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Hey,
I own a town home in a middle to upper class neighborhood in NJ. Pretty much everyone in the development owns a Bentley, Benz, Maserati, and 1 guy owns ferrari etc..I purchased this place as a pre-construction deal at 414k back in late 2012. It's 3,000 sq ft and it's absolutely beautiful and pretty much brand new. I'm very good friends with the builder and everything from top-notch appliances to materials were used in my unit. I even secured the most desirable lot in the development - end unit tucked away in the back of the community.
Anyway, they're now selling around 525k (taxes are 11.5k per year) and I'm looking to move into a single family house (not a town home) as my boy is 1 year old now and the wife is tired of neighbors. Plus the taxes on the single family homes with much more property are about 9k a year which doesn't make sense to me.
I have enough capital to put down to purchase a new home without having to sell this but I truly believe the market for this townhouse has capped here. I don't see people paying 600k+ for a townhouse. Do I sell or rent it out? Rentals here are going for 3500 per month.
My mind is saying sell and take the 100k+ money and purchase a rental property with lower taxes. My heart is saying hold it and rent it as my rate is so low. Mind you, as these get older I feel like they may start to dip a little. Tough call...
Just looking for a little guidance from anyone in RE that's been in a similar situation.
Thanks,
Steve
I own a town home in a middle to upper class neighborhood in NJ. Pretty much everyone in the development owns a Bentley, Benz, Maserati, and 1 guy owns ferrari etc..I purchased this place as a pre-construction deal at 414k back in late 2012. It's 3,000 sq ft and it's absolutely beautiful and pretty much brand new. I'm very good friends with the builder and everything from top-notch appliances to materials were used in my unit. I even secured the most desirable lot in the development - end unit tucked away in the back of the community.
Anyway, they're now selling around 525k (taxes are 11.5k per year) and I'm looking to move into a single family house (not a town home) as my boy is 1 year old now and the wife is tired of neighbors. Plus the taxes on the single family homes with much more property are about 9k a year which doesn't make sense to me.
I have enough capital to put down to purchase a new home without having to sell this but I truly believe the market for this townhouse has capped here. I don't see people paying 600k+ for a townhouse. Do I sell or rent it out? Rentals here are going for 3500 per month.
My mind is saying sell and take the 100k+ money and purchase a rental property with lower taxes. My heart is saying hold it and rent it as my rate is so low. Mind you, as these get older I feel like they may start to dip a little. Tough call...
Just looking for a little guidance from anyone in RE that's been in a similar situation.
Thanks,
Steve
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