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Title: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Phillip V on June 22, 2009, 09:46:08 PM
I was checking property prices in Texas, and I see houses with supposedly thousands of acres for $100k+. Am I misunderstanding the listings?

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/San-Antonio_TX/beds-3/baths-2h?sby=1&source=web&ofbm=40 (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/San-Antonio_TX/beds-3/baths-2h?sby=1&source=web&ofbm=40)
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 22, 2009, 09:50:14 PM
The pictures make it seem like that houses are on suburban lots, so the acreage doesn't match up.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: MadImmortalMan on June 22, 2009, 09:56:57 PM
LOL yeah right.


Maybe they got stupid and put commas instead of decimal points? Even then it seems wrong.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Phillip V on June 22, 2009, 10:04:35 PM
I am looking at farms/ranches on REMAX Texas at 20+ acres. They seem more accurate. Financially feasible. I now have a long-term goal.

My target property:
http://www.remax-texas.com/remaxtx/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&selected=mls&listing=true&mlsnumber=784123&mlsid=3205
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Monoriu on June 22, 2009, 11:32:08 PM
I remember the time when we first arrived in Vancouver, and were looking for houses.  We froze when we heard about terms like "lot sizes".  Hello?  We just want the house, how come you are selling us the land?  You mean, the price includes the LAND?  WHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTT?
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Barrister on June 23, 2009, 12:06:06 AM
You can buy ranchland in Canada for ~$100k-$200k per quarter-section (160 acres).
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Ed Anger on June 23, 2009, 07:23:49 AM
Second house is nice. The ones on the first page are like all those new housing developments, with houses too close together. Bleh.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 07:42:52 AM
South of San Antonio eh?  You will get to hang out with all the Toyota factory workers.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: grumbler on June 23, 2009, 08:21:30 AM
Look at the actual listings.  They give the lot number, and then state that the acreage is the same as the lot number.  This clearly is a data entry problem, and not the actual size of the land.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 08:37:21 AM
Quote from: grumbler on June 23, 2009, 08:21:30 AM
Look at the actual listings.  They give the lot number, and then state that the acreage is the same as the lot number.  This clearly is a data entry problem, and not the actual size of the land.

Ok that explains it.  I was just blown away that what looked like ordinary suburban properties were listed as having 6,000+ acres.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on June 23, 2009, 08:49:52 AM
Yeah, the southside kinda sucks, but it's not 5,000 acres for $115,000 bad.  :P   Really though, they've improved that area a bunch.  It's not a bunch of shitty neighborhoods surrounding tiny spots of nice places anymore.  It's more of an even mix it seems, until you start getting out of town, then it's just a bunch of larger properties like what you're looking at, mixed with nicer sorta countryish places on smaller lots, etcetc.  The new A&M campus is also going to be down there.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 09:08:53 AM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on June 23, 2009, 08:49:52 AM
The new A&M campus is also going to be down there.

Oh dear there goes the neighborhood.

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Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on June 23, 2009, 09:18:49 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 09:08:53 AM
Oh dear there goes the neighborhood.

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:lol:  You know...whatever it is they're doing there with those awkward looking boots and such is still better than that testicle crushing....thing....

Not that that's saying much.
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: saskganesh on June 23, 2009, 09:45:29 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on June 22, 2009, 11:32:08 PM
I remember the time when we first arrived in Vancouver, and were looking for houses.  We froze when we heard about terms like "lot sizes".  Hello?  We just want the house, how come you are selling us the land?  You mean, the price includes the LAND?  WHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTT?

dude, in the real world, real estate is all about land. :)
Title: Re: Are these real estate listings for real? lots of acres
Post by: Ed Anger on June 23, 2009, 09:46:54 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 09:08:53 AM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on June 23, 2009, 08:49:52 AM
The new A&M campus is also going to be down there.

Oh dear there goes the neighborhood.

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Typical longhorn running down the Aggies.  :rolleyes:

Vince Young sucks.