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marche_au_supplice t1_jdorly3 wrote

Reply to comment by curbthemeplays in Looking for neighborhoods to buy a home. by dapianoguy

If you find anything in East rock that is affordable on a $75k salary please let me know because I certainly haven’t seen it in the last year. As others have mentioned, renting is definitely doable, but the “cheap” houses and condos in East Rock are well over $400k unless they’re totally run down.

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katieanyone t1_jdocobm wrote

Reply to Looking for neighborhoods to buy a home. by dapianoguy

10/10 would recommend the Yale Homebuyer program if the property qualifies and base a lot of your search off of that. We've been in our house in the Quinnipiac Historic District for a few years now and really like it. Love being able to walk to the river (and Fair Haven Oyster Co). I also like having some distance away from the University and hospital, but still so easy to get there and into downtown. Also easy to "get away" and go up 91 for some hiking spots.

New Haven is mostly block-by-block as far as safety goes and we're had some recent shootings. Not going to lie, I'm not super comfy with walking around after dark, but I know most of my neighbors and there's a strong sense of community.

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hanginglimbs t1_jdnvxoq wrote

Reply to Latest gas bill was $300 from UI Electric for my apartment...is this right? by [deleted]

If you’re not paying for electric heat or electric hot water, I would see about getting someone to look into whether things are hooked up correctly. It’s not out of the ordinary for tenants to be paying for common areas or other zones outside of their apartment, whether intended (nefarious) or not. Additionally, I had a high bill in my common area for a couple of years. Eventually my front porch light fixture went completely dead. Since replacing that fixture, my bill went back down to the original $$ each month, so clearly the issue with that fixture was sapping power.

But like others said, first step is changing provider. I changed to town square after the shock of seeing my last months bill. Rate went from 23 cents to 10.5 cents

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curbthemeplays t1_jdnufw0 wrote

Reply to Looking for neighborhoods to buy a home. by dapianoguy

East Rock or Westville in New Haven. Maybe Wooster Square if you can find a condo in your budget.

I’d also look at suburbs.

If you don’t need good schools, West Shore area of West Haven is a great value and nice and safe. Basically the shoreline area of West Haven that abuts Woodmont in Milford. Lot of bang for buck (besides the schools).

I’d also look at Milford and Branford, great towns. Wallingford is worth considering too. Hamden taxes are a little crazy so I’d avoid.

Seymour is a really good value if you don’t mind a little extra commute.

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babybeartoes t1_jdntmej wrote

Reply to Looking for neighborhoods to buy a home. by dapianoguy

I would start with a mortgage lender OP. They’ll show you how much house you’ll be able to afford with your credit and income and debt. I know some lenders will give you a hard time about employment history (they like to see two straight years) so getting financed right out of college might be hard but not impossible. Good luck! I love the east rock neighborhood myself.

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