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schnapy
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Kerry how about Levittown
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Posted 8/23/06 10:16 AM  |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
we both love Levittown, but waiting for the prices to drop a little more. Considering there is no basement, I find that house a tad overpirced for the condition its in. We only got pre-approved for so much and $325K would be stretching it. More in the family of $290K is what we can afford. We aren't seriously looking until Christmas time, but I do want to know about the areas before we got back out.
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:20 AM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
I hope by then stuff drops below $3k in Levittown. We saw some stuff with more than 8,000 in taxes. TOO , TOO high..
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:22 AM |
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schnapy
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
we both love Levittown, but waiting for the prices to drop a little more. Considering there is no basement, I find that house a tad overpirced for the condition its in. We only got pre-approved for so much and $325K would be stretching it. More in the family of $290K is what we can afford. We aren't seriously looking until Christmas time, but I do want to know about the areas before we got back out.
Dont be afraid to low ball... We did on every house eventually we found one...
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:25 AM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
on yea, but after repairs in Levittown, taxes can get extremely steep.
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:27 AM |
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schnapy
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
on yea, but after repairs in Levittown, taxes can get extremely steep.
I know the taxes are high
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:29 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by schnapy
Posted by kerrycec03
on yea, but after repairs in Levittown, taxes can get extremely steep.
I know the taxes are high
Yeah this is the problem with Nassau county in general, there are some places where the price of the houses are in our price range, but the taxes are ridiculous!
Kerry, are you only looking in Nassau?
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:33 AM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Keep saving Kerry-prices by Christmas time will be even lower.
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:50 AM |
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kerrycec03
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
well, we both work in NYC and live in Smithtown. We are trying to lower our commute.
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| Posted 8/23/06 10:55 AM |
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lulugrrl
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
well, we both work in NYC and live in Smithtown. We are trying to lower our commute.
Oh I was gonna say, I will be putting my house on the market soon in Port Jeff Station for low 300's..low taxes...but the commute is killer, my hubby does it now...
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| Posted 8/23/06 11:08 AM |
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kerrycec03
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
yes, right now we commute out of CI, and its about 1 hour and 10 minutes for me (9-5), but hubby who is an union carpenter goes in sometimes at 4am and it sometimes take alomst 2 hours.
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| Posted 8/23/06 11:10 AM |
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charon54
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
we both love Levittown, but waiting for the prices to drop a little more. Considering there is no basement, I find that house a tad overpirced for the condition its in. We only got pre-approved for so much and $325K would be stretching it. More in the family of $290K is what we can afford. We aren't seriously looking until Christmas time, but I do want to know about the areas before we got back out.
I will be shocked if the prices in Levittown drop down to below $300K. I think that is unrealistic to expect.
For $290, you really need to consider houses either further out in Suffolk, or maybe closer to Queens (in the Floral Park/Elmont area).
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:09 PM |
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kerrycec03
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by charon54
Posted by kerrycec03
we both love Levittown, but waiting for the prices to drop a little more. Considering there is no basement, I find that house a tad overpirced for the condition its in. We only got pre-approved for so much and $325K would be stretching it. More in the family of $290K is what we can afford. We aren't seriously looking until Christmas time, but I do want to know about the areas before we got back out.
I will be shocked if the prices in Levittown drop down to below $300K. I think that is unrealistic to expect.
For $290, you really need to consider houses either further out in Suffolk, or maybe closer to Queens (in the Floral Park/Elmont area).
This is false. SO False. I've found many things in Nassau around 3K NOW, but in 6 months, they may drop. Even when we looked at Levittown, we saw an estate sale for $315K, you could have offered 290-3K. Timing isn't right for us, but it is so not unrealistic.
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:15 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
well, we both work in NYC and live in Smithtown. We are trying to lower our commute.
oh, ok. We both work in the NYC also but are looking further out east.
I am hoping I will be able to work from home so we both won't have such a long commute. You won't get as much house though in nassau for the same amount of money in suffolk though, and the taxes will be higher. This is how we made our decidsion.
I am sure the right thing will come your way. 
