NJ to Delaware?

[OoOoDEOoOo]

NorthEast DE is the much better area. I grew up there and later moved to Eatontown Nj ahich i regreted because De is so much better. The outskirt towns of Newark DE are the best areas.

[Ambull]

Originally Posted by OoOoDEOoOo

NorthEast DE is the much better area. I grew up there and later moved to Eatontown Nj ahich i regreted because De is so much better. The outskirt towns of Newark DE are the best areas.

Interesting you should say that, because I am making the EXACT same move - but in REVERSE. So specifically where in Newark do you think the "best areas" are?

[NJphillyfan]

Originally Posted by leenerbups

Hi all,

Yes...the last thing you want..a NJian moving to Delaware.
Believe me, I feel your pain. The reason I have to leave the town where 4 generations of family has lived is because of the people flooding into NJ and driving up the prices, taxes, overpopulation, etc.

Here is where we are at: My fiance is in insurance, I am a licensed massage therapist and artist. We are old salts from what was a small seashore town and the ocean is in our blood. We are young and don't make enough to buy $300 houses, we only make about 45k a year right now. We need work and we need ocean. We also need to be around friendly people. If i walk into another Shoprite at 5:30 pm and get hit with the rudeness and negativity for another year, I'll scream. I am asthmatic and can't handle enviromental pollution.

Any suggestions on what to start looking at? Or to even pass Delaware by? Some of our friends have moved down there, which is why we are considering it.

I would also like to hear from transplanted NJians and your experience.

I haven't read through the thread, so I apologize in advance if I repeat what others have said. I'm from southern Morris county and have lived here nearly all of my life, but my dad is from Delaware so I am very familiar with the state. As surely others have said, there are plenty of transplants from the Baltimore, Philly, and NYC areas that have fled (like you) to Delaware, and particularly the beaches, for the relatively low cost of living (DIRT cheap compared to NJ).

I would pretty much suggest any town along the beach to you. Lewes and Rehoboth are bigger towns whose populations swell in the Summer. Bethany Beach is a smaller, quieter town that might be more what you're looking for. As others have said, Delaware is much different culturally from NJ. It identifies far more with southern culture than northern, however some of this fades along the coast, due to the transplants. Hope this helps!

[NJTransplant]

Originally Posted by NJBITES

Hey NJTransplant, I'm from Oceanport NJ. Know where that is? Near Long Branch, Middletown. Anyway I'm thinking of coming down as a government transfer. Any nice towns near the coast that are still affordable? By that I mean up to around 325k for a 3/2 cape on a small lot. I'm paying 6k for prop taxes and I'm sick of it!

Thanks for your help, Gary

Hey Gary, You should be able to find something close to the ocean for $300,000. Nothing oon the ocean for that price though. Millsbor or Milton are still affordable.

[NJTransplant]

Originally Posted by NJBITES

leenerbups wrote;

Any suggestions on what to start looking at? Or to even pass Delaware by? Some of our friends have moved down there, which is why we are considering it.
I would also like to hear from transplanted NJians and your experience.

Well I too am from a small NJ coastal town (Oceanport, part of the central Jersey shore) and I too am looking in Delaware on the coast. Until now we've been looking in NC but may set our sights on something closer to home. I'm sure leenerbups and I would appreciate any help the locals can give us. I'm through paying $6000.00/yr in taxes. (And that's nothing!)

Happy New Year to all!

Hey NJBite, I felt your pain 14 years ago with the taxes in NJ. We pay about $550.00 a year in property taxes in the southern part of the state. I'm back online nwo so I should be posting more often.

[NJTransplant]

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Originally Posted by NJTransplant

Leenerbups, I moved to the Millsboro area 10 years ago from North Jersey and the only jobs that are pretty much available down here in the southern part of the state is either Retail (Outlets), Government (must be related or know someone already who has the inside Gov job already), or Tourism. My wife has been trying to get a job as a teller at any bank for almost ten years now and they only will take you part time first. Forget about even trying to battle the summertime traffic to get to the ocean unless it is after Labor Day or October and its a nice Indian Summer day. Everything is relevate when you move. We bought our double wide home 10 years ago for $60,000 and it was just appraised last year at over $200,000, not a bad investment. You can still find good prices down here but need to move more to the western side of the state. If you find a good agent they may be able to find you a good deal closer to the ocean. You should have no problem finding a job as a massage therapist. Most taxes that we do have are very low still. Not too much infrastructure when it snows a few inches they close all school and think its a blizzard. But yes, you are making a smart move getting out of NJ. Delaware has improved a lot over the years but then again I remember when NJ was the same way. Very little crime down here in the southern part of Delaware. Some people still leave there front doors open still. Also we dont have the luxury of the good Italian Bakeries,

and pizza like in New Jersey. ....


NJTRANSPLANT... WHATS GOING ON WITH LOT RENTS IN DELAWARE..IM HEARING HORROR STORIES ABOUT MEGA INCREASES EVERY YEAR.. MY MOM IS CONSIDERING RETIREING TO A MOBILE HOME DOWN THERE BUT IS BEING SCARED AWAY BY LOT RENT INCREASES..U HAVE ANY INSIGHT

The "Lot Rent" in the mobile home parks in the southern part of the state are getting highereach year and the are trying to put a cap on the rent increases but do not know if that will ever happen. I use to have my home on rented land and that is the reason I bought my own property and moved my home onto it a few years back becasue of the lot rent increases. I do not recommended buying a home and placing it onto rented land. A lot of folks a few years ago abandoned their homes right on the land becasue they could not afford to keep their home.