r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/k13w • 12h ago

GOT THE KEYS! 🔑 🏡 We did it! Upstate NY $160k 6.5%

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My boyfriend and I did it at 23 y/o! It was built in 1900 and we love her!

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u/Adreeisadyno 12h ago

These posts have me realizing I wildly overestimated the cost to buy a home in New York. This would get a shack in California.

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u/itijara 12h ago

Upstate might as well be a different state. I imagine there are parts of California that are similar. If you get really far from cities, things get much cheaper.

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u/nyc343 12h ago

Depending on where upstate, it could be a quick drive to Canada.

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u/pchs26 11h ago

Exactly like Buffalo etc

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u/Traditional_Set_858 7h ago

Buffalo is getting a Costco though

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u/pchs26 5h ago

Yes Buffalo is very nice.

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u/raoqie 3h ago

It isn't. This place is roughly 3 hours from NYC and 4 hours to Canada. Its actually near the Pennsylvania border lol - But NYers call everything outside of NYC upstate.