question for those of you in/around Logan, UT

the realization of me being done school within the next year at most has slowly been creeping up on me, and after an eye opening discussion with my mom a few days ago, ive began 'window-shopping' houses in CO and UT (yes a house at the tender age of 21 seems a bit absurd, but renting is honestly a waste of time/money and i'll have a substantial amount saved to put about a 30% down-payment on a home within the next year).

one thing that ive noticed in my searches over the past few days through various real estate brokers online, is that homes in Logan, UT are insanely affordable relative to homes in other towns in UT. can someone tell me WHY?

and also, if there are any mags that are willing to suggest other affordable areas, thatd be awesome. my price range maximum will probably be about $300,000, as I don't want to put less than a 30% down-payment (single+beginning career=dont want that mortgage amoritization to add up too badly as opposed to if i were to only put, say, 10%)

Ogden and Logan are both good investments at the moment.

Ping MD9, he's the pimp.

You said you were also looking at CO. Leadville has the cheapest real estate in the high country, bar none.

However, the skiing outside of Logan is, how do I say it, much better?!

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You said you were also looking at CO. Leadville has the cheapest real estate in the high country, bar none.

However, the skiing outside of Logan is, how do I say it, much better?!

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yeah, but i didnt want to publicly discriminate :cool:

Hehehe. To be honest, the spring-time BC around here is truely epic. However, for the other 9 months of the year....

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(yes a house at the tender age of 21 seems a bit absurd, but renting is honestly a waste of time/money and i'll have a substantial amount saved to put about a 30% down-payment on a home within the next year).

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you are much smarter than i was

I could possibly find you something in Driggs, if you want small town flavah and serious recreation opportunities.

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I could possibly find you something in Driggs, if you want small town flavah and serious recreation opportunities.

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i just want something that lacks all of the east coast hustle & bustle. relaxed, laid back, and immediate access to pow-shredding for 8 or 9 months/year.








a good scene to meet a potential mrs. would also be a pretty big prereq

Except for the woman scene, you just basically described Driggs to a mutha'fuckin' T.

But Jackson, a mere 30 miles away, is awash in Cougars and Kittens in heat.

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Except for the woman scene, you just basically described Driggs to a mutha'fuckin' T.

But Jackson, a mere 30 miles away, is awash in Cougars and Kittens in heat.

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i'll definitely check it out. thanks a lot

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Originally Posted by smalls

you are much smarter than me

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well my parents made some really bad decisions when they were younger, but turned those bad decisions into learning mistakes to become as financially successful as they are today. and then they pressed those values upon me...


and before i get flamed, since i may get it at some point in this thread, i am not some trust fund baby. ive worked since i was 14 years old, saved almost every penny i have, and began investing in the stock market at a young age, which has proven to get me most of what i have now.

my parents always taught me that i have to work hard for what i want to have, and even though they could have just given it to me, there is no sense of pride and/or appreciation in not working for the things you want

I live in Logan and have owned two homes here. I agree - the value for real estate here is great. Logan is a quiet, once-rural, Mormon town that has class dignity and ridiculously good access to BC skiing, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, caving, hunting, fishing, and many other outdoor activities.

I graduated from USU in 2006 and decided to stay and have started a business here. I'm not a Mormon but have found the people here to be exceptionally kind, warm, neighborly, and tolerant of outsiders and their rational thinkin'. The best thing about living in Logan is Sabbath Skiing. The local hill, Beaver Mountain, is all but deserted on Sundays. While the pious get their Jesus on, the more secular of us hit the Beav like our souls depend on it.

I've got a few shots from around the valley in all seasons in my Picasa album, if you're looking for that sort of beta. There's some pics and video of the BC too:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rsedmo

Also, I just shot this horrible video with a headcam while skiing at Beaver recently.I clearly have not yet figured out how to point the camera in the right direction. Anyway, shake of the nausea until the end to see the view of the valley from my deck:

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I live in Logan and have owned two homes here. I agree - the value for real estate here is great. Logan is a quiet, once-rural, Mormon town that has class dignity and ridiculously good access to BC skiing, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, caving, hunting, fishing, and many other outdoor activities.

I graduated from USU in 2006 and decided to stay and have started a business here. I'm not a Mormon but have found the people here to be exceptionally kind, warm, neighborly, and tolerant of outsiders and their rational thinkin'. The best thing about living in Logan is Sabbath Skiing. The local hill, Beaver Mountain, is all but deserted. While the pious get their Jesus on, the more secular of us hit the Beav like our souls depend on it.

