Hard to compare homes in places you don't know

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Jul 25, 2024
8:40:06am

Gustav Intervention Needed

Hard to compare homes in places you don't know

If you don't know the neighborhoods, schools, etc., it's hard to compare true value.

This house, for example, is a half hour outside town, and a full 15 minute drive to its assigned elementary school:

https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=33415623

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Gustav

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A quick glance on Zillow says that similar homes in Missouri

BYU Fan

Jul 25, 8:31am

With WFH, I think housing has somewhat started to level a bit. Still some big discrepancies though.

Ragnar Danneskjold

Jul 25, 8:32am

Definitely discrepancies. The crappy places to live are still cheaper.

Jul 25, 8:37am

But when I see ballpark similarities on $/ft^2 in SLC as San Diego, I have to wonder...

Ragnar Danneskjold

Jul 25, 8:39am

I’d take SD over SLC any day but I think price per sf is only helpful to a point

Jul 25, 8:52am

Hard to compare homes in places you don't know

Gustav

Jul 25, 8:40am

Zillow has a huge lag. For example, the value of my home on Zillow is about $65k

reagan21

Jul 25, 8:42am

Also in Utah actual sale price is unavailable to Zillow so prices are more guess

Florwood

Jul 25, 9:10am

Prices across the midwest are actually still going nuts.

rad dawg

Jul 25, 8:44am

Yeah Utahns don't understand how housing works in other states.

SLC-Durham

Jul 25, 8:46am

I also live in NC, in the Raleigh suburbs, and not sure I agree. We live

Jul 25, 9:02am

It depends where you live in Raleigh and where exactly you're looking for houses

SLC-Durham

Jul 25, 9:20am

Super area dependent, but a quick Zillow search is showing dozens of beautiful

Jul 25, 9:41am

This house may not be a great example

SLC-Durham

Jul 25, 10:31am

I will say getting land or a big yard is a lot better out here

SLC-Durham

Jul 25, 10:57am

If I was moving to take a job in Columbia, I'd be looking at Ashland/Southern

BYUMizzou

Jul 25, 8:48am

Booneville (15 miles to the west of Columbia) is another option. It's in Cooper

BYUMizzou

Jul 25, 8:52am

We made the move from Utah to KC 3 years ago

carwasher3000

Jul 25, 8:49am

Wowsers. That's great

TNT

Jul 25, 8:51am

Be careful with the square footage comparison, as Utah includes basements in the

Japan Coug

Jul 25, 9:06am

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