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I can't imagine property being so cheap - that too in the US. Here in India where I reside, you wouldn't be able to get even a 100sq.ft of open land for that pr

I can't imagine property being so cheap - that too in the US. Here in India where I reside, you wouldn't be able to get even a 100sq.ft of open land for that price.

HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
I had a friend who said that her house cost less than her ex's Harley. I've been in that house: I can believe it!
TylerE 3y ago
You often see this with old crappy houses in not super desirable areas, because your basically have to bulldoze and build from scratch to get something you’d want to live in rather than a cheap rental.
chasil 3y ago
Rock Island, Illinois was listed on Salary.com several times as one of the five least expensive places to live in the U.S. Our winters are not very pleasant, but if you like to ski, there is plenty to indulge within a two hour drive.
- seattle_spring 3y ago
  If you like to ski, Illinois is close to the last place you should be living.
  - wombatpm 3y ago
    We are within an 8-10 hour drive from some of the best skiing in the Midwest
    - saulpw 3y ago
      And some of the best diving in the Midwest too
    - Dah00n 3y ago
      Funny, what you see as close enough to make it a good area to live in if you like skiing is enough driving time for me to go from central Denmark to Sweden (including ferry) to ski. To me it would need to be within 30mins to count as a good place to live if you like skiing.
      - seattle_spring 3y ago
        I'm fairly certain they were joking-- 8-10 hours is enough time to leave the Midwest and be in the Rockies.
    - AtlasBarfed 3y ago
      ... is that Lutsen or Upper Wisconsin / Michigan?
    - prepend 3y ago
      Ah yes, the famous skiing locations of the midwest.
  - treis 3y ago
    And if "close to skiing" is the best thing you can say about a town in Illinois, well, it's a town to avoid.
- poulsbohemian 3y ago
  > if you like to ski, there is plenty to indulge within a two hour drive. I've been to Davenport several times, my ex was from CR, and I went to school about two hours north of there... and I don't recall anywhere that you could actually ski without driving far north into MN or WI. What am I missing?
  - sdbbp 3y ago
    I used to go to Sundown yearly, a long time ago. I'm not saying it's great, but I did learn to ski there. https://www.sundownmtn.com/the-mountain/snow-report-trail-map/ https://www.sundownmtn.com/the-mountain/snow-report-trail-ma...
    - poulsbohemian 3y ago
      Well there you go - see I learned today there's a ski hill in Dubuque!
      - chasil 3y ago
        There is also Snowstar in Andalusia, if Dubuque is too far.
sacrosancty 3y ago
America is blessed with a low population density (10% of India's) and lots of rich people who recently decided to live crammed together in cities. So there's more than enough spare property for everyone.
crooked-v 3y ago
It's mostly just that the US is really big geographically, and there are a lot of places where very few people actually want to live.
AtlasBarfed 3y ago
I can't imagine it being that cheap IN A COLLEGE TOWN. I get it isn't a major Big10 university town, but still... that should mean walkable neighborhoods, better restaurants, etc.
Marsymars 3y ago
I’ve got a friend I went to high school with who couldn’t qualify for a mortgage, so he took out a $15k credit card cash advance and bought a cheap house with some land in a rural area. Will have it paid off within 10 years of working for near-minimum-wage on a farm.

I can't imagine property being so cheap - that too in the US. Here in India where I reside, you wouldn't be able to get even a 100sq.ft of open land for that price.

HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago

I had a friend who said that her house cost less than her ex's Harley. I've been in that house: I can believe it!

TylerE 3y ago

You often see this with old crappy houses in not super desirable areas, because your basically have to bulldoze and build from scratch to get something you’d want to live in rather than a cheap rental.

chasil 3y ago

Rock Island, Illinois was listed on Salary.com several times as one of the five least expensive places to live in the U.S. Our winters are not very pleasant, but if you like to ski, there is plenty to indulge within a two hour drive.

seattle_spring 3y ago
If you like to ski, Illinois is close to the last place you should be living.
- wombatpm 3y ago
  We are within an 8-10 hour drive from some of the best skiing in the Midwest
  - saulpw 3y ago
    And some of the best diving in the Midwest too
  - Dah00n 3y ago
    Funny, what you see as close enough to make it a good area to live in if you like skiing is enough driving time for me to go from central Denmark to Sweden (including ferry) to ski. To me it would need to be within 30mins to count as a good place to live if you like skiing.
    - seattle_spring 3y ago
      I'm fairly certain they were joking-- 8-10 hours is enough time to leave the Midwest and be in the Rockies.
  - AtlasBarfed 3y ago
    ... is that Lutsen or Upper Wisconsin / Michigan?
  - prepend 3y ago
    Ah yes, the famous skiing locations of the midwest.
- treis 3y ago
  And if "close to skiing" is the best thing you can say about a town in Illinois, well, it's a town to avoid.
poulsbohemian 3y ago
> if you like to ski, there is plenty to indulge within a two hour drive. I've been to Davenport several times, my ex was from CR, and I went to school about two hours north of there... and I don't recall anywhere that you could actually ski without driving far north into MN or WI. What am I missing?
- sdbbp 3y ago
  I used to go to Sundown yearly, a long time ago. I'm not saying it's great, but I did learn to ski there. https://www.sundownmtn.com/the-mountain/snow-report-trail-map/ https://www.sundownmtn.com/the-mountain/snow-report-trail-ma...
  - poulsbohemian 3y ago
    Well there you go - see I learned today there's a ski hill in Dubuque!
    - chasil 3y ago
      There is also Snowstar in Andalusia, if Dubuque is too far.

sacrosancty 3y ago

America is blessed with a low population density (10% of India's) and lots of rich people who recently decided to live crammed together in cities. So there's more than enough spare property for everyone.

crooked-v 3y ago

It's mostly just that the US is really big geographically, and there are a lot of places where very few people actually want to live.

AtlasBarfed 3y ago

I can't imagine it being that cheap IN A COLLEGE TOWN. I get it isn't a major Big10 university town, but still... that should mean walkable neighborhoods, better restaurants, etc.

Marsymars 3y ago

I’ve got a friend I went to high school with who couldn’t qualify for a mortgage, so he took out a $15k credit card cash advance and bought a cheap house with some land in a rural area. Will have it paid off within 10 years of working for near-minimum-wage on a farm.