6 Countries Where You Can Buy a Home for $100,000 or Less 6 Countries Where You Can Buy a Home for $100,000 or Less An expert suggests a half-dozen places where even the beach is available for a bargain price. Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com Buying a cheap home and retiring is a disappearing dream in many places of the U.S. But if you have the spirit of adventure, you can find such digs overseas. Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Kathleen Peddicord — author of several books on retiring abroad — says you do not have to travel too far to find the affordable retirement of your dreams.