Buying a home when you're single?

[SW15]

Aren't there many more single women than men in NYC ?

In most US metros (including NYC), men only gain a numerical advantage when they are 45-50+ and want to date women close to their own ages. It's not very exciting to a 50 year old man that 50 year old single women are starting to outnumber him.

 

[EyeBRollin]

Aren't there many more single women than men in NYC ?

How is the dating scene?

I can only speak for pre-pandemic. It was like eating at a buffet; every option you could ever want.

 

[RickTheToad]

Probably not, but they are considered central New Jersey. They are NYC bedroom communities; not Philadelphia.



I think you are missing the point; the salaries are not equal. The “savings” that you are investing don’t exist. Instead, the smart buyer does what @RickTheToad suggested and finds more profitable housing situation. There is no replacement for income.

We pay our entry level associates $75-80K, right out of college. It’s NYC area pay scale. Lower cost areas aren’t paying that kind of money.

How Ocean is still part of NYC Metro is wild. That's some train ride.

 

[EyeBRollin]

How Ocean is still part of NYC Metro is wild. That's some train ride.

A lot of them commute to the city or they are summer homes. It’s not even cheap down there.