Snedens Landing does seem like heaven, but even if one can muster up the price of the house, there are still the taxes to be faced.
But $17,000 a year is nothing compared with taxes in Hastings on Hudson. They must be terrifying to someone facing retirement.
I'll give you $350K for the Dallas home, it's real worth.
It looks like it was built in stages over the years, does not look energy efficient and reminds me of 1960s Holiday Inns.
Kessler Woods is a "development" in Kessler Park, the REAL neighborhood. Kessler Woods was just an area with a wall around it that some builders threw up to make is appear exclusive.
Kessler Park is the real, neat, old neighborhood.
Kessler Woods is the Kardashian version.
Ask any long-time Dallas resident if you need proof.
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The Sheffield, MA house reminds one of the facade "home" for the Beetlejuice movie (filmed in Vermont).
Nice job NYT. Now the political right can use this article to illustrate the liberal elitist perspective. Even though they're in the majority of those salivating, ready to use any means to satisfy their American Dream.
How about $200,000 houses, or would that be slumming for the NY Times?
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Did you catch the $25,000 real estate taxes in Dallas for a $925,000 house? They may not have personal income taxes in Texas, but that doesn't mean you don't pay taxes.
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Cool home with 26 acres of land in the Berkshires for $950k. $9600/yr in taxes. Oh and the best education, sports and people in our great country!
Dallas and NY homes together total .5 acres of land and their taxes total over $40k.....
I thought we were "Taxachusetts
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It's a lie that folks in TX and other Red States love to spread.
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The house in Dallas reminds me of concrete hell. It gives me negative vibes. The other two are just fine. Life lives in those two.
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Along with overhangs to provide summer shade, the Dallas house undoubtedly uses insulating double-glazed low-e glass all around. And given that 100% wind power there costs 8.7 cents per kW-hr its electricity bill is probably quite reasonable. (But notice the property tax rate...)
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I would like to know the dollar amount of the summer air conditioning bill. Actually heating and air conditioning bills should be part of these presentations. Please give me overhangs and lots of shade trees (make a huge difference).
And, yes, the taxes are a killer.
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The Dallas house is nice. Wonder how their a/works with all those windows and killer heat.
Palisades house was nice too, but too many stairs.
I didn't like the Berkshire house at all.
Sheffield? Can't get there from here. Also, $950,000 is a jacked up number for a middle of nowhere property in southern Berkshire County.
Don't get me wrong - I'm a Berkshire County native and love it up there. You will too. I go there nearly every weekend to see family. We're all wary of outside influences artificially inflating real estate numbers which increases costs for the local population. By all means buy your second or third house in Berkshire County - just don't overpay!
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You don't need to spend even half that to live beautifully in the beautiful Berkshires...
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Dallas is very attractive and if you have no problem puling down shade for privacy, you could live there in a heart beat. I am curious about the HVAC considering all the windows and Texas heat.
The stairs required to navigate the Palisades home are a turn-off for me.
The Sheffield home boggles my mind. Two or more aerial pictures would have helped. I would have problems getting around inside if I over imbibed.
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There seems to be a slide missing between 8 and 9. The second house has no introduction, appears to be a continuation of the first, albeit a completely different style.
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I absolutely love the Dallas house. The Sheffield house is interesting but has a little too much "whimsy" for my taste.
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The slide show is confusing. I cannot tell where one house ends and the other begins
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Methinks a picture is missing from the slide show...probably should be a front-view pick of the NY house, unless the TX modern house also has a colonial wing.
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Sheffield is a town 150 miles west of Boston - not a fair comparison to the 2 other houses in the suburbs of Dallas and NYC.
Yes, but it is in the Berkshires where many affluent city dwellers have 2nd homes.
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Sheffield, Mass house: For something built in 1975 it comes off as completely modern. The large open flat terrace looks far too bare though. A stone planter -- anything.
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