Moving to Long Island - Advice? (New York, Smithtown: broker, how much, houses)
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Okay, we are moving to Long Island and are GENERALLY POSITIVE PEOPLE. Now that all the Long Island bashers have scared my poor wife to death, can someone offer some constructive ideas on where to start the house search? Very flexible on location, commuting hours, and we have a horse. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you can afford it, Long Island is great. Otherwise, it will spit you out. Those who don't survive tend to end up in Florida, or North Carolina. Those are the ones who do most of the bashing that you referred to.
Where you start your house search depends on many factors. Some of which are: your budget, how close you want to be to the water, what kind of setting you prefer, where your job is (if applicable), and how much commuting you can handle.
The following is by no means a complete list. Just giving you some basics; you may already be aware of them:
1. The north shore tends to be more expensive than the south shore.
2. The south shore has nicer beaches; more sand, less rocks.
3. The middle of the island will give you better access to commuting into the city.
4. The east end has more farms and open space.
5. The west end is closest to the city and much more urban.
6. The further east you go, the fewer people you will encounter.
7. Generally, the closer to the city you get, the more money you will pay for a house.
8. Property taxes vary, but are generally higher than the national average.
Perhaps talking to a broker is your best bet. They should be able to find you a house based on the criteria you give them.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by jonk
Okay, we are moving to Long Island and are GENERALLY POSITIVE PEOPLE. Now that all the Long Island bashers have scared my poor wife to death, can someone offer some constructive ideas on where to start the house search? Very flexible on location, commuting hours, and we have a horse. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by New_Yorker; 09-03-2006 at 11:28 PM..
Okay, we are moving to Long Island and are GENERALLY POSITIVE PEOPLE. Now that all the Long Island bashers have scared my poor wife to death, can someone offer some constructive ideas on where to start the house search? Very flexible on location, commuting hours, and we have a horse. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
New Yorker has summed it up for you.
You may want to look at eastern LI (Suffolk County) if you have a horse and need more land.
Also, LI has "neighborhoods" unlike subdivisions in other states.
It's a beautiful place to live.
A trip to the Hamptons in the summer and a trip to NYC during the winter holidays is a MUST!
Best of Luck!
If you expect to have "horse property" you need to look at eastern suffolk county, although I think Smithtown still has some houses that are zoned for horses. Long Island is very pricey, but if you can afford it, it has a lot to offer. Most school districts are good, it has proximity to NYC, 3 airports, great beaches, good weather. We don't usually get prolonged massive snowstorms or really brutally prolonged hot weather because the water mediates the temperature. Substantial tornadoes are unheard of. Hurricanes have happened, and we are probably due for one, but by the time it gets so far north, it usually has lost some of its strength.
Good Luck with your search.
Thats weird lol I am moving to Pittsford from Long Island and you are moving here. !st question would be - where will you be working? Townwise I mean and I will advise on what towns to look in based on your answer.
I assume you are not working in the city (NYC). You need to be out east for horse property. Smithtown is very expensive. If you are wealthy you will love LI. Best place in the nation to live.
hi, Long Island is nice, I grew up in Smithtown,it is really nice, but is verry exspensive now. I currently live in Patchogue, there are some horse properties in my area and it is more reasonable than Smithtown. There are also alot of places to board horses in the areas of Manorville, Medford and some parts of Coram. Good luck!
Try Bohemia, they are very horse friendly and there is a huge equestrian center across the street. You may even find a house there with a stable on the property. Probably one of the best places to live on Long Island if you can afford it. Great schools, neighborhoods, people, and literally in the center of every parkway, expressway, major road, and airport!
Long Island is such a beutiful place to live, I live in smithtown all my life,i thought about moving but the benefits of staying here outway moving.such as education,lifestyle,everything you want seconds away.....
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