Bellevue Washington Estate prices are way to inflated. What now?

[Kenneth Abbott]

So I've read a few books and watched a lot of bp videos. I search the local market in Bellevue Washington only to see people want 600k for a house I wouldn't spend more than 200 k on. I guess my lack of knowledge here just surprised me.  In a lot of the examples they use 100 k as the examples so I was thinking maybe here in Bellevue they were around 200 k no biggy... lol these guys want like a million dollars a square foot like its California or something.  I guess I should be selecting a better location with in an hour or two from where I live? Do 100 k houses exist in Washington? I will need to start investing small as I have nothing saved up.