Right the taxes are crazy over there. I’m not so prepared for that.
I’m familiar with the area bc I grew up there (but have lived in queens for so so long that I’m not living it daily)
I also am nervous moving with all my kids. Yes they will be excited about a brand new house that actually has space for all of them. But they will be leaving all their friends and schools which have been a good place for them. Haven’t told them about this. It’s part of the unknown if this is a good idea. But I really don’t have interest in buying a bigger house in queens and mine has no space for extensions etc
Take it and don't look back. Big houses are a necessity (I have a small one) Hashem is giving you a huge bracha, say thank you and take it. And you don't need to be embarrassed BH your family can gift it to you. Be happy and grateful!
My in-laws helped us buy a very big house. We had the room to have a big family, we host every holiday and when my in laws needed to live with us, there was plenty of space here.
Buy the big house and be the one to host future family events.
I live in the five towns and am extremely happy. It is a very wholesome place to raise kids because ppl are not put into boxes the way other cities are. The schools here have a lot of overlap and you are not judged by the school you send your kids to.
We are a simple minded klai kodesh family. I bought a small house when I had three kids and bh after having three more I put on a pretty extension. I always say If I can do it again I would just move to woodmere. It is nice yeshivish neighborhood. My house plus the extension costed me thst same price as a decent size woodmere house
And I would not have had to deal with construction.
Thinking of Moving from queens living in a place that doesn’t fit us to woodmere where we will have a house with space close to my parents and siblings (who we are close with)
If my oldest was 4 I wouldn’t think twice about this. But oldest being 11 (and many kh following) is a little more challenging
