COME HOUSE HUNTING WITH ME! What $500K Gets You In Dallas Texas

// house hunting in dallas texas! come house hunt with me in Dallas, sharing what you can get for $400K-$500K in Dallas, Texas. we stopped at a few open houses to see what real estate is selling for in Dallas, TX in 2021. we hope to buy a house next year, so I wanted to see what was out there in Dallas! #househunt #dallastx
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
02:03 House #1
04:09 House #2
05:36 House #3
07:18 House #4
08:53 House #5
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[@meaganseaton7608]

These types of videos are fascinating to me! Would love to see more! Also would love to know your "wishlist" for your future home, like how many bedrooms/bathrooms, backyard, etc.! :)

[@michellereedg]

yes! ideally, we'd love a 3 bed/2 bath with a decent sized backyard. the other stuff is just a plus. we just want a home we can start having kids in one day :)

[@maiko2022000]

It’s highest price in a decade. So in my opinion, you should wait one more year. During summer, it’s usually expensive.

[@annapack3408]

Yes! Loved this video Michelle. Please do more throughout your house hunting journey! This was a great change of pace for the channel, though I equally adore your week in my life videos too.

[@anitacarter8060]

I think it’s a great topic! I love real estate videos… It just gives you a real idea of what’s going on in other parts of the country.

[@soniamartell9220]

Yes, I love these types of videos. Please continue to share! 😃 Wow, those are some pretty expensive homes, but then again those areas are expensive. We moved to DFW a few years ago and prices were still awesome. They're going up, yet you can get better prices in the suburbs.

[@laurelmaerz6286]

I find these types of videos sooo fun to watch! My husband and I aren't ready to buy a house anytime soon, but I still love seeing homes, especially in different areas!

[@michellereedg]

same here!

[@iomwiwy_13]

I loved this video because browsing online at houses way outside of my budget is one of my favorite things 😂 (also nothing beats a new video on your birthday 🥳)

[@dqvolleyball22]

Loved this!! We are looking at places in St. Louis, MO and it really is just so much to look at and think about. Loving the content lately!!

[@pAwiE22892]

Yes please continue these types of videos! I found your channel because through your NY apartment hunting vid😊 always interesting to look at real estate haha

[@naatie22]

Loved this video! I love watching real estate videos and seeing other homes for inspiration and just seeing what’s out there ☺️

[@michellereedg]

good to know thank you Natalie!

[@BeatrizPedrosa]

Really enjoyed watching this! I'm from Portugal but I just love seeing houses and what you can get for your money in different locations :) Please keep doing this!

[@sophies8573]

Love this! I swear I spend more time on Zillow than on instagram... It's so much fun to look at houses😂

[@danaewardrup3922]

This was so fun! I think it'd be really cool to go a bit west and look at some of the homes in Fort Worth (although I'm a bit biased as that where I'm from :) ) West Fort Worth has some gorgeous older homes and I know a lot of folks are flipping them.

[@DanielleMcDonald98]

Love this style of video!! I feel like your apartment hunting videos in NYC is how I originally found your channel and I loved those so much! My fiancé and I want to buy a house soon but i feel like the reality will be renting until (hopefully) the market calms down

[@michellereedg]

yes I know that's how a lot of other people found my channel too! they're some of my favorites, just seeing what's out there :)

[@MelodiePamil]

this is So interesting! I love looking at the price of houses in different places! x

[@michellereedg]

good to know thank you Melodie! 💕

[@mariamangion21]

Your videos are amazing just like you 🤍 Can’t wait to watch! Love your podcast!

[@michellereedg]

thank you always Maria! 💕

[@barbr100]

I am originally from Brooklyn, too. Moved to Dallas last year and did all of our house hunting virtually. The market was and still is crazy.

