My nephew, before moving to Ridgewood, lived in Weehawken in the new apartment and walked To the ferry which bring you right to Times Square.Midtown. Times Square area.
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My nephew, before moving to Ridgewood, lived in Weehawken in the new apartment and walked To the ferry which bring you right to Times Square.Midtown. Times Square area.
my experiences:Bus and train are not interchangeable.
I commute 1.25 hours each way on train with walk. If I had to take a bus I would find a NJ/wfh job. I don’t think this is just me.
If you want more info, should have a poll for current and former NYC commuters:
- take bus, like it
- take bus, hate it
- took buss, gave up on NYC commute
...same choices with train & ferry
Bus and train are not interchangeable.
I commute 1.25 hours each way on train with walk. If I had to take a bus I would find a NJ/wfh job. I don’t think this is just me.
If you want more info, should have a poll for current and former NYC commuters:
- take bus, like it
- take bus, hate it
- took buss, gave up on NYC commute
...same choices with train & ferry
My nephew, before moving to Ridgewood, lived in Weehawken in the new apartment and walked To the ferry which bring you right to Times Square.
Perdido key in panhandle abt a mile from Bama, beautiful, has change of season, minor league b-ball in Pensacola is abt it for sports, great beaches on GOM, just not an easy commute have to take 2 flightsEveryone knows its the Villages:Sly:
We are going to be renting until we decide what/where to buy.Does it make more sense to rent a month or two down in Florida in the winter time than to buy?
I'm feeling something sounds wrong here too...and to your point, let's say everythng is spot on...what broker is lowering their commission if they are walking in with a buyer over asking.inspection and atty review in 5 days also? not that it cant happen and should happen with perfect houses...but you cant get two atty's to work that fast and never seen inspectors on the ball like that so quick as well...something seems off
I’m just trying to figure out why she would sign a contract with you at 2.5% when she had an over asking price buyer.I don’t know what to tell you — it’s true. I have a really nice house and the buyers had admired my house for years waiting for us to sell. As for the realtor, she sells $30-32 million per year. She’s a volume realtor who uses nicer homes as part of her portfolio. But, I hear you I thought it was BS too until it happened.
Based on his comment, he was interviewing agents. Agent shows up and says I already have a buyer and I'll take a lower commission because the work was already done and they don't have to pay for pictures, do the listing work, etc. Quick, simple, and the agent walks away with 2.5% of your most valuable asset for a few hours of work. Seems very plausible to me.I’m just trying to figure out why she would sign a contract with you at 2.5% when she had an over asking price buyer.
everything else, it is what it is but realtors don’t just give away commission for no reason.
It does...except, a RE Agent that walks in, says I have a buyer at over the asking. And I am assuming this was the broker, not just an agent. What incentive is there to take a lower % unless another agent also had a similar buyer? That RE Agent would only be competing with themselves.Based on his comment, he was interviewing agents. Agent shows up and says I already have a buyer and I'll take a lower commission because the work was already done and they don't have to pay for pictures, do the listing work, etc. Quick, simple, and the agent walks away with 2.5% of your most valuable asset for a few hours of work. Seems very plausible to me.
It does...except, a RE Agent that walks in, says I have a buyer at over the asking. And I am assuming this was the broker, not just an agent. What incentive is there to take a lower % unless another agent also had a similar buyer? That RE Agent would only be competing with themselves.
If it is a pure “buyer” rep and OP was selling as for sale by owner...then it does make sense. But that wasn’t stated. He stated he was interviewing agentsIt's not uncommon for "for sale by owner" deals to protect buyer reps at 2% to 3%.
Does it make more sense to rent a month or two down in Florida in the winter time than to buy?
Isn't that sort of one of the major selling points?When we decided to move back from Jupiter Island to NJ we rented our home for the season. Made great money.
There is not huge appreciation in Florida RE in areas on retirees. Estate sales of empty homes with the heirs wanting to get the money from the sales are a major factor.
