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Old 12-30-2020, 07:41 AM
 
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When we were house hunting I remember seeing a beautiful house that backed up to a busy pizzeria. It was gorgeous and well in our budget. But that proximity to a busy restaurant was a deal breaker.
OP this the price you pay for buying a house that close to a restaurant. I'm sure the asking price of the house reflected that. And at this time where the restaurant business is hurting your best option is to move or get ear plugs.
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Old 12-30-2020, 08:03 AM
 
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You can probably make enough money on the sale of your LI home to buy up acreage in Montana where you can have NOBODY near you
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Old 12-30-2020, 08:10 AM
 
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You can probably make enough money on the sale of your LI home to buy up acreage in Montana where you can have NOBODY near you
Awesome idea. That’s what I did.
But go to Texas instead. The Midwest is closed to Yankees.
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Old 12-30-2020, 08:54 AM
 
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You can probably make enough money on the sale of your LI home to buy up acreage in Montana where you can have NOBODY near you
FWIW, I don't recall the OP stating that he bought the property....
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Old 12-30-2020, 09:02 AM
 
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Did you seriously pull the trigger and head west?


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Awesome idea. That’s what I did.
But go to Texas instead. The Midwest is closed to Yankees.
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Old 12-30-2020, 09:49 AM
 
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Did you seriously pull the trigger and head west?
Yeah I’m outa here. But my new location is top secret.
I still need to unload my LI house, but I’m enjoying watching people fight over it.
It’s a never ending bidding war. It just keeps going. It’ll be over soon though. I hope.
Every time we think it’s over someone else jumps in.
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Old 12-30-2020, 10:09 AM
 
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Yeah I’m outa here. But my new location is top secret.
I still need to unload my LI house, but I’m enjoying watching people fight over it.
It’s a never ending bidding war. It just keeps going. It’ll be over soon though. I hope.
Every time we think it’s over someone else jumps in.
Wow, went from east end to Maine now to Texas and still haven't left the driveway.

It is kind of ironic some crap all over LI housing (myself included) just for the next poster to brag about the bidding war for their house. Apparently, supply and demand is a thing. Not many bidding wars for new HOA developments in the Ft Worth metro, lovely as they are.
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Old 12-30-2020, 10:17 AM
 
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I’m already gone. Waited a bit before listing house just to make sure all worked out at the new location which is not in FL, TX, or Maine btw.
House is vacant. Realtor is family friend so he’s been keeping an eye on the place.
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Old 12-30-2020, 12:15 PM
 
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I mean, did you not look around your house's vicinity before buying???

I wouldn't purchase a house right behind a restaurant. Or right next to a park. Or on a busy street. Or right next to a school.

You're never going to win that fight.
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Old 12-30-2020, 12:22 PM
 
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Yeah I’m outa here. But my new location is top secret.
I still need to unload my LI house, but I’m enjoying watching people fight over it.
It’s a never ending bidding war. It just keeps going. It’ll be over soon though. I hope.
Every time we think it’s over someone else jumps in.
Congrats. I can't wait till the day years from now where I can do the same.

I know someone who out of the blue listed his house a month ago and after a bidding war sold it for about 650K. Bought it in 2012 for 460K. Nice little profit there.

Already has moved south to Virginia. Doubled the lot size down there. Wooded area. Quiet. Property taxes about 1/3 what he paid here.
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