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I am trying to find affordable housing in Eugene and Portland areas. Everything is so expensive "owning wise" Do many residents just rent or live in Modular homes?

Sheesh, don’t listen to Weechi!

First, it’s less expensive in Eugene than Portland, and if you look in the neighboring towns, you can find better deals.

I sold a 4bdrm 1500 sq ft. house in a nice neighborhood in a small town 20 miles north of Eugene for $105,000 three years ago. Granted, it needed work in the yard and some basic TLC, but the point is, if you look around a lot you may be able to find something, even to start out with, fix up, resell and buy something better.

As far as your question about modular homes, yes, they do live in them, but there are strict zoning laws in Eugene (and I assume Portland metro area) about them, and they have to be in areas specifically zoned for them, often in specific communities of similar housing. Some smaller towns are less strict about them, and of course, if you buy property in rural areas, you can put one on. Often the places that sell them (Oregon is actulaly a large manufacturer of pre-built homes) will have leads on property to put them on.

I don’t know where you are moving from, but housing in the Eugene area is actually quite affordable compared to other cities (Portland, Seattle, etc.).

Contact some Realtors and ask questions, and you just may find a really good deal!

I’ve noticed almost every single older home (20-30yrs) costs roughly the same as those built just 2 years ago. Same sq. footage, # bedrooms, etc. Why is this the case? Shouldn’t older homes cost less because they’re likely to need repairs/renovations?

Otherwise, why wouldn’t I just simply pay the same price for a newer home?

Just my personal preference. . . but we actually shopped for an older home (ours was built in ‘79). Reasons: established neighborhood, landscaping done, quality of materials noticeably better than new construction. Ours was pretty much "move in ready", so there weren’t things that HAD to be done immediately (except for the foil wallpaper in the dining room lol). And we didn’t have a huge layout of cash for window treatments, fences, etc.
But actually, the price per square foot (in our area) is more in new constuction than existing home price.

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