Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Maryland
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 08-18-2008, 08:14 AM
 
25 posts, read 62,019 times
Reputation: 20

Advertisements

I'm moving from NY to MD in September. I have been looking for a home in Belcamp, Bel air and Baltimore county with no luck. My price range is only 235k. Coming from NYC I must have a garage and I'm finding it very difficult to find a townhome or single family home with a garage in my price range. I'm a single female so safety is an issue. I will be working at John Hopkins in Baltimore city. Can anyone please give me a few areas that I should take a look at. Thanks
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-18-2008, 08:28 AM
 
131 posts, read 691,174 times
Reputation: 60
That's a pretty tall order. You can get a townhome in that price range in the Abingdon area, but not with a garage. You might have to compromise, but don't compromise on safety.

I was in the same state of mind about 18 years ago. I had to have a garage, but didn't want to spend a fortune. The only townhomes with garages at the time where in Amyclae in Bel Air, and they were more than I wanted to spend. I ended up getting a very small 3 br house in Bel Camp with a garage that served me very well while I was there. I see the real estate assessment on that house is now $192,000, but I don't know what the market value is.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-18-2008, 09:03 AM
 
25 posts, read 62,019 times
Reputation: 20
Thanks a lot I have been thinking about giving up on a garage but when I have to sit in my car for 45 mins in NY for a parking spot I just can't. Many of the townhomes have assigned parking one spot per home, that to me is ridiculous. I did put in an offer for a townhome in Belcamp that was a short sale, I have been waiting for an answer for 3wks now. I have to keep looking and my agent keeps showing me homes in not so good areas. Thanks again
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-18-2008, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
1,802 posts, read 8,143,441 times
Reputation: 1975
Quote:
Originally Posted by deelmit View Post
Thanks a lot I have been thinking about giving up on a garage but when I have to sit in my car for 45 mins in NY for a parking spot I just can't. Many of the townhomes have assigned parking one spot per home, that to me is ridiculous. I did put in an offer for a townhome in Belcamp that was a short sale, I have been waiting for an answer for 3wks now. I have to keep looking and my agent keeps showing me homes in not so good areas. Thanks again
Just an FYI...parking issues - especially in the metro area (outside of Baltimore City) - are not anywhere near what you are experiencing in NY. I bought a townhouse in the Middle River area of Baltimore County (a much closer commute to Johns Hopkins) 15 years ago as a single female. No garage, but each townhouse has 2 assigned spaces. No safety issues, and no parking issues, even without a garage.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-18-2008, 10:53 AM
 
460 posts, read 1,871,507 times
Reputation: 144
Why is an assigned parking space ridiculous? My TH had 2 and in the 8 years we lived there i think there were only 3 times that someone was parked in the space that should not have been (i.e., not us or someone we were expecting) - as soon as they "realized" their mistake, the hopped on it and moved the car.

In most communities the assigned space(s) is as close to the front/back of your house as it can be. The visitor spaces are spread all over.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-18-2008, 07:17 PM
 
131 posts, read 691,174 times
Reputation: 60
The one assigned spot isn't bad as long as there is a lot of extra parking. I have a friend in who lives in a townhouse in Box Hill South in Abingdon, and I've never had a problem finding a spot in the overflow parking area when I visit.

Hopefully you can get a nice little house in Belcamp. But be aware that there are train tracks not too far away, and the noise from the trains can be bothersome if you're really close like I was. It helped when they put an overpass over them and they stopped blowing the whistle at the intersection there though. Also, you'll get rocked by the Proving Grounds on occasion.

To see where the tracks are...

Map of [4300-4359] Winners Cir Belcamp, MD by MapQuest
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-18-2008, 07:27 PM
 
770 posts, read 3,670,766 times
Reputation: 336
Have you thought about looking into Anne Arundel County as well? You will not experience the traffic you would commuting to a home north of Baltimore. Pasadena, Severna Park, Arnold are safe areas and you would not have to worry about parking issues.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Maryland
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top