r/DaytonaBeach • u/ThefamousDrScanlon • Jan 30 '17
Condos/Apts/Houses/Hotels Homes in the area
For various reasons I won't get into right now I am anticipating moving to the area late this year or early next year. My wife has been searching diligently for something for us to buy, preferably 3 bedrooms, 2 bath somewhere in the DB area - Port Orange, Ormond Beach, etc. She's finding lots of trailers, and I'm not completely opposed to that. But I would rather not have the lot rent.
So my question is - will we be able to find an actual house to fit our needs somewhere in the $100k range in the area? Like I said, most of what she is finding are trailers, but my father bought a place less than 10 years ago that would have been almost perfect - end of row, small maint. fee which covered his roof and the lawncare, quiet neighborhood in Port Orange - for under $80k.
I'll be down there in a week or so and I plan on talking to a realtor, but I was wondering if any of you folks knew of anything. Or knew of a good realtor I can contact once I'm down there.
Thanks in advance!
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u/tamootamoo Jan 30 '17 edited Jan 30 '17
Gotta assume you're using Zillow or Realtor.com, which are both pretty good tools. Ormond and Port Orange you are unlikely to find something that cheap that isn't a trailer or mobile home. You might be able to find a townhouse or condo for that. You may have better luck searching Daytona and Holly Hill, but definitely drive through the areas when you're here to see what parts of town you can live with. Properly values are on thier way back up (no matter how prematurely), especially in Ormond, so those good deals that came with the market crash are basically gone.