AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHH

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I just stupidly went on Realtor.com again and they knocked the price of my house down. I know it's better to wait until I've got my credit built back up again (not that it was lawsuit-bad or bankruptcy-bad, but I took a hit due to the recession, a brief period of unemployment, and a long period of underemployment) and have been at my job longer

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This might just be fueling the fire - but could you give a link to the house? I'd love to see what type of house-person you are.

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CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT I WILL FIND YOU AND THEN WHEN I DO I WILL SWAT YOOOOUUUU~

Here is my house. It was about $42-$43K, but got knocked down recently, probably because the bank is desperate to sell (I think it was a foreclosure).

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It's really cheap by Danish standards, but I couldn't really hazard a guess for what it would equal to in Denmark. It looks rather rundown, I don't know if that's normal in the US? Over here that type of house would be difficult to sell.

I took a glance at houses for sale in my neck of the wood. They're of course not entirely equal to each other, but a Danish house could easily cost 350,000 - converted to US dollars. Even if I lowered the price considerably, it would still cost a lot more over here.

Doesn't your house sound extremely cheap now? :-D

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It's very cheap by US standards, too. It had been $42-$43K, which will buy you a modest house--probably nothing special, but better than a dump. I agree that it looks rundown; as I said, I think it was a foreclosure and the bank is probably taking the minimal amount of care so that it doesn't attract squatters or drug dealers (not that it's in the part of town where you could expect that kind of thing), but probably they're starting to get a little hinky about selling. I expect it'll be knocked down to $18K by the time I'm ready to move XD

I don't think my parents ever owned a house that was appraised at $350K; when lolmom refinanced last year, the house was appraised at $120K, which is still beyond the means of most Americans, and my childhood home is, I think, estimated at $313 now (it was probably much less in 1991 dollars).

(One beef: Zillow fucked up. The house where I grew up was NOT built in 1910--it was built in 1889, and actually predates the town where it is located.)

IT IS TTLY A BARGAIN~ :D

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I can't say I'm surprised at the fact that American houses cost a lot less than Danish ones (how the places are run is very different, after all), but I have to say that I am really surprised at exactly how big a gap there is.

We paid approximately 330,000 US dollars for ours, and I'd say it's a normal standard house with three bedrooms and 1.5 bath. It's a great house, but not, as such, a MODERN WONDER. I think Americans planning to move to Denmark would be shocked at the prices we charge over here. :-)

It would be neat if the house is still on the market when you want to buy it. Are you enough handyman to fix stuff around the house yourself or would it require outside help, you think?

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Yeah, unless it were a HOUSE OF SOLID GOLD*, very few Americans would be able or willing to pay $330K for something that standard. I am shocked at the prices and I'm not planning to move to Denmark :D

That would be awesome, but I'm not holding my breath XD It would depend on what needs to be fixed, though; basic stuff, like pulling up carpet or changing some of the shower fixtures or caulking the bathtub, I could probably do myself, but things like having a roof fixed or a crawlspace insulated or hardwood floors refinished would probably necessitate professionals. I haven't seen the house in person, so I don't know what needs to be done with it. I can also tell you that converting the stove and hot water heater from gas to electric would be a job for...someone else.

I also plan to make use of the Complete Home Inspection Checklist for the People who Actually Have to Live There.

*Plz advise if your house is made of solid gold