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500,000-dollar homes in New York, Michigan and Georgia

500,000-dollar homes in New York, Michigan and Georgia

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The home is 10 miles from the Pennsylvania border and about an hour and 15 minutes from Scranton, PA. Driving toward Albany or New York City takes less than three hours.

Size: 1,900 square feet

Price per square foot: $261.

Interior:The house is set back some distance from the street, behind a low stone wall and grassy yard. Stairs lead to a wide covered veranda.

The front door opens into the living room with wood floors and a new wood fireplace added during the sellers' extensive renovations. This space has room for a large sofa and a comfortable armchair. (All furniture can be purchased.)

Through a wide door is the dining room with a bay''windows and access to the outdoors. This space opens into the updated kitchen with granite countertops, cream cabinetry and coordinating Smeg refrigerator. A walk-in pantry and full bathroom branch off the kitchen.

The staircase at the front of the home leads to the second floor, where the three bedrooms are located, passing by a stained glass window. The master bedroom, to the right of the stairs, has a bay of windows and ample space for a king-size bed. The adjacent bedroom is the same size. The bedroom across the hall has an alcove that can accommodate a reading chair or desk. These bedrooms share a bathroom with a built-in double basin sink and a combination bath and shower.

The attic has been insulated using''foam polyurethane during the renovation and its floors are painted white. The loft is always bright thanks to its many windows, and the open floor plan allows it to be used as a study, home office or extra bedroom.

Street Space:A wooden deck circles the house and slopes down to a backyard with a lawn and grown trees. The backyard has a flat area with a fire pit and chairs around it. There is room to park multiple cars on the driveway.

Taxes: $4,296 (approx)

Contact: J.D. Gluckstern, Country House Realty, 917-716-4424; countryhouserealty.com

Detroit | $499,000

A five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath Tudor-Revival style home built in 1927,''on a 0.2-acre lot.

This home is located in the University District neighborhood, a few blocks from Palmer Park, a sprawling nearly 300-acre city park with green space and recreational facilities, including a playground with a fountain and a dog-walking area. University of Detroit Mercy, a private Catholic institution with more than 2,500 undergraduate degrees, is a 10-minute walk away.

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A CVS pharmacy store and Aldi supermarket are a 10-minute drive away.

It takes about 15 minutes to drive to the waterfront, Ford Field soccer stadium or Comerica Park baseball stadium in downtown Detroit. Windsor, Ontario is an hour and a half drive across the Canadian border. Driving time to the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan,''is about 45 minutes.

Size: 3,007 square feet

Price per square foot: $166.00

Inside: A stone walkway leads from the sidewalk to the front door, located in a brick arch.

Inside is a small vestibule with tile flooring; beyond that is a large foyer with hardwood flooring, a staircase with a wrought iron railing and access to a guest restroom.

The hardwood floors continue through a wide door on the right into the living room with detailed ceiling moldings and a fireplace with an exquisite lime mantelpiece. From there, French doors lead to a sun room with hardwood floors, currently used as a home office.

To the left of the foyer is a dining room with windows facing the street and''Access to the kitchen with white cabinetry, an island, walls in original green tile from Flint Ceramic Tile Company and a dining room window with a bright green wall.

Four bedrooms are located along a long hallway on the second floor. The master bedroom, located at the back of the hallway, overlooks a mature tree in the backyard; a bathroom with a shower and updated vanity is in an adjacent bedroom currently used as a study. Two more bedrooms are across the hall; they share an updated bathroom with a tub and shower combo.

The fifth bedroom is on the second floor, along with a bathroom with a footed tub.

Street space:Behind the house is a small wooden''deck. There's a yard behind it with a lawn, mature trees and flowers, enclosed by a wooden fence. The back yard is equipped with a wooden sauna. The detached garage has two parking spaces.

Taxes: USD 4,236 (approximately)

Contact: Jay Taylor, JTA Realtors, 313-410-1149; jtarealtors.com

Atlanta | $495,000

This three-bedroom, three-bathroom bungalow on a 0.2-acre lot built in 1920.

This home is located in the West End neighborhood, about half a block from West End Park, which has tennis courts and open green space, and a 10-minute walk from Dean Rusk Park, which has a lake and dog walking area. Nearby is the Hammonds House public library and museum, where''s island with three seats and white and gold colored marble tiled walls and access to the backyard.

The first floor has two bedrooms separate from the dining room and kitchen. One of them has a fireplace. Both bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms: one has a marble-tiled shower, while the other has a combination tub and shower.

The second floor is a large master bedroom with a spacious closet, a bedroom with a king-size bed and a bathroom with a separate tub and shower.

Street Space:The rear yard, enclosed by a fence, accommodates a patio and garden. A parking space for one car is provided on the driveway.

Taxes: $5,421'. '(approximately)

Contact: Lisa Bennett, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby'\''s International Realty, 678-531-2996; sothebysrealty.com

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