Posted by curiousgeorge
Oh my!!! Thats a good point also....I would NEVER want to insult anyone!!!!
Posted by DiamondPipa
Posted by curiousgeorge
Oh my!!! Thats a good point also....I would NEVER want to insult anyone!!!!
haha we had this experience, we bid almost 200K less on a home that needed gut renovation. Needless to say, we never heard back from the sellers!!! hahaha
I live in Patchogue. Like someone said be careful in medford. Make sure the school district is Pat-med and not bellport. Some parts of medford are too close to coram and there is ALOT of crack heads and heroin addicts. So be aware of what area medford you look at. but if its more on the north side of medford that is a nice area. LOL
Posted by jonsgirl04
I live in Patchogue. Like someone said be careful in medford. Make sure the school district is Pat-med and not bellport. Some parts of medford are too close to coram and there is ALOT of crack heads and heroin addicts. So be aware of what area medford you look at. but if its more on the north side of medford that is a nice area. LOL
Posted by MrsS4
what a great threadwe have been looking to buy a home since the summer-- it is hard & we are looking in the bayside, glen oaks, floral park, new hyde park, etc area-- its not easy we havnt found what we are looking for yet-- my father is an investor and so I have access to MLS, so I have seen basically everything for sale with our required crudentials-- I just wanted to add-- If you want to know what type of area a town is you can google it-- or look at citydata.com it will tell you everything you need to know!!
Also I just wanted to say that if the house needs a little work you can really save a lot on the price.. and as stated abovefor a 439k an offer of 400k would be fine.. If you even offer them 395k or maybe a little less you would really be surprised at how much less the houses are selling!
Good Luck everyone-- I know A LOTTT about MLS and the buyers market-- feel free to ask any questions ladies
Posted by curiousgeorge
Posted by MrsS4
what a great threadwe have been looking to buy a home since the summer-- it is hard & we are looking in the bayside, glen oaks, floral park, new hyde park, etc area-- its not easy we havnt found what we are looking for yet-- my father is an investor and so I have access to MLS, so I have seen basically everything for sale with our required credentials-- I just wanted to add-- If you want to know what type of area a town is you can google it-- or look at citydata.com it will tell you everything you need to know!!
Also I just wanted to say that if the house needs a little work you can really save a lot on the price.. and as stated abovefor a 439k an offer of 400k would be fine.. If you even offer them 395k or maybe a little less you would really be surprised at how much less the houses are selling!
Good Luck everyone-- I know A LOTTT about MLS and the buyers market-- feel free to ask any questions ladies
DO you think now is the BEST time to buy???Or should we wait??? Where do you think the best location to buy in suffolk county is?![]()
Posted by curiousgeorge
Wow good to know!!!! Thank You so much!!!! Its probably going to take me that long anyways!! IM so picky!!![]()
Posted by MrsS4
what a great threadwe have been looking to buy a home since the summer-- it is hard & we are looking in the bayside, glen oaks, floral park, new hyde park, etc area-- its not easy we havnt found what we are looking for yet-- my father is an investor and so I have access to MLS, so I have seen basically everything for sale with our required credentials-- I just wanted to add-- If you want to know what type of area a town is you can google it-- or look at citydata.com it will tell you everything you need to know!!
Also I just wanted to say that if the house needs a little work you can really save a lot on the price.. and as stated abovefor a 439k an offer of 400k would be fine.. If you even offer them 395k or maybe a little less you would really be surprised at how much less the houses are selling!
Good Luck everyone-- I know A LOTTT about MLS and the buyers market-- feel free to ask any questions ladies
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Posted by MikeandJess
Posted by MrsS4
what a great threadwe have been looking to buy a home since the summer-- it is hard & we are looking in the bayside, glen oaks, floral park, new hyde park, etc area-- its not easy we havnt found what we are looking for yet-- my father is an investor and so I have access to MLS, so I have seen basically everything for sale with our required credentials-- I just wanted to add-- If you want to know what type of area a town is you can google it-- or look at citydata.com it will tell you everything you need to know!!
Also I just wanted to say that if the house needs a little work you can really save a lot on the price.. and as stated abovefor a 439k an offer of 400k would be fine.. If you even offer them 395k or maybe a little less you would really be surprised at how much less the houses are selling!
