Nassau | 30 Pine Drive North, Roslyn, N.Y.
Colonial-Style House
$1.879 million
A four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath house built in 1995, with a circular driveway, a two-story foyer, formal living and dining rooms, an eat-in kitchen with an island, a den with a wood-burning fireplace, two en suite bedrooms, a finished basement and a deck, on 0.3 acres. Tara Fox, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 516-641-2652; danielgale.com
Costs
Taxes: $27,656 a year
Pros
There are water views of Roslyn Harbor. The finished basement includes a home theater, a wet bar, a laundry room and a full bath.
Cons
The kitchen has a mix of brown and white cabinetry. Some of the rooms are wallpapered, which may not appeal to some.
Ocean County | 853 Monmouth Road, Cream Ridge, N.J.
Secluded Log Home
$1.15 million
A four-bedroom, three-bath, 3,450-square-foot log home built in 1999, with a two-story living room that has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, an updated kitchen and primary bath, a finished basement with a game room, a covered front porch, an in-ground pool and pool house, a hot tub, a multitiered patio with a firepit, an attached two-car garage, and two other out buildings, on 17 wooded acres. Beth Kimmick, ERA Central Realty Group, 732-740-9397, era.com
Costs
Taxes: $11,478 a year
Pros
The house has a new roof, a whole-house generator and a specialized elevator for lifting firewood from the basement. Taxes are low because of the property’s farm-assessed status, earned through woodlands maintenance and the sale of firewood.
Cons
Because it’s outside the municipal utility service area, the house relies on a well and a septic tank for water and waste, and propane tanks for heating and gas, supplemented by leased solar panels.
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