Apartment close to GCT and country property within 2 hours of NYC. Realistic or pipe dream? (New York: rental, to buy)
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I will be moving around December this year, from England.
The job is very close to Grand Central. I am struggling with the concept of living in the City full-time, love space, outdoors activities and nature. Large, showy accommodation not required.
My maximum needs are probably 2 beds, and under 1500 sqf.
What I am mulling over is if I could rent a city bolt hole (close to work, one open plan room of 600 sqf would probably be perfect) - and also rent/aim to buy a rural property within 2 hours of the City. Close to water would be fantastic. Access to hiking too. 1 acre or more, perfect.
My preferred maximum total accommodation expense is around $4k per month.
I don't know what country property costs, but for a place near Grand Central, you'll be spending over $2,000 per month, and it will be MUCH less than 600 square feet--something to bear in mind.
Within two hours of the city (by car...), you will have plenty of choice for "country" style getaways. Honestly, though more expensive than going north-west into say Sullivan or western Orange Counties, you could go look in parts of Putnam County which would be still accessible by train from the city in under 2 hours. Past Putnam, in Dutchess County, you're solidly in what most city dwellers would consider "the country".
Lots of people do this...and the most economical choices within 2 hours are either upstate, like in and around Monticello for example, or Pennsylvania, like the Poconos. It's quite common...and completely achievable.
She is talking about having an apartment AND a place in the country.
You could:
(1) Move to a place within NYC that is less urban and that has more of a suburban feel. You will have a longer commute but you can be near parks, water, etc.
(2) Rent a small apartment with a fast commute to GCT and use the rest of the money for a rental upstate.
(3) Forget about the countryside for now---move to the city, start working and then explore north of here---NY is a big state.
If you want a rural life, WHY come to NYC? Seems rather senseless for a number of reasons.
If you have the knowledge and/or skills, there are many places in the South and/or West that w/b more suitable than the most urban city in the US!
Why do people that New York State=New York City? Most of New York is rural (its a decent sized state). Why doesn't the OP go to the South? Maybe she prefers cold weather! Also, she has a job offer in NYC, not elsewhere.
If you make enough money, yes, its very easy to have a place in the city AS WELL AS a country home. I have no idea of her financial resources, though.
Its amazing how people project their own issues on other people.
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