[@sammyrayyy__]

SO CRAZY! Love these videos too and we’re looking to buy our first house in Ohio. Just go compared we’re looking for ~1500-1700 sq ft, 2-3 beds, 1.5-2 baths, on .5-1.5 acre. For all of that here the average is more like $175,000. Just crazy how location can change pricing to drastically! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing more💕

[@karasanderson8910]

Wow! Crazy! That would be around 350-400 (maybe more) in Utah right now.

[@caseygainer1831]

Loved this!!! Such a fun video idea. I would love to see another in more rural areas!!!

[@michellereedg]

good to know, thank you Casey!

[@jacquelynnhc]

It's alot, but I'm from Dallas, and it's always going to be exspensive when your that close to dallas, you should totally show areas outside, more 25 to 30 outside of downtown, I think those are the ones people outside of texas are used to seeing when they show those side by side comparisons of what you get for the price. I want to buy soon, so I love these videos!!!

[@italy5153]

How awesome! I love this kind of content and especially in areas I know not much about like Dallas 💖

[@michellereedg]

so good to know! thank you :)

[@raquelzalduatrula5108]

Loved this content! 😊

[@angelamarcinkevich9202]

The first house with the long window seat was my favorite.

[@loislaidlaw8666]

Looking at houses online is one of my favourite things! I could spend so long looking at houses I know I’ll never be able to afford haha

[@michellereedg]

100% agree, always fun browsing million dollar listings lol

[@dreanavenable7504]

Glad to know Im not the only one who "window shop" from their phone. Lol

[@katarinagreer]

such beautiful homes! but i would wait (hopefully next year the prices will have gone down). Love the house hunting video :)))

[@JoannaLesley]

10:49 "Cash!" 😂 Loved this video! I'm really surprised by the prices, definitely on the higher end

[@vickym9221]

I paid about $185,000 for my house in rural Michigan. It's 2,000 square feet on ten acres. I relocated here because housing is so affordable. I would've never been able to afford a home in Massachusetts where I came from, or Dallas for that matter after seeing this video!

[@gracecruz9508]

Hope you can show more of the Dallas houses. Your two fav was my 2 fav too. Houses like that is more expensive here in California.

[@kelseytylor]

Definitely love this kind of video from you!! (But I’m an easy to please subscriber, I love all your content 💕)

[@michellereedg]

haha, awh thanks Kelsey!

[@ingridm9949]

Number 4 was absolutely my favorite.❤️

[@rachbrown8332]

Yay! Favorite part of my Tuesday 🥰

[@michellereedg]

thank you Rach! 💕

[@marynbooks0622]

I love these types of videos!

[@byAlberto-rm1sv]

"highland park west" = a few 100k more added on to the actual cost lol. Lovers Lane has so much potential! hoping that for Dallas

[@admirbarucija2018]

So excited for this, house hunting is such a fun time!! 🙏🏻

[@michellereedg]

it is! thanks Admir :)

[@admirbarucija2018]

@@michellereedg you’re welcome!! :)

[@presleyjeanette4469]

OMG YESSSS!!!!! i'm so excited to watch this ❤️ my fiancé and i have been looking as well :) love you and all your vids!!

[@michellereedg]

yes I hope it's entertaining!

[@presleyjeanette4469]

@@michellereedg it was great :)) i love how much thought you put into your videos! you're amazing! we've been looking more into the Richardson, Addison, maybe Plano area. just because you can get soooo much more for your buck!

[@Tbeckchemist]

I definitely understand the attraction to Texas, I’m from northern Indiana and it definitely has its draw backs but your money goes a long way!

[@kaileknight4180]

Love this video! Frisco area would be awesome! I’m in the Addison/ north Dallas area and am looking to buy in the new couple of years! ♥️😊

[@kaileknight4180]

Next*

[@jodyminix429]

I love these videos.

