Monmouth Question

[Dion1usa]

Originally Posted by kort677

most areas are safe, in hazlet stay away from the w keansburg section, leonardo is generally ok but look carefully at how the neighbors maintain their property, there are some hinky streets there, the same holds true for highlands. Under no circumstances allow yourself to be talked in keansburg at any price.
the trains run through middletown and hazlet and matawan, there is a bus line to nyc on 36. You should add Old bridge to your list, marlboro and parts of middletown are out of your price range

Out of those bunch if I have a lot of money to spend I would choose Old Bridge. Whatever you do, definitely do not move to Hazlet, Union Beach or North Middletown. They are very trashy towns! Keansburg is a lot better then Union Beach, Hazlet and North Middletown. If you get a chance look at all of them then look at Keansburg and you will see the great value and quality you can get in a safe town with low taxes!

[BillKilbride]

I would look in the Strathmore section of Aberdeen. Its very close to the train and parkway and can get a nice house btwn 340-400...its the best buy around and the schools are great, the only downfall is the houses dont have basements.

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by andyh428

Im looking to buy a home by the end of the year in Monmouth County. We are a young couple looking to purchase something between 350-425k. We have been looking at Hazlet,Middletown,Highlands,Leonardo,Marlboro,Mata wan etc. If anybody lives in these neighborhoods or knows enough about them to comment please feel free to leave me a message.

Im looking for:

**A safe, but lively, area of monmouth county.
**Not too far from NYC and close to NJ Transit.
**M/D homes would be great too.

Here are some listings in Marlboro at your price range. I went a little higher since nothing sells at list these days. Eliminate the Greenbriar ones because I know that is senior housing. You might also want to Consider Manalapan, which is Marlboro's sister town.

Marlboro, NJ, Real Estate Listings and Marlboro, NJ Single Family Home for Sale - Realtor.com
http://www.realtor.com/search/search...=5&bth=4&typ=1

Both Towns are part of the Freehold Regional School District , which is excellent
Diane G

[JERSEY MAN]

Originally Posted by Diane Giam

Here are some listings in Marlboro at your price range. I went a little higher since nothing sells at list these days. Eliminate the Greenbriar ones because I know that is senior housing. You might also want to Consider Manalapan, which is Marlboro's sister town.

Marlboro, NJ, Real Estate Listings and Marlboro, NJ Single Family Home for Sale - Realtor.com

Diane, I don't think Andys been looking lately. His last post was August of 2007.

[NWPAguy]

Originally Posted by andyh428

Im looking to buy a home by the end of the year in Monmouth County. We are a young couple looking to purchase something between 350-425k. We have been looking at Hazlet,Middletown,Highlands,Leonardo,Marlboro,Mata wan etc. If anybody lives in these neighborhoods or knows enough about them to comment please feel free to leave me a message.

Im looking for:

**A safe, but lively, area of monmouth county.
**Not too far from NYC and close to NJ Transit.
**M/D homes would be great too.

As a former NJ resident and one half of a "young couple" myself, I have to ask... exactly what possesses you to want a house that is that expensive? Do you realize that the monthly mortgage payment alone on a house that expensive is likely to exceed $3,000?

[tahiti]

i'm not sure why this thread was resurrected, but the OP has been gone nearly a year, so let's make this thread disappear as well.