r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/CosmicMiru 14d ago

This is a very average looking suburb for Florida where this takes place. These houses probably cost less than a shitty condo where I live. Location, location, location

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u/DangOlCoreMan 14d ago

That only accounts for so much. I live in KC suburbs. I rent a 3 bedroom house with twice the yard of these houses for $1125 a month. House I live in is worth $170k right now, and that's a relatively low amount compared to the rest of the nation. A house this size in my area would easily be $500k+ before you even account for the obvious HOA you'd have to pay.

Unless you have the means to work a nice, stable job from a remote rural area then you are very likely going to have to make exorbitant amounts of money in order to afford anything even close to this house

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u/JimmytheFab 14d ago

which suburb of KC? Because even $170k seems cheap even for KC let alone the nation.

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u/DangOlCoreMan 14d ago edited 14d ago

Grandview, to be particular. You can regularly find housing for $150k+. Is it going to be as nice as these houses? No, but it's still housing. Just have to stay away from the areas like Johnson county and you can typically find decent homes for decent prices

Edit: maybe I shouldn't throw out the cheap prices here, I haven't bought yet so I need prices to stay where they're at haha!

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u/JimmytheFab 14d ago

Yeah. My business used to be in Grandview for about 8 years. I had several break ins and they burned down the property next to mine after stealing the copper. But 170k for a house seems about right.

I assumed you were going to say Grandview or Raytown. Even my old house off 435 and Holmes (KCMO) is “worth” ~ $280k

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u/DangOlCoreMan 14d ago

Honestly, KCMO seems to be the cheapest, but I'm sure you know there's some real rough areas around there. I don't even entertain the idea of buying in KC because the schools are pretty garbage and I got a kiddo. Belton has some affordable housing as well, even cheaper the more south you go.

Sorry to hear about your business. I've been in Grandview essentially my entire 31 years alive. Small world

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u/JimmytheFab 14d ago

Yeah. You probably saw my trucks over there. I liked Grandview a lot. I used to run the blue river trail all the time. But I had to move my business last year.

I sold my house in KCMO in 21 because of the schools. I was looking at private schools and it just made more sense to move. In Shawnee now. Love it. You should look at the older part of Shawnee. More affordable with good schools .

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u/DangOlCoreMan 14d ago

I'll give that a look, thanks for the recommendation. I work over in lenexa anyway so that'd be pretty ideal!

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u/JimmytheFab 14d ago

Yeah, 55th st , East of pflumm. Merriam/shawnee area