[@Midway2RealityASMR]

I don’t know if you are from dallas but if it’s listed as Highland park west it has to be in the city of Highland park which makes a HUGE difference, especially what schools your children will be zoned in. If they said it was highland park and it wasn’t then your kids would be in DISD. I do a lot of business here since we are based here in Dallas and work on peoples homes so myself and my husband (Dallas Native) have ALOT of insight into the Dallas market. MIDWAY HOLLOW is coming up and a lot of new builds popping up. Inwood area is great too.

[@Linda-mv8oz]

I think the houses were very pretty although somewhat small for the prices. I live just north of the first house but still in Dallas. We have no backyard but a small patio instead which wouldn't be great for a dog or kids. We moved here 2 years ago and the prices have definitely gone up, can't believe they will stay that way. My advice is try to get a garage because of hail storms. Also private schools are very expensive so try for a good school district. I love this area. Very convenient to restaurants, shopping and Eataly!

[@littlelaurenashley5061]

Side note love your haircut! If you don’t mind me asking, what style did you ask for when you got the cut? I might want to try that look out on my next haircut!

[@tarynh7428]

This is definitely a sellers market. 500k or over for these homes seem really high. I live near Charlotte on the NC/SC boarder and you could get a mini mansion for those prices.

[@gmx3700]

Oh I am so so excited for you guys to be officially house hunting!! My boyfriend and I (not religious sorry 😞) bought our first home last year in England. We got a semi custom new build home, with a 3 car drive, fully detached with detached garage, 4 bedroom, 2 and a half baths for £250,000. This is north east England which is one of the least expensive (and most beautiful) areas! If I had any tips for you I would say things like tile, furnishings, even windows are relatively inexpensive to change. Flooring, doors, structural changes and any outside work is WAY more expensive! Have a really solid list of NEEDS (maybe 2 each) and a more flexible list of WANTS. It is so exciting but also so stressful! We chose a new build because we couldn’t even get any of our “needs” in older homes here. We’re so so grateful we chose this option, we saw our house be built brick by brick and we’ve truly made our house a home in the short 5 months we’ve been here 🥰 cannot wait to follow along on your journey!! 💕

[@gmx3700]

Also as I’m watching I am SHOCKED at the prices!!! Holy cow!

[@michellereedg]

haha don't be sorry, that is crazy! and also good to know about changing. how are the prices for building in England? I always thought it was much more expensive over there!

[@shilpamajethia5222]

Would love to see more of these videos

[@ashleybeckner393]

It's true that every city & state has different price points, but man! 500k is a lot of money for those types of houses compared to where I'm from in Michigan! 🤪

[@BethanyC]

Can’t wait to watch this when I get off work!!

[@michellereedg]

yay! hope you have a great work day 💕

[@dreesal]

Your hair looks amazing!!! Xx

[@daniellel1705]

Please do more like this yes!

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

Michelle, so close for 400K subscribers!

[@ickyrodriguez]

Wow that town house was beautifullllll 😍

[@beautyfanatic89]

I know the house you are talking about in Preston Hollow. My bestfriend lives on that road. The empty lot was a home that had to be demolished from the tornado that came through a year ago. It totally damaged the house and it was unsalvageable. The poor family didn’t have lost everything because they didn’t have tornado insurance. It was a really sad situation. That’s a beautiful area though.

[@shannonstephens4346]

Hiii! Michelle hope you have a great week! Btw Cash is too cute! My profile picture that dog was also named Cash! But ilysm ❤❤❤

[@michellereedg]

awh so sweet, it's such a good name!

[@shannonstephens4346]

@@michellereedg Yes it is! ❤

[@amyann47]

These are a lot nicer than what is for sale for 400-500 in Phoenix right now 😅 houses that were normally like 200-300 are 400-500 it’s insane. Like no updates, carpet from the 90s lol

[@audreyford8660]

we are looking in the fort worth area! would love to see you tour some cute homes over there!!