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:19 PM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
well we are looking in Nassau and Western Suffolk, but no further than West Islip or Huntington because of the commute. Also, save a little money. Combined we are paying over $600 in LIRR/MetroCards.
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:23 PM |
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june262004
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by SweetTooth
. You won't get as much house though in nassau for the same amount of money in suffolk though, and the taxes will be higher. This is how we made our decidsion.
I am sure the right thing will come your way.
SO NOT TRUE!
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:29 PM |
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Melbernai
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
About a year ago my friend bought a house in Levittown for $280k. I don't know how the heck she found it -- the house wasn't even in bad condition. I needed some updating like repaint and stuff but overall it was in good condition. The guy was recently married and just wanted to sell the house since he was already living with his wife in her house. So keep looking and eventually you'll HAVE to find something!
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| Posted 8/23/06 12:35 PM |
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charon54
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by kerrycec03
Posted by charon54
Posted by kerrycec03
we both love Levittown, but waiting for the prices to drop a little more. Considering there is no basement, I find that house a tad overpirced for the condition its in. We only got pre-approved for so much and $325K would be stretching it. More in the family of $290K is what we can afford. We aren't seriously looking until Christmas time, but I do want to know about the areas before we got back out.
I will be shocked if the prices in Levittown drop down to below $300K. I think that is unrealistic to expect.
For $290, you really need to consider houses either further out in Suffolk, or maybe closer to Queens (in the Floral Park/Elmont area).
This is false. SO False. I've found many things in Nassau around 3K NOW, but in 6 months, they may drop. Even when we looked at Levittown, we saw an estate sale for $315K, you could have offered 290-3K. Timing isn't right for us, but it is so not unrealistic.
Sorry, didn't realize you were okay with a fixer-upper, so many on these boards aren't.
If you want lower taxes, look at Levittown in the Island Trees School District. Island Trees taxes are lower then the Levittown School District taxes.
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mrsmck
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Kerry, we're in the process of buying in the Island Trees section. The taxes are lower than the Levittown section. We did need to come up a bit in what we can afford, and the homeowner came down a bit in his asking price.
Our house needs a lot of cosmetic work done, but DH and I agreed to do a little at a time, and while some things are not to our taste, we can live with it till we can afford to change it. We're hoping to re-do about 1 room a year.
good luck!!!
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by june262004
Posted by SweetTooth
. You won't get as much house though in nassau for the same amount of money in suffolk though, and the taxes will be higher. This is how we made our decidsion.
I am sure the right thing will come your way.
SO NOT TRUE!
please explain or show me examples of this not being true, I would be very happy if you are right.
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MegZee
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by june262004
Posted by SweetTooth
. You won't get as much house though in nassau for the same amount of money in suffolk though, and the taxes will be higher. This is how we made our decidsion.
I am sure the right thing will come your way.
SO NOT TRUE!
I would love some examples! I cant see how you can find a larger home in a comparable town in suffolk for the same amount with similar taxes. but please prove me wrong, bc i will look at that house for sure!
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| Posted 8/23/06 2:30 PM |
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june262004
But I love the Snow!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Well this house is in Levittown. Its 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and rear dormered.
http://mlsli.com/uniDetails.CFM?MLNum=1833213&typeprop=1&start=1&rpp=20
This house is in Commack. Its 3 Bedrooms and 1 bath. Note this house was the first house that came up under the commack search notice the difference in price.
http://mlsli.com/uniDetails.CFM?MLNum=1841180&typeprop=1&start=1&rpp=20
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MegZee
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
JMO, but I dont think commack and levittown are comparable areas.
and the Commack house has a full finished basement and garage. which of course the levittown doesnt.
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june262004
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
Posted by Meaghan729
JMO, but I dont think commack and levittown are comparable areas.
and the Commack house has a full finished basement and garage. which of course the levittown doesnt.
Why Not...
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| Posted 8/23/06 2:50 PM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
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Re: Kerry how about Levittown
In my thoughts
commack is compariable to Seaford/Mass.
levittown is compariable to east islip/huntington
mostly based on schools. There is some truth to what you are both saying
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