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07.07.08, 12:22 PM New York City
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Housing cost poll - All you people with payments (incl mntn) under 3K do you live in Manhattan and does that include taxes? Just seems so low to me. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 07.07.08, 12:22 PM Flag
 

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Our monthly mtg + maintenance + including taxes is about $3300. We bought 8 yrs ago, and we live in Manhattan. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:23 PM Flag
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about the same here--bought about 6 years ago, mtg/maintenance/taxes $3500 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:26 PM Flag
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hdfc [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:24 PM Flag
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Yes, yes [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:26 PM Flag
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The big factor missing is what % of total price did they put down as down payment. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:27 PM Flag
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also when did they buy and what neighborhood in Manhattan. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:28 PM Flag
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We pay only $1100 in maintenance. We bought on the UWS in '93 and have paid off the mortgage. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:27 PM Flag
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OP - Why didn't I buy sooner?! UGH. do you all mind sharing how large your places are? Any rules of thumb re how much monthly housing nut should be vs. income? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:29 PM Flag
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OR who bought 6 yrs ago/$3500--1200 sq feet, and we make $170K total. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:32 PM Flag
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wow, isn't that a stretch? we pay about $4k on a hhi of twice that and still feel the pinch. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 01:10 PM Flag
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we live on a budget and frugally--no car, don't take cabs, no starbucks, pack lunch every day, no nanny, etc. we still manage to save some for retirement, and we get FA at a private school. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 01:34 PM Flag
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We have payments of $1000 we do live in manhattan but if we had more payments we probably wouldn't live here [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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Washington Heights; mortgage is $1,800/mos and maintenance about $1150; total around $3,000. Taxes are included. We paid 25% in cash for our apt. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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That was our rent, but it was a 1BR and we slept on the sofabed! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 01:19 PM Flag
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if you're still watching..i bought a 1 BR in '98 for $140K, it tripled in value, allowing us to buy our 2 BR for $529K outright (in '04) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 05:29 PM Flag
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Yes. But I only pay maintenance. I bought my apartment for cash during the last housing crash. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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