Boston.com has a link up today featuring what they call cheap houses, houses under 300K in the Boston area. The first house they show is a 3 bed, 1.5 bath, with 1,400 sq. Listed at $299,900

For well under $250K, you can move into this home on my street, the house has 5 Bed, 2 Bath, 3,820 Sq. Ft. on 0.22 Acres, with views of Mt. Greylock, walk to school and town. That is also one of the most expensive houses for sale in town. This one, for $175 may be one of my favorites right now.

We have high speed internet access, independent coffee shops, a thriving art scene, a growing economy and great restaurants near by. We don’t have any traffic to speak of, crime is fairly low, and the sunsets are spectacular. We also have a growing number of tech jobs that we can’t fill locally.

I have a dream that our town, the birthplace of Susan B. Anthony, will someday become a haven for lesbian couples with children, that I’ll see rainbow bumper stickers on the back of subaru wagons lining the streets, but I would image that more straight couples would be welcome here as well.

How much house are you getting for your dollar? What kind of life would you live if you weren’t working just to pay your mortgage?