I was thinking more in terms of a Bucky Fuller-style $10,000 house that would be as good as a house that costs $100,000 to build. If you can't find anything ar

I was thinking more in terms of a Bucky Fuller-style $10,000 house that would be as good as a house that costs $100,000 to build. If you can't find anything around $100,000 in your area, that probably is due to a land shortage. There are actually still affordable new homes going up in areas with lots of land and few regulations on construction. As you can see, you can easily find a new home in the Houston area for little more than $100K: http://www.lennar.com/findhome/city.aspx?CITYID=HOU&_kk=pearland%20house&_kt=cbf8ce79-ad19-4f87-9de2-a8ab420cb21c http://www.lennar.com/findhome/city.aspx?CITYID=HOU&_kk=... I'm sure you could buy an older house for much less.