Nassau County??

Who lives in Nassau? what are the nice areas that are also affordable...... Im getting so frustrated house hunting and have no idea where i want to live. sorry for the moan and groan. I think some of you have gone through the same problems though.

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I think Lynbrook is reasonably priced with a good school district and its close to the city. We were looking there but settled on Floral Park instead. Good luck!

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where is floral park? Queens?? Did you buy a house there?

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ok, you need to focus on an area that you want to live in.

do you want to be in suffolk or nassau?

the other day you posted about suffolk so i just want to try and get an idea of where you want to be -- i guess you choose that based on where you work and where, maybe, your family lives and sometimes it depends on where you grew up. now, once you decide you try to find an area that is a good area -- check out the school district ratings, how the community is, etc.

then, you try and pinpoint your budget... what you can afford, what you are pre-qualified for, how much you can put down, what amount you can't surpass, etc. now... then you need to go to mlslirealtor.com and put in your price range, highlight the school districts you want, try to keep an open mind and look for -- i hate to say this -- but, "shiit boxes" you want a cute little piece of crap in a nice area on a good size piece of land that has POTENTIAL -- something you can fix up and that you can, with an open mind, see looking really great after you give it some TLC.

i'm going to go online right now and try to find a few examples for you!

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Posted by staceylacey

where is floral park? Queens?? Did you buy a house there?

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Posted by MrsDaniRella

ok, you need to focus on an area that you want to live in.

do you want to be in suffolk or nassau?

the other day you posted about suffolk so i just want to try and get an idea of where you want to be -- i guess you choose that based on where you work and where, maybe, your family lives and sometimes it depends on where you grew up. now, once you decide you try to find an area that is a good area -- check out the school district ratings, how the community is, etc.

then, you try and pinpoint your budget... what you can afford, what you are pre-qualified for, how much you can put down, what amount you can't surpass, etc. now... then you need to go to mlslirealtor.com and put in your price range, highlight the school districts you want, try to keep an open mind and look for -- i hate to say this -- but, "shiit boxes" you want a cute little piece of crap in a nice area on a good size piece of land that has POTENTIAL -- something you can fix up and that you can, with an open mind, see looking really great after you give it some TLC.

i'm going to go online right now and try to find a few examples for you!

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LOL I dont think anywhere is nassau is reasonably priced, but there are some excellent school districts frm what i have been told. Jericho, Syosset, Mineola, Oyster Bay.

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Posted by MrsDaniRella

ok, you need to focus on an area that you want to live in.

do you want to be in suffolk or nassau?

the other day you posted about suffolk so i just want to try and get an idea of where you want to be -- i guess you choose that based on where you work and where, maybe, your family lives and sometimes it depends on where you grew up. now, once you decide you try to find an area that is a good area -- check out the school district ratings, how the community is, etc.

then, you try and pinpoint your budget... what you can afford, what you are pre-qualified for, how much you can put down, what amount you can't surpass, etc. now... then you need to go to mlslirealtor.com and put in your price range, highlight the school districts you want, try to keep an open mind and look for -- i hate to say this -- but, "shiit boxes" you want a cute little piece of crap in a nice area on a good size piece of land that has POTENTIAL -- something you can fix up and that you can, with an open mind, see looking really great after you give it some TLC.

i'm going to go online right now and try to find a few examples for you!

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You are so right I have NO idea where i want to live. The problem is that I want to liver here (NYC) But cant afford it. So I guess everything else is just blah you know??? So i thought to myself Im sacrificing city life so i want a big beautiful new house in Nassau. Yeah that does not exist in my price range so thats where i went to Suffolk.
Thanks for your help Im all over the place.

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Now, here is my first example:

Three Village SD

Now, this house is in Centereach and their district is not rated the best. It isn't bad but it isn't rated high. But, this particular home is in that town but on the school districts' border -- so, the district is Three Village - great district!! The house probably needs some love lol and it seems as though one of the negatives is that it appears to be on a more main road. You have to weigh the good with the bad -- the price tag is GREAT -- but check out the reasons as to why it is that price and weigh the options -- do I care about how busy the road I live on is?

Here are two that are similar:

East Islip SD

Also East Islip SD

Now, this is another example of a border property -- this is in Islip Terrace but the SD is East Islip which rates great. It looks like it is a corner property that MAY be in a more "main" road but look at that price tag - and the home is adorable. It has character, charm, potential - just needs someone who wants to give it attention. It is like a lost puppy hahaha.

Another:

What a GEM! Miller Place SD

This is the area my sister bought her investment property -- she bought a "shiit box" lol, flipped it and sold it -- made $80,000 in under a year. Then, used that money to buy her current house. Miller Place is a beautiful area that is up-and-coming. It has a great district and over the next ten years the value of these homes are going to go up and up. This town is Sound Beach w/ the district being Miller Place -- and it is north of 25A which is a big plus in that area. This house is CHARMING!


A gem in Mount Sinai SD

Mount Sinai, like Miller Place, is up-and-coming with a great SD. The value of these homes will go up and you'll be able to do some work on the house, all cosmetic, fix it up, live in it for a few years, sell it down the road and move up to your dream house with the equity you make. If you can swing living further out east a little - DO IT! These areas are really going to start to take off in the next few years and it is a great investment.


East Setauket - Three Village SD

That house is a great find! Three Village again and what a nice area!


West Islip SD

That looks promising -- and a dead end street is a great thing!!


