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The unrealistic part is that the house would only cost $100k. Also homer makes closer to $25k

by 93po 6y ago

runako 6y ago
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/The-McKenzie-Build-On-Your-Land_Mid-Willamette-Valley_172-Melton-Rd_Creswell_OR_97426_P417000390761 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/The-McKenz... - it's not exactly in Springfield + it's new construction - it's just under 2000sf + at $165k it's probably a lower payment than a mortgage on $100k in the 90s
- 93po 6y ago
  God I need to move out of big cities
  - runako 6y ago
    >> out of big cities ...in the NE and west coasts. This isn't out of the ordinary in large cities like Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, etc. If you limit your search to Top 10 MSAs by population, you'll see that roughly half are expensive and the other half are not. More people live in Atlanta metro than SF, Seattle, or Boston metros but housing costs are fractional vs those places. (Salaries are not equivalent to SF, but IIRC most SF companies pay ~80%+ of SF pay. 80% of SF pay is "mansion money" in most US cities.)
standardUser 6y ago
There are plenty of towns and small cities where you can buy a 4 bedroom / 2 bath for around $125k (about $100k in 2009 dollars).
rhino369 6y ago
Homes in small towns outside major metro areas can be a lot cheaper. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Haney-Ct_Bloomington_IL_61701_M73775-96143 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Haney-Ct... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1227-Dogwood-Ln-Bloomington-IL-61704/76970553_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1227-Dogwood-Ln-Bloomingt... Homer's job, as depicted, would pay a lot more than 25k. The article is based off a single frame of the show like 25 years ago. The writers/animators likely didn't mean to establish his cannon salary. No way that sort of union job would pay under 50k no matter where you lived.
flubert 6y ago
$85,000, 4 bedroom, 2044 sf https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/308-W-7th-Ave-Milbank-SD-57252/300043036_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/308-W-7th-Ave-Milbank-SD-... $89,000, 6 bedroom, 3,714 sf https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Ogden-St-Oxford-NE-68967/238964039_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Ogden-St-Oxford-NE-68... $82,500, 4 bedroom, 1626 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/522-1st-Ave-NE-Oelwein-IA-50662/86936894_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/522-1st-Ave-NE-Oelwein-IA... $82,900, 4 bedroom, 1,424 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-5th-St-Manitowoc-WI-54220/67988918_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-5th-St-Manitowoc-WI... $50,000, 4 bedroom, 1,491 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/130-Main-Ave-N-Fessenden-ND-58438/120647390_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/130-Main-Ave-N-Fessenden-...
rconti 6y ago
I have a relative who bought a good condition (eg, not fixer-upper) in a nicer/older Ohio suburb for $100k. 4 bedrooms, full basement. It's huge; 2400sqft excluding the basement.

The unrealistic part is that the house would only cost $100k. Also homer makes closer to $25k

by 93po 6y ago

The unrealistic part is that the house would only cost $100k. Also homer makes closer to $25k

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/The-McKenzie-Build-On-Your-Land_Mid-Willamette-Valley_172-Melton-Rd_Creswell_OR_97426_P417000390761 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/The-McKenz... - it's not exactly in Springfield + it's new construction - it's just under 2000sf + at $165k it's probably a lower payment than a mortgage on $100k in the 90s

93po 6y ago
God I need to move out of big cities
- runako 6y ago
  >> out of big cities ...in the NE and west coasts. This isn't out of the ordinary in large cities like Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, etc. If you limit your search to Top 10 MSAs by population, you'll see that roughly half are expensive and the other half are not. More people live in Atlanta metro than SF, Seattle, or Boston metros but housing costs are fractional vs those places. (Salaries are not equivalent to SF, but IIRC most SF companies pay ~80%+ of SF pay. 80% of SF pay is "mansion money" in most US cities.)

standardUser 6y ago

There are plenty of towns and small cities where you can buy a 4 bedroom / 2 bath for around $125k (about $100k in 2009 dollars).

rhino369 6y ago

Homes in small towns outside major metro areas can be a lot cheaper. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Haney-Ct_Bloomington_IL_61701_M73775-96143 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Haney-Ct... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1227-Dogwood-Ln-Bloomington-IL-61704/76970553_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1227-Dogwood-Ln-Bloomingt... Homer's job, as depicted, would pay a lot more than 25k. The article is based off a single frame of the show like 25 years ago. The writers/animators likely didn't mean to establish his cannon salary. No way that sort of union job would pay under 50k no matter where you lived.

flubert 6y ago

$85,000, 4 bedroom, 2044 sf https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/308-W-7th-Ave-Milbank-SD-57252/300043036_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/308-W-7th-Ave-Milbank-SD-... $89,000, 6 bedroom, 3,714 sf https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Ogden-St-Oxford-NE-68967/238964039_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Ogden-St-Oxford-NE-68... $82,500, 4 bedroom, 1626 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/522-1st-Ave-NE-Oelwein-IA-50662/86936894_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/522-1st-Ave-NE-Oelwein-IA... $82,900, 4 bedroom, 1,424 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-5th-St-Manitowoc-WI-54220/67988918_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-5th-St-Manitowoc-WI... $50,000, 4 bedroom, 1,491 sqft https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/130-Main-Ave-N-Fessenden-ND-58438/120647390_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/130-Main-Ave-N-Fessenden-...

rconti 6y ago

I have a relative who bought a good condition (eg, not fixer-upper) in a nicer/older Ohio suburb for $100k. 4 bedrooms, full basement. It's huge; 2400sqft excluding the basement.