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I'm looking for some advice Currently living in NYC and unfortunately getting priced out and looking to move out hopefully within a year. I would like to rent at first but eventually buy a condo or a house in around 200K price range. I guess first question is if it's even doable or if I need to increase my budget? Looking at zillow prices I might be in luck, but not sure..
In addition, since I don't drive I would need to be where public transportation will get me to work and back.
Although I've only visited Pittsburgh (and really loved it, so nice and beautiful!) I've narrowed it down to the following cities by searching the forums :
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis.
I've worked in a university setting my whole career so I am leaning towards Pittsburgh because of that, but definitely open to working outside of education sector.
I want to be able to lead a simple life, don't care about nightlife at all, somewhere nice with a enough stuff to do to keep me entertained (movie theaters, shows), but do want to increase my quality of living as much as possible. Perhaps even living in a suburb provided public transportation is available?
One thing that concerns me is finding a job in a new location while still living in NYC. Any suggestions on how people do it? From what I've read many companies want you to be living in their city. If I decide to move without a job, would I be able to rent an apartment? I know in NYC many landlords ask for 40X salary to even consider renting an apartment to a potential tenant.
The only reason I've not included Philly is because I've visited the City Center there once, just to walk around and see the attractions and what's there, and didn't think it was that nice. Saw lots of construction going on. Maybe I just wasn't in the right places. I did read good things about suburbs but never visited.
Perhaps you could also consider the Upstate NY cities, which have multiple colleges/universities and a lower cost of living? You could live in select suburbs as well. https://www.suny.edu/attend/find-a-suny-campus/
Another area like the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area of PA could also potentially work for the same reasons. All of them allow you to check them out due to generally closer proximity to Brooklyn.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 09-05-2016 at 11:10 AM..
Thanks. I have heard lots of good things about Chicago, that it feels like a small big city, but also that economically it is not stable with many people leaving for this reason. Don't know if its nothing or if it's enough to cross Chicago off from my list.
Thanks. I have heard lots of good things about Chicago, that it feels like a small big city, but also that economically it is not stable with many people leaving for this reason. Don't know if its nothing or if it's enough to cross Chicago off from my list.
I wouldn't cross Chicago off due to small population loss. Chicago will alway be Chicago.
Thanks. I think it's either at this point. I don't make use of many amenities that come from living in NYC.
I work in IT so I think being in a major city increases my chances of finding a good paying job, though, but I would be open to either a big city or a smaller one.
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Currently living in NYC and unfortunately getting priced out and looking to move out hopefully within a year. I would like to rent at first but eventually buy a condo or a house in around 200K price range. I guess first question is if it's even doable or if I need to increase my budget? Looking at zillow prices I might be in luck, but not sure..
