Posted by michaela-CA on June 14, 2007 at 16:12:07:
I would look where the lowest prices are
Michaela
how do you find starter homes area? - Posted by BigV
Posted by BigV on June 14, 2007 at 12:33:42:
imagine that you all are in a new city and you want to find out where first time homebuyers are buying at.
imagine also that you have access to the MLS (yes, i do have access).
What kind of parameters would you look for? Thanks…
Re: how do you find starter homes area? - Posted by Rich-CA
Posted by Rich-CA on June 14, 2007 at 17:57:56:
I start by checking out the neighborhoods. In may case, I don’t like dangerous areas, so I will note which areas or subdivisions I do not want to look in. Haven’t figured out an MLS search criteria to do this, so its a manual sort of the results set. I then start at the least expensive part of the market. I will select a price point considered “cheap”, such as $350k in the SF Bay Area or $100k in Phoenix. Then I will see what the result set looks like. I will then adjust the high/low price bounds until I got the set I’m looking for. Since I usually look at 3+ BR and 1.5+ BA, I will enter those criteria. I will also enter items I prefer such as garages (not car ports).