How many newer houses for 150K are there at Garland? Can't seem to find much (Dallas: sales, real estate) - Texas (TX) - City-Data Forum

unseengundam · 02-08-2009, 09:59 PM

I have been looking around for newer (10 years or newer) houses under 150K in Garland. However, I have hardly found any on the MLS listing site. There like only 5 or in MLS listing and alot them are only 1500 square feet or smaller. Is the Garland all house of newer house in 150K range?

There seem be handful north in Wylie but they are also smaller. This is one of the reason I kept on thinking about Desoto/Lancaster areas. Seems like you buyer much bigger and nicer newer house there. Should I just stop looking in Northern suburbs of Dallas for types houses I want?

loves2read · 02-09-2009, 09:16 AM

you are the only person who knows your time line
if you have all the time in the world to wait for a house in that area and in that price range--then wait

if you want to buy something sooner than later, then obviously you will have to change search parameters...

FalconheadWest · 02-09-2009, 09:53 AM

LAND is more expensive in the northern areas which is why the housing is more expensive. In order to keep prices lower, they have to build smaller homes.

I just looked in the MLS. If you increase the age to just 4 more years, built after 1995, you more than double the amount of houses available.

FalconheadWest · 02-09-2009, 09:54 AM

I forgot, that's also having more than 1750 sqft so it doesn't include the smaller 1500 sqft homes.

Acntx · 02-09-2009, 03:00 PM

With Garland being a more established community, there isn't going to be as significant of a percentage of newer homes in its overall inventory as you would find in some of the other suburbs. Due to the more recent population growth in places like DeSoto and Lancaster combined with the overall lower home prices in the southern suburbs, you will likely have a larger selection of homes that meet your age and square footage criteria there. Personally, I would recommend that you keep looking in all of the areas you mentioned (Garland, the northern suburbs, and the southern suburbs) because there are still deals out there.

unseengundam · 02-09-2009, 08:06 PM

My main problem is that real estate agents don't seem to want to work with me since I don't have fixed timeline. I am just mainly looking around to see if I can find home I want and then buy if I do find one. The 4 real estate agents I have talked to all told me to come back when I am ready buy in month. So I am basically stuck looking at stuff own mine own for the most part..

Are there actually any deal in foreclosures? I tried looking some foreclosures but really couldn't come up with much. Again some of foreclosure agents I heard want people who want to buy immediately instead of those looking around for deals for their home.

MaryS80 · 02-09-2009, 08:24 PM

As Acntx stated, Garland is more established there are a lot of home 25-50+ years old. The other part of the problem is the trend in housing over the last ten years, which has been a lot of larger homes. I used realtor.com and pulled up ten homes in Garland that were in your range and less then ten years old. There's a neighborhood slightly older than your range on N. Garland Avenue, just south of Beltline. If you were headed North on North Garland it would be on your right, and it has little brick wall around the neighborhood. If I recall correctly the homes were built around 1994 or 1995.

fratermus · 02-09-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by unseengundam

I am just mainly looking around to see if I can find home I want and then buy if I do find one. The 4 real estate agents I have talked to all told me to come back when I am ready buy in month. So I am basically stuck looking at stuff own mine own for the most part..

IMO that is the best way to do it.

Find neighborhoods you like. When you find them find houses you like get a realtor so you can get in the houses.

The Dear Wife and I found the house hunt was much simplified by having a gps to find (and refind) houses; and a pen/paper to take notes. We would search the MLS, find possibles, pump them into the GPS and hit all the ones in a given area.

TexasWeatherman · 02-09-2009, 08:46 PM

Try Sachse/Wylie. You can find some newer homes for 150s there.

unseengundam · 02-09-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fratermus

IMO that is the best way to do it.

Find neighborhoods you like. When you find them find houses you like get a realtor so you can get in the houses.

The Dear Wife and I found the house hunt was much simplified by having a gps to find (and refind) houses; and a pen/paper to take notes. We would search the MLS, find possibles, pump them into the GPS and hit all the ones in a given area.

One thing I was wondering is do Real Estate agents actually have other methods of finding houses on sales excepting looking at MLS? Will looking at MLS site give me same results as them?

Sasche/Wylie seems to have some newer houses, I do agree. I will have look around there.