FH has mentioned that he wants to buy a home in NY.
CubanBride
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FH has mentioned that he wants to buy a home in NY.
I think he's nuts. I have never desired to buy a home in NY because not only are they way too expensive, in the end, I won't be able to get what I want.
I absolutely must ave a driveway and a nice size back yard.
I need one bedroom for us, one for each of the children we want to have, and a guest room. That's 4 bedrooms total.
I need at least 2 bathrooms.
I need an office.
All of these things are very important to me and are thinks I will not compromise on. So you see, it would cost at least $500K. We cannot afford that. Ugh, men. Why does he feel the need to own a home here. You would think a vacation house would be enough.
Jordan
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You can definitely find what you're looking for under $500k.
It depends on the area you're willing to look in and whether you're up to doing some work.
I would do some research before totally omitting the idea.
StepherG
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Guess we're all 'nuts' here because most of the women on this board own a home in NY. Not sure the kind of response you're looking for???
CubanBride
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Posted by StepherG
Guess we're all 'nuts' here because most of the women on this board own a home in NY. Not sure the kind of response you're looking for???
Yeah, that may be true, but I am pretty sure that most women on here make a lot more money than I do.
I guess I am just freaking out a bit. I just don't want the responsbility of a huge mortgage.
CubanBride
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I am sure there is a website that can tell you how much of a house you can afford to buy. But I forgot what it is. Anyone know?
StepherG
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Posted by CubanBride
Posted by StepherG
Guess we're all 'nuts' here because most of the women on this board own a home in NY. Not sure the kind of response you're looking for???
Yeah, that may be true, but I am pretty sure that most women on here make a lot more money than I do.
I guess I am just freaking out a bit. I just don't want the responsbility of a huge mortgage.
I understand where you're coming from! The houses on LI are expensive! Hope that you and your DH can find something you both like. Good luck!
CubanBride
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I actually found one in Woodhaven queens (not sure about the neighborhood. It has 4BR, 1.5 baths, and an office. And it in the range that we can allegedly afford.
Re: FH has mentioned that he wants to buy a home in NY.
I don't know if the realtor.com mortgage calculator includes property taxes, and THAT can sometimes be a killer. I recently saw a nice starter home for about 260K. A reasonable mortgage of around 1300.00 a month, but the yearly property taxes were 7K! There is also homeowners insurance (but I don't have any idea how much that costs), and just a general 'house savings' everyone should have, in case the boiler breaks or a pipe bursts.
julz33
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We got all that (but one of our bedrooms(or it could be a den) and bathrooms are part of an apartment for now. We are all the way out in Suffolk County in Centereach.. I *think* you work in NYC so it would be too far for you, but if not there are homes here for $400K or less that meet your requirements. Ours was less than $300K but it needed A LOT of work.
