Desirable neighborhoods are by definition expensive. The trick is to find a neighborhood you like where your home can just be a home and not a top-heavy investment.
Acknowledging this isn’t always easy or possible, but just pointing out that this is a self reinforcing problem.
> is it possible to buy a reasonably nice home located in a reasonably nice amerikkkan city… for $300k in 2026?
What does "city" mean to you? For some, it's 500 people, or 5,000. For some, it's 5 million. Define that first. The US is a big place, and I know people that don't live within 50 miles of another human.
Desirable neighborhoods are by definition expensive. The trick is to find a neighborhood you like where your home can just be a home and not a top-heavy investment.
Acknowledging this isn’t always easy or possible, but just pointing out that this is a self reinforcing problem.
> The trick is to find a neighborhood you like where your home can just be a home and not a top-heavy investment
I meant desirable for me to live there, not as an investment. Who wants to buy a home in place they don't want to live?
You didn't read what I said.
I mentioned acres of land. You normally don't have multiple acres of land in the suburbs.
Well then you didn't read parent's comment
> is it possible to buy a reasonably nice home located in a reasonably nice amerikkkan city… for $300k in 2026?
Who wants acreage? We want homes.
> is it possible to buy a reasonably nice home located in a reasonably nice amerikkkan city… for $300k in 2026?
What does "city" mean to you? For some, it's 500 people, or 5,000. For some, it's 5 million. Define that first. The US is a big place, and I know people that don't live within 50 miles of another human.
Otherwise:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/424-Olive-St-Kansas-City-...
4 bed, 3 bath, 1,580 sq ft, beautiful! $342,500, built in 1900.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3508-N-College-Ave-Kansas...
4 bed, 4 bath, 2,295 sq ft, $365,000, built in 2022.
That’s 350, which you can’t buy for 300..