[@laurenwelch2514]

Yes can you please do one in north dallas and the fort worth area :)

[@nannacat3]

I love this viedo ❤️

[@SpookyyyGoddess]

I was originally looking in Farmers Branch, which is beautiful, but ended up moving to South Dallas. OK so its not the best but you should look in Bishops Art because that area is worth the money and super beautiful!

[@angelamarcinkevich9202]

If you look at more houses, please do more videos like this .

[@anamikamaruthara]

Hope you guys will find a wonderful home soon 🥰

[@michellereedg]

definitely, when it's meant to be!

[@zoerose6111]

Soooooo small. I couldn’t imagine buying a 2 bed 1 bath home for that price. When I was looking our requirements were 3-4 bedrooms, at least 2 toilets, two stall garage. We started looking in 2018 when it started turning to a sellers market and we didn’t actually buy a house until December 2020. In that time we had to raise our budget by 80k bc prices went up that much in that short time.

[@chloewest5]

The housing market here is crazy! My apartment in frisco just raised our rent by $400 per month in the 8 months we have lived here 🥴😭

[@GenZGrandma]

I looove house hunting videos 🥳🤩 the states is so diff than in Canada for house prices and what you get but obvs it varies everywhere 🤪

[@michellereedg]

yes for sure! do you find its more or less pricey in Canada?

[@GenZGrandma]

Michelle Reed it’s definitely more pricey in Canada where I live in Vancouver you can only get a small apartment for 500k 😅 but in Saskatchewan and less populated provinces 500k can defs get you a nicer house than the first one you showed haha

[@user-xx9dm5qd9z]

Maybe I am a modern junkie, but I loved #2 and #3 the best. And I feel the 2-bed situation would be fine with me when I first move. (Even if I'm planning to have kids.) When my family and I outgrow the space, my plan would be to rent out the space as Airbnb. But I guess that's just me lol.

[@samual8299]

West side of 75229 you can get a 3/2 to this day for 250-350. that's what we ended up doing after the sticker shock in richardson and the areas around white rock lake.

[@vannesaboyd.]

House #4 was my fav!!! 😍

[@michellereedg]

same same!

[@mrsscarrgrassie]

Wow! Dallas is expensive. I am hoping to become a flight attendant and be based out of DFW because we currently live in Wichita, KS. We bought a house In November 2020 for 180,000, 2,125sqft, pretty good size back yard with a deck. Looking at the homes you've looked at for 499k makes me so anxious. Looks like I'll be a commuting flight attendant for a while haha.

[@caitlinlavin4580]

Damn makes me glad we bought in Richardson. So much space for so much less.

[@lindseym329]

I definitely want to see what happens when the market normalizes again, maybe in a year or two? My boyfriend and I are patiently waiting for the right place/right price as well!

[@michellereedg]

this seems like the smartest decision!

[@lucindacummins5504]

Come look in Lake Highlands! Great neighborhoods and schools.

[@PhDandProductivity]

A lot of people I think would be shocked that you wouldn’t get anythingggg near those sizes for that price in Dublin, Ireland. It’s mad how things change so much place to place

[@twishamohin]

Yes to more real estate ❤️

[@michellereedg]

yay! 💕

[@Zainab-cp4sf]

I am literally jealous from the people who live in texas they have amazingly prices for the house while I am living in a small tiny island and the houses are very expensive

[@sierrawright5198]

You should look at Rockwall, Texas!

[@sofiamayfadl]

love it

[@courtneysanders3232]

This is so crazy! My husband and I built a home that we moved into once we got married (don’t recommend building while planning a wedding lol). We built a 1,906 sq foot new construction in a neighborhood. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, all brick home, very large yard in the front and back. $197,000 when it was all done! We live in Southern Alabama about 15 miles from the Florida line in what is a pretty large city in Alabama. So these homes for $500,000+ that were so much smaller and older SHOCKED me! Lol very thankful for our budgets sake that we don’t live in a major city!

[@courtneysanders3232]

But honestly this video was so fun to watch! Please do more!!💕

[@idkwhattomakemyhandleso]

That’s crazy !

