$389k: 5 BR

$399.9k: 3 BR

$469k: 3 BR

$ 474.9k: 4 BR

$ 539k: 3 BR OH 1/13!

Author: Brett

Where do Brooklynites go when they are priced out of the boro? To New Jersey, of course! We started looking in The Garden State two years ago. While I spent an entire year living in East Rutherford, NJ the year after college, Andrew has never had the experience of residing on the less glamorous side of the river.

Despite the hideously high property taxes, one can still find more for one’s money and live happily ever after—that is, if you can get over living in “Joisey”. I remember that I was in denial the entire time. It was an election year and I went around the corner from my apartment to vote. When they couldn’t find my name on the roster, I insisted that I was a registered voter. “Not in this state,” The clerk told me tartly. It suddenly dawned on me—I was a resident of New Jersey—yikes!Continue reading Feeling Jersey

Author: Brett

Recently, Metro New York, that free newspaper distributed on the street, reported that more Park Slopers are moving to Montclair to avoid the alternate side parking. This fact made sense to me since we ruled out Montclair as a potential new home two years ago for their blatant lack of consideration for mass transit.

Many people may not know that the township of Montclair has forbidden NJ Transit from running trains on weekends and holidays. Which means that not a single town along the train line can use the train! I even went so far as to call NJ Transit and ask them why they had such limited service. “Ask the town of Montclair,” the rep told me. Outrageous? We thought so. Sure, there’s the Decamp Bus, but who wants to sit for an eternity trying to enter the Lincoln Tunnel when there’s a perfectly good train line going to waste? That’s why we decided long ago that we would only look in towns along a (working) train route.Continue reading Ye Ole Transit Village: Montclair & South Orange

$345k (site not updated): 4 BR

$375k: 4 BR

$429k: 5 BR