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(22,336 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2013, 09:35 AM Sep 2013

Six castles that cost less than an apartment in NYC [View all]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/6-castles-that-cost-less-than-an-apartment-in-nyc

When we talk about people not being able to make ends meet, this is part of the problem. There are people in NYC working minimum wage. Look how much property costs there. Yikes.

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Six castles that cost less than an apartment in NYC [View all] gollygee Sep 2013 OP

I don't know how anyone lives in NYC liberal N proud Sep 2013 #1

You can rent for $1200 on up ( a little less if you split something) KurtNYC Sep 2013 #10

I realize all the amenities liberal N proud Sep 2013 #40

Share a place, or live in the boroughs Recursion Sep 2013 #11

But it's wonderful there! snooper2 Sep 2013 #15

it is! best city on earth. bettyellen Sep 2013 #18

That's what people who live there have to tell themselves snooper2 Sep 2013 #19

well if you love diversity, opportunity, the arts-and I do- you KNOW there is no place that compares bettyellen Sep 2013 #33

I truly loved going to school there. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #42

Oh, don't get me wrong, I love to visit New York liberal N proud Sep 2013 #41

LMAO at #3. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #2

hysterical. but if one thinks NY real estate is outrageous cali Sep 2013 #3

If the ground beneath the NYC buildings is so valuable, why aren't taller buildings built? JVS Sep 2013 #4

I think they are, generally. Ash_F Sep 2013 #30

It's not the ground. Glassunion Sep 2013 #32

@Post #2: Yeah, because no way that house is on the market for over $3 million frazzled Sep 2013 #5

Still way too expensive IMO, but yep, that's Queens. tridim Sep 2013 #7

Depends where in Jamaica. It varies widely. Houses in the Jamaica estates section of Jamaica stevenleser Sep 2013 #13

Median home price Jamaica Estates $850K frazzled Sep 2013 #21

No question. They picked outliers from each area of NYC. There are some that cost that stevenleser Sep 2013 #24

I felt so sorry for my friend who bought a $1.5 million apartment in NYC. tridim Sep 2013 #6

Those properties in Bed Stuy, the Bronx and Queens geek tragedy Sep 2013 #8

Oh c'mon. Those aren't the prices that those homes sold for. KurtNYC Sep 2013 #9

I do agree that some of the NY listings in that post are fishy Revanchist Sep 2013 #14

Tribcea is more expensive than Fifth Ave these days-huge super luxe apts for Wall Street moguls. bettyellen Sep 2013 #31

They seem to have picked the outliers to make their point. Yes, you can find homes in stevenleser Sep 2013 #16

You can also buy a nice house for $300,000 almost anywhere else Revanchist Sep 2013 #17

Depends what you like. stevenleser Sep 2013 #20

Yeah but $300k is almost the 1% gollygee Sep 2013 #25

1% is about wealth, not income. 1% in wealth in US begins at around $9 million in net worth stevenleser Sep 2013 #29

This is true. I have several friends who relocated and they are making great money. bettyellen Sep 2013 #36

The kidlet pays less than 1K/month for her E. Village 1 bedroom. PotatoChip Sep 2013 #12

Most of those NYC places were taken from Craigslist... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #22

90% of the work done in NYC could be done anywhere. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #23

The 1% want to live near the other 1%. MicaelS Sep 2013 #27

Walla Walla? Over my dead body. No thank you. We LOVE it here. bettyellen Sep 2013 #34

Fine. Send 'em to Toppenish. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #35

They can go, I am planted here firmly. bettyellen Sep 2013 #37

I'm assuming you are talking about NYC. PotatoChip Sep 2013 #43

I 'm glad you like it! I love the constant stream of new people- visitors and new transplants alike bettyellen Sep 2013 #44

Yup. NEVER a dull moment. PotatoChip Sep 2013 #45

I'd take one of the castles any day MicaelS Sep 2013 #26

This castle is down the road from us in Connecticut. Atman Sep 2013 #28

Will those homes be around as long as ChazII Sep 2013 #38

Wow, I had no idea! I thought that housing was too expensive Trailrider1951 Sep 2013 #39