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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
We saw this house - it was built by a builder - and when we saw it there was nothing installed yet - just the basic shell and walls were up. They were asking 495K - This IS my dream house if I could draw it up myself. THE CATCH WAS ----- A train literally runs through the backyard.
At the time I didn't care and wanted it anyway - but my family talked me out of it and made me realize that I really don't want to live on top of a train track.
Well - a year and a half later - the person who bought it is now trying to sell it for MUCH more. They originally listed it for OVER 600K. IT SITS ON THE TRAIN TRACKS!!! Can you imagine?
I just wanted you all to see how pretty it is. I still love the house - just not the location!
http://www.mlsli.com/unidetails.cfm?mlnum=1821298&typeprop=1&bn=1&CFID=9097830&CFTOKEN=62032408
ETA : Don't know how to post a link. SORRY!!!
Message edited 12/11/2006 1:40:40 PM.
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Tine73
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
It's beautiful! High taxes though....
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| Posted 12/11/06 1:52 PM |
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LuckySV
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
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Gorgeous house! But I could never live with the shaking from a train that close! Good thing you didn't buy it!
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| Posted 12/11/06 1:52 PM |
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alisonggg
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Beautiful house.... I know right were that is, it def would have been annoying with the house shaking
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| Posted 12/11/06 1:56 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
The train also lets loose with the siren where the road meets the tracks, just down the block. That's got to be tough!
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:05 PM |
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jerrysgirl
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
i work down the block from these. houses. between the train going by and basically on conklin and 109 it is noisy.
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:13 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
I know - these were all the things my family said to talk me out of buying it. I was devastated though. It's like someone took my dream house - dangled it in front of me - and I couldn't get it.
Thanks for fixing the link!! 
We actually thought the taxes would be around 15K since it was new construction.
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:17 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Posted by BackInNewYork
It's beautiful! High taxes though....
I agree! There are plenty of colonials in many areas, with lot lower taxes. We just bought one!
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:53 PM |
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Now that is a gorgeous house!
The train.....not so much so. You made the right decision!
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:59 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Posted by PotofLuck06
Posted by BackInNewYork
It's beautiful! High taxes though....
I agree! There are plenty of colonials in many areas, with lot lower taxes. We just bought one!
I know - but unfortunately the taxes aren't that much higher than what we are paying now. Nassau taxes stink!!!!
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| Posted 12/11/06 2:59 PM |
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Beth
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
nice house- but not for $600K with the train in the back yard
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| Posted 12/11/06 8:07 PM |
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Eleanor
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
I wanted to be at least 1/2 mile from any train tracks. When growing up, I remember talking to a friend who lived about .5-1 block from the crossing and I could hear the train crystal clear on the phone. That memory sticks out in my memory!
Just b/c they are listing it for $600K doesn't mean they will get it.
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| Posted 12/12/06 8:34 AM |
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GoingNutty
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Is the house off of Fairview or Hampshire?
Honestly I live right behind the train tracks and after about a week you don't even notice it. Hearing the kids upstairs right above my head is much more annoying than the train!! 
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| Posted 12/12/06 9:23 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
nice house, but I would never consider buying a house on a main road or that close to train tracks 
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| Posted 12/12/06 9:27 AM |
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MegZee
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
they are doing the same thing on Central Ave in Bethpage - they just built 3 or four new houses ON central avenue and the backyard is RR tracks...who the heck would by that???
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| Posted 12/12/06 9:30 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
Posted by Meaghan729
they are doing the same thing on Central Ave in Bethpage - they just built 3 or four new houses ON central avenue and the backyard is RR tracks...who the heck would by that???
they did they same thing in Ronkonkoma. they built 2 houses on Lakeland 10 FEET away from the LIRR crossing  OMG!!!! it's INSANE
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| Posted 12/12/06 9:47 AM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
My rational at the time was that my aunt and uncle live in a gorgeous house in garden city that is across the street from the train tracks - and honestly - we are so used to them now we never hear them.
BUT - the fact that the train went through the backyard - well that was the deal breaker for us.
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| Posted 12/12/06 11:23 AM |
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alnem
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Re: Check out this house we almost bought back in the day
beautiful house...but holy taxes!!!!
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