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by Steve Gillman
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"housing units" in Anaconda vacant, according to the 2000
U.S. census. This has driven down the prices of houses
dramatically. Since both towns still have all the basic
ammenities, are cleaner now, and are recovering, they are
great places to retire to, or to move to if you have an
internet or other non-location-based business.
The economic situation is the primary reason you can buy a
cheap house in many parts of the country. These are towns
that have seen troubled times, but are often recovering, and
with good reasons. Anaconda, an example we know well, now
has a ski resort, a Jack Nicholas golf course, and beautiful
scenery. The houses cost four times as much if you go an
hour in any direction, and those higher prices are will
reach Anaconda eventually.
Cheap Houses You Don't Want To Buy
On the other hand, there are towns like that one in South
Dakota where we stopped for lunch. The bulletin board had
ads for cheap homes for sale, placed there by desperate
home-sellers, each trying not to be the last to leave town.
There was a photo of a beautiful old five-bedroom farmhouse
for $11,000. We looked up the deserted street as we ate, and
noticed that most of the buildings were boarded-up. This
town was (is) clearly dying, and didn't have anything to
help revive it. Inexpensive homes are easy to find here, but
I wouldn't take one for free.
Cheap Homes For Sale In Paradise
Maybe paradise is too much to expect, but there are many
wonderful towns, from Florida to Oregon, where there are |
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