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schnapy
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
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Posted 6/16/06 12:06 PM  |
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schnapy
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:07 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by Meaghan729
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$525 and only one bathroom 
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:07 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by Diana1215
Posted by danielleandscott
Posted by Ang-Rich
Scott - I do heart you!
Here's the problem:
1. DH is not loving capes
2. Some we have seen in person and they require more work than we'd like to put into it at that price range.
I know...picky, picky, picky. 
Hey - whats wrong with Capes? One of the houses is a Colonial....Love that house.
Ok lets see.....
Scott
That colonial looks MUCH nicer in the pics than it does in person although it does have a nice open floor plan!
sadly, just about EVERY house looks nicer in pics than in person. either that or it's SO small! 
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:09 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Okay - checking out a few of the MLS numbers - thanks everyone.
Honestly, we have seen quite a few of those listed. Without naming houses...a lot look better in the pictures than in person.
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:11 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
This house is really nice! But...we drove passed it last week and it's about a block from the LIRR station in the heart of town. Too close for comfort for us.
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:12 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
My friend and I looked at a really nice ranch in Levittown and it was $379k - which was a great price for this house...The kitchen, bathroom, roof, siding, windows, and cement were all redone.....The one thing they didnt show a picture of was the view from the back yard.
There is a cemetary behind the house...You know the little white church from the 1800's on wantagh avenue and the cemetary...well that was right behind this house....My friend didnt want the house after that.
I told him that it is good that the cemetary was there - he didnt have to worry about loud neighbors
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:13 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Hey how about Levittown? There are some really nice homes near me for sale
Scott
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:14 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by danielleandscott
I told him that it is good that the cemetary was there - he didnt have to worry about loud neighbors
 Very True
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:14 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by danielleandscott
Hey how about Levittown? There are some really nice homes near me for sale
Scott
I mentioned Levittown to DH and while it's no where near ruled out, he wants to try to hold off for now. I think he wants to make sure we know for a fact that there is nothing in Merrick before giving up.
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:16 PM |
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Stefanie
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
I've been looking in Wantagh for about 5 months now...
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:20 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Sometimes there are houses for sale on rosebud in south bellmore....You can get a small bungalow that has been dormered for under $400k....or a little over.....Its not going to be a huge home but you will be in the school district...
If you can look in any of the towns, I would look in wantagh first...The schools are top notch, blue ribbon schools
Scott
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:21 PM |
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schnapy
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
whgat are you looking for sometimes word of mouth is the best.
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:24 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Great idea...here's what we're looking for:
Bedrooms: 3+
Baths: 2+
Style: Colonial, Ranch, Split
SD: Merrick-Bellmore, Wantagh, Massapequa
No side yard - no corner lot
And above all - something that has been updated and well maintained.
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:35 PM |
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MrsA
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
I know its frustrating, I had given up after looking for some time, and one day I checked MLS and found the house we are in the process of buying. So trust me the right house will come along, but sometimes it happens a bit slower than expected. Im glad we didnt rush into anything, if it wasnt for DH, I probably would have.
Also I was very picky when I began searching and DH told me that if I want to be super picky then we'd have to pay alot more $$. So there are certain things I was willing to look over and started to think about the house as an investment and also see the possiblities it has. The house we're buying needs a TON of work, it's very outdated (buying it from the original owner). If it was one of the first houses I saw I wouldnt have thought twice cuz I wanted a house in MINT condition or a house that was kept super clean already but I slowly came around.
For us in the end it came down to area, schools, and price. Work is always something you can do to the house, even if it's a little at a time.
Message edited 6/16/2006 12:39:03 PM.
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schnapy
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by Ang-Rich
Great idea...here's what we're looking for:
Bedrooms: 3+
Baths: 2+
Style: Colonial, Ranch, Split
SD: Merrick-Bellmore, Wantagh, Massapequa
No side yard - no corner lot
And above all - something that has been updated and well maintained.
price range
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:37 PM |
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schnapy
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
this is cute nice area, one of my gfs lives heremasspark
this one too
masspark
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| Posted 6/16/06 12:41 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
We're looking in the EXACT areas you are and are getting frustrated too.
We love Wantagh Woods but the taxes are high and you don't get much for our price range.
It's SOOOOOOOOO frustrating!
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:02 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by schnapy
this is cute nice area, one of my gfs lives heremasspark
this one too
masspark
This does look very nice - but from mapping it - appears to be on a main road.
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:04 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Not sure of your price range, but this colonial in Merrick seems nice...
House in Merrick
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:14 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by Jessee
Not sure of your price range, but this colonial in Merrick seems nice...
House in Merrick
Hey I posted that lol
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:23 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Posted by Jessee
Not sure of your price range, but this colonial in Merrick seems nice...
House in Merrick
that's not a bad price for Merrick! I wonder why they put a combo washer/dryer in that nice kitchen though 
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:24 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
I know, I'm not a big fan of that either - but I guess they don't have a basement. I'd be making a hall closet or something for that immediately.
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:26 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
I like the look of people putting those new style front loading stackable washer dryers NEAR the kitchen, but not in it.
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:30 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Uuuuggghhhh - can't find a home
Wantagh Woods house - out of our price range, but lovely home I think
Wantagh House
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| Posted 6/16/06 5:30 PM |
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