Everything is the most expensive in the land when it comes to Boise real estate. I hate it. You hate it. But it's the harsh reality of the market. Am I allowed to blame crypto currency for no reason? I can't help but think Dogecoin and Ethereum have something to do with it. But also don't ask me to explain what either of those are.

In any case, it's always fun to look at houses we can't afford, right? I can't be the only one who scrolls through Zillow excitedly as though it's porn. Which it is. It's real estate porn. SNL even did a sketch about it.

Soooo, if you had to choose, which of these Boise homes completely out of your price range gets your vote as worth the cost if you had an abundance of cash chillin' in your bank account?

First up, this 2,666 sqft home. Here's the exterior. Literally nothing else about it is remarkable enough to warrant more photos. I don't mean that rudely, of course. It just isn't terribly unique. But it is spacious.

Photo via Keller Williams Realty Boise
Photo via Keller Williams Realty Boise
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Or this 4.400 sqft beauty? She's a two story, which drops her down in appeal for me. But that's a lot of square footage for  damn near the same price as the first house.

Photo via Boise Premiere Real Estate
Photo via Boise Premiere Real Estate
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The difference in price is only $99! And the latter is the cheaper one. Go figure. So if you had to choose, which is it? For me I loathe climbing stairs. So much that it's a deal breaker. So I'm going with the one story that has a great deal less square footage.

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