Blank signs that cost thousands and serve no purpose.

Smells like contract fraud in the CT DOT.

Mmm.. no.

But back in the 90s we had some dude in NB named .. "Anus" - and he tagged all over the place. Including the police station.

Veoh is the new Anus.

Work with me here for a second.

I'd like you to imagine that you work in a place where everyone who walks in the door is sick...

Guess they have a valid reason for being worried. It's so common around them.

I was about to second the outdoors. There's tons of really good hiking in the area. The AT is literally right there.

There are state forests in the area where ATVs/UTVs are allowed too

>Giv coffee Darien

Surprised you listed Coffee Trade in Avon but you missed the actual location of Giv Coffee in Canton, CT .. right up the street from Coffee Trade.

I'm guessing you might not have been there. Check it out sometime.

Something else I like about Giv is their social responsibility.

Imagine a burglar who wants to steal a gun.

Do you see it being a bad idea now?

Quite a few of us told you Pepe's has been going south for a while.

( Unsure if I should show myself the door. )

Local busses - those are for getting you from transit hubs to the neighborhood. They are part of the transit picture.

Busses are not good for heavy/high volume/long distance transport.

I don't think a New Yorker will like Simsbury or Avon. These towns are too rural/suburb for a New Yorker. Community too .. it's far far far different than NY community.

I came here to say West Hartford.

West Hartford fits OP's description perfectly.

I think adding light rail & eliminating parking in cities may have a better impact.

Trains = more volume, and an express bus that needs the highway would be better served by a train. Eliminating parking ensures people are forced to take the trains.

^ This is the truth. Land is very expensive in the most desirable towns. Vacant 1 acre lots in my town are like $200-300k. Add an average size home (~2k-2.4k sf) built to current building codes, and it's immediately a $500-600k home.

This is also a good reason TO buy now. If you do decide to try a purchase .. bargain hard, be ready to walk. Use the crap market as a weapon.

Use all of the arguments that ^ you've used above to tell the seller: "I know how bad the market is. You make me a deal or I'm walking. As one of the few people willing to risk it in this market. Prices are expected to fall 15% - and I'm willing to take all the risk at a X% discount on your price or I walk. I'll come back when your home falls 20% in value .. and buy it from you then for less than I just offered today. Your call."

Sometimes doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing can be used to your advantage.

I think this method can work out if you already own a home/condo and are looking to upsize.

For people with an immediate need .. I agree with you - probably not so much.

It is a viable strategy though, especially in a tough market where people are reluctant to buy/sell .. as in .. now. I'll also note that your Realtor is NOT going to advise you to do this as .. they make money if you buy at a high price.