Buffalo_Gal Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Interesting. Cali type market seems to even be affecting WNY. 1 I wouldn't go that far, but appreciation in many areas has been crazy the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I wouldn't go that far, but appreciation in many areas has been crazy the last few years. I am not spending my wad of cash on housing. Glad prices tanked here or as Darin said, will. Get in after the crash, not with the ramp up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 38 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: 300k? You can get acres and an estate for that here and still be close to big market. Way over-priced for WNY. I don't either... Price for that in sticks is outrageous. I can see 150k, maybe 200... illinois...that's just not true anymore. not that the housing is expensive, but 300 will get you nothing close to an estate on many acres. just for the average suburbs of rochester, 300k might get you in the area of 2500 sq ft on .5-1 acres. i think people wildly under estimate what you will pay for property here. 54 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: when I lived in Irondequoit in the 90's I paid town school taxes and county taxes that exceeded $5K a year. Not to mention State taxes. the school taxes are brutal, and we don't even live in pittsford or brighton, (where the nations best schools are). i think we pay around 14k a year. good schools, but 14k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Alaska Darin said: We looked at moving back a few years ago. $300k house in a nice neighborhood. Over $12k annually in taxes. Nope. And I can assume wages are still mediocre to match that $1500 mortgage with taxes. 26 minutes ago, teef said: illinois...that's just not true anymore. not that the housing is expensive, but 300 will get you nothing close to an estate on many acres. just for the average suburbs of rochester, 300k might get you in the area of 2500 sq ft on .5-1 acres. i think people wildly under estimate what you will pay for property here. the school taxes are brutal, and we don't even live in pittsford or brighton, (where the nations best schools are). i think we pay around 14k a year. good schools, but 14k? Brutal. I assumed taxes went up over the past 20 years but wow. 32 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I am not spending my wad of cash on housing. Glad prices tanked here or as Darin said, will. Get in after the crash, not with the ramp up. Yup. I waited 5 years in Virginia for the prices to bottom out and for in about a year before values started to climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wow, you guys pay some serious taxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said: I beat those numbers . It was 1997 #s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, teef said: illinois...that's just not true anymore. not that the housing is expensive, but 300 will get you nothing close to an estate on many acres. just for the average suburbs of rochester, 300k might get you in the area of 2500 sq ft on .5-1 acres. i think people wildly under estimate what you will pay for property here. the school taxes are brutal, and we don't even live in pittsford or brighton, (where the nations best schools are). i think we pay around 14k a year. good schools, but 14k? I move my humble abode to North Suburbs I may get triple? Fair enough... I will live in the shed for 82k more & am sure You can knock them down. https://www.movoto.com/home/0-cottage-grove-ave-crete-il-60417-461_09662056 Then build on the 44 acres. Be your own general contractor. Or if you like golf course living: https://www.movoto.com/home/128-w-tam-o-shanter-dr-crete-il-60417-pid_zz8n8na2ch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) People, food, and yes...the weather. Best summers in the continental US, imo. As for the taxes, my girl and I are considering moving to WNY to LOWER our property taxes. Edited April 3, 2018 by joesixpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 17 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said: I love it all. Have been gone since 1970. Would return except for one thing....NY Taxes! Blame the teachers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 minute ago, joesixpack said: Best summers in the continental US San Diego. Crete IL property? LOL. Looks bland. Even though a move back to WNY would mean lower salaries, and we'd pay way more in taxes, we've always viewed it as a cheaper lifestyle. We'll likely never move back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, thebug said: Wow, you guys pay some serious taxes! Serious aging problem with no industry to back it up to underwrite things... Well at least for some areas. I am in Will County (Joliet's county)... About a half a mile from Cook County. All counties EXCEPT Cook tax 33.3% across board between industry/residential. I move my house that 1/2 mile and I would pay LESS, about a 1/3 LESS. For... All places living in freaking Cook. There is no old school economic backbone in Erie County. Your gain in Toronto since the Seaway is Buffalo's loss. Somebody plows the roads, delivers meals on wheels to the old folks. 2 minutes ago, Helpmenow said: Blame the teachers "Full time wages for a part time job" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I know, I know. My property assessment went up too. BUT I could have appealed to the township assessor last year. Short fall with mortgage escrow. $250 bucks month extra now or pay it all up at once. The economy is doing well. Our houses worth more, we know WHO to thank! Should raise his Nielsen ratings... Maybe I will give them an interest free surplus... /devil The appeal has never worked for us..they pull up the largest homes in the area...it's the area,they claim.Also,with my escrow account,they demand a two month safety net...one other thing..remember to shop around for home owners insurance and balloon your package...we have everything under Farmers right now..and they don't play the shifty business like N.Y. Mutual did because of the Long Island hurricane (Sandy?).broad was trying to tell me I had a increase because of the increase in lumber prices....bull ****. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 minute ago, TheElectricCompany said: San Diego. Crete IL property? LOL. Looks bland. Even though a move back to WNY would mean lower salaries, and we'd pay way more in taxes, we've always viewed it as a cheaper lifestyle. We'll likely never move back. Can't have everything. That's why they make a jet that flies outta ORD. No wildfires too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, Helpmenow said: Blame the teachers 180 days of work...and complete benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Can't have everything. That's why they make a jet that flies outta ORD. No wildfires too... Nope, but you should have something. Yes, all cities have airports to get out of dodge. This isn't Somalia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, joesixpack said: People, food, and yes...the weather. Best summers in the continental US, imo. As for the taxes, my girl and I are considering moving to WNY to LOWER our property taxes. Too humid. ~Signed, Jim in Anchorage 4 minutes ago, TheElectricCompany said: Nope, but you should have something. Yes, all cities have airports to get out of dodge. This isn't Somalia. And there is the problem with Americans now. Okay. Maybe not. The Donner Party moved from Illinois for greener pastures... what did it get them? A 40 foot wall of snow and eating your best friend's liver all winter. Edited April 3, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: And there is the problem with Americans now. Okay. Maybe not. The Donner Party moved from Illinois for greener pastures... what did it get them? A 40 foot wall of snow and eating your best friend's liver all winter. Interstate 80 has eliminated that concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 minute ago, TheElectricCompany said: Interstate 80 has eliminated that concern. LoL. Forget your snow chains when the High Sierra is getting pounded with a few "Pineapple Expresses"... You'll wanna hunker down in a cheap Reno motel with your best friend's liver... You ain't getting through to the promised land... Till your taxes clear the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: 180 days of work...and complete benefits. You couldn't pay me double the most lucrative teacher's contract today to deal with the current crop of parents. The kids? Maybe. The parents? Nope. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 My property are nothing here, school taxes are thru the roof. That’s why the friggun roads dont fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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