Condo shopping

[Glenn]

Cool! Keep us posted!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Well, thanks to everyone who gave info or opinion here. We saw 11 different places on Saturday and came away liking a 2 BR in the Mountaineer which is walking distance to Carinthia lifts. Don't know if we are pulling the trigger yet, but it certainly seems to be heading that way! i.e. we are almost def. going to be buying (our first ever) season passes prior to the June 1 price increase.

nice..baller status!!!!! What kind of $$$$$ are 2 BRs going for???

 

[jaywbigred]

The 11 places we looked at were all 2 BR - 4 BRs, a lot of them had lofts (2 BR + 1 loft), they were ranged from $160k to $229k.

 

[Vortex]

Sounds like decent prices. Two bedrooms in the 160k range in my neck of the woods do not exitst, with a loft even better. Low 200k is the starting range. good that you saw multiple places.

 

[jaywbigred]

Yeah it was quite astonishing, us being from NJ, to see real estate prices like these.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Those prices do seem pretty good! Did you take any pics that you can post?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Yeah it was quite astonishing, us being from NJ, to see real estate prices like these.

Those are PA prices..

 

[jaywbigred]

Those prices do seem pretty good! Did you take any pics that you can post?

Actually we didn't take any pictures. In retrospect, when you look at that many places, it would have been a good idea.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Actually we didn't take any pictures. In retrospect, when you look at that many places, it would have been a good idea.

Wouldn't there be pics of the condos on the realators websites? When we where looking we always checked them out first.

Good luck, it's exciting stuff when you buy in ski country. It was a long time coming for me, but when it happened it was a great feeling.

 

[psyflyer]

There's been a lot of good advice given thus far. I would add, Location, Location, Location. Even though you pay a premium to be slope side, it is really worth it in the long run. Find a Condo that you can truly ski to/from your door, and add a beautiful view and you have a location that will always be desirable to other buyers in the future. Quality. Unfortunately most ski condos are/were built strictly for profit. I spent lots of time looking at ski Condos all over Vt and NH and was amazed how many were poorly built. Find out as much as you can about how it is built and use this info for comparison. Pay particular attention to the insulation systems. With future energy costs going through the roof, you want a condo that will be comfortable and energy efficient. Fiberglass R 19 in the walls is bare minimum, and not that efficient.
There are lot of great ski areas, A condo is a big investment. Why limit your search to one area?? You will find better buys at some of the lesser known areas.
And finally, It is a great time to buy. But don't over leverage. Ski Condos can be expensive to own. Do you plan to rent it out? Make sure that you can comfortably afford it without the rental income. Good luck

Well said massskier. I am fortunate enough to live slope-side as I work from home and have been doing so for about 1.5 years. I can tell you its the best move I have ever done and one that I should have done sooner. Before settling on Burke I only looked at a couple of places (Loon is one) and decided on the tranquillity and no lines terrain of Burke Mt. Not sure about others but im extremely glad i went with slope-side as its night and day compared to the rest imho. If you chose slope-side, make sure your truely ski-in/out as some places advertise ski/in/out but you need to walk or something. GL