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[bossam]

Hello fellow Americans,

I am considering buying a property in California. I have seen some properties for sale for around 10K-20k! What other taxes etc are there and is this price for real??

http://realestate.sfgate.com/sales/detail/186-l-822-3114692/3101-s-fairview-street-unit-3-santa-ana-ca-92704

here is an example

thanks!

[madoka]

If you're planning on living in Santa Ana, you'd better brush up on your Spanish. 80% of the population is of hispanic descent.

Yeah, that price is real because you are buying a mobile home in a poor city. Unfortunately, CA is extremely expensive to live in if you want something resembling the lifestyle of the average NET.

[DorkothyParker]

I wonder if that mobile home includes the ground beneath it or if you much rent the lot. (Still not a decision I would make).

Small to midsize cities are still cheap, cheap, cheap. You can get a 4 bedroom house (<5 years old) in a nice (new though, ) neighborhood for <100k in Boise. The bonus is that the people who bought them didn't realize they'd be homeless soon so they tend to have nice fixtures and appliances too. Suckers!

[bucheon bum]

[bossam]

not particularly that area, but I would like a place in california that I can stay in for a few months a year(snowboarding). and cheap is always good! I just used that house as an example because where Im from (australia) even a trailer park home is at least 150-200K. which doesnt include site fees.