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javirino t1_j6jujlw wrote
Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
It has two apartments. The $900k was probably for both....they sold one and are now trying to sell the other.
jerseycityfrankie t1_j6juid8 wrote
Wasn’t the timeframe 8:30 in the morning though? There must be statistics on this stuff, is 8:30AM a common “get in my car drunk” time?
burrito__supreme t1_j6jtxbu wrote
Reply to comment by IndividualBad9136 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
good luck! i lived right next to LIC for 10 years right around the LIC/sunnyside border and i loved it. we only moved to jc for a more affordable apt as we were looking to buy a 2bd with more space.
DCA6 t1_j6jtu04 wrote
Reply to What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
Sigh. JC sucks
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jt5tg wrote
Reply to comment by burrito__supreme in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
I hear ya. Well thank you, I’ll look into the queens area!
Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j6jstic wrote
Reply to comment by keightdough in What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jssz9 wrote
Reply to comment by Direct_Ad18 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
Some folks at the job made the suggestion. Commute wise, based on google map in terms of time travel was a tad less for JC vs SI so just figured. But thanks for your feedback! This is why Reddit is helpful for me!
assanza t1_j6jso4y wrote
Reply to Car wash recommendations? by driftwoodnyc
The truth is they all suck. I like the one in the Valero gas station on Garfield and Caven Pt Ave, but it's also not great. I actually had more luck with the ones in Hoboken, but they are generally more expensive.
keightdough OP t1_j6jsm5f wrote
Reply to comment by Mindless-Budget9019 in What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
Where at? Agreed but it gets the job done lol
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6js3xj wrote
Reply to comment by DirectorBeneficial48 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
We are doing the commute from Staten Island right now. Some people suggested JC was an easier commute than SI. 🤷🏻♀️ It says only 54 mins so idk I guess I thought that was decent. We were commuting from Easton, Pa which was about 2+ hr commute. Thanks for the feedback!
Direct_Ad18 t1_j6jruuh wrote
Reply to comment by IndividualBad9136 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
I am not sure why you think Jersey City would be an easier commute than Staten Island to get to LIC, especially if you need to drive. You need to cross two rivers and travel through Manhattan to get from Jersey City to LIC. Have you checked Google maps during rush hour to get an idea of how long this will take? I suspect 2+ hours.
Edited to add: and if you happen to work off hours where there isn't rush hour traffic, sorry no luck there either as the Holland Tunnel closing 6 nights a week for the next 2 years. You quite literally will pass your current home to get home (LIC>Brooklyn>Staten Island>Bayonne>Jersey City).
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Reply to comment by garth_meringue in What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
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burrito__supreme t1_j6jrhi4 wrote
Reply to comment by IndividualBad9136 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
it’s prob about the same. i’d move to queens. the problem is you aren’t gonna buy something with multiple bedrooms for $500k or less in queens, and even if you could find something in that budget that meets your needs the vast majority of apartments (as you aren’t getting a single family/detached home for that price) are co-ops which generally have unique and unnecessarily difficult rules and financial requirements, making buying somewhat more difficult. not impossible but difficult.
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jrdl5 wrote
Reply to comment by Knobbies4Ever in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
Great, thank you! She’s from Brooklyn I’m from middle of nowhere AZ/Texas but am okay with mix as long as I don’t have a drug deal going down on my stoop.
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jqww0 wrote
Reply to comment by HappyArtichoke7729 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
Okay great, will do, thank you!
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jqpxw wrote
Reply to comment by IndividualBad9136 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
Thank you for the feedback
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jqops wrote
Reply to comment by Direct_Ad18 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
So we moved from Easton, Pa to Staten Island, currently about 1.5 hrs from Staten Island LIC - driving (project manager so car is needed to get to different sites).
Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j6jq7yg wrote
Reply to What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
Heights fitness needs to treat their customers better. They can only act this way because of a lack of competition. Fortunately, they will soon be having competition.
IndividualBad9136 OP t1_j6jq6fs wrote
Reply to comment by NJ_Bus_Nut in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
So we use to live in Easton,Pa which was about a 2+ hr commute, we currently live in Staten Island and it’s about 1.5. Do you think it’s worst than Staten Island?
garth_meringue t1_j6jp1od wrote
Reply to What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
In the suburbs the streets are lined with gold. There they don't know crime, illness, or poverty, and it is said even death is a stranger.
Stevenlive3005 t1_j6joyri wrote
Reply to comment by well_damm in What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
That’s the one thing that outsiders need to learn when they move to JC. 2000, 3000, 4000 $ rent doesn’t mean anything here. You can get stabbed walking out of “Journal squared”. Learn about your neighborhood.
GoldenEyes88 t1_j6josm4 wrote
Reply to comment by BigAlOof in What needed to be said >>> by keightdough
My town sends out a police blotter email. Cars get stolen every week.
moobycow t1_j6jo2nw wrote
Reply to comment by EyesOnImprovement in Was Amy DeGise drunk when she hit that bicyclist in Jersey City? by EyesOnImprovement
It was a bit creepy that she didn't flinch or react at all. It was like she was in a trance while driving.
FinalIntern8888 t1_j6jmz94 wrote
Reply to comment by sutisuc in Is the frequency of path on weekends at night ever going to get better? by Murky-Secretary-1745
He should be improving PATH service and not widening the turnpike.
Direct_Ad18 t1_j6juwc1 wrote
Reply to comment by IndividualBad9136 in Is the house listing in a bad area - Too Good To be True scenario? 217 Cator Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 by IndividualBad9136
There are very few areas in Jersey City where this commute would be fast, but Greenville is not one of them. Maybe I could see you wanting to do this commute via public transit from JSQ or downtown, though downtown sounds out of your budget - but I would never recommend ever going to Brooklyn/Queens with a car from NJ during standard working hours... It's just a nightmare.
And the Holland Tunnel closing complicates non-standard working hours.
Good luck, hope you find something that works out for you!