Five homes you can get for $200,000 or less

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   >>> this morning on "today's real estate," what you can get for less than $200,000. barbara corcoran is here with great homes from alabama to arizona. good to see you.

   >> good morning. they are all inexpensive today.

   >> a 1500 - square foot home in phoenix, three bedrooms at $150,000.

   >> i'm sure you know it is america's sunniest city with 300 days of sunshine a year. this house is on a quiet cul-de-sac landscaped with easy care flowering shrubs and desert trees. 1500 square feet . the price breaks down to $96 a foot. here is a great shot of the living room . the family room has plush carpeting. the dining room has a big bay window. the kitchen has double windows over the synch, granite counters and a breakfast bar. this is a nice spacious master bedroom . that's the best part of the house , a sparkling pool. behind it there is a wide green belt that borders the house .

   >> what's that?

   >> a plot of land from the city, maintained by the city that you get to use for free.

   >> nice. your own park.

   >> it is. it increases the value of the home having that in the backyard.

   >> now to saginaw, michigan. three-bedroom home at $179,000 home.

   >> sagaway is buried in the snow like everyone else. they charge out to the big saginaw lake. that's a classic home with a huge lawn, pretty shutters, lamp post and a welcoming front door. the living room has a gas fireplace oversized window. it's a pretty blue they painted there. makes it look cozy. there is the dining room . the table cloth would be better at a restaurant. never take a shot of a dining room with a tablecloth.

   >> what about the wallpaper?

   >> it should go. not just because of the paper but no one relates to your taste in wallpaper. always paint the walls. never have wallpaper up when selling a house . a great shot of a kitchen no one could object to. a private fenced in backyard. it's a perfect area for small children. there's the rest of the yard with the trees at attention around the perimeter.

   >> cool. now to mission, kansas. another three-bedroom home priced at $185,000 eight miles from downtown kansas city .

   >> this is a storybook house from the outside. what's great is this town is lined with mom and pop stores. goes with the house . the same two brothers have owned the local gas station for 60 years. volunteer fire department . that's the kind of town to give you the right context. there is the living room . i like the corner window in the left wall. makes a big difference in the fireplace wall. there is a wallpapered dining room . that wallpaper is charming. no one's going to relate to your wallpaper. it should come off. new cork floors in the kitchen . white cabinets. there is a long breakfast bar and the backyard, i think, is just the right size deck surrounded by mature trees with shade.

   >> it's got a dormer room. what is that?

   >> you punch through the roof and make added space. it has sloped ceilings.

   >> now to tennessee, murfreesboro.

   >> this is a spic-n-span house . energy efficient windows newly put in throughout the house . a family room with vaulted ceilings. you can't see how high they go. they have a big window and a two-sided fireplace it shares with the kitchen . the kitchen has wood floors, hand made cabinets. the pink cabinets, odd choice of color, but hand made. there is the upstairs, cozy family room with a barrel ceiling and the dining room has wood floors and plenty of light. steps going down into the backyard. it's a beautiful backyard. perfect as the rest of the house . it's meticulous. they must spend the weekend taking care of the property.

   >> it shows it. to alabama, we have a three-bedroom home priced at $196,900.

   >> this is next to mussels shoals where aretha franklin , the rolling stones each recorded their best-selling albums. this is an open floor plan . a gleaming, pretty house . very traditional. inside it surprises you because it's wide open with lots of windows. all the rooms are connected. i like the use of the red paint which you will see in the kitchen . it warms up the kitchen nicely with all the white cabinetry. it's open, all the fixtures new. that is a study. rarely do studies look good. that's a study anybody could enjoy. out back there is a quiet backyard and your giant deck and your own private pool. remember the price. it's $196,000.

   >> nice. barbara corcoran, thank you very much. for more head

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