05-07-2002, 01:38 PM
I'm single, not even close to getting married, and no kids (that I know of ;-) ).
Just really hate the idea of renting. Why pay someone elses mortage and get nothing for it when I could get a small 1 bedroom house, earn equity, and then sell it later on when I do get married and want a bigger place?
I would NEVER drive to Manhattan every day. Definitely PATH train. My commute from Queens is 45min to an hour, so a 45 min PATH train and then a short subway hop would be fine.
Snuka, thought about the building idea. Heard it's actually cheaper and you get exactly what you want, but take months to go throught the whole design and build. Don't think that's the best way to go for me.
And for anyone looking at buying a first house, check out the Freddie Mac mortgage. What Sallie Mae is for student loans, Freddie Mac is for mortgages. Even have a no downpayment option.
To narrow it down a little more, if there was someplace like Hobokon, but just not as expensive, that would be perfect. Even the condos and co-ops in Hobokon are really expensive. Might as well live IN Manhattan at those prices.
Someplace with a big backyard, garage, and near to a lot of stuff to do and easy to get into the city on the weekend.
Edited By Arthur Dent on May 07 2002 at 09:43
Just really hate the idea of renting. Why pay someone elses mortage and get nothing for it when I could get a small 1 bedroom house, earn equity, and then sell it later on when I do get married and want a bigger place?
I would NEVER drive to Manhattan every day. Definitely PATH train. My commute from Queens is 45min to an hour, so a 45 min PATH train and then a short subway hop would be fine.
Snuka, thought about the building idea. Heard it's actually cheaper and you get exactly what you want, but take months to go throught the whole design and build. Don't think that's the best way to go for me.
And for anyone looking at buying a first house, check out the Freddie Mac mortgage. What Sallie Mae is for student loans, Freddie Mac is for mortgages. Even have a no downpayment option.
To narrow it down a little more, if there was someplace like Hobokon, but just not as expensive, that would be perfect. Even the condos and co-ops in Hobokon are really expensive. Might as well live IN Manhattan at those prices.
Someplace with a big backyard, garage, and near to a lot of stuff to do and easy to get into the city on the weekend.
Edited By Arthur Dent on May 07 2002 at 09:43
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