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amother

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 7:35 am

Which neighborhood within an hour drive of Jerusalem can I find something with 3/4 bedrooms for under $700k? Anything out there fit this criteria?

amother

Jean

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 7:38 am

I think tel Tzion would have.

amother

Ballota

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 7:48 am

Bet shemesh

shabbatiscoming

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 9:53 am

amother Ballota wrote:

Bet shemesh

Under 2.4 shekels in beit shemesh?

amother

Ballota

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 10:23 am

shabbatiscoming wrote:

Under 2.4 shekels in beit shemesh?

3 bedrooms? Yes. On paper in neve shamir you can get newly built 4 rooms for 1.8-2.4 million shekel.
I'm sure you can get an older apartment in Alef for same price.

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 10:38 am

You can get a three bedroom in the Gush for that price. In Beitar you can probably get a four bedroom. Maybe Givat Zeev?

amother

Ballota

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 10:56 am

Here are some highly recommended real estate agents

https://www.israel-properties.com/

www.aliyahrealty.com

https://eliteisraelrealty.com/

amother

Charcoal

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 11:17 am

For that price there are loads of places for could get three bedrooms and a few places you could get four bedrooms.
Ramot in Jerusalem
Rechovot 50 mins from Jerusalem
Modin
Bet shemesh ramat gimmel, daled, hey
Actually too many to list.

Reality

Sun, Feb 12 2023, 11:19 am

Just remember if you are a foreigner you need to put down 50% as a down-payment.

salt

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 1:07 am

Possibly Gilo, Ir Ganim, Pat, in Jerusalem.
Telstone (Kiryat Yearim).
Maale Adumim.
Beitar.
Kiryat Sefer.

twizzlers1

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 1:18 am

She said three to four bedrooms so that's very different from a through apartment which is only two bedrooms. I still think it is possible maybe not in aleph. It's important to know if you have any budget for renovating because some of these cheaper apartments need a lot of work.

juggling

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 1:21 am

I don't think that's so cheap for 3-4 bedrooms.

Look on madlan or yad2 and see what you can find, to get an idea of prices.

In Israel 3-4 bedrooms will usually be listed as 4 or 5 rooms, the fifth room being the living/dining room (what Israelis call the salon).

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 4:01 am

Reality wrote:

Just remember if you are a foreigner you need to put down 50% as a down-payment.

What's the foreigner status? Someone who hasn't made aliya? Or holding a foreign passport?

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 4:12 am

OP, in Israel it's all about rooms, there is no such thing as the American concept of bedroom.
3 *bedroom* apartment=4 room apartment in Israel.
It will help you to switch over to the 'Israeli' style. Less misunderstandings.
There is also a term of "half room" too which is, AFAIK, a room that can fit a single bed but not two.
And no, a bedroom doesn't in Israel do want come with a closet or wardrobe.

Reality

Mon, Feb 13 2023, 4:20 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

What's the foreigner status? Someone who hasn't made aliya? Or holding a foreign passport?

I'm not sure about someone with permanent residency status but on all the webinars I listened to before aliyah discussed this. Some people buy before they make aliyah. The down-payment is 50% as opposed to 30%. The taxes are also higher for a non-citizen. If you make aliyah within the year, you get the taxes back. But someone who buys from overseas needs a lot of money.

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