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Sweetie2004
Strong, Sensual, Scandalous
Member since 3/03 1203 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/25/2004 3:00 PM
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North Ritz Club
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new jersey girls....
We are getting so frustrated with house hunting in LI! We want to start looking in NJ but we don't know what areas are "good". I want to be near the border because I work in westchester and I drive in.
Any suggestions?
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Posted 10/15/04 5:49 PM 
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bea77
Wedding Newbie
Member since 10/04 1 total post
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2/26/2007 12:00 AM
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Re: new jersey girls....
 New Jersey always reminds me of prostitution rings and pollution! My MIL just bought a house in the redbank area for $69,000 about, but I think I saw a wolf running in her backyard last week.
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Posted 10/15/04 10:16 PM
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MrsTC
My Casey Girl!
Member since 3/03 8128 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/27/2003 1:00 PM
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The Coral House
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Re: new jersey girls....
Posted by bea77
New Jersey always reminds me of prostitution rings and pollution! My MIL just bought a house in the redbank area for $69,000 about, but I think I saw a wolf running in her backyard last week.
ok that is ridiculous - see its comments like that that make NYers and LIers never want to come to NJ!
I live in Dunellen, its in Middlesex Cty, central NJ. We have a 4 BR house, full basement, attic, living room, tv room , dining room, big kitchen, garage, nice sized yard, and we paid under 300k. I commute to the city and it takes me about 1 to 1.5 hrs. We have fresh air (no pollution!), nice neighbors, and the traffic and prices are not anything like LI.
You may want to check out Bergen County since it is near the border of NY state. Although it can be pricy depending on the area. There are also some areas in Sussex Cty which are a little more rural but really nice and affordable. Another one is Morris county, a few nice towns are Rockaway, Dover , Netcong, Boonton. If you go to realtor.com and click on Map Search, check out those 3 counties.
Message edited 10/16/2004 9:11:40 AM.
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Posted 10/16/04 9:05 AM
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Sweetie2004
Strong, Sensual, Scandalous
Member since 3/03 1203 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/25/2004 3:00 PM
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North Ritz Club
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Re: new jersey girls....
thanks so much MrsTc! I really love your house! I checked out dunellen but it's about 1hr 45min from my job - a tad too far  but I'll keep looking!
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Posted 10/17/04 10:30 AM
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september2004
It's An Obsession
Member since 9/03 3384 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/18/2004 2:00 PM
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Re: new jersey girls....
we are on the hunt as well...
currently DH and i live in hoboken and we are trying to figure out if we should rent for a couple more years and buy a house, or try to find a condo next year and try to stay put for 4 or 5 years then upgrade...
i work in jersey and DH works in manhattan. we think we are tied to the jersey side for now because of my job. where we look depends on whether we decided to buy or rent - we see an accountant next we to crunch the numbers...
what about rockland county in NY for you? what about westchester (i know westchester very well as i grew up there)?
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Posted 10/17/04 3:55 PM
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septbride
Board Fanatic
Member since 6/02 678 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/20/2003 12:00 AM
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Re: new jersey girls....
If you work in Westchester you might want to check out areas by the GW Bridge ( Bergen & Hudson). I used to work in Westchester ( Rye, NY) and live in Essex County and the commute was horrible. Where I live in Essex County is under 15 miles from the GW Bridge.
I know everyone says but it's a reverse commute. I would spend about 2 1/2- 3 hours a day in the car and for some reason Friday's were hell. Sorry I just want to be honest with you.
Anyway, after 6 months of that commute I now work in NJ.
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Posted 10/18/04 10:29 AM
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DjPiLL
Mr. & Mrs. Pill
Member since 4/04 4198 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/28/2005 5:00 PM
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Swan Club A+
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Re: new jersey girls....
Posted by bea77
but I think I saw a wolf running in her backyard last week.
LOL... at least you didn't see bigfoot running around instead. 
Anyways... i'll definitely be checking out NJ property when it comes time to look.
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Posted 10/18/04 5:10 PM
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Sassyz75
My Chihuahua!!!!!
Member since 11/02 4848 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/31/2003 12:00 AM
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Carlyle on The Green
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Re: new jersey girls....
I love NJ- I live in Jersey City now- and we'll probably stay in NJ when we are ready to move & buy
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Posted 10/18/04 5:37 PM
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luvsun27
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 9/03 2887 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/17/2004 12:00 PM
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The Beach Club Estate on Lake Ronkonkoma
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Re: new jersey girls....
I am in NJ also....Bergen County. Although...the prices are not much better than LI. We just bought a 50 year old 3BR cape cod...for $375K. It was pretty much in move-in condition, but we are going to do some renovation and dormer the top of the cape for some more living space....but I really like the neighborhood....we are in Elmwood Park. Good luck!
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Posted 10/18/04 9:09 PM
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spel
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 7/02 1187 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/25/2003 11:00 AM
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North Ritz Club
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Re: new jersey girls....
we love it in NJ. would never move back to LI now. we're out in morristown (morris county) which is too far to commute to westchester. its so beautiful out here. lots of land and trees. its so different from where i grew up in nassau county. check out bergen county & possibly hudson. pricey because they are closer to the city. not much cheaper than LI unfortunately.
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Posted 10/19/04 8:16 PM
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jozieb0925
Can't wait for vaca!!!!!!
Member since 7/04 3418 total posts
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11/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Re: new jersey girls....
Posted by spel
we love it in NJ. would never move back to LI now. we're out in morristown (morris county) which is too far to commute to westchester. its so beautiful out here. lots of land and trees. its so different from where i grew up in nassau county. check out bergen county & possibly hudson. pricey because they are closer to the city. not much cheaper than LI unfortunately.
I just moved to NJ as well. We live in Baskingridge. I commute to the city everyday by NJ Transit.
SPEL - I was just in Morristown last night for happy hour. I loved it!!! It's the best town ever and soooo cute! I wish we lived there. Baskingridge is probably 20 minutes from Morristown.
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Posted 10/22/04 10:49 AM
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MrsTC
My Casey Girl!
Member since 3/03 8128 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/27/2003 1:00 PM
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The Coral House
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Re: new jersey girls....
Posted by Sassyz75
I love NJ- I live in Jersey City now- and we'll probably stay in NJ when we are ready to move & buy
in Dunellen I hope!  LOL
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Posted 10/22/04 2:46 PM
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