'share' of an apartment with other investors. Studios start at around $450K but at that price you're in a bad location on the 6th floor with no elevator. We were really lucky to find a small 2 bedroom that was priced like a 1 bedroom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-566803 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:51:04 +0000 StbHisMrs 566803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are 4 listings between $200k and $210k, between 1500-2300 sq ft on little tiny lots. </p> <p>We're in a suburb 45 minutes from Portland. If you go about 20 minutes outside the city I live in you can get a 3000 sq ft. 5 bdrm on 2 acres with a shop for $265k. That is our dream home :) But it's bank owned and has dropped from $450k in the past year, can you say fishy?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-566761 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:36:25 +0000 keiki_mama 566761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is one listing for a home for 200K in my town and under and it's a FLOATING HOME!! LOL! </p> <p>1 bedroom/1 bath built in the 1960's. Sq ft info not available. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-house-can-you-get-with-200k/page/2#post-566682 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:04:24 +0000 vnvdvci 566682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I don't even have my kid popped out yet but am likely moving to Toronto this year--do you know where I can see what are considered the nice school districts? Mostly so I can find yet another thing to obsess about this pregnancy lol!</p> <p>Just checked realtor.ca...Where I am currently 200k will buy you at best a tiny 1/1 tear-down house. Or a really ugly 2/1 apartment. The worst part is this is a small city I don't want to live in in the first place. I come from South FL where I could spend 200k and buy a nice ocean-front condo or a crazy big house that's still like 10 min drive from a city center. </p>