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What exactly constitutes a "cheap house" though? Just because a house is ultra cheap in absolute sticker price does not make it a good deal, or even "cheap". It's a combination of neighborhood home values, property taxes, school system, local economy, demand, geography, appreciation rate, and climate which make a home a good investment, with the actual home itself mattering least among those. There's definitely a lot of undervalued real estate in the US, but just looking for cheap houses is a bad idea.