Montana Real Estate - Big Sky Country
By Raynor James, Fri Dec 9th

Montana is known as Big Sky Country for the wide-open spaces youcan find there. Fortunately, Montana real estate is inexpensiveenough to make it a good relocation spot.

Montana

Montana has some of the most beautiful scenery in the UnitedStates. With towering mountain ranges, wide-open prairies andabsolutely stunning national parks, the state truly fits the"big sky" moniker. With the Rocky Mountains and Glacier NationalPark, the state is world wide attraction for



outdoor enthusiastslooking to hike, mountain climb, camp, fish, ski and just getaway from it all. If you're tired of living in neighborhoodwhere the homes are two feet from each other, Montana offers arespite.

Billings

A railroad town, Billings is considered a big city in Montana.Sitting below 400 foot sandstone cliffs, the big town is tuckedinto a prairie area and provides a good base camp for the restof the state. The atmosphere in the town is definitely one witha country and western theme. The downtown area has seenredevelopment efforts, but the town still retains a hard workingrailroad influence. A good place to raise a family, but you cando better in Montana.

Bozeman

Bozeman is a slice of heaven located roughly 90 miles fromYellowstone National Park. Set in the end of a lush valley, thetown has a picket fence feel and is surrounded by stunningmountain ranges peaked with snow throughout the year. If youlike to get out and explore nature, the town is centrallylocated to some of the best hiking and fishing in the country.Although things aren't out of control yet, Bozeman has become abit of a hot spot for celebrities. It is nothing like Aspen,Colorado, but buyer beware.

Montana Real Estate

Montana real estates prices are surprisingly reasonable giventhe spectacular scenery in the state. Obviously, cold wintersturn away some people, but the scenery is a feast for the eyeseven in winter. Anyway, a single family home in Billings willcost $145,000 on average while the same home in Bozeman will runin the $280,000 range.

The appreciation rate for Montana real estate was a robust 12.5percent for 2005. Put another way, the secret appears to begetting out.

About the author:Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - FSBO homes forsale by owner. Visit our home buying page athttp://www.fsboamerica.org/buyer.cfm to see homes for sale byowner.

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