All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Blandino

@Gregory Zanolini hey Gregory Im interested in the area as a whole and will look into the areas you mentioned. Yeah property tax in jersey is just as bad if not worse. Its $10k for me in Paterson and the homes prices are still high for not much. 

Thanks for the advise guys. Now I'll explain a bit more. I'm living in a high property tax bad neighborhood of Paterson, NJ. The goal is to move my family (My aunt and two cousins who I grew up with) out of the area. This first home is one I would like to keep and once paid off we can save more for me to use for investment, ira purposes. As far as the rural factor the reason Im interested is because my aunt works for PNC bank corporate division and there is plenty of positions for here with them close by to transfer to. My cousin and I are both independent claims adjusters who work away from home on site projects throughout the country so not worried about the work in the area. Thats sort of the mindset behind the area. Again, is this better option with this additional information?  @Darren Sager @Darron Stewart 

I've been looking at homes in the Poconos/East Stroudsburg area of Pennsylvania. The properties there seem to have taken a huge dive and not recovered well. I am look to capitolize on the drop and buy my first home for my immediate family. Not particularly considering this home for great cash flow or anything directly investment wise, but the deals seem too good. I am still an hour from NYC and family, better property tax (somewhat), and better property size and neighborhood compared to where Im from. What should I look for or do to assess these properties? Any resources on finding out why the market has stayed low and may continue to decrease in the area? If its just because the area is a vacation home area and far from a major city then great but I feel I may be missing something.  Anyone with insight to the area or in general I would appreciate it!

@Kenneth Hynes 

Ah yes, I guess I didn't think about that. For myself and family, crime is a factor but not schools. Yet if I decided to purchase buy and hold properties in addition to my personal home that would become a factor. 

Yes, I believe we can wait it out a bit. Both my cousin and I will be gone on assignment and can bring back a good amount of cash for investments. 

Am I? The last game was great. Watched down in DC since everyone was in World Cup fever. I will be working all day tomorrow but lunch will be strategically placed in the second half of the game.

Hey @Shawn Mcenteer 

 I'm from Northern Jersey, out in Paterson, but want to move my family out of the area altogether. If I stayed in Jersey it would probably be upper Passaic County or in Bergen County. 

Hey there everyone! Im new to bigger pockets and starting to look at my future goals. Im 26yrs old single and living in Maryland currently. Im from New Jersey but my job sends me all over to work on assignments and I may not be back in Jersey for 2yrs. Now thats fine but I was considering saving the money I'm making and buying a home for my family (Aunt and cousins who I grew up with). I want to stay in Jersey but feel I will get a better bang for my buck elsewhere as far as appreciation and property tax (in addition to nicer homes for half the price in Jersey). Not looking into schools or starting a family so thats not a factor for me. I want a home that will gain good appreciation and also looking to buy investment properties in the area I move to as well. I think the Phoenix area is where I'd like to relocate and from what I'm told would be a better investment for my money. Any opinions, advice? Im kind of fresh out the womb on all this. I would love to stay in Jersey but I dont want to lose out on big opportunities just because I'm sentimental. Thankful for any advice or commentary anyone can provide.