[@MorganM2399]

This was soo interesting! I live in a rural part of east tn and my house is similar in size to these. I love cities but my husband and I can both work remotely so I could never justify it I don’t think! They were so cute though and I’m sure very accessible to lots of things!! Would love to see more of these vids

[@michellereedg]

so good to know! we want to visit TN sometime- where do you think is the best place to visit?

[@stayathomesamantha]

Hi friend I’m also from a rural area in east Tennessee!! Just wanted to say hi 👋🏼 also Michelle, 10/10 recommend you visit Townsend and Wears Valley in East Tennessee!

[@PersonalFinanceWithAshtyn]

I’m currently living in Denton since I just graduate college at UNT🤗

[@AwayWithIngrid]

Would love to see a video of homes in Ft Worth area!

[@KateRussellVideos]

house hunting and apartment hunting is my favorite😍 did anyone else grow up watching HGTV?

[@michellereedg]

yes! my comfort show haha

[@isabelloren285]

I’d try looking into Casa Linda/East Dallas/Richardson/ even the west parts of Garland.

[@emilycall9192]

With how much home prices have gone up in the past year, I would be interested to see how much the conventional loan limit rises. Most of these homes are sitting around that limit.

[@antoniajagodic]

Amazing, 🥰

[@veronicametkowski5517]

Would love to see more north Dallas area

[@adrianagurd]

I wish houses cost between 500-600k where I live in Miami. If we had those prices I would have bought one in a heartbeat!

[@FlowerCloud21]

House 2!! 🤍👍

[@esAmaranta]

omg its so crazy to think that its cheaper to buy a house in texas than in mx :o i always thought usa was way more expensive than mx

[@Emilyghe]

The first 2 are expensive for what they look. I would def pay for house 3 and 4 for that price

[@mlmj1994]

Oh housing has gone up just about everywhere, whether it’s renting or buying, especially in AZ. It’s crazy right now. The rent has almost doubled when it comes to single-family homes.

[@nicolab9938]

Moving from Canada to america In The fall for work. Would you recommend Santa Barbara California, Irvine California, Dallas Texas or Charleston South Carolina. Moving my whole and would not appreciate being ignored.

[@hayleycribbs1030]

This is so wild to me. 1200 sq ft and 2 beds 1 bath go for MAYBE 200k in NC!

[@circlinq]

Whenever I see high ceiling windows I can't stop thinking about the nightmare of cleaning those 💀

[@Cass_Suitor]

Brought mine for 200k 1539 sq ft 3 b 2.5 bath 2 story before the summer in Texas.

[@kate_rae_porteous]

10:50 “cash” lol

[@CoryBreann]

We built is north Dallas this February and within 2 weeks of signing to lock in our rate, everything BOOMED and we then would not have been able to afford our own home if we hadn’t already signed! We got so so lucky😂 for sure recommend NORTH Dallas for the best price! 🤍🙏🏼

[@michellereedg]

oh my gosh way to go! we definitely want to look in north dallas to see if we can get more space :)

[@catk4942]

That first place is 2 million plus where I am…..love living in an insanely expensive area

[@ItsClarasLife]

This is so exciting!! I love all the house btw!! My goal is for my channel to be like yours ❤️❤️

[@katherinedennison445]

Location! Location! Location! Most important thing! Size doesn’t matter as much as location!!! That’s my two cents 💰

[@maricruzgarcia4707]

It’s so crazy how you are just paying for an outdated house in a nice location here in Dallas 🤯

[@PersonalFinanceWithAshtyn]

I’m in DFW area and omg I couldn’t imagine buying a house right now haha I can’t even afford a mortgage for a $250k home haha then again I’m 24 and just started my career so maybe one day!!:)

[@Midway2RealityASMR]

I’m a native of Fort Worth and my husband a Native of Dallas. You won’t find a decent place under $300