[quote=briansd1]…The nice part about LS is that the housing units are new so you won’t need to repair before move in…[/quote]
For some reason, I’m seeing a lot of recent posts in this same vein when a Pigg is considering buying or buys in an “older area,” (Rich, for example?).
“Now it is time to get to know your local home depot really really well. :)”
Just because an area is 50+ years old, this in no way means that a property for sale there hasn’t been remodeled down to the studs in the last 20 years and/or will need constant expensive repairs after move-in!! In addition, many older properties which have NOT been extensively remodeled have been extremely well-maintained over the years and have central A/C and even a central vac! Most of the sellers in these areas have the $$ for maintenance, gardeners, pool svc, etc. WHY is this so?? They don’t have HOA dues and MR, lol. A good portion have Prop 13 protection on their tax rates and another good portion (could be the same portion as the first portion) do NOT have a mortgage.
DUH…
The “potential buyer” Piggs on this site have likely been touring too many fvcked up REO’s and SS shacks out in the ‘burbs, IMHO.
[quote=flu] . . . 3. In this particular case: do I live more like in my lifestyle that I would personally like being an urbanite or do suffer living in suburbia and send them to a one of the schools that are arguably better….[/quote]
It depends on who’s arguing, flu, and what one considers the attributes of a “good school.” If it is “test scores” alone, then many of the schools in the “‘burbs” fail against those of the “city” and that much-maligned “South County” :=0
Actually, I think a parent can be an “urbanite” and have children who have a good public education and good life. You have to know WHERE to look at properties for your children to live in, you have to really KNOW the ‘hoods and the schools (and not just view online test scores).
Some of the happiest parents/families are those where the parent(s) went to the same schools they are now sending their children to. These schools are neither new or in the far reaches of suburbia/exurbia. Having other relatives nearby to help with their children is a bonus, too 🙂
