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What Can I Buy in the Austin Area for $600,000?

As part of my ongoing series demonstrating the desirability and affordability of the Austin, Texas real estate market, this week I focus on properties in the $600,000 range:

This Custom designed 2 story red brick home sits on wooded and private 5-acre tract! Wood floors, crown molding, high ceilings, large rooms, 2 fireplaces, sunroom, more. Almost 4000 s.f. - bring your horses! Offered at $600,000.

Views, 1.5 acre lot, guest house, what more could you ask for? Incredible 4bd/3.5ba, 3 car garage, gated Hill Top Estate with gorgeous views. Spacious floorplan with huge rooms. Private 1bd/1ba, 2-car garage guest house. $599,000!

European castle with gorgeous moss stone! You feel as if you have stepped back in time in old Europe in this exquisite custom home. This home has 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths media room/wet bar, library/loft, office, gameroom, outdoor kitchen/living, court yard fountain.This home has 600 sq ft of covered outdoor living space! Offered at $600,000!

Here are the previous articles that I wrote about various price ranges here in Austin:

Austin Real Estate - What can I buy for $200,000 in the Austin area?

Austin Real Estate - What Can I Buy in the Austin area for $300,000 or less?

Austin Texas Real Estate - What Can I Buy in the Austin area for $400,000 or less?

Austin Real Estate - What Can I Buy in the Austin area for $500,000 or less?

What Can I Buy in the Austin, Texas Area for $650,000 - $700,000? WOW!

If you are looking to make a move to Austin, call or email me and I will be happy to help. I can be reached at 512-796-7653 (cell) or at jason@austintexashomes.com. I look forward to helping you with any and all Austin real estate needs.

If you enjoyed this post, why not connect with me in these other communities?

If you're looking for a home in the Austin area, you can visit my primary Austin real estate website at www.austintexashomes.com. Thanks!

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) on 10/17/2007 01:15 PM

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55 Comments on What Can I Buy in the Austin Area for $600,000?

OCT

2007

Darn...we need to think about moving there...lookie what I can get for 600k!

P.S. Just went to look at the 200k and 300k...goodness...did you see my place (selling for 235k now)

500 sq. ft.

Gorgeous homes Crouch, hook a brother up!

Sign me up for the Castle... I wanna be on an episode of Cribs...with a bathroom big enough I can play baseball in.

Jason, once again I am awestruck by what's available there and the prices. Donna Harris from Texas just commented on one of my posts and offered to wrap up one of the homes from Texas and ship it out this way for a vacant lot. What a profit I could make flipping that!

Wow Jason, these homes are aaawwwesome!!!! I'd love one of those.

Man, that IS something else. Most people haven't even experienced the great environment that Austin has to offer also. A buyer's market plus a great entertainment hub, lake activities, active sports network, and an all around laid back city to to work and play in. Good stuff Jason. That's great for Austin!

Wow! I'm ready to move to Austin. Need another agent under your shingle, Jason?

I don't like you anymore for rubbing it in our noses!!! This is what we get in California!!!

I love that first house. I have a thing for brick. It's easy to maintain and has a classic beauty that never goes out of style.

Great looking houses. You really get a for your money in Austin. Thanks for a great post. I really enjoy this series.

OCT

2007

SALLY - If you do move to this area, I can introduce you to several of my clients who relocated from Maui - you might have something in common with them! You really do get a lot for your money here.

SARDI - Let me know when you are ready to come down and start a mortgage company with me. I will sell you one of these estate homes. Have a great week, buddy!

BOB - That was funny - I almost used LOL, but then I remembered this post of mine:

Some Suggestions for New Active Rain Abbreviations - Do you LOL often?

I have definitely sold a couple of places that you could easily play raquetball in the bathroom, so they do exist.

BRIAN - Although I know you are joking, that is not an entirely bad idea. I have known people here who have purchased older homes in small towns, then moved them onto high-priced land and made a killing locally. I never even considered doing it into another market. That might be something worth researching.

Jason, Wow, those are some nice big houses with some nice lots! Beautiful!! One question for you, what are the property taxes like in your neck of the woods?

KEISHA - All of these are currently available. Let me know when you are ready to begin looking! :)

CHRISTOPHER - Thanks, fellow Austinite! I guess you are new here at Active Rain? Welcome! Yes, Austin really is a great place to live and work. I have been here almost 20 years now. Thanks for your comments -

PAUL - I am pretty selective about hiring agents, but you would easily make the cut. You are hired! I hired Brian Block a week or two ago, but he hasn't confirmed that he is coming yet. I guess you guys could share an office? By the way, I left you another great acronym using your last name. Talk to you soon, buddy. I am jonesing for "Conchords" and so is my wife, especially with all of the stuff going on around here. Do you have the ability to record DVDs and send me some of the earlier episodes? Sorry to ask - I am genuinely curious.

BILL - Man, I feel your pain. No, actually I guess I really don't. Wait until I get up to the $1 million homes. You will really be upset then! :) Seriously, though, thanks for being one of my most faithful commenters.

LISA - I love that one, too. We have a similar brick on our home, although ours is far more ostentatious and large. :)

MARIBETH - Thanks for saying that. It encourages me to keep writing these each week. How are things going right now in Dallas?

ROBERTA - Property taxes are pretty high, but we have no state income tax. Our property tax rate ranges from about 2.2 - 2.9%. Let me know if you are ready to make some offers on these beauties!

