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[tombo82685]

On 2/26/2021 at 11:59 AM, Parsley said:

I busted out the patio furniture for the deck today. Took the cover off the outdoor dining table. Expect a major snowstorm within 2 weeks. 

Dude I was looking at houses in cortland area don’t think that’s gonna happen taxes are like 9-11 grand. Holy hell 

[Parsley]

5 hours ago, tombo82685 said:

Dude I was looking at houses in cortland area don’t think that’s gonna happen taxes are like 9-11 grand. Holy hell 

Wow. Seems high, but maybe that's just how things are up in NY. I never understood tax assessments, I'm paying nearly 3K more here in Gilbertsville vs. Collegeville when in reality Collegeville would be deemed "more desirable" due to location (proximity to city, 422, KOP). I guess alot has to do with house size as mine is 2x as big as my old house, but my property is smaller. I don't get it. I'm sure multiple factors play into it. 

Would assume outside of Cortland, in the rural areas it would be cheaper? Again, I have no clue

Looks, like a home around your current size, but with an acre does run about 9-10K in taxes like you said.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4062-Quail-Rdg_Cortland_NY_13045_M39550-04776

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/443-Surrey-Dr_Cortland_NY_13045_M44305-00532

[tombo82685]

27 minutes ago, Parsley said:

Wow. Seems high, but maybe that's just how things are up in NY. I never understood tax assessments, I'm paying nearly 3K more here in Gilbertsville vs. Collegeville when in reality Collegeville would be deemed "more desirable" due to location (proximity to city, 422, KOP). I guess alot has to do with house size as mine is 2x as big as my old house, but my property is smaller. I don't get it. I'm sure multiple factors play into it. 

Would assume outside of Cortland, in the rural areas it would be cheaper? Again, I have no clue

Looks, like a home around your current size, but with an acre does run about 9-10K in taxes like you said.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4062-Quail-Rdg_Cortland_NY_13045_M39550-04776

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/443-Surrey-Dr_Cortland_NY_13045_M44305-00532

Yea I almost fell out of my chair seeing those taxes. I'm leaning on just buying an acre or two of land up in NH or vt and building. Land up there is cheap

[Parsley]

9 minutes ago, tombo82685 said:

Yea I almost fell out of my chair seeing those taxes. I'm leaning on just buying an acre or two of land up in NH or vt and building. Land up there is cheap

That'd be exciting!

[iceman56]

1 hour ago, tombo82685 said:

Yea I almost fell out of my chair seeing those taxes. I'm leaning on just buying an acre or two of land up in NH or vt and building. Land up there is cheap

Don't know about VT, but research your area in NH wrt taxes.  Property taxes can vary dramatically from town to town and the view tax is a thing there.    I'm in a cheaper town, but am subject to the view tax which adds to your assessment and it at the whim of the assessor.    NH is 47th in the country for total taxes paid with no sales or income tax.     Undeveloped land can be had for $800-1200 in my area, although they wanted $50K for 20 acres across the road from me.   I offered $37500 and they wouldn't take it.    The land has no hardwood and a stream running through it with marshland.    

[snowwors2]

1 hour ago, tombo82685 said:

Yea I almost fell out of my chair seeing those taxes. I'm leaning on just buying an acre or two of land up in NH or vt and building. Land up there is cheap

This past December we bought more northeast in DownEast Maine for our 2 acre off-grid home...

About an hour north of Acadia and an hour south of Canada...

Taxes under $4,000/year with no “view tax” of the Gulph of Maine (100 miles sw of Nova Scotia as the crow flies)...

Summer highs average around 70° with no humidity‼️

[Parsley]

1 hour ago, snowwors2 said:

This past December we bought more northeast in DownEast Maine for our 2 acre off-grid home...

About an hour north of Acadia and an hour south of Canada...

Taxes under $4,000/year with no “view tax” of the Gulph of Maine (100 miles sw of Nova Scotia as the crow flies)...

Summer highs average around 70° with no humidity‼️

Awesome!

[tombo82685]

2 hours ago, iceman56 said:

Don't know about VT, but research your area in NH wrt taxes.  Property taxes can vary dramatically from town to town and the view tax is a thing there.    I'm in a cheaper town, but am subject to the view tax which adds to your assessment and it at the whim of the assessor.    NH is 47th in the country for total taxes paid with no sales or income tax.     Undeveloped land can be had for $800-1200 in my area, although they wanted $50K for 20 acres across the road from me.   I offered $37500 and they wouldn't take it.    The land has no hardwood and a stream running through it with marshland.    

Thanks, yea I'm looking into areas, but definitely won't go into an expensive area. Have also looked at saranac lake area in the Adirondacks.  Just weighing the options when the time comes

[Rojojojo]

12 hours ago, tombo82685 said:

Thanks, yea I'm looking into areas, but definitely won't go into an expensive area. Have also looked at saranac lake area in the Adirondacks.  Just weighing the options when the time comes

My grandparents used to live in Saranac Lake.  Wonderful area, just beware that their black fly season is particularly nasty.

