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Settling into my new NEPA home.
I live in one of 67 Counties, 2560 municipalities
comprising of boroughs,townships,cities and towns.
Don't guess. I'm still trying to figure out where I live.
Haha..........
Yes. Sidewalks where I live.
Walkable,Bikeable,Dog friendly.
My dogs love it. Found a vet.
Deers,rabbits in my back yard.
Farms,farms,farms everywhere.
Meat is so fresh. Had a burger
at the local watering hole.
Flavor of a 5 star restaurant.
Fresh farm eggs 2 bucks.
Found a breakfast diner for
under 5 bucks includung tip.
Wow...........
Traffic ? Compared to NYC ?
To that I say.........No traffic.
So, so many roads to choose
to get to anywhere I want.
Local driving speeds vary 35,40,45,50 mph.
Love it.
Bus Service free to seniors. Haha.
Door to door if you carry a cane for a small fee.
Close to transportation,banking,shopping ,hospitals and houses of worship.
Neighbors picked up on my Brooklyn accent. " whatta hear whatta ya say.....Haha.
No...they did not put up for sale signs in front of their homes. Haha!
Folks my age? Friendly. God fearing Love America. Fit right in. Feels like I jumped back 60 years.
Internet speeds are fine.
Love my radio.
I can still pick up 1010 WINS and 77 WABC Woo Hoo!
Any Downsides ?
Local TV stations and Radio ......Music
Still playing decades old movies and songs.
Property taxes are the same but the homes are 1/4-1/2 the price.
I miss NYC terribly but not it's political atmosphere.
Checking out the local flyer........Perrenials on sale.
50% off..........Woo Hoo Gotta Run......................
The best thing is that you won’t have to deal with trashy people that have come to dominate NYC if you don’t want to.
After the 2008 housing crash, a friend of mine wanted to buy some properties in the Poconos as an investment, because they were so cheap at that point. I went to look with him. A lot of the properties were vandalized. A few had the copper plumbing stripped out. I remember going into the garage of one house, and finding a big Latin Kings crown graffitied on the wall.
After the 2008 housing crash, a friend of mine wanted to buy some properties in the Poconos as an investment, because they were so cheap at that point. I went to look with him. A lot of the properties were vandalized. A few had the copper plumbing stripped out. I remember going into the garage of one house, and finding a big Latin Kings crown graffitied on the wall.
So, yeah.
monroe county has huge drug and gang issues.
google poconos and drugs or gangs . it’s out of control
While true you can avoid in many areas o the country. We also have a special breed of trashy in NYC lately. Maybe entitled and arrogant are better descriptors.
After the 2008 housing crash, a friend of mine wanted to buy some properties in the Poconos as an investment, because they were so cheap at that point. I went to look with him. A lot of the properties were vandalized. A few had the copper plumbing stripped out. I remember going into the garage of one house, and finding a big Latin Kings crown graffitied on the wall.
So, yeah.
Cheap RE relative to the state median is usually not a good sign with regard to QOL.
the poconos are not cheap in decent developments ..our old house is up around 400k .
it had fallen from 235k when we sold in 2012 to about 185k in 2015 or so.
today 375k- 400k . but we are a pretty high end area being just about on lake wallenpaupack.
it’s the boating mecca with 50 miles of shoreline.
a far cry from what monroe county turned in to .
we were on the borderline between pike and wayne . as far as my opinion , monroe county is the toilet of the poconos
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