Moving to north New Jersey

[1fastm50]

Im moving to the north part of New Jersey in January for bmw training in BMW NA in woodcliff lake, so im looking for a place to stay. Anyone know of good apartments in a not so expensive area? Never been to New Jersey so all help is appreciated.

[Vin-barrett]

I work down the street from there at Benz. It is a fairly upscale part of NJ, without many apartments. Generally large expensive homes.
I would recommend looking in New York as well as Jerz which is about 3 miles away from BMW. We are right on the NY/NJ border.
Search the following towns on NY Hudson Valley craigslist. These towns have a few garden apt complexs:
Pearl River (I lived here 3 years)
Nanuet
Spring Valley (unless you have a nice car as this place is a dump but cheap)
In Northern NJ craigslist:
Paramus
Ridgewood
Mahwah
Hillsdale
Montvale (not many but worth a shot)
Ramsey

Those are all close by BMW and have some apartments.
Not many people that work in this area actually live here.
good luck

[hooken m]

it is very very expensive living here and apartments are hard to come by for cheap let alone finding a nice one. just stay outta bergen county

[audiquattrot]

actually how soon are you looking to move? My tenant just called me up, saying he's moving out Jan 15th. I'm only asking $1K/month in rent, but its' in Central NJ (East Brunswick, not too far away from Englishtown raceway ;) )

also parking isn''t an issue there so you can have multiple spots.

Its a small one-bedroom w/ balcony but nice. PM me if interested.

[Vin-barrett]

I do wonder what kind of training would require such an extended stay?
I know the place, it's a buisiness, not a college campus.....

[1fastm50]

I do wonder what kind of training would require such an extended stay?
I know the place, it's a buisiness, not a college campus.....

bmw step. 6 month training. graduate with level 1 certifications which is the highest and after two years of working with bmw i get master tech certification.

[Vin-barrett]

interesting program.
Can they place you in a dealer back home or you gonna get stuck working out here for two years?

could be a good opportunity. Best of luck in your career... consider a bit of a commute in passaic or essex county NJ which will be a 20 minute ride to work/school.
Very easy to get an apartment in that area

[1fastm50]

once i am finished with the program, i choose which dealership i would want to go to depending on pay and benefits and so on. i can choose to stay there in NJ, but i dont see it happening because i dont like cold weather. Im used to 90+ weather so ill probably move back to houston once im done. So far i've found a small apartment in Ramsey for pretty cheap. Would i really need a car to get around? i know that in new york ur better off not having a car but dont know if NJ is the same.

[Vin-barrett]

Would i really need a car to get around? i know that in new york ur better off not having a car but dont know if NJ is the same.

Ramsey is perfect. Really close. Unfortunately you will not be in the metro area so you will need a car. You will be in the middle of the suburbs, there is no public transportation to woodcliff lake. Closest train is Montvale which is too far to walk.