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In Reply to: RE: How long have you lived in NYC? posted by Bill Way on August 23, 2016 at 17:39:18
I lived in Philadelphia for five years. And do you know that old joke I went to Philly and it was closed. Well it's no joke. the town literally closes down!!!!
I lived in Forked River and Toms River for 26 years. Barnegat bay was my backyard. Just be careful were you move. There is a reason why a LOT!!!! of people are moving out. Tropical Storm Sandy was the wake up alarm that no one listened too and are STILL ignoring. As well as NJ being literally on the brink of financial collapse!!!!!
When I got a letter in the mail saying my taxes were being raised $3000 next year because of Sandy that was my alarm clock. I listened and bailed!
If you move to NJ move as far south as possible.
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You offer great advice..Thanks to Christie infrastructure will be repaired or created. Lowest credit rating in the country along with Louisiana and Alabama. What are you going to do for a health system? Most of us stick in the city because of that. Sandy destroyed my housing complex-no electricty or clean water for a month.But good luck-made the same scenes...
Thanks for the tips. Yes, the taxes are bad, but it's still lots cheaper living than NYC, and I've found they vary hugely from town to town, though the farther south, the better.
On flooding, I've found that the insurance companies maintain a shared database on claims. so once I find a property my agent can look up its history. There are also very detailed maps of the flooding that might be somewhat maybe kinda accurate. And houses that got re-done inside the last four years are automatically suspect. It's going to be an interesting hunt. I don't want to be on the water - just able to get to the boat in ten minutes or so. Maybe I'll become a piney!
WW
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