What $300,000 + Will Buy You in Howard Co. (Baltimore)
That was the title of the post in which JLP posted a picture of a gorgeous house located in Houston. While I doubt he intended for something like this to go viral, I think it’s a fun comparative game along the lines of Cap’s What’s In Your Wallet so let’s see what $300,000 can buy you in Howard County, a county south of Baltimore and the one in which I live.
This house (above, and you only get the one in the middle) is listed at a hair shy of $300k, compare it with JLP’s listed house (below) and you can start to see how undervalued one place is or how overvalued another place is. The home listed is also in Jessup, which is one of the more moderately/reasonably priced cities of Howard County.
If you post about what $300k can get you, email me, and I’ll add you to this linklist below:
- JLP can buy a MANSION in Houston, Texas for $300k
- Dave can afford a “spacious” flat in London with £170,000.
- Nick finds that he can buy an invisible house in Rockville, MD, just a stone’s throw away from me!
- Claire finds a pretty nice looking spot in Philly that’s worth a look. She even lists the pro’s and con’s of living there.
- Michael finds two impressive homesteads out around Norman, Oklahoma
- RS shows us the house he sold a year ago for $300,000 in a bad school district. Yikes!
12 responses to “What $300,000 + Will Buy You in Howard Co. (Baltimore)”
Dave responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Top idea!
Although from the North of the UK, I thought it would be more interesting to post about London…I managed to find a lovely little property … :oS
Kim responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Oh, I hear that! We do live in Baltimore County so I know how crazy the housing prices can be. We sold our townhouse in Owings Mills about 2.5 years ago and just about 6 months ago they resold it for $100k more than what they bought it from us. That is just crazy!
Flexo responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 2:42 pm
I did a quick search on Yahoo Real Estate… they have nothing in my town for $300,000.
JLP at AllThingsFinancial responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
See, Texas ain’t so bad after all…
Miller responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
I love the topic! Hopefully, others will be posting.
AllThingsFinancial » Blog Archive » What $300,000 + Buys You in… responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
[...] Baltimore [...]
Nick responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Rockville, MD. About 20 miles north of Washington, DC…
http://kweee.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-300000-will-buy-you-in-rockville.html
Cap responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
I dont think you can get anything with $300k in Orange County, California. heh.
I’ll check!
Anonymous responds:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
But who will you work for? What schools will your kids go to? What kind of taxes will you pay? What are utilities like? What is crime like? What about health and enviornmental conditions? Economic stability of the area? What about comuting? What about weather and natural disaster related expenses? What about racial, religious and idealogical tension? Will local gov’t or residential associations attempt to control all of your home improvements? What about access to culture and entertainment? What about your neighbors? You end up getting a lot more than a house when you buy a house.
jim says in reply:
Posted: March 16th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Anon - I totally agree, but it’s fun to compare the superficial things.
Punny Money responds:
Posted: April 3rd, 2006 at 2:15 am
[...] Then Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity detailed what $300,000 gets you in Howard County, MD–just one county over from me! Not surprising, you’ll get more for your money in Houston. [...]
Financial Freedumb - Sometimes it takes a little bit of dumb to achieve financial freedom. » What $300K Will Buy You In Honolulu, HI responds:
Posted: July 27th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
[...] Howard County, Baltimore, MD courtesy of Blueprint for Financial Prosperity [...]