House Hunters...who's looking

Figure we have a lot of people in the buying process would be fun to hear where everyone is looking, what they have seen, how its going etc.

We are looking in RVC and Garden City
So far nothing good in our price range in GC. We have seen a few houses in RVC

I saw one on Sherman we liked but the bedrooms are small

We say one on Kennedy and OMG it needed to be gutted almost completely. Amazes me how a house could need that much work and still be on the market in the low $500ks

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We are looking too. We are primarily looking in Babylon or West Islip. I love Garden City and RVC. I have a lot of family from there. The houses are beautiful but a lot of them are old so the rooms are definitely smaller than newer homes. You absolutely pay for the zip code in those towns but they are both great places to live. Good luck in your search!

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If I didn't work in the city I would consider moving further out. I think you get soooo much more for your money!!!

We are paying for the school district!Right now we pay crazy money in taxes and my kids go to Cathloic school!!

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My DH is a cop in RVC and he said out of the streets, Sherman is better- not as busy and nicer neighborhood. He knows RVC up and down so any questions at all or any streets/houses you're looking at. Let me know!

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:Raises Hand:

We're looking mostly in Wantagh, Bellmore, N. Bellmore and MAssapequa...possibly in Merrick and N. Merrick as well but looking to stay within that general area.

We're still saving our DP and we just sat with a Mortgage Broker to get a general idea of what we need to do to prepare ourselves (i.e. repairs to credit, paying off loans, how much we need, etc.)

Seems we're in pretty good shape but I'd just like to have more $$ under our belt so we don't walk in needing a big seller's concession KWIM?

Its tough...I feel like we have champagne taste and Schlitz pockets

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we're casually looking for an upgrade, mainly in Fort Salonga.

but thinking about trying to sell & pack, gives me a headache...

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Love that house on Sherman and it looks like a great deal! I was trying to convince my friend to go see it. Unfortunately we found all the bedrooms small when we were looking (we bought in RVC) because they're all old houses.

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Me. We are looking in the islips- haven't found anything yet and we've been looking for a looong time.

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We've looked in Commack, Kings Park, Smithtown, Hauppauge and Nesconset. House hunting is fun!

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Lisa the selling process is a nightmare. I am at the point where I just want to give our house away!

The one on Sherman is soooo pretty. And it started at $649 so they have dropped the price considerably. And the downstairs is nice (although no den) but we have 3 kids so I need the middle bedroom to be able to house my 2 boys. And even the Master in this house would have been tight for the boys. Our king bed would have taken up the bulk of the room!

The one on Kennedy could be really nice but it would need 100k+ just to move in. It was that bad inside!

I am not looking for perfection by any means but that kind of work could take months!

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There's not much on the market in RVC at all, I sympathize!

Have you checked out the house on Pine Street? It looks decent, needs a bit of work but I'm not sure how big the bedrooms are. There's also one on Capitolian but it's been on the market for a while so I wonder what's going on with it.

Good luck!

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We are looking in Massapequa, but can't do a damn thing until we sell our house...ugh

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We are looking in Centerport, Greenlawn, and East Northport. We've made an offer, but the seller hasn't come down much and we feel it's overpriced so we'll see. There's not a whole lot in our price range so I hope if this doesn't work out that a lot more comes on the market in the month or so.

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We are looking in the Sea Cliff/Bayville/Glen Cove area...can't pull the trigger on anything yet since I'm unemployed until the 28th...then we'll have a better idea of what we can afford.

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merrick to massapequa, bethpage and plainview

but i *think* we might have found the house today!! we are going back tomorrow and might put an offer in

its a long process. we have been scouring MLS and Listingbook for over a year but only going to open houses and appointments for 3 weeks. its amazing what people think their homes are worth

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Just started to look in the last 2 weeks. We are looking in the Levittown/Wantagh area. I love RVC, but we can't afford to move there.. My Mom and brother live in Levittown.

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Posted by maymama

merrick to massapequa, bethpage and plainview

but i *think* we might have found the house today!! we are going back tomorrow and might put an offer in

its a long process. we have been scouring MLS and Listingbook for over a year but only going to open houses and appointments for 3 weeks. its amazing what people think their homes are worth

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We've been looking for about 5 months.
We started looking in East Islip to Bayport. But haven't been to lucky.
So we expanded our search to Bohemia, Lake Grove, Nesconset and Smithtown.
Found a few in these areas and hopefully making a decision very soon.

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We are! We're mostly looking in Levittown but also East Meadow, Wantagh, and Bellmore/N. Bellmore.

We found a house we loveeee and we're taking our parents today for a second look.

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Have you checked Lynbrook? Right next to RVC.

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Looking in Oceanside.

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Laura we looked at both those houses. The one on Pine has a bizzare set up on the first floor and we would need to take walls down. The bedrooms were small as well. The one on Capatolian has a beautiful kitchen. The bedrooms are fine and it has a walk up attic. Problem with that house is has no yard. Like no grass at all out back. It is on a corner but it has a 2 car garage and no other space

I need to have more money!!!

Happy for you ladies that have found the house. Keep us posted on what is heppening!

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Good luck to all of you with your search! It sounds like some of you have been looking awhile, but for those who have just been searching casually, and are ready to start working with an agent, please let me know if I can help!

My bio is in the business directory, and you can also go to my website -- http://cbraun.dallow.com.

I am offering a free home warranty (approximately $500 value for a single family home) -- one year's coverage -- as a gift to any buyer who purchases through me.

Feel free to FM me if anyone wants more info or has questions I can answer.

Christine

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We are looking in NJ. I finally saw some neighborhoods that were what we were looking for. We have been looking for almost a year on and off. I too am not excited about putting our current home on the market. I need to declutter a lot.

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We own an apt in rvc and are hoping to purchase a house in town sometime soon. I have been to the house on Sherman, Kennedy and Pine and completely agree with your comments!

We're also looking in bellmore, which is where I grew up. Fortunately its just DH and I (for now) and we have no pressure to move. We're just trying to be patient.