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ThreeCats
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if your looking to buy a home...
i have a question, if you don't mind
where are you looking and whats your max to spend?
thanks!!
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Posted 12/21/08 1:18 PM  |
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cindy104
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We are looking in Suffolk County.....looking to spend no more than 400k.
Best of luck to you, feel free to FM me with any questions!
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| Posted 12/21/08 6:33 PM |
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We've been looking for a while. We are aiming for under $325, but we've been pre-approved for $100k more than that. If a house that had all our needs was in our range in our target town we'd go for it.
We need:
4br 2 bathroom
Formal LR/DR
Family room
Garage OR basement
At least 1/4 acre but prefer closer to 1/2.
ETA: We' love to be in south shore Suffolk (Bayport/BluePoint, Sayville, Oakdale, West Islip, East Islip, Babylon) But we're being realistic and lloking for towns that have a bargain.
Message edited 12/21/2008 10:19:03 PM.
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| Posted 12/21/08 10:17 PM |
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
we're looking in nassau, specifically east meadow or carle place, and we're looking in the $350k-$400k range.
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| Posted 12/21/08 10:45 PM |
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Erica
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
we are looking in NW Suffolk county and don't want to go over $650K (this is not our first house)
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:17 AM |
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lullabella
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We are looking in Dix Hills, West Islip, and Fort Solonga/Kings Park. Maximum $750k and no more than $15k taxes. I am hoping that more comes on in the market in Jan/Feb because we already sold and we are moving into a rental.
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| Posted 12/22/08 9:34 AM |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We're looking for:
4br 2 full bathroom (would settle for 3 bedrooms, but must have all bedrooms on 1 floor)
Garage
Basement or attic
Gas heat
would love CAC
NO INGROUND POOL (we will not consider a home with an inground pool)
under $10,000 taxes
Looking in mid-Suffolk North Shore
Message edited 12/22/2008 11:06:34 AM.
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LadyBug1209
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by waiting4ablessing
we're looking in nassau, specifically east meadow or carle place, and we're looking in the $350k-$400k range.
We bought in Carle Place this year.. great choice!!  It might be a challenge to find something for less than $400k though.
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| Posted 12/22/08 9:58 AM |
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Erica
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by lullabella
and no more than $15k taxes.
that is a major concern of ours too!
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| Posted 12/22/08 10:14 AM |
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RocPin
Life's Beachy <3
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Im looking in Virginia Beach, VA so Im not sure if this helps but I am looking to spend no more than $220k. Taxes down here are generally around $2k a year. Good luck on your search!
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| Posted 12/22/08 12:05 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
we are looking in South FL- with in 5 miles of the beach/water
4/5 bedrooms
3 baths
3000 square feet plus
pool (not screened in)
gated community
2 or 3 car garage
max $350K-$375K
ETA- Taxes in PBC are based on purchase price - 2%
Message edited 12/22/2008 3:01:40 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/08 12:07 PM |
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MrsUta
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We are looking in Nassau County, South Shore Merrick, Bellmore and Massapequa.
3-4 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Formal DR & Living Room
Full Finished Basement
(Ranch or Cape)
Taxes under 8,500
Our Range is from 300-450K - It truly depends on the condition of the house
Hope that helps
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| Posted 12/22/08 2:39 PM |
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legallyblonde
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
We are looking for a 4 BR, 2 bath house with a garage and a basement. We are looking in Babylon and Sayville. Our range is $400-$500K and taxes must be under $12K
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| Posted 12/22/08 3:00 PM |
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ThreeCats
Train Ride
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
thanks!!!
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| Posted 12/23/08 10:51 PM |
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ThreeCats
Train Ride
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by nov04libride
We're looking for:
4br 2 full bathroom (would settle for 3 bedrooms, but must have all bedrooms on 1 floor)
Garage
Basement or attic
Gas heat
would love CAC
NO INGROUND POOL (we will not consider a home with an inground pool)
under $10,000 taxes
Looking in mid-Suffolk North Shore
if you don't mind me asking why will you not conside a home with a pool
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| Posted 12/23/08 10:52 PM |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by ThreeCats
Posted by nov04libride
We're looking for:
4br 2 full bathroom (would settle for 3 bedrooms, but must have all bedrooms on 1 floor)
Garage
Basement or attic
Gas heat
would love CAC
NO INGROUND POOL (we will not consider a home with an inground pool)
under $10,000 taxes
Looking in mid-Suffolk North Shore
if you don't mind me asking why will you not conside a home with a pool
We don't like to swim, so we would not be willing to put the $$$ and effort into the upkeep of the pool, and since I am PG I worry about the safety of our children with a pool in the backyard. I'd much rather have that space for the kids to play, and not worry about them falling in. It's added homeowner insurance, and since we have no need/want for a pool, it would be an additional expense to fill it.
At this point since it is a buyer's market, we have the luxury of being picky and waiting for our dream home without a pool. But, for homeowners, know that it definitely does not for certain add value to the home.
We'd be willing to just take apart an above ground pool, so I'm just talking about the in ground pools.
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| Posted 12/24/08 9:34 AM |
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Erica
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
don't totally count out houses with in ground pools...ours is completely fenced in a corner of our yard. the yard is pretty large, so we have had people come over and didn't realize that was part of our yard. It's completely fenced (real fence) so our kids run around the back yard without any fear. Just saying - there may be a house out there that is workable.
I'm not sure about the insurance...I don't pay more than what I see other LIFers pay, but I do think our taxes are about $1000 more.
I will say that while we have an IGP now, we don't really care if we have one in the next house.
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| Posted 12/24/08 1:55 PM |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by Erica
don't totally count out houses with in ground pools...ours is completely fenced in a corner of our yard. the yard is pretty large, so we have had people come over and didn't realize that was part of our yard. It's completely fenced (real fence) so our kids run around the back yard without any fear. Just saying - there may be a house out there that is workable.
I'm not sure about the insurance...I don't pay more than what I see other LIFers pay, but I do think our taxes are about $1000 more.
I will say that while we have an IGP now, we don't really care if we have one in the next house.
But since we actively don't want it, we need to factor in the cost of filling it, so that's a minus for us, regardless of the safety issues. I won't have it just sitting there without being maintained, so our only option is filling it since we won't maintain it.
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OStewarts
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Well maintained, move in condition 3br/1.5+ bath in Nassau on the LIRR main line, like Floral Park, NHP, etc or (maybe) Williston Park. Flat backyard with little or no lawn (seriously, we work too much to worry about mowing and weeding a half an acre). We just need enough space for a new (or existing!) deck.
Has to be our Forever home. We're only going through this process once!
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Mommy2Boys
My Boys!!!!
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Re: if your looking to buy a home...
Posted by MrsUta
We are looking in Nassau County, South Shore Merrick, Bellmore and Massapequa.
3-4 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Formal DR & Living Room
Full Finished Basement
(Ranch or Cape)
Taxes under 8,500
Our Range is from 300-450K - It truly depends on the condition of the house
Hope that helps
Under $8,500 in taxes in these areas are going to be HARD to come by. I live in merrick and dont know anyone who's taxes are under $10k.
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| Posted 12/27/08 9:34 PM |
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