Good Luck everyone-- I know A LOTTT about MLS and the buyers market-- feel free to ask any questions ladies
edited for typo
well if we find a house we like in LI we may be selling our coop in bayside soon![]()
Posted by MrsS4
Posted by MikeandJess
Posted by MrsS4
what a great threadwe have been looking to buy a home since the summer-- it is hard & we are looking in the bayside, glen oaks, floral park, new hyde park, etc area-- its not easy we havnt found what we are looking for yet-- my father is an investor and so I have access to MLS, so I have seen basically everything for sale with our required credentials-- I just wanted to add-- If you want to know what type of area a town is you can google it-- or look at citydata.com it will tell you everything you need to know!!
Also I just wanted to say that if the house needs a little work you can really save a lot on the price.. and as stated abovefor a 439k an offer of 400k would be fine.. If you even offer them 395k or maybe a little less you would really be surprised at how much less the houses are selling!
Good Luck everyone-- I know A LOTTT about MLS and the buyers market-- feel free to ask any questions ladies
edited for typo
well if we find a house we like in LI we may be selling our coop in bayside soon![]()
Bayside is a great area... our range is about 600k and the houses over there are horrific for that price everything decent is over 800k-- my FH lives there now & he wanted to stay there-- but I want at least 4 bedrooms...so we are looking on the queens border--- we are both just soo picky-- we dont want to do too much work-- and want new bathrooms lol- (we have already seen the oldest ones imaginable) and the home needs to be detached and have a decent lot-- I live in smithtown currently on an acre so a 30 x100 lot would never happen-- so many factors![]()
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It's definitely acceptable to start your bidding at 10% lower than the asking price, unless there are substantial areas of the home that need improvement. In this market, and depending on the neighborhood, I'd be really comfortable starting at 15% lower. It's so important to realize that you are probably close to the only person who has been to see the house...don't let them fool you with a sense of urgency. You can stick to your bottom line and not waiver. Chances are....unless the current owner has overfinanced ...they'll take your offer. This is the perfect time to be an a**hole buyer! Don't compromise on neighborhood though....I did...and I'm paying the price now. Good Luck....
Posted by siffleuse319
It's definitely acceptable to start your bidding at 10% lower than the asking price, unless there are substantial areas of the home that need improvement. In this market, and depending on the neighborhood, I'd be really comfortable starting at 15% lower. It's so important to realize that you are probably close to the only person who has been to see the house...don't let them fool you with a sense of urgency. You can stick to your bottom line and not waiver. Chances are....unless the current owner has overfinanced ...they'll take your offer. This is the perfect time to be an a**hole buyer! Don't compromise on neighborhood though....I did...and I'm paying the price now. Good Luck....
Posted by siffleuse319
It's definitely acceptable to start your bidding at 10% lower than the asking price, unless there are substantial areas of the home that need improvement. In this market, and depending on the neighborhood, I'd be really comfortable starting at 15% lower. It's so important to realize that you are probably close to the only person who has been to see the house...don't let them fool you with a sense of urgency. You can stick to your bottom line and not waiver. Chances are....unless the current owner has overfinanced ...they'll take your offer. This is the perfect time to be an a**hole buyer! Don't compromise on neighborhood though....I did...and I'm paying the price now. Good Luck....
Posted by FinallyEngaged
FH and I have been house hunting for the past 2 months and at times it is aggravating b/c these people ask for such a high amount and their house is basically falling apart.... or they are asking for a decent amount, but the house is falling apart so it is not worth all the $$ you are going to have to put in it.
I was getting extremely frustrated think we will never find a house, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I see girls are buying houses so it makes me feel a little better.
Posted by curiousgeorge
Posted by DiamondPipa
Girls be patient, and remember, you can bid A LOT lower now, it's a buyers market!!!! We bid on a house in September and the sellers called us on NY Eve accepting our offer!!!!
I NEED to hear more stories like this one!!!! Do you mind telling me how much less you bid? Congrats
Posted by Mici n KC
Posted by FinallyEngaged
FH and I have been house hunting for the past 2 months and at times it is aggravating b/c these people ask for such a high amount and their house is basically falling apart.... or they are asking for a decent amount, but the house is falling apart so it is not worth all the $$ you are going to have to put in it.
I was getting extremely frustrated think we will never find a house, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I see girls are buying houses so it makes me feel a little better.
I know exactly what you mean. FH and I went to open houses yesterday and couldn't believe the nerve of some people selling their homes for so much when there is all this work to be done. It's ridiculous!
We did find one that we are hoping to make a bid on though!
