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Where are you coming from?
Baltimore County Maryland
Why are you moving?
My family needs it's own home. Before we started our family we lived in New York, and we want to go back there and still be able to have a peaceful family life
Where will you be working ? If NYC, what part of NYC?
I think I'll be either working in NYC or New Jersey. I work at Apple so I can pretty much transfer anywhere. My husband will need to find a job, something music related. Welcome to suggestions for that too.
Will you buy or rent? Rent
What is your budget ? 800-1100 a month
What kind of place are you looking for ?
where looking for a modern apartment and affordable townhomes
Will anyone (spouse, children, pets) be moving with you ?I have a husband and twins that are 14 months.
Do you need/want good public schools?
Definitely need good schooling and parks near by. We really dont want to have to move again. And if we do, I would want it to be nearby.
Briefly describe the kind of neighborhood you'd like to live in
(examples: families with young children, young, mature, artsy, diverse, safe, close-knit, block parties, etc)
We are looking for a cultured up and coming neighborhood. with a lot to do near by, preferably in walking distance to cut down on transportation cost. I'd like to meet a lot of new young families that share similar interests.
List three things that are important to you in order of importance.(examples: nightlife, outdoor activities, rural/urban, safety, downtown area, charming, new construction, proximity to XYZ, family oriented, easy parking, short commute, etc)
I would like not to live in the hood. I've done growning up, and I dont want that for my kids. Its really important for me to have stylish living on a budget. Schooling is also a BIG deal, even near by private schools will be a plus. And lastly public transportation back in forths to New York City.
Honestly, for 800 to 1100 a month, you won't find any apartment available in a good school towns, not to mention near transportation. Since you have a twins, I would assume you need at least 2 bedroom.
I live in Cranford, and the apartments for rent that are close to the station are all asking for 1300 to 1400.
Honestly, for 800 to 1100 a month, you won't find any apartment available in a good school towns, not to mention near transportation. Since you have a twins, I would assume you need at least 2 bedroom.
I live in Cranford, and the apartments for rent that are close to the station are all asking for 1300 to 1400.
Well the twins are 14 months so lets bump schooling to after a couple of years of stable settlement and acquaintaince with overall area, and hubby to get a job
With the above in mind, consider renting near Jersey City Journal Square or Downtown area, $1100 will def. get you 2+ BR near JSQ; it has FREQUENT transport to NYC (Apple!) and has a VARIETY of daycares nearby
Well the twins are 14 months so lets bump schooling to after a couple of years of stable settlement and acquaintaince with overall area, and hubby to get a job
With the above in mind, consider renting near Jersey City Journal Square or Downtown area, $1100 will def. get you 2+ BR near JSQ; it has FREQUENT transport to NYC (Apple!) and has a VARIETY of daycares nearby
OK, maybe JC for $1100/month, but that doesn't fit with the OP's requirement for "stylish living". And suggesting that she takes an apartment in JC temporarily doesn't fit with the "We really dont want to have to move again" criteria.
This is why I felt that cw30000's post was accurate. I think it's going to be very difficult to impossible to find what she is seeking in NJ.
I make a good portion of my living with music. Saying that your husband wants a job that's "music related" is awfully broad. What has he done in the past and what specifically is he interested in doing?
I make a good portion of my living with music. Saying that your husband wants a job that's "music related" is awfully broad. What has he done in the past and what specifically is he interested in doing?
Generally I have to agree with the other posters that $800 - $1100 is kind of low for what you are looking for. If you were willing to "step stone" as Sonoritygenius suggested it would be much easier. I live in Weehawken and I pay $1200 for a 2BR and it is a fairly good school district, but just out of your range. But my apartment isn't very modern, most places in Jersey have been around for a long time and the ones people have renovated are commanding top dollar. Some places that might work for you is Jersey City Heights(price wise but schools are questionable), Bayonne(nice schools, but houses aren't modern and the transportation isn't the best), Union City(not very good schools, and most of it is very crowded, but you may be able to find something renovated and modern some neighborhoods are nice, and transportation is great), or Weehawken(it will take more searching around to find something in that price range, but it has the transportation and the schools you want). I wouldn't recommend Journal Square for a family tho, that is just my opinion.
For both of those, to get something steady in Manhattan, so he's not traveling a lot, he's going to have to spend a lot of time networking first (I'm assuming he doesn't already have a big network of Manhattan contacts, or he'd basically have things lined up already). It will probably take years to get anything approaching steady work there--it took me years to get steady, decent-paying gigs going in Manhattan as a musician/composer/arranger, too. Otherwise, it's going to be a matter of taking gigs where they're available, which will likely mean traveling, doing sound for various bands doing bar/club circuits, DJ'ing parties around Jersey, Eastern PA, etc. That takes some networking, too, but won't be as difficult as getting work in Manhattan. There's a tremendous amount of competition in Manhattan, as you can imagine.
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