Comments on: Looking for a Home: Location vs. House

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:30:49 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Alison.

Isn’t it interesting that all the traffic on this post is from people living in the Seacoast region of NH? Sometimes, I wonder if it just us that gets the “walk to town” concept. In metro NYC, where I lived previously, one either chooses Manhattan or doesn’t. The lifestyle implications from culture to cost. Here we have, I feel, the opportunity for a happy medium, but trade-offs still exist.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:17:57 +0000

Hey Michael – really enjoyed reading this – as I know exactly the tug of war you are going through (self & friends in same situation). We keep landing with “walk to town”. In fact we almost bought a GORGEOUS home in super low property tax Rye, NH…but we couldn’t walk to town and I would have to pay through the nose to use the Portsmouth Indoor pool. So – I wish you guys luck with this one!!! Enjoy the journey.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:18:26 +0000

@Deb and Liz: Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with this issue. I’ll be sure to keep you posted!

By: Liz Garcia

Liz Garcia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:03:11 +0000

Michael,
I enjoyed your article. It is such a compromise between location and house possibilities. We had the same problem in Northern Mass when we first moved out here, except then it was about price as well. We wanted a house with a yard that wasn’t a postage stamp, but couldn’t afford anything like that in a “good” neighborhood. It was frustrating, so we looked outside area and wound up here.

I have hope you two can find the answer!

By: Deb Morgan

Deb Morgan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Hi Michael,
Great column. We love our community but I really miss the “walkability ” factor of my previous homes. Another option may be to consider something walkable in a neighboring community’s downtown area-Dover for instance:) We’d love to have you here!
Deb