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What is the downside to all of those cheap houses around Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY?
You see all of these turn of the LAST century homes that are fairly large but rather cheap, like $10,000 or less. I know the economy in the area is not great.
Is it crime? Asbestos-laden walls? The oil heating? General disrepair of houses pushing 120+ years of age? What’s the catch? What is it that I’m not getting or seeing?
Our situation is this – my family can live in the US or Canada, thus we’ve stuck near the borders. My mother can only reside in the US, so we’d like to get her a place to live, support her and keep her near us. I’m just wondering how she’d fare in the Niagara region, seeing as she’s pretty old.
Thank you!
Also, what are the costs of utilities these days, especially heat?
Most of these homes are in crime ridden areas. Some have been abandoned and most need quite a bit of re-hab to be truly live-able.
I would also be leery of lead paint, asbestos, etc.
Buffalo’s East Side (and some parts of the South Side) are pretty rough. A lot of Niagara Falls is pretty rough.
I don’t disagree about the property taxes, they generally run near 4% of value of per year ($4,000 a year on a $100,000 house isn’t uncommon), but on a $10,000 house, it wouldn’t be bad.
Just like what usually makes a home nice, location and condition, isn’t nice on these properties.
There are some very nice areas in WNY/Buffalo and there are some areas that have reasonable housing prices with reasonable neighborhoods, but these $10k houses aren’t it. North Buffalo and Kenmore are very close to the border and generally decent. Housing stock is about the same age, maybe a little newer (just pre-war) and the neighborhoods are nicer. Buffalo is a little cheaper for taxes, but the schools aren’t as good (not important for your grandma)
good luck!
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