@purpletitan - Staten Island? What’s cheap? I see houses and townhouses under $300K, under $200K even.
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Staten-Island-New-York-NY/27252_rid/0-200000_price/0-725_mp/zesta_sort/40.693394,-73.897133,40.451388,-74.410744_rect/10_zm/