Westfield: Why does it seem like there is nothing decent in the $550 price range!! (New Brunswick: rent, how much)

[HalfFull]

OK, if you speak like this... "snobbery exists to some extent in each of these places, but it's certainly not a prevailing attitude that consumes the collective mentality of the town(s)"

... some folks just might think you sound a bit snobby.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Hal Jalikeakick

i've lived in NJ my whole life and moved around a bit over the years, towns including Ridgewood, Chatham, Colts Neck and currently Westfield. Most people here seem to consider all of these to be "snobby" towns. Overall, I really have never found snobbery to be much of a matter of concern. Sure snobbery exists to some extent in each of these places, but it's certainly not a prevailing attitude that consumes the collective mentality of the town(s).

Originally Posted by HalfFull

OK, if you speak like this... "snobbery exists to some extent in each of these places, but it's certainly not a prevailing attitude that consumes the collective mentality of the town(s)"

... some folks just might think you sound a bit snobby.

Haha, I didn't! I thought it was a well-constructed sentence. But mostly I like his username.

[Hal Jalikeakick]

Originally Posted by HalfFull

OK, if you speak like this... "snobbery exists to some extent in each of these places, but it's certainly not a prevailing attitude that consumes the collective mentality of the town(s)"

... some folks just might think you sound a bit snobby.

i LOL'd for real on that one.

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Haha, I didn't! I thought it was a well-constructed sentence. But mostly I like his username.

I'm a product of the Ridgewood public school system thank you very much.

[HalfFull]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Haha, I didn't! I thought it was a well-constructed sentence. But mostly I like his username.

OK, great name after I finally sounded it out!

(and glad my comment was taken in the right spirit)

[jerseyjersey]

Originally Posted by bradykp

look at more towns, and stop getting so caught up in the names of certain towns. there's plenty of houses out there. if you don't realize that then, yes, your options are limited.

Oh, we are looking at other towns, too. I even mentioned that in my first post in this thread. Thankfully, we are not in a big hurry to move right now, as we recently sold our first home and are renting from a flexible landlord while we look. So we're looking around and trying to maximize what we can get for our money, and saving a few more bucks while we do that. If we truly find that we can't get what we want, then we'll expand our search further. But it's all good, I'm sure we'll end up in the right place at the end of the day, wherever that may be.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Hal Jalikeakick

i LOL'd for real on that one.







I'm a product of the Ridgewood public school system thank you very much.

Well, there you go. We'll use you as a prop when new folks on here are seeking to settle in Ridgewood and asking about the schools.

I was born in Valley, does that count? Grew up next door in Midland Park, but I did go to secretarial school in Ridgewood! (If you need an explanation of what "secretarial school" was, I'll be happy to oblige.)

And I once worked part-time as a typesetter for The Ridgewood News!

[bbnetworking]

same here. I have been hunting for about 6 months now and nothing we like in our price range 500k-600k.

We did see couple of houses we like as soon as we put in the offer, there is some sort of bidding war. I hate that.

We have been looking at good towns, paramus, river edge, ridgewood. and now we are stretching further into Waldwick.

Hopefully we will find something soon, both my wife and I are getting impatient.

Are the Banks in NJ hiding foreclosure properties or something? I know Govt always in some kind of deal with the banks.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by bbnetworking

same here. I have been hunting for about 6 months now and nothing we like in our price range 500k-600k.

We did see couple of houses we like as soon as we put in the offer, there is some sort of bidding war. I hate that.

We have been looking at good towns, paramus, river edge, ridgewood. and now we are stretching further into Waldwick.

Hopefully we will find something soon, both my wife and I are getting impatient.

Are the Banks in NJ hiding foreclosure properties or something? I know Govt always in some kind of deal with the banks.

Don't forget Midland Park, between Ridgewood and Waldwick.

[sonofagunk]

We looked at houses in Westfield. I always asked the question "why are they selling". And you really only get 1 of 3 answers.

1) The seller died and their kids are selling the house
2) The seller is moving out of state
3) The seller is buying a house somewhere else in town

Never heard
The seller is moving to XXX (where XXX is Scotch Plains, Cranford, Clark, ...)

When we looked at other towns, we would hear that the seller is moving to a different near by town

[petenaff]

Originally Posted by bbnetworking

..... Are the Banks in NJ hiding foreclosure properties or something? I know Govt always in some kind of deal with the banks.

First of all there simply aren't many foreclosed properties in the nice areas, if there is any. And when you come across one in either foreclosed or short-sale situation, potential buyers will just bidding it back up to market level. We did find a short-sale property in WF but was told we are not going to get any bargain on it like what you would expect it to be if it is in other town. At the end of the day it is all about supply and demand.