[RCostello]

View of north side of Whiteface yesterday from our camp. We are roughly between Saranac Lake and Wilmington- on the "quiet side" of Whiteface. Snow is waist deep in the woods, although need a freshener. Land is available up there- but view lots and existing housing is in short supply- as the pandemic has created a raging real estate boom. 

[Chubbs]

7 minutes ago, RCostello said:

View of north side of Whiteface yesterday from our camp. We are roughly between Saranac Lake and Wilmington- on the "quiet side" of Whiteface. Snow is waist deep in the woods, although need a freshener. Land is available up there- but view lots and existing housing is in short supply- as the pandemic has created a raging real estate boom. 

Nice, will be spending a week at Kiwassa Lake this summer, near Saranac Lake I believe.

[RCostello]

Yep- Kiwassa is just southwest of Saranac Lake. About 12 miles southwest of our place. 

[eastonwx]

Have seen lots of great mentions of places to move to or visit. Let's share them here!

[eastonwx]

19 hours ago, tombo82685 said:

Yea I almost fell out of my chair seeing those taxes. I'm leaning on just buying an acre or two of land up in NH or vt and building. Land up there is cheap

Family member has a house in Williamstown, MA (extreme NW corner of the state). NY state is 7 mi. to the W, and VT is 4 mi. to the N. Have driven around southwestern VT, Bennington area. Very nice views, Green Mountain area. Very remote in areas, and has decent elevation.

[eastonwx]

17 hours ago, snowwors2 said:

This past December we bought more northeast in DownEast Maine for our 2 acre off-grid home...

About an hour north of Acadia and an hour south of Canada...

Taxes under $4,000/year with no “view tax” of the Gulph of Maine (100 miles sw of Nova Scotia as the crow flies)...

Summer highs average around 70° with no humidity‼️

Man, I envy you. Years ago, we vacationed 3 years straight on Cliff Island, in the Casco Bay off Portland. It was fantastic, and would love to go back. Big fan of Maine!

[Chubbs]

Here is Saranac Lake area snow depth data. Big gap recently, they could use a new observer up there

[Parsley]

Nice Thread.

I'll be in the minority, but my next home purchase (many, many years down the road) will hopefully be near the Lee Island Coast or Paradise Coast of (southwest) Florida. 😎

[frankdp23]

10 minutes ago, Parsley said:

Nice Thread.

I'll be in the minority, but my next home purchase (many, many years down the road) will hopefully be near the Lee Island Coast or Paradise Coast of (southwest) Florida. 😎

I'm kind of with you, a move south many years from now.  I like the area near Ponte Vedra Beach/Sawgrass in Florida.  We've been visiting my wife's aunt down there every year for the past 10 years or so and like it a lot.  The humidity is pretty bad in the summer though, so that is the main thing that would hold me back.  Last week of March this year we are going to drive down and visit for a week.  Maybe I'll scout out a few condo's.  😎

[PRINCETON ANGLER]

Santa Fe, New Mexico. Temperatures similar to here with very low humidity all year. Great food, mountains and non stop sunshine.... Not so great if you need the beach... 🥴

[Chubbs]

saw this today, would be different if restricted to snow lovers

[eastonwx]

26 minutes ago, PRINCETON ANGLER said:

Santa Fe, New Mexico. Temperatures similar to here with very low humidity all year. Great food, mountains and non stop sunshine.... Not so great if you need the beach... 🥴

Looks like a great place. Taos looks nice as well. And they avg. 38" snow per year! I would think it's pretty expensive, but just guessing.

[Parsley]

25 minutes ago, Chubbs said:

saw this today, would be different if restricted to snow lovers

Connecticut is surely red for taxes and brutal traffic. No thanks.

[CyphaPSU]

Love some of the photos posted. The Adirondacks, NH, and ME and are all great places for long winters with deep packs.

[Rainshadow]

On 2/28/2021 at 11:00 AM, tombo82685 said:

Dude I was looking at houses in cortland area don’t think that’s gonna happen taxes are like 9-11 grand. Holy hell 

That sucks.  It is the reason we won't be moving back to NY.

 

[Rainshadow]

I don't have the money and who wants to move into that state now.  But in terms of climate I'd find San Diego intriguing as far as gardening and golfing.  Assuming they get precip there would be snow in the mountains during winter.  This may be a climate era gone by, but Jim Eberwine who was stationed at San Clemente told me in winter he'd ski in the morning and golf in the afternoon the same day.

Back to affordability, I do like the Williamsburg VA area. It doesn't seem like we catch a summer break here as much anymore (where have you gone summer of 2004?), so what is the summer benefit vs them? (I know there is some). I could opt for the longer growing/thunderstorm season and just enough snow chances to make Norman Rockwell happy.