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You might could get into something in Northport at $475k. Beware the village taxes. It has a nice Main Street with shops and restaurants and great schools.
I think you could get into Northport at $475k if you are patient. You could definitely get into East Northport or outside of the incorporated section of Northport. Great community, schools, pretty much everything if you can handle the commute (or don't have one). Taxes are among the most reasonable on LI.
I think you could get into Northport at $475k if you are patient. You could definitely get into East Northport or outside of the incorporated section of Northport. Great community, schools, pretty much everything if you can handle the commute (or don't have one). Taxes are among the most reasonable on LI.
Northport is probably one of the best values on the island granted how nice it is. Prices haven't recovered as quickly as nassau, leading to a weird dynamic of crappier areas being more expensive than extremely nice areas just due to the "wave" of price increases starting west and heading east. The downside is the commute isnt great from there.
Northport is probably one of the best values on the island granted how nice it is. Prices haven't recovered as quickly as nassau, leading to a weird dynamic of crappier areas being more expensive than extremely nice areas just due to the "wave" of price increases starting west and heading east. The downside is the commute isnt great from there.
While it's a great idea to look around both Nassau and Suffolk County, please talk to a qualified loan officer (not someone who'll give you a quick answer after 15 minutes on the phone) to find out what your possible purchase price could be (depending on down payment, interest rate and approx. RE taxes for example).
With that amount "in hand", you'll be able to better focus just on areas within your budget. (Greenlawn might be another possibility.)
I do want a neighborhood with a "city" feel, does that make sense? I like Huntington Village because of the shops and restaurants and seems to be convenient but the homes near the village are not in our price range.
I do prefer the north shore.
Northport is one of the few areas on LI that has a nice downtown and terrific sense of community without the strong aura of 'douchebag' hovering within it.
As a Queens guy, I'm telling you - you don't quite capture this when you visit. But once you live here....
We spend plenty of time in Northport during the summer and regret not buying there. Southern Nassau - the so-called "Riv" - is douche-haven.
You want small town community feel you need to move off the island. Out of the metro area.
Upstate, parts of Connecticut, Pennsylvania.
Hell, I know a Nassau County employee who commutes to Mineola 4 days a week from Pennsylvania. It's doable.
whatever you do in your house search just make sure you do one thing - ignore everything hotkarl has to say about....well, everything.
Northport is one of the few areas on LI that has a nice downtown and terrific sense of community without the strong aura of 'douchebag' hovering within it.
As a Queens guy, I'm telling you - you don't quite capture this when you visit. But once you live here....
We spend plenty of time in Northport during the summer and regret not buying there. Southern Nassau - the so-called "Riv" - is douche-haven.
My .02 to ponder or pitch.....
Haha. I'd love to see quality polling people's satisfaction with their neighborhood.
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