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17 Petty Avenue, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

$549,900

3 beds 1 baths 1,248 sqft Built 19620 days on marketActive

About this home

Bring your vision and make this East Brunswick Ranch home your own! Offering a comfortable layout, generously sized rooms this home presents an exciting opportunity to update and personalize to your taste. Step inside to a welcoming living room that flows into an oversized formal dining room highlighted by a decorative chandelier. The spacious eat-in kitchen offers abundant cabinetry, recessed lighting, and plenty of room to create an inviting everyday dining space. Three generously sized bedrooms and an expansive full bath with double sinks and a tub complete the main level. Downstairs, the full basement provides an abundance of additional space with possibilities for recreation, a home gym, workshop, storage, or future finishing. Outside, a large backyard offers wonderful possibilities for outdoor dining, gardening, barbecues, entertaining, recreation, and creating your own private outdoor retreat. Conveniently located in East Brunswick with access to Route 18, Route 1, and the NJ Turnpike, and within easy reach of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, area hospitals, shopping, dining, and commuter transportation. Bring your paintbrush and imaginationthere is plenty of opportunity to transform this ranch into a home that truly reflects your style!

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Adjust your budget to see what's left after housing, utilities and transportation. Numbers below assume a 5% down, 30YrFixed at 4% APR.

Your estimated payment
$4,206/mo

Real estate (PITI + HOA + PMI)
$3,917
Principal + interest$2,494
Property tax + insurance$1,217
PMI / 2nd mortgage$206
Utilities
$528
Heating + cooling$102
Internet + TV + phone$158
Water + sewer + garbage$58
Transportation
$127
Car insurance + maintenance$127
Other (entertainment)
$158
$4,206/mo TLC
Budget$5,000/mo
Remaining after TLC$794/mo
Purchase price
$549,900
Down payment
$27,495 (5%)
Loan amount
$522,405
APR
4%

Quick facts

Type
Single Family Residence
Style
Ranch
Year built
1962
Lot size
0.1148 ac
Stories
1
Heating
Forced Air
Cooling
Central Air
Water
Public
HOA
Annual tax
$8,102
MLS #
2704180R
County
Middlesex

At a glance

Air conditioning
Basement

Home features

Appliances
DryerRefrigeratorRangeOvenWasher
Interior
3 BedroomsKitchenLiving RoomBath FullDining RoomNone
Exterior
SidewalkYard
Community
Sidewalks
Parking
1 Car WidthConcrete2 Cars Deep
Kitchen
Eat-in KitchenSeparate Dining Area
Dining
Formal Dining Room
Flooring
Carpet, See Remarks, Wood
Roof
Asphalt
Sewer
Public Sewer
Ownership
Fee Simple

Lot features

Near Shopping, Near Public Transit

Neighborhood — 08816

MetricThis ZIPCountyUSA
Population51,1338,832,837299,088,112
Population Change Since199017.00%14.00%20.00%
Population Density2,4211,137
Male24,9694,307,827147,432,321
Female26,1644,525,010151,655,844
Never Married9,0001,965,81163,775,926
Married25,8003,647,435123,120,365
Separated1,198391,23912,639,686
Widowed2,344515,17215,467,586
Divorced2,204529,39323,075,029
Number Of House Hold17,8523,167,345111,826,380
Average House Hold Size2.852.732.60
Medial Age38.6637.1535.46
Median House Hold Income$86,786$63,392$48,276
Average House Hold Income$104,879$83,312$63,629
P C I$36,929$30,662$24,529
M D I$68,802$52,505$41,133
A T H E$72,998$61,369$50,898
S T R7.00%7.00%
W C J81.81%81.02%77.74%
(Zip) Code
8816

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