Jason, Those rates seem to be what I had when in the Pittsburgh PA area. It was a pleasant surprise moving here to Las Vegas. Our tax rates are about the same as yours, but the assessed value is .35 x the taxable value. That has also been capped at 3% for a primary residence and 7% for commercial / investment. Also no state or local personal / corporate income, estate /gift, franchise or inheritance taxes. There is a personal property tax on vehicles though. It is calculated by the same .35 x MSRP and depreciates each year until it's minimum of 5%.

ROBERTA - It sounds relatively complex there, but I guess you figure it all out if you are immersed in it all the time. We basically just have certain exemptions (like homestead and over 65) that will reduce and in some cases freeze the taxes. Thanks for your comments!

JASON: Ok, ok, I get the point. Austin rocks, Long Island is not about value. Must be nice to sell mansions for $600,000. When the market turns around a bit, I'll sell my home and move to Austin just so I don't have to wince everytime one of these comes out.

I'm movin' to Austin y'all!

Jason- WOW! What great prices! You should have your own TV show, What you get for the money! Katerina

Jason, I am going to sale my house and move to the castle. Gorgeous homes.

Hi Jason! You may be the primary cause for the REALTOR influx in Austin by the time it's all said and done. Very tempting!!! We don't get much for $600,000 here of course ask me again in a few months...we're still dropping, a little. Nice way to create interest in your town. I love the additional links!

ADAM - Despite the general comments that I have received, I am really not trying to make anyone feel bad. I am hoping that consumers will see these and understand the value offered here. That being said, if it motivates you to move, I feel like I have done something right. I would be happy to have you as my neighbor, so that we could hang out in person sometimes, not just on the phone. Have a good one!

KELLY - Let me know when you are ready to start looking at homes here in Austin. I look forward to hearing from you soon! :)

KATERINA - I would love to have my own show - can you pull any strings for me and make it happen? But seriously, I am glad that people seem to like these posts of mine. Have a terrific day!

DANNY - Come on over to Austin - the castle awaits! Yes, they are really gorgeous places, huh?

SHANNON - I don't want to be the one responsible for bringing a large group of additional Realtors here to Austin, so perhaps I should stop the series. When I started here in real estate (1997), there were almost 3000 agents - now there are over 11,000! I am glad you like these posts. That is actually enough to motivate me to continue creating them! - CJ

JASON: Are you KIDDING me? 11,000 agents??? Seriously??? We only have 5,400. I can't imagine dealing with 11,000. Is that just Austin???

SHANNON - That is the current membership in the Austin Board of Realtors. I have no idea how many of those are actively working in real estate. I have a feeling that many of them are just stealing a transaction or two each year from those of us who have this as our livelihood.

Jason, Great idea for a post!

Hey ERIC - Thanks! This is my fifth in the series (see links in the post). Glad you liked it. I was frankly surprised to get featured with this, but I am happy, too.

WOW WOW WOW! Looks like we're going to have to move to Austin!

My goodness! Now I understand why last year I helped 4 sellers sell their homes so they could move to Texas! Gorgeous homes at incredible values!!! You really would be amazed at the difference in what you can get for your money in Annapolis, MD... amazed... and depressed...

those are deffinitly some beautifull home down in Austin. I will have to keep you in mind if i ever have clients relocating there. does your company offer referral fees?

Jason, amazing, but hey I thought the 300K ones were beautiful too.

Jason,

I'm in Awe!!! That second house was awesome!!! Great Post..

Tom Weiss

Hey, I'll take the castle, too! It's amazing what you get for the money out there, and I hear Austin is just beautiful!

DANIEL - Come on down! Austin is a great place to live and work!

GINGER - Sorry to depress you with this post. But seriously, now you have a terrific Texas agent to send your clients to if they are moving!

JOSHUA - Absolutely! Send them to me and I will promptly pay you a referral fee upon closing.

MISSY - I also like the $300K homes, which is about where my own home is.

TOM - Glad you liked it - send me some buyers!

SHARON - The values are a bit astounding, especially considering the quality of life and the natural beauty of the area. I will send you a contract for the castle home soon. :)

Awesome house! Good luck selling it!

CHRIS - Thanks for your comments. Actually, this is three different properties - I hope to sell them all! I see that you aren't that far away - how is the market in College Station doing these days?

Man Jason, I will be there tomorrow evening. Right in Austin (well Lost Pines), I am bringing your number with me. I MUST< MUST see the castle before I leave town. It's going to be referral time before I leave.

TONI - Sounds good. Give me a call. My cell phone is the best number - 512-796-7653. I will warn you that my partner showed this home to some buyers and the yard is pretty small. Otherwise, it is a great home. Would you be available on Friday? I am booked Saturday.

OCT

2007

These are amazing homes for the price. Thanks for sharing.

BOB & CAROLIN - You are certainly welcome. Thanks for commenting on them. Send me a buyer sometime!

OCT

2007

Jason I've been busy as heck here. I will be coming back soon and hope to meet you and see some stuff then. Austin is fabulous! I am staying in Lost Pines and I don't want to go home.

TONI - I wondered what happened to you but I figured you were just busy. That sounds great - just let me know when you will be back in the Austin area, and we can get together. Lost Pines is very nice - I have heard several good reports about it. Thanks for the update!

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