This is what $300K will buy you in Sonoma County, CA:

Lovely chef's kitchen:

Nice paint job. And look at that nice vinyl molding/wallpaper.

Oh, a third bedroom, you say? Looks like a porch to me.
A porch that doesn't even have a door to the backyard.
Brilliant!

Yes, we are truly blessed here in Wine Country...
So many options, so many possibilities...