mine should have been easy I thought, on the state line with Rochester, NH, property taxes are only $1,300/yr, I added an out door pellet boiler (half the cost of oil per year to heat the whole house) put on a new roof, put in a new boiler, lined the chimney, tank-less water heater, whirlpool tub ($300 clearance at the depot, replaced a claw foot tub) , all new windows, new exterior doors and storm doors. It has hardwood floors in all but the bathroom and kitchen ( I refinished all of them) new floor, cabinets, counter tops, stove in the kitchen, new floor in bathroom. fenced in the backyard.Bought it as a two bedroom, made it into a three bedroom. Has a small attached barn, and a basement. It is a nice quiet neighborhood with good neighbors who look out for each other and plenty of kids. Also has city water from Rochester, NH. The only good part about it is did all the work except the windows, exterior doors, and steepest part of the roof (new englander) my self, so no extra money for labor.
back in the boom years it would have brought 189K (.25 acres).
It was a nice home for us for 11 yrs, but getting a little tight with 6 of us.
I slashed the price after the election, as I know things will only get worse, and the house insurance went from $600/yr to 2K/yr.
The only good side is I will be able to write all of the improvements off so no capital gains tax, should end up as a plus on my taxes.
Really feel sorry for all those underwater