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heres a brief background, this is more for the grown folk of NT:
Im 28, recently married and have a seed on the way...
Im from NY and now live in Hoboken, NJ (an upscale urban area) right on the hudson river facing manhattan
Me and the wife are somewhat getting sick of the crowdedness of it and are planning to move to a nice house in the burbs soon. Traffic is real bad here, and Ipay more for my spots in the parking garage then some people pay for rent in some places. Rent here is expensive too, but money isnt the problem. It also hasalot of conveniences, Im 5 min from NYC literally by ferry or drive, ive got a gym in my buidling and theres tons of restaurants and stuff to do right here, Idont have to get in the car to go out or go out to eat and theres a million delivery spots....
The new area I was looking to move to is only about 14 miles west from NYC, about a 25 minute drive with no traffic, but its a world apart. Id have a nice newbig house but theres nowhere to walk to, Id have to get in the car for everything and its very spread out there. Theres wild deer and turkeys just chilling onthe corners. On the other hand, Ill be way more comforatable in the nice new crib. Ill have plenty of room to park cars and stuff, a nice sized yard for my dogto run around in and most importantly its a nice place to raise a family, plenty of space and good schools and all that. Its very near all the major highwaysso theres tons of shopping on those roads, but the actual house is in a very secluded private neighborhood. I do have some friends who are only a 10-15 mindrive and my family is about 10 min away.
Im kind of having cold feet, I found a house that has everything I want for less then the original budget I set so I know I can buy the house once we negotiatethe price out. I feel that ill miss having my boys being able to drop by whenever to watch the game or being able to just go do whatever whenever I wantwithout being far away from everything. But on the other hand I know this is the best move to make for my family and I need to put that first.
Anyone else ever make a similar move? maybe im just nervous about the kid and everything
Im 28, recently married and have a seed on the way...
Im from NY and now live in Hoboken, NJ (an upscale urban area) right on the hudson river facing manhattan
Me and the wife are somewhat getting sick of the crowdedness of it and are planning to move to a nice house in the burbs soon. Traffic is real bad here, and Ipay more for my spots in the parking garage then some people pay for rent in some places. Rent here is expensive too, but money isnt the problem. It also hasalot of conveniences, Im 5 min from NYC literally by ferry or drive, ive got a gym in my buidling and theres tons of restaurants and stuff to do right here, Idont have to get in the car to go out or go out to eat and theres a million delivery spots....
The new area I was looking to move to is only about 14 miles west from NYC, about a 25 minute drive with no traffic, but its a world apart. Id have a nice newbig house but theres nowhere to walk to, Id have to get in the car for everything and its very spread out there. Theres wild deer and turkeys just chilling onthe corners. On the other hand, Ill be way more comforatable in the nice new crib. Ill have plenty of room to park cars and stuff, a nice sized yard for my dogto run around in and most importantly its a nice place to raise a family, plenty of space and good schools and all that. Its very near all the major highwaysso theres tons of shopping on those roads, but the actual house is in a very secluded private neighborhood. I do have some friends who are only a 10-15 mindrive and my family is about 10 min away.
Im kind of having cold feet, I found a house that has everything I want for less then the original budget I set so I know I can buy the house once we negotiatethe price out. I feel that ill miss having my boys being able to drop by whenever to watch the game or being able to just go do whatever whenever I wantwithout being far away from everything. But on the other hand I know this is the best move to make for my family and I need to put that first.
Anyone else ever make a similar move? maybe im just nervous about the kid and everything