After 120 days of searching, the purchase feels much less exciting and much more financial. My specific concern is having only about $20,000 in cash after buying a New York 1-bed villa priced near $725,000 and paying the expected closing costs.
That sum would need to absorb the move, urgent...
The tax questions are already being considered; what remains unclear is the building itself. Until you know whether this is a condo or co-op, how it may be occupied, what the regular charges cover and whether an assessment is looming, there is little value in optimizing a hypothetical structure...
I’m buying outside my home country and have spent 74 days comparing two similarly priced New York options: a 1,990 sq ft student-housing property and a country home. Student housing appears easier to maintain, while the country home offers more control but potentially larger, irregular bills...