Fri, Nov 1, 2019
Two couples have a $450,000 housing budget. Grace and Dan want to live in Montana, where the median home cost is $230,500. They first look at a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1656 sq. ft. house listed at $431,800 on 20 acres in Paradise Valley, which is 40 miles outside of Bozeman, MT. It comes with a pergola, a fire pit, and a high end grill. Then they look at a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1864 sq. ft. house listed at $450,000 in a new suburb of Bozeman, MT. Felicia and Joe share a household with 2 tiny dogs in Florida, where the median house price is $233,000. They check out a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2283 sq. ft. waterfront house in Fort Myers listed at $455,000. It has an enclosed porch containing a saltwater swimming pool and a hot tub. It comes with its own 90 foot dock and boat lift. Searching for more space, they then tour a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 5306 sq. ft. waterfront house listed at $458,000 located in Lake Placid. It has an attached guest house and a private dock with a swing looking out over the water. It has a wrap-around porch, a balcony, an outdoor pool, and a koi pond. Its second-floor layout is unusual in that it features a large central catwalk.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
Two couples have the same housing budget of $725,000. Nikki and Aras want to live in the Phoenix, AZ area, where the median home cost is $246,400. They look at a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3192 sq. ft. house on 1.16 acres in the desert. It has a swimming pool, an extended covered patio, and a mini-golf putting green. The serene setting provides privacy and quiet. They also view a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 3398 sq. ft. newly built house. It has an athletics training swimming pool with jets that provide a current to swim against. Its fenced backyard is next to a busy, noisy highway. Allyson and Zlatan with their baby boy Jack and family dog want to live in Chicago, Illinois. The median home price is $227,900, but they want to live in the more expensive West Loop Gate area, where the median price is $312,100. They first look at a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1800 sq. ft. condo located within West Loop Gate. Its private rooftop deck provides a view of the city's skyline. Then they tour a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house located 15 minutes away from West Loop. It was formerly a multi-unit coach house and proves a bit difficult to find, as it is tucked away off the street.