Pick an area you want to look at and find a realtor in the area and have her/him start the search.
Then living on the Ocean/Gulf can be an adventure, rather than a bother from either a hurricane or the constant noise of the surf.
We are going to be renting until we decide what/where to buy.
Isn't that sort of one of the major selling points?
If you work in TSQ it makes sense to look at places on a quick bus line.
Edgewater and Fort Lee have good schools and are much closer to the city.
Too funny and can understand...Our bedroom faced the ocean and when the breeze was nice or it was cool enough to forego AC it was great to listen. What I had always wanted.......then.....it never stopped......there's a motto there somewheres.
Most of the people on the board do quite well considering most are Rutgers graduates. The coronavirus affected mostly blue collar or retail workers. Most Rutgers graduates are white collar workers, business owners Or retirees.Just looked at most of the preferred “ towns “ to live in according to this board... It actually says a great deal about many and where they live and suggest to others... many of those homes are out of reach for folks and in reality they all resemble themselves in their basic make up . Quite odd in this era of turmoil .
Too funny and can understand...
My wife is Jamaican. Her house for most of her younger years until about 12 was in Runaway Bay and literally 100 ft from the ocean as her backyard. And her Dad ran/owned a restaurant/bar on premise of the old Runaway Beach Resort which is now Jewels. And she spent her childhood pretty much as the little local kid playing with all the tourists at the resort... No other way to say it but sort of a resort mascot that some families looked forward to seeing each year. She even helped her Dad run the crab races each day. She would recruit the tourists to come and bet on the races and was the cute kid telling them which crab was the fast one and why. Of course, it was always the slow one and she and her Dad would split winnings. lol
So- she always wants the sound of the ocean again
If it is a pure “buyer” rep and OP was selling as for sale by owner...then it does make sense. But that wasn’t stated. He stated he was interviewing agents
People lost jobs and businesses all across the board. To be honest, more blue collar jobs were deemed essential.Most of the people on the board do quite well considering most are Rutgers graduates. The coronavirus affected mostly blue collar or retail workers. Most Rutgers graduates are white collar workers, business owners Or retirees.
Not sure I understand your argument here. The broker was worried she wasn’t going to get the listing so she offered what she would’ve received as the buyer broker anyway? Or, she was worried her buyer wasn’t going to have the best bid which means she low balled the listing price and screwed over the seller? Like I said before, she could either be the most honest realtor or just a terrible realtor. Very happy for the seller.Must admit I haven't read the entire thread, however, if the agent walked in the door with a buyer in his pocket he or she risked not getting the listing and then at best would only receive the 2.5% and could miss out entirely if someone else bought the property. Seems to me it was a calculated risk by the agent/broker to take the bird in the hand at 2.5%.
Now I know how to bet those damn crab races !!
Harrigans and Poor Henry's
Two good taverns
My best advice is don’t move.So it looks like my company may be moving a few of us from Boston to New York at some point over the next year or two. I'm looking for recommendations on towns to look into. I grew up in Middletown, so I know the Monmouth County area reasonably well, but I'm open to other alternative areas if it makes sense.
A few things about our situation and what would be important:
1. Reasonable commute to Midtown.
2. Not a super congested area and a nice downtown within a reasonable distance (something as large as Red Bank but could be smaller).
3. We have a 7 month old...so good schools and reasonable property taxes.
4. Open to places outside of NJ (Long Island (feel dirty saying that), Connecticut, NY State)), but with family in NJ, all else fairly equal, NJ would get the nod.
5. Budget-wise, we have a budget that should work in most places, even if we have one of the more modest homes. I'd rather the worst house in a great area than the best house in a bad area.
Wife is from Iowa, but we currently live in Back Bay Boston and were in the Minneapolis suburbs before that. Boston has surprised us by not being too busy and when we go down to New York, my wife always comments how busy and high energy it is, so all things considered, something that doesn't feel too busy is ideal.
Any suggestions appreciated.