If you want to buy a home in the Boston area and you're on a budget (aren't we all?), you have a choice: go small or go elsewhere.

My recommendation? Go small.

At least that's what I told the Globe, in an article posted today.

It's home buying season again, and shoppers venturing out for good deals should hew to a simple strategy: think old, think small.

"Every neighborhood and every city will have old pockets of homes," he said. "You might have to settle with one bath, the kitchen might have Corian countertops, not granite. The cupboards might need to be refaced, it might have linoleum floors, but the pride of ownership trumps all that."

Exactly.

If you are a first-time homebuyer with limited funds but desire to live in the city of Boston, you may need to consider looking in Dorchester, or East Boston, or even Roslindale and West Roxbury. Those are where the best deals can be found.

Source: House hunting? Think small, old - By Ron DePasquale, The Boston Globe