Looking to buy a first home in LI... (Brookhaven, Babylon: apartments, co-ops)

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by Eric168

I also didn't really know much about the MCC, or any benefits that I may have as a first time homebuyer. So I need to do more researching... are there anything else that I may need to know?

There are currently two different first time homebuyer benefits (if you're not looking in the Town of Huntington).
There's the $8,000 first time homebuyer credit, but you'd have to close by Nov. 30th and the other one is the MCC.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

What about Kings Park? It may be a little east of Melville, but it isn't too bad of a ride into Bayside.

Yesterday I drove into Bayside (to Bayside HS on Corp Kennedy to be exact) from Stony Brook. Weekend, mind you, but going in I left Stony Brook (north of the LIRR) at 845, stopped at 7-11 in St James for coffee and made it into BHS by 9:50 -- driving at a normal rate of speed as it was still drizzling. Driving home I detoured past an old family house by Bay Terrace shopping center (26th Ave & 213th St) and picked up the CIP @ Bell Blvd, hit a little traffic from Northern Blvd to the LIE, took the NSP out to end. Made it the back way to Stony Brook in 55 mins, no foul weather.

Long winded, but the point being that the ride from Kings Park to Bayside could be done in 45 mins +/-. My rule of thumb coming home from Bayside on a weekday was "Be east of 110 before 3PM" It wasnt terrible between 3-4 PM, but as the time progressed, so would the congestion.

KP good choice.

Wow ....has it fallen too 2-250k?

Crooks

[lilbxqt]

You may be interested in Holbrook... 25 min straight run to Melville... We just bought a condo there in Woodgate Village... You could prob get a 2 bed there for your upper price range... Taxes are low (3k with star)

There's also a nice condo development in Holtsville, Waverly Park. Home prices are even lower with lower taxes and maintainence.

Another condo dev in Ronkonkoma in your price range, Knob Hill. I personally didnt like the way they looked from the outside, but its another choice out there.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by lilbxqt

You may be interested in Holbrook... 25 min straight run to Melville... We just bought a condo there in Woodgate Village... You could prob get a 2 bed there for your upper price range... Taxes are low (3k with star)

There's also a nice condo development in Holtsville, Waverly Park. Home prices are even lower with lower taxes and maintainence.

Another condo dev in Ronkonkoma in your price range, Knob Hill. I personally didnt like the way they looked from the outside, but its another choice out there.

25 min to Melville... at 2 am maybe, but it would be easier than the North Shore.

[lilbxqt]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

25 min to Melville... at 2 am maybe, but it would be easier than the North Shore.

Yes, rush hour will take a bit longer... just a bit lol

We didnt want to move further out east bc of this as well, but really, condo's are hard to come by as it is and especially ones in that price range! My husband will be carpooling with a co-worker who lives even further out so it will end up working out okay

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

KP good choice.

Wow ....has it fallen too 2-250k?

Crooks

Crooks, not to worry .
In KP there are currently only 2 co-ops available at this price range. Condos start in the higher 300s and on up and up

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by lilbxqt

You may be interested in Holbrook...

There's also a nice condo development in Holtsville, Waverly Park.

Another condo dev in Ronkonkoma in your price range, Knob Hill.

Holbrook and Holtsville are hamlets, partly in the Town of Brookhaven and partly in the Town of Islip; and, Ronkonkoma is a hamlet in the Town of Islip.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Elke Mariotti

Crooks, not to worry .
In KP there are currently only 2 co-ops available at this price range. Condos start in the higher 300s and on up and up

I should have been clear on my post. The coops at Kingswood were what I referred to. It's a start.

I'm not a big fan of Farmingdale...I guess my bias was showing.

[zulu400]

Originally Posted by lilbxqt

Yes, rush hour will take a bit longer... just a bit lol

We didnt want to move further out east bc of this as well, but really, condo's are hard to come by as it is and especially ones in that price range! My husband will be carpooling with a co-worker who lives even further out so it will end up working out okay

If you carpool.... 25 mins to Melville is a pretty good estimate. Oh by the way... congratulations on the new house, I have a friend living in the WoodGate community, its a great area to be.

[lilbxqt]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

I should have been clear on my post. The coops at Kingswood were what I referred to. It's a start.

I'm not a big fan of Farmingdale...I guess my bias was showing.

I live in farmingdale now and as far as i know, they are all co-ops around here arent there? I personally wouldnt buy one... everyone I spoke to seemed to look negatively upon coops!