Be patient or move somewhere else? (Nassau: new house, buying, construction)
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Lol. Ranches are real hard to come by where I am. If I see one I will be snapping it up for when I need it! (When I say hard to come by I mean outside 55+ communities).
There are a good amount by me. They are $$ most are 2800-3400 sq ft and are on 1 acre and range from 800k-1.4m depending on condition and finishings. In my immediate neighborhood I would say 15% of the homes are ranches around 1700 sq ft on 1/3-1/2 acre. One sold recently and I was shocked the investor didn’t dormer it into a colonial he gutted it came out real nice off market in 4 days.
Haha, it's a LI tax phenomenon. Dormer a Levitt cape or ranch and voila, it's now a colonial...and taxed accordingly. I didn't know it had a scientific name "u/c ranch." lol. Add to the "only on LI" thread. It's not a "type of house." It's a dormered ranch. Want that type of house? Buy a cheap ranch and dormer it. He's mister DIY anyway, right? Wow, I just freed up so much more selection. You're welcome!
Hubby and I would move tomorrow if it weren't for our elderly mothers. He can work anywhere with his job and so can I .We have no kids either. Although I love it here I hate the winters and you get more land and houses are cheaper elsewhere. We want at least 3 acres.
What on earth is an "updated colonial ranch"? What is a colonial ranch?
I made that up! I have no clue what a u/c ranch is. Maybe “under construction ranch?” I have seen farm ranch, raised ranch/high ranch, sprawling ranch, atrium ranch.
I just told you all what it is. It is a DORMERED ranch (or cape). Dormer it and they will re-assess it as a colonial and raise the taxes. Only on LI. Thus, the "updated ranch cape colonial kerfuffle snickerdoodle." They are damn hard to find and they sell quick!!
I've attached a picture of a Colonial style house and a picture of a Ranch house.
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