I know rooms for $40/month if you're looking. No air, probably lots of friends like ants, but it's cheap!

Or you can do like the villagers, get out into the jungle, start chopping, and build your own house for free.

no no no, small studios only. If you can find a small 1 room place for sale that's fine but no fixer uppers.

Both. I need small and cheap. I could actually live in a 12x12. I am very hardy. I like city life though. I couldn't do campground living.

One reason I don't want a large cheap place is that it will be falling apart and the heating bill will be outrageous.

Shit dude when I lived in Colorado you could rent a shit hole for $150 a month. Or a one bedroom for like 200.

Oh and you could buy a one bedroom condo for $20k ish

I lived in small places that weren't shit holes. They were just small. Some of them were in apartment complexes with huge outdoor swimming pools, fitness center, etc.

you can get a 1 bedroom condo is scottsdale for 25k decent size nice location

move your ass to costa rica http://costarica.craigslist.org/apa/2369624524.html :)

All the websites are usually foreigners trying up the price so they can get paid on your deal, like any other real estate broker.

If you want the cheapest prices, you need to come over, get a car or a bike, and cruise around with someone who knows the area. There are cheap deals all over, but they are usually not officially listed somewhere.

This pic gives you the idea of the size of the cheap places. They are simple shells that can be made into something cooler, or you can just keep them simple. Some look like shit but some are done very well. Point is, if you are looking for BUDGET, this is the way to go in Thailand. Much cheaper than a condo and some of the styles (not this one) are modern.

This is considered "Thai style" and is pretty bare bones simple. That considred, you could probably get a place just like this in a quiet part of town (not Bangkok) for $15k - $30k. The closer to the city you are, the closer to $30k (or more) you will pay. They are generally 2 bedroom, 2 small bathrooms, living room, basic kitchen. Very basic.

http://www.thailand-property-for-sal...for_Sale_1.jpg

This one (depending on where it is) may run $20k - $50k.

http://www.movethailand.com/photo/ph...0-17-51-54.jpg

The trick is, hunting them down. Just like any real estate deal, you have to put in the time to find what you want at the price you're looking for. The good thing about Thailand is, the Thais are ALWAYS getting themselves into trouble with gambling or health issues, so deals are fairly easy to find if you are looking for them. I once missed out on a $160k property that some card player was letting go for $30k, because I couldn't get the money wired to her fast enough. She needed it within 24 hours. :1orglaugh

Condos are a lot more expensive and are geared towards foreigners. European style, gyms, pools, and security, but you pay for those extras. However, it's a lot nicer place.

Small 1 bedroom homes can also be picked up for around $30k - $35 in some areas.

fitty cheap bastards

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s8CP9sXvx9...the_hood_l.jpg

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...364235403.html

I'll rent you this place for just $25 a month...

http://universeofluxury.com/wp-conte...Doll-House.jpg

"Sherman, dial the way-back machine to 1965."

How much to buy a grass hut in tahiti???

Seriously this is my dream...

I want a 1 way ticket to tahiti... i will live in a grass hut and write romance novels.


Sabby:)

If you have decent credit you could always buy a place. Especially if first time buyer of a home there are incentives and opportunities.
Now is literally the best time to buy a place to live in.

Mansions in Arizona literally 300K, normal house in a resident area in Northern Cali as a low as 130K. Los Banos California some houses that are awesome and brand new going for 150K.

If you have a reasonable financial outlook buy is simply better you wont find a better time than right now. Real Estate is tanked and even going on a double dipper.

Some great houses at 55K in the mid west USA. Saw a story on that the other day on CNN.

Lastly... If anyone here rents right now you are an idiot.
If you can afford even $900 a month on rent you can own your own home, unless of course your credit is shit but even then there are ways.

House just down the street from me in excellent shape 135K and its a 1/2acre 3500sq foot house. 5 years ago valued at 350K+.

Owning a house is truly the first step to building wealth in a 5-10 year outlook.
The investment is an impossible fail and to boot you got a roof over your head you own.

I live fairly close to Sarasota, It's a nice place. Ringling school of Art is there, That School is like the Harvard of cgi schools, Disney, EA etc recruit from there.

Lot of rich folks that way, it may not be city enough for ya though, but I don't know where you are from. It's like a 2 hr drive from Tampa and a 3hr drive from miami though, so you could take a cheap greyhound or drive or whatever if you wanted to and have some fun.

Here is a link of stuff to do there i guess.
http://www.sarasotafl.org/things-to-do/

This may be more your flavor by your description of your lifestyle.
http://www.sarasotafl.org/article/fr...der-5-dollars/

As far as the cheap listing goes, lot of people in Florida will buy a house and turn a room or all the rooms into small efficiencies and build private entrances etc.

Link to craigslist to check out usual rates over there for an apt.
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/apa/

Best of luck

I was thinking that the ideal would be to live in a building that is upper middle class where a normal size one bedroom apartment might be renting for around $1500, but to actually have a smaller studio like 15x15 in the same building for like a third of the rent. then you would have the advantage of not having welfare neighbors and you'd have all the room you needed anyways without paying for a whole bunch of extra space, and maybe have the perqs of having a good fitness room and a good location too

This is not what i want, you completely miss the point of this thread. Even if I was worth a million dollars I would not live in a place like that.

Sweet, how is the health care system there? Like the U.S?

hmmmm... buy what u can when its cheap... i flipped a property in edmonton I bought $240k... sold 3 yrs later $460k...

moved to saskatoon... flipped that in just over a yr for an $80k profit.


Sabby:)

Unfortunately I don't have lots of money. anything that needed more than a 5k down payment would be out of my price range right now. Even then I couldn't pay more that $400/month. Mainly because of medical expenses.

Go on a bank robbery spree, if you dont get caught you have some nice cash, if you do you get a nice small 6x9 apartment free of charge and free medical.

lol, I don't drive.

They will call me the bicycle bandit.

One of my employees is actually looking to rent out a 400sf studio apt in south tampa. I think it might be just out of your range, I think he's looking for $450 ish but cable is included.

Just thought I'd throw it out there to increase your FL options.

Rent is sometimes better.

Im looking for a place for my son... he got accepted to U of S phamacy program. OMG.


Sabby:)

To big and probably too much for me. I make too much money for section 8. It's my medical that holds me back.

Still looking for suggestions.

You have to be pretty bored to read one of mikesinner's "hypothetical" threads.....

Why don't you research this yourself Mike? Start with google and find real estate websites, then filter by price and or location. It is not complicated.

You are the only one who knows what you want (assuming you do of course) so who better to research it?

the world = usa in this case i presume?

sort of like world series of baseball with us teams competing only?

cant tell now, going to check in few months i hope :)

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1021204
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1021075


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thank you, i have been wondering where my gaygravy thread has gone, good work here new admins :upsidedow

Those links are dead, or at least I can't reach them.

I will consider any country but I will also consider what that country has to offer.

My parents just bought a small lot on the side of local ski resort and are looking to put a small modular cottage on it.

http://www.nationwide-homes.com/ecocottages/

Those look nice. I don't think I could get one right now though.

Dude.. Philippines.. 1000$ 9 bedroom house with pool....