Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
Amy ~

Try looking a littlr farther "OUT of town"...
Like more in the "country" -
might have a septic system rather than a sewer;
and a well rather than city water;
and no sidewalks...
But Country Livin IS (sometimes) a bit cheaper!

Other thoughts:

Check on a "Mobile Home" and/or a "Modular Home" -
they are a LOT less expensive than
a "site-built" home; and if you get one that's been built
within the last 5-7 years - they ARE built better than they used
to be - and are a LOT more FIRE-safe nowdays.

You have to be careful -
MANY Communities have zoning regulations that prohibit the
"Mobile" or "Modular" homes on standard building lots;
but it's worth checking into.

Another way to get into a house is to locate an elderly person
or couple with a BIG house they have trouble maintaining...
Offer to "Live In" for paying low rent;
or maybe help with housekeeping in exchange for rent.

Good Luck!!

/s/ Phred
Yeah I have looked into those options. There's a few places on the edge of the county I would consider, but I'm not quite sure. I don't want to have to drive forever to work, and I'm a little paranoid living alone clear out in the "boonies" as I call them lol. Where I live right now is in the city, but it's a smaller city not a big city. There's places just blocks away with huge pastures that have horses and stuff like that.

Most modular homes here are in parks which have pet regulations of their own and basically *no* yard at all. If I could find a lot that's not in a mobile home park that I could put one on, or one that's already in a situation like that (I have seen a few) then it could work. Most of them that are in with regular homes are about the same prices as regular homes though.