I like my apartment and all but with the prices down here and low interests rates it just seems like better financial sense to buy. I've read through the previous posts on this topic and you're a wealth of information.Any tips, advice, and suggestions would be appreciated. I'm not looking for anything super fancy nor super big. But I want a decent quality house in a good area. I can handle some small updates myself . I don't know if new are in my price range or if that would really make sense as my first house. I think my top dollar would be around $180,000 (Unless its waterfront or utterly amazing). Can I get something decent for under that? Back in New York that's pretty uncommon for a good area.
@mjcboat: It all depends on what you're looking for but you can find some nice homes in the older sections of KW that are well under $180k. I sold my little 1100sf home in Sherwood Trails for $103k -- in only two days. It was very clean (if I don't say so myself!) but needed updating in some areas (kitchen/baths) --all brick and overall in great shape, on a large greenbelt lot. Once you've decided on where, I'd enlist a realtor's help in finding your perfect place. Ride around in your preferred areas and make note of some realtors that have listings OR ask for realtor referrals here. There are some really, really good ones and some really, really BAD ones. Good luck and hopefully you'll be enjoying home ownership very soon.
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