I was in Montana a few months ago and saw some lake side properties with a great deal of land. Best and worst depends on a host of factors from personal preferences to the quality of schools and crime. Paul Joseph Joyner, broker owner of Sommers-Ethan Properties in Santa Clara, CA, says a home is worth what a ready, willing and able buyer pays a seller who is not under undue pressure to sell.
Prices vary by location for a variety of reasons.
Joyner says buy a property based on your preferences. Find one you can live in, profitably rent out or otherwise enjoy as shelter or as an investment, he says. Click here for more questions and answers. The Homestore Message Boards also offer assistance regarding your questions, comments and concerns. Broderick Perkins has been a consumer and real estate journalist for 22 years.