$250,000 will get you a fully loaded mc mansion and three acres of land where I live now. Long Island? I dare someone to find the same for under $750,000 that wasn't flipped by some shady a$$ed company.
It's insane. I can see paying 700 grand in Hawaii, or San Diego, or MAAAAYBE Malibu or Cape Coral on the water.
But Lawn Guyland? Boston? DC for pete's sake?