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you mean you are moving from one part of LI to another part of LI. some people think brooklyn is somehow disconnected from LI
Brooklyn is a completely different planet than anywhere else in New York City I'm just tired of living on top of others with attached walls and floors.
Brooklyn is a completely different planet than anywhere else in New York City I'm just tired of living on top of others with attached walls and floors.
Perfect assessment. Give up the exotic Bklyn lifestyle for some sweet PVC fencing and a Weber grill! Right on. I think Hicksville and Levittown are good choices. Maybe some of the last places you get a home for under $400k that has all the suburban benefits. Not the most diverse but getting there and people care more about the color of your lawn than your skin. Hicksville a little better commute to NYC and lower taxes. More shopping and industrial. Levittown a little more "old school" suburbia with lots of pools, parks and very little industry. In some spots, totally identical. Good luck.
He clearly stated "my budget is only $400K" in the OP. I don't really see how that statement is open to alternative interpretations.
I think I explained how so when I typed this: "This all assumes that the $400K is all he wants to spend to buy a house. Is it possible he has that much to put down on a house? That would be a different set of possibilities altogether." Is that his budget for the down payment or for the full cost? Maybe if you did this sort of thing for a living you would know to ask such follow up questions. I think the only stupid question is the one not asked.
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Why not stay in NYC ? I am sick of seeing two family house construction and all the problems attached. Stay where you are, buy a house in NYC, save your money. Moving to long island to save money is not a smart move.
This all assumes that the $400K is all he wants to spend to buy a house. Is it possible he has that much to put down on a house? That would be a different set of possibilities altogether.
Who has $400k to put down on a house? Come on seriously now.
I saw some 2 families in Lynbrook for under $400k. Need work, though, and not much land. (But coming from Brooklyn, even a little patch of grass feels like the country!)
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I'm just tired of living on top of others with attached walls and floors.
for some sweet PVC fencing and a Weber grill! Right on. I think Hicksville and Levittown are good choices. Maybe some of the last places you get a home for under $400k that has all the suburban benefits. Not the most diverse but getting there and people care more about the color of your lawn than your skin. Hicksville a little better commute to NYC and lower taxes. More shopping and industrial. Levittown a little more "old school" suburbia with lots of pools, parks and very little industry. In some spots, totally identical. Good luck.
