when did you buy your first house and how much did it cost?

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10:31a, 3/12/26
Yeah, this is a boomer brag thread - but when did you buy your first house and how much did it cost.

As for me - it was 1991 and house cost $89,900. 2130 sq ft - 3 bed, two bath.
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NormanEH
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10:43a, 3/12/26
holy crap you're old
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10:49a, 3/12/26
1975 new build brick home 2-bedroom 2 bath 1200 square feet, paid 18,000

planted a water oak tree in the front yard about 3 inches in diameter just looked at the house on google and the tree is about 2 feet in diameter and very tall and beautiful and the house still looks nice 51 years later
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11:06a, 3/12/26
AG
2013. $164,000. 2600 sqft. Built in 1908
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NoahAg
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11:11a, 3/12/26
2008
$168K
Worth about $330K now.
We've been renting it out the last six years.
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11:18a, 3/12/26
AG
$100 each for houses on St. James, Tennessee, and NY Avenue. That's okay though because they were so popular with people getting out of jail (or just visiting). Would have been when I was a little kid in the late 70s.
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11:35a, 3/12/26
1997
House built by original owner in 1952
It's said he drove every nail himself
Exterior walls were old wood actual 2" x 12" tongue-in-groove lumber and covered in asbestos shakes. The utility bills on that house were fantastic

3 bed, 2 bath

1450 sq ft on 3/4 acre lot on a creek across the street from a school, so really no neighbors behind me or across the street

$74,000

I loved that house
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11:44a, 3/12/26
AG
2020

$255k for a 2011 1750 sq ft, 3 bed, 2 bath. 6 years later and same style houses in the neighborhood are being listed just over $400k.

May be on the small side, but I'm glad we got it when we did. I'm not sure we'd be able to afford one today with how the housing market has gone. The next generation is ****ed

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11:47a, 3/12/26
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Tanya and I bought a 4/2/2 1984 sq ft house in Copperfield in 2008. Paid $170k for it. Sold it six years later for a small profit, but I can't imagine what it's worth now with what's happened to housing costs in Texas.
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12:03p, 3/12/26
AG
2006 - about $114k. It was a brand new build in Houston off 288.
1020 sq ft I think. Maybe 1106. 3/2/2

I was 26 and single. Owned it only about a year cause I got engaged/married. Got super lucky I was able to almost break even cause they still were building brand new houses in the neighborhood.
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12:17p, 3/12/26
AG
1983 - 849 sq feet, 2-1-1 for $28,250. Was still single at the time.
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12:30p, 3/12/26
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2006 - 1147 SF + detached garage w/ apartment above for $163K.
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 12:42p, 3/12/26
I would love to build a large detached shop/garage with an apartment above on our property.
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1:02p, 3/12/26
AG
2005 - $129,000. 2000sf 3b/2ba. I was 19.
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B-1 83
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1:07p, 3/12/26
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1992 in Uvalde. Paid $62,500 for a 1956 1800 sq ft 3 br 1 3/4 bath ranch style at 8% interest. The former mayor once lived in that mansion.
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
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In reply to B-1 83 • 1:08p, 3/12/26
What's a 1 3/4 bath?

Toilet and two sinks?
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 1:11p, 3/12/26
maroon barchetta said:
What's a 1 3/4 bath?

Toilet and two sinks?

It's usually a sink/toilet/shower. no bath.
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1:22p, 3/12/26
AG
2014 - $249,000 - 1850 sq ft - half acre lot
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1:32p, 3/12/26
1988. $133k for a new 1107 sq ft, 2br/2ba condo with single car garage in Northern CA.

9+% adjustable mortgage that went up 0.5% every 6 mos, plus PMI, HOA dues & taxes that went into an escrow.

Rate was north of 12% when we sold for $175k 4 yrs later to move back to TX. Bought a brand new 3500 sq ft in DFW suburb for that same $175k.
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In reply to fc2112 • 1:40p, 3/12/26
AG
Glad I could inspire a thread for you!

Bought our first (and current) home in 2017. 2,100 sqft. Paid $280k and did around $40k of renovations (inside). In 2019 we renovated the backyard (added a pool/covered patio/new fence) for another $50k.

Have about 5 more years and will have the mortgage paid off completely.
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1:47p, 3/12/26
2014, 1700 sqft 3/2.5 on a postage stamp lot for $172,500. Sold in early 2019 for about $250k, Zillow says it's worth $415k today.

Per Street View, new owners haven't done much to it. Damn Bradford pear is still in the backyard.
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In reply to Wolfpac 08 • 1:54p, 3/12/26
Wolfpac 08 said:
Have about 5 more years and will have the mortgage paid off completely.

that's awesome. Well done.
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1:57p, 3/12/26
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1989….in Coppell….
$88000….
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2:01p, 3/12/26
2010

2,090 sq ft
$121,000
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2:05p, 3/12/26
AG
2002:

New Build, 1,800 sqft. 3 bed, office, 2 bath - $134,000. Sold it for $165,000 in 2010 and was thrilled with the return on investment.

I noticed the house re-sold a couple years ago for $330,000.
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2:13p, 3/12/26
AG
2025 in Mansfield.

$312,000
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 2:15p, 3/12/26
AG
maroon barchetta said:
What's a 1 3/4 bath?

Toilet and two sinks?

Walk in shower - no tub.
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
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3:30p, 3/12/26
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2002 - was a 1978, 1,500 sq/ft 3/2 in the Raintree subdivision in College Station. Purchased for $102K and sold in 2006 for $125K. Should have kept it for a rental but needed the equity for down payment on a house with acreage a little further out of town.
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4:04p, 3/12/26
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2014. 3/2 ~1900 sq/ft $172K
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4:26p, 3/12/26
200k in austin in 2012. Bought because it was cheap and had a low tax bill at the time.

Oops.
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5:47p, 3/12/26
1989 new build. 4/2.5/2 2300 SF for $89,900 Plantation Homes in Spring.
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6:08p, 3/12/26
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2012 up in Wyoming. New build, 1250 square feet, 3 bed, 2 bath. I was 28 years old and the price was $202,500.
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6:14p, 3/12/26
AG
1996
$103,000
4bdrm / 2bath
2,440 sqft
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7:18p, 3/12/26
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2012, 425K, new build.
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8:13p, 3/12/26
2012. Surprise preggo wife so had to sell sports car and move from bad ass three-story condo in Oak Lawn to the 'burbs. New construction, ~3,100 sqft 4/3 for $210k I believe. Feels like 100 years ago now
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