If you search on realtor.com, there are many cheap houses around the country. NYC and San Francisco are still expensive, but it's amazing how cheap other cities are.

I searched on realtor.com for Columbus, OH and found 287 houses below $20,000.

Not $200,000. Just $20,000.

Here's a house for $5,000.

http://snipurl.com/3wr8u [www_realtor_com]