Realtor/property help

[Valerie C]

steveusaf, the reason that it was edited out is that we're not allowed to post realtor's sites (or corporate sites) here on CDF, or it would be like a big gigantic billboard of advertisements! NNEREN, being the NH database IS allowed because it doesn't put any one agent (or agency) above others. The real estate company that you mentioned typically comes up at the top of the search for NH real estate. I can't even imagine what they pay for SEO... certainly more than my budget would allow

Originally Posted by steveusaf

For some reason, I can't seem to connect to nneren.com from either of my computers, so I went down the list from my google search for "NH MLS" and found the Bean Group website, that gets me the same MLS info that nneren.com gets me, I assume. It doesn't get me any more info, though, than what you can get on nneren.com.

Good luck on your search - land isn't really cheap on the seacoast, is it? I expect to pay $25-30K per acre for a 1-3 acre plot. Worth every penny to me.

[dognh]

"Good luck on your search - land isn't really cheap on the seacoast, is it? I expect to pay $25-30K per acre for a 1-3 acre plot. Worth every penny to me"

25K-30K per acre!! What towns are you looking in? I've yet to find a lot for under 100K

[Brave Stranger]

My guess is that you will not find a lot under 90k on the NH seacoast

[steveusaf]

I've been looking in Barrington, Dover, Epping, Lee, Madbury, New Durham, Northwood, Raymond, Rochester, Rollingsford, Somersworth, and Strafford. Quite a few properties under $80K in Barrington, New Durham, and Rochester, among others. You can get land even cheaper in Farmington and Milton, although I've eliminated them from my list due to concerns with the school systems. I haven't actually stepped foot on any of the properties I've been browsing, so I have no idea if they're poor building candidates of have a toxic waste dump next to them. Land in subdevelopments seems to be more expensive, up to $80K an acre.

I consider these towns "seacoast" because they're with commuting distance of Portsmouth. I didn't even try to look in towns like Portsmouth, Rye, Stratham, Greenland, Newmarket, Durham, Hampton, and Newington, which are true "seacoast" towns. Those towns, if they even have land on the market, are surely unattainable for common folk like me. There is slightly cheaper land over the border in Maine, like the Berwicks and even one or two in Kittery (my hometown), but I can't handle the income taxes there. So, I guess I've had to expand my definition of the Seacoast from the strictest interpretation for affordability. As long as I'm 45 minutes or less from the beach, I'm happy! I'm 2000 miles away from the beach now and it stinks!

PS - I accessed nneren.com today from work w/no problems. I can't understand why I can't access it from home. Nice site - you can even search by county.

[gcberry]

We bought our Maine land thru craigslist in a fsbo. The key is knowing where you want to buy, then do a search including the location in your keyword.