/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2404047
>$89k. The current owner bought it for $10,887 this year.
> $10,887 this year.
Buying a fixer upper and improving it is a great way for a buyer without shitloads of money to get into owning their own home.
My point is that the idea that you have to be "born into money" to be able to buy a 10,887$ house is ridiculous.

Try looking at pic related, its about 15 miles away from that Duncannon listing (this one is in the city of Harrisburg)
I'm still not believing the "born into money" requirement for buying a house like this.

The housing market is weird, and of course it's hugely driven by how much money or loans the buyers have access to. Houses don't tend to cost the same amount as the sum of it's material costs.
If you want to afford a nice house in the nice part of a nice, wealthy and desirable area, realize that every single person there wasn't born wealthy. Half of them, probably. But the other half are working upper class jobs. You could do what it takes to get a $250K a year income, or you can keep blaming others and making excuses.
If you want a better life for your family, then do what it takes to get one. Or learn to appreciate a simpler life.