I've got a few shots from around the valley in all seasons in my Picasa album, if you're looking for that sort of beta. There's some pics and video of the BC too:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rsedmo

Also, I just shot this horrible video with heacam while skiing at Beaver recently. Shake of the nausea until the end to see the view of the valley from my deck:

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that is incredible. i think my mind has almost been set.

i was just so confused. on some of the realtor's websites, i was seeing homes that would go for well over $1m in my hometown, for only $25,000-50,000 outside of MY budget. i didnt know if it was like a massive landfill or had bird flu in the water or something

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that is incredible. i think my mind has almost been set.

i was just so confused. on some of the realtor's websites, i was seeing homes that would go for well over $1m in my hometown, for only $25,000-50,000 outside of MY budget. i didnt know if it was like a massive landfill or had bird flu in the water or something

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Last year I bought a 5 bedroom 4 bath 3,000 sq ft house. My .6 acre property borders the National Forest in the back and I have panoramic views that extend from Ogden Utah to Southern Idaho. I paid $329,000. Many places in the US this house would appraise at $1 million plus.

I don't get it, but I sure like it!

Living large in LoCache:

http://lh4.google.com/rsedmo/Rhgv_dn...jpg?imgmax=640

http://lh6.google.com/rsedmo/Rhgv_9n...63Q/logan3.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/rsedmo/ReTpUGW...JPG?imgmax=640

http://lh5.google.com/rsedmo/Rhhq-tn...JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/rsedmo/RqOiWQZ...jpg?imgmax=640

http://picasaweb.google.com/rsedmo/S...33838721748818

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Last year I bought a 5 bedroom 4 bath 3,000 sq ft house. My .6 acre property borders the National Forest in the back and I have panoramic views that extend from Ogden Utah to Southern Idaho. I paid $329,000. Many places in the US this house would appraise at $1 million plus.

I don't get it, but I sure like it!

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Exactly! I won't complain a year from now, thats for sure...

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and before i get flamed, since i may get it at some point in this thread, i am not some trust fund baby. ive worked since i was 14 years old, saved almost every penny i have, and began investing in the stock market at a young age, which has proven to get me most of what i have now.

my parents always taught me that i have to work hard for what i want to have, and even though they could have just given it to me, there is no sense of pride and/or appreciation in not working for the things you want

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I'd love to know how you raised a 20% down payment for a ski town home on that.

on a further note, does anyone know what career opportunities exist in these areas? i will be graduating with degrees in both finance and real estate.

There are simply no Real Estate opportunities in Driggs/JH.
Stay away.

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I'd love to know how you raised a 20% down payment on that.

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well an approx. average of $100-200/week paychecks over the past 6 years comes out to $46,800 (minus expenses, etc, over those 6 years, so Id say more like $35,000). So theres $35,000 just from working. Then, I invested in Apple Computers, about 6 years ago, back when shares were less than $35/ share, and between the times its split, and the all-time high of >$200 it hit this past summer, that put me at about, say, $70,000. Now, this upcoming summer, I have an internship coming to me that will pay a guaranteed $13,000. So that's $83,000. After that, I will continue to work during my final year in college, earning an additional $10,000. $93,000. Plus the banger of a graduation party I am already planning, hopefully I'll be at $100,000.

Hmmmm. I should quit bumming and start working..... Na, I like bumming. Much more fun.

Ah, you didn't have to pay for college and all the expenses associated with it.

Even though I worked 3 jobs, (Car+house+bills+food+tuition)x4 years=holy christ i don't even want to think about it.

Thus leaving me a very poor post-grad.

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Ah, you didn't have to pay for college and all the expenses associated with it.

Even though I worked 3 jobs, (Car+house+bills+food+tuition)x4 years=holy christ i don't even want to think about it.

Thus leaving me a very poor post-grad.

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oh i do have to pay for college and all of its expenses. but i have decent scholarships, so my loan totals are equivalent to the amount of 1.5 or 2 years at my school.

since im a finance major though, one of the big things professors preach is to pay college loans over the full time period (15 years for me), because they build incredible credit and are such low interest.

my parents also told me that theyll co-sign as long as i pay the deferred payments and once they croak, use their life insurance money to cover the balance of my brother and i's education. not a wonderful thing to think about and plan ahead for, but they see it more as death is inevitable and you may as well plan accordingly...

Logan is awesome. Cheap because it's far from everything. Malls, big cities, etc. But that is a good thing. I would love to live there. I live about 1.5 hours from there in Spanish Fork, but go there often.

I lived in Logan for 10 years. Wife went to grad school there and 2P and I have been friends for a good 9 of that.

Both of his houses were/are wonderful. Yes, it is insanely cheap. I never did buy a house as I had a superb 2000 sq ft rental house with 2 car garage and on 10 acres; so private I could mow the lawn naked if I chose to. $650/month. I was close to buying a 1300 sq ft house when we moved there for 88K. If I knew now what I knew then, I should have done it and it would have sold for around 175K. Can't change time though.

We also did not know what we were going to do after graduation and paying. My job was relatively decent wages for Cache Valley, but peanuts compared to 7 months later now down in SLC, making amost double and purchased our first house last July down here.

Logan continues to grow at a rapid pace.

The activities and access can't be beat. I do miss that even just 2 hours south.

I also echo all that 2P said. I had a bit more difficult time in the predominant religion company I worked for, but I grinned and beared it.

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insurance money to cover the balance of my brother and i's education.

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Along with the finance courses, don't forget English 101, mate.