Are there any parts of LI where you can score a big home for a cheap sticker price like you can in some southern states? (Hempstead: how much, ferries)
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You do not realize that some of the largest regional economic drivers are located within the area you've delineated -- SUNY Stony Brook, Brookhaven National Labs, Catholic Health Services, and the Town of Brookhaven. Some of these are NOT a far commute for Mastic.
You have to take into account how Mastic came to be. It was a former estate, turned summer colony for people looking to escape the city. Some folks came to live there year round, other homes were sold off or turned into rentals when the families no longer used them. Instead of a long story, heres a verly simplified version: old cheap housing + welfare dumping in Mastic brought the area to its current state.
Aren't the houses in Mastic new for LI standards? Here in Baldwin it looks like most of the houses were built between the 10s and 30s, while most of Suffolk seems like 50s and newer.
Growing up in Nassau, many of my friend's parents were employed in aerospace, as well as some of my friends when they graduated. Some followed Grumman south.
Yes, Nassau home values are higher due to proximity to NYC. (That's probably the millionth time that has been posted on the LI board lol) but Suffolk is not entirely dependent upon NYC just like other areas off LI and outside of NYC. We are unfortunately strangled by NYC when it comes to getting goods on and off the Island. As for the economy, speaking only for my area, it is doing rather well as we enjoy the ed-med relationship with SBU and UHSB.
As for Mastic, no matter how the NYT tries to spin it, it is Mastic. Until the social ills which plague the area are addressed, it will be overlooked. It was meh when friends bought out there in 1988. 30 years later aand it is no better.
Better to say where I would NOT buy anywhere within:
1. Mastic
2. Mastic Beach
3. Wyandanch
4. Brentwood
5. Shirley
6. Gordon Heights
7. Central Islip
And before you say I'm making this up, there are MANY threads on this site alone that back up these. And no, they're not gonna be gentrified.
Thanks for the list. These are where I will start my search.
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