Find a Cheap Home: Rochester, New York

Searching for a home can be stressful. Searching for an affordable home can be downright frustrating. Imagine a city where dozens of houses can be found listed at under $50,000. If this sounds like a fairy tale to you, read on for information concerning some of the most amazingly cheap homes to be found anywhere!

Rochester, New York, is located in the Northwest portion of the state. In fact, it is located at the very Northern boundary of New York, along Lake Ontario. And for those searching high and low for a cheap home, Rochester may be just the city you were hoping to find.

In fact, these homes are so cheap, you likely won't even believe the listing prices at first glance. Take for instance, a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, nearly 1600 square foot home, located on Bernard Street in Rochester (Retrieved 6/26/07 from www.realtor.com). In addition to the "regular" living space of this large home which includes an "eat in" kitchen and hardwood floors, there is a full attic, a full basement, and a large covered porch. The price tag for this unbelievably cheap home? A mere $12,900.

Looking for a cheap home with a little more space? Then consider another listing located in Rochester. This cheap home, an enormous white, two story house, contains nearly 1900 square feet of living space. This 4 bedroom, 2 bath cheap home is surrounded by a grassy yard and mature trees, and has hardwood floors. Additionally, this unbelievably cheap home also possesses a full attic and full basement, leaving plenty of extra room for extra storage, a home theater, a playroom, or even extra bedrooms. This cheap home is listed at an almost inconceivable $14,500!

For those looking for a cheap home who have a little more to spend, there is a listing on Garfield Street in Rochester that may be appealing. This home has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and nearly 1600 square feet of living space, and that's before the full basement and attic. This cheap home also has a large entry room, copper plumbing, an eat-in kitchen and formal dining room, and is situated on a street with like homes on either side. This home is priced at $24,500.

There may be some aspects of purchasing a cheap home in Rochester to seriously consider. All of these homes are quite old, although most appear to be wonderful historic homes that could use some TLC. Rochester is a city not without crime, although there are many wonderful places still to live in this Northern New York city. And like any city in this region, the cold Winter weather will have to be considered. But if you think these aspects are some that you can deal with and work around, check out the listings for Rochester, New York located at the link included in the "Sources" section of this article, found below.

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