Miller Place - large house

That seems like it was a foreclosure -- what a deal if you can grab one of those up!!!

Smithtown SD with LOW taxes!!

Wow - those taxes are unheard of!! And with Smithtown SD - you can ask for much better than that! This house is a cute little gem - a great starter property.

Another great starter in West Islip SD!!

That is a great little house -- has some upgrades and they are motivated sellers -- looking to make it a quick sale. This means you can probably offer less and get it for less than asking!

Very Similar to the last house! WEST ISLIP

This house has charm -- similar to the last one I showed you. How cute?!

BEST VALUE IN EAST ISLIP!!!
What a deal!!!!

Desirable Section of West Islip!!

The Parkwood Section - WOW!!!

Smithtown SD!! What a FIND!!!

That house is an absolute DREAM! Vinny and I still have a few more months before we can go ahead and actively look but if we could do it now - it would be on that house!

Here is the link to the rest of my search results so you can look yourself. Keep in mind, as you get more and more $ -- usually the bigger the house, the nicer the area and/or the more updated it is. But you have to see b/c sometimes it is really worth it. Click here -

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That was Suffolk, BTW, b/c I feel it has more potential in the long run for YOU and your hubby to make MOOLAH!!!

Stay tuned for Nassau...

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Danielle you are so sweet to do that for me!!!!! Thank you so much Im gonna spend the next few hours looking through it. Its good cause im home sick
Thank you soooooooo much!

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Oh poo none of the links work Ill try to find them though

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Here's the link to my search:

NASSAU

Now, with this search I did towns and not school districts (w/ Suffolk I did districts to find the border gems). So, if you find a cute house just make sure to look at the SD -- that might be why it is cheap. HTH! GL!

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we're looking in nassau county. we def can't afford the top rated school districts like jericho & syosset, but there are many areas that have good schools that are affordable. we always look by school district, and we're focusing on Massapequa, bellmore/n bellmore, merrick/n merrick, plainview-old bethpage, plainedge, wantagh, and east meadow schools. there are many houses that are decently priced in these areas. also look at newsday for the school report cards, and greatschools.com is another resource to get parent/student reviews of particular schools. good luck!

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Stacey...

i have a house in Levittown..(Nassau)
we LOVE it there... its very affordable.. lovely neighborhoods.. very quiet.. and we have everything around!! the school districts are great! my husband went to them , he grew up there...

the surrounding towns are Bethpage,East Meadow, Hicksville, and Wantagh..they are all nice!! so its a great area!

we wanted to buy a bigger house,, and i told DH i want to stay in Levittown! we love it !!

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I have a house in Massapequa and absolutely LOVE IT!!! The area is so nice.

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I live in East Meadow and grew up here. The school district is really good and the houses are more affordable. I have no idea what your financial situation is, but I know many of us newly weds are on a tight budget when it comes to buying a home, especially with the economy the way it is. It's one of the more affordable areas of Nassau that has a really good school district.

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We are looking in Merrick...we heard it has a great SD, good commute to the city and we love that area

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Thank you so much everyone!!!

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i feel your pain. we have been looking for quite awhile. we both work in the city & trying to find an area close to the city. We are trying to focus in the area of Floral PArk, Mineola, New HYde Park, & williston Park.

Also, trying not to go to far for from our families because i know once we have kids i will need all the help i can get.

the problem with the above is that property taxes are high. My DH is kind of picky & wants a "move in" condition house. On the other hand i am desperate for anything not sure which is worst

the biggest kicker is i work in the financial industry, so i am holding my breath everyday that i will not get laid off in the meantime, just paid off my credit cards & we are trying to save as much as money as possible. its going to be harder to get mortgage so we want to have a pretty decent deposit. These days, Cash is King!

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honestly, it's all about your budget. DH and i wanted to live in Nassau, but decided we couldn't afford it. we could have made it work, but we wanted to save and have more money at our disposal instead of sinking all of it into a mortgage. you're not going to find aynthing that doesn't need a ton of work or in a crappy school district for under $350 in Nassau and that was our budget. we found houses in our range in East Meadow and Levittown and some SMALL houses in Bellmore, Baldwin and Freeport, but the taxes were insane or we were crazy about the school district. we were picky and ended up moving to suffolk near huntington. great school district, move in condition house (4 bedrooms, could not find that in our price range in Nassau) and much lower taxes. the taxes are very high in Nassau.

the towns near queens like lynbrook, floral park, new hyde park, etc. will be close to the $400K and well over it too.

i would decide on your budget first (account for taxes and cost of the maintenance of the house) in that before you decide on a specific town.

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why aren't any of my links working now?

they were before -- BAHH!!!

anywho - it is ok, just go on that site and do a search yourself. it is very easy to use and you'll see how to do it.

hope that helps.

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Posted by dimples092907

I have a house in Massapequa and absolutely LOVE IT!!! The area is so nice.

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Posted by dimples092907

I have a house in Massapequa and absolutely LOVE IT!!! The area is so nice.

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YAY i live in massapequa too
Love it here!
Best decision we ever made!

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when you check the neighborhoods and school districts you need to be sure both are what you want. In Wantagh some of the houses are in Levittown SD and at least a couple years ago that school district seemed to have higher taxes - - tho Wantagh seems to have caught up lately.

In Levittown you also have Island Trees SD which seems to have a good rep - - don't know about the outcome of the lead issue they had in one of the schools tho.

guess I'm saying you also need to check just how bad the school taxes are for the area too.

hth