Compare what kind of house you can get for $500,000 in six markets. We begin in Shreveport, La., where the Monsour family—Jennifer, Jeff and daughter Claire—call a stunning French Acadian style house "home." From there, it's off to Little Rock, Ark., to a house that took Gayle and Jimmy Kidd 20 years to finally purchase. Next, we meet Gretchen and Peter Hoffman, a couple living in an environmentally friendly home in Austin, Texas. Last up is a look at homes in Knoxville, Tenn., Palm Springs, Calif., and Jackson, Miss.