My heritage is distinctly Colorado (pronounced “Colarada”). A product of a 10th Mountain Division Trooper that trained at Camp Hale…And a Loma Colorado school teacher that spent her summers (“off”) in 1943-44 working at the Supply Depot at Pando (Camp Hale). I grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado around Grand Jct. and Fruita…This is a meme I made that I think fits…
So true. Especially Boulder. Boulder is too liberal for most liberals, especially come property tax-payin’ time.
Boulder just want to be like Portland and Seattle…deep liberal!
If I gave my wife (a native Coloradan) the greenlight, she would have the house packed up before I could finish this post. She hates the changes in Colorado. I don’t know many native Coloradans who are happy here. Insanity is becoming normal here. The big city voters dominate the politics here. They continue to vote in the politicians who are making it worse, while expecting these politicians to make it better.
Looks like Californians have infiltrated Eastern slope and caused everything to increase .
In Knoxville, for $1,629,500 you could have bought this 14,093 sqft mansion and still had enough left over for a 1,204 sqft ranch like the one in Boulder.
You could buy the same house on an acre of land in the North Georgia mountains for about $162,900 right now.
I lived about 35 minutes west of Youngstown for 28 years.
If the overcast sky 250 days a year doesn’t get you, the lack of opportunity and alcoholism will.
There’s a reason that house is 26k and it ain’t because it’s an unlivable dump(which it might well be).
I could not of said it better, please move to the village in Florida ASAP. Thanks!
Brian, when I saw your post regarding the house for sale for $25k, I looked around Youngstown for other housing investment opportunities.
What, in your opinion, is the reason for the low housing costs in your area? And what is your opinion on your area housing as an investment?
Funny thing, when you move away from NE Ohio, you suddenly realize, the sun shines almost every day. It’s so weird. 
The other funny thing, 4 people I knew growing up in NE Ohio all live within about a dozen miles of me now. I run into folks from the area all the time.
So, your wish is already coming true. * The Villages, FL metro area was the fastest-growing U.S. metro area between 2021 and 2022, increasing by 7.5%.
An abundance of housing typically leads to a decrease in property values. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an atypical surge, inflating prices by 38%, but the market is swiftly reverting to its usual annual growth rate of 2-3%. This region has enjoyed a steady market for over three decades. Investors from other states are drawn here due to the comparative affordability and the consistent ability to secure dependable tenants at reasonable rental rates. It’s often touted as one of the most economical places to retire in the United States. However, the influx of new residents could potentially erode its cost-effectiveness. And despite its merits, some might playfully suggest it’s not the best place to settle.
Here in SW Ohio the market has somewhat recovered from the worst of it a couple of years ago.
We still have a well below average inventory of available houses, but at least people aren’t lining up to look at and bid on houses anymore, many of those bids being tens of thousands over asking price.
I have a realtor buddy who is buying houses in Canton. He fixes them up and rents them. He has relatives there.
Quote, “Sure it’s the economic armpit of America, but it has great people, the houses are cheap and the rental market is great.”
I lived in Canton for a few years in the early 90s. I enjoyed my time there. I did National Accounts for Inacom and dealt with Timkin, Alltel, Roadway and a number of other big accounts throughout the area.
I worked for a man I refer to as Satan, but all the customers were pretty good and for the time and place, I was making pretty good money.
The problem with the area is the upper limit of income is significantly lower than elsewhere. When I moved to NJ and started working in Manhattan, the first job offer, my income was almost triple as the intro wage. Within a couple years, I was into 6 figures. Had I stayed in Ohio, I would have never been anywhere near that.
The people were great in Ohio. Manhattan was hit or miss but the career I landed in got me all over the world. Would never have happened in Ohio.
When I get a client that just moved here from out of state, I usually tell them “Welcome to Califrodo.”
What can you get for $500k down that way Bert?
$500k will get you a better than average home in Knoxville. Here is a pretty typical 2500 sqft suburban home close to downtown that sold last week for 479K
5604 Oakside Dr, Knoxville, TN 37920 | Zillow