I want to move our family from Royal Oak to Indian Village (Detroit: appointed, apartment)

[Slappy san]

Good luck.

[Superdessucke]

Originally Posted by gmc862000

Those homes are close to 100 years old.
Poorly insulated and costly to heat in the winter.
Probably old plumbing/electric and tons of lead paint
Might even find asbestos insulating the boiler pipes.

The values of those homes are going down not up.
Would be difficult to sell in the future.

In return for paying high property taxes, you have to
pay for private security, private schools and worry
about the safety of your family.

Sorry to say it but your memories of the good old days are over.
Stay in the suburbs.

Why would you jeopardize the safety of your family?

If no one takes the chance it'll never improve. How is your public transit in the 'burbs? I bet you drive everywhere don't you?

[detroitlove]

Originally Posted by gmc862000

Those homes are close to 100 years old.
Poorly insulated and costly to heat in the winter.
Probably old plumbing/electric and tons of lead paint
Might even find asbestos insulating the boiler pipes.

The values of those homes are going down not up.
Would be difficult to sell in the future.

In return for paying high property taxes, you have to
pay for private security, private schools and worry
about the safety of your family.

Sorry to say it but your memories of the good old days are over.
Stay in the suburbs.

Why would you jeopardize the safety of your family?

you do know that many of the people living in IV have updated their homes right? if you look on any real estate site they often give you a lists of the updates.

"stay in the suburbs" lol smdh. This is one reason I'm starting to really hate the burbs. People like this.

[gmc862000]

Originally Posted by Superdessucke

If no one takes the chance it'll never improve. How is your public transit in the 'burbs? I bet you drive everywhere don't you?

It's called reality.

Ask anyone that lives in Detroit if they were given the opportunity to
live in a safe and clean suburb what they would choose. No doubt
a majority of the people would jump at the offer to leave.

What's the point in moving into a city with high proper taxes,
drug/crime infested neighborhoods, burned out/abandoned buildings
and trash dumped everywhere?

The police and fire departments are cut to the bone.

You can live 10 miles north of downtown and its a completely
different environment.

And you're worried about mass transit?

How would that solve the core problems facing Detroit?

Provide proper city services and a safe environment and maybe people
would move into the city.

I lived in Detroit from the 50's-70's so I'm not talking out of my rear end.
To think the city can rise from the ashes in your life time is wishful thinking.

[detroitlove]

Originally Posted by gmc862000

It's called reality.

Ask anyone that lives in Detroit if they were given the opportunity to
live in a safe and clean suburb what they would choose. No doubt
a majority of the people would jump at the offer to leave.

What's the point in moving into a city with high proper taxes,
drug/crime infested neighborhoods, burned out/abandoned buildings
and trash dumped everywhere?

The police and fire departments are cut to the bone.

You can live 10 miles north of downtown and its a completely
different environment.

And you're worried about mass transit?

How would that solve the core problems facing Detroit?

Provide proper city services and a safe environment and maybe people
would move into the city.

I lived in Detroit from the 50's-70's so I'm not talking out of my rear end.
To think the city can rise from the ashes in your life time is wishful thinking.

Lmao

There are plenty of people living in Palmer Park/Sherwood Forest/Univ District, Indian Village, Berry Sub, West Village, Green Acres, Corktown, Midtown, Downtown and so on because they CHOOSE to. Many of these people and others throughout the city could easily move to the burbs but don't. Hell I'll be moving soon but I'd be damned if its to the burbs smh. Sorry. All of us are not dying to live in the burbs

[Slappy san]

50s-70s? You are talking out of your ass. 40 years! GTFO!

Personally if I leave Detroit, I'll leave the state.

Superdessucke: Stick around long enough and you'll see a lot of folks from outside the city have an agenda. Not sure what I mean? Just keep reading and you will see.

[detroitlove]

Originally Posted by Slappy san

50s-70s? You are talking out of your ass. 40 years! GTFO!

Exactly! what I was thinking. Someone who lived here 40 years ago has the nerve to talk smh

Personally if I leave Detroit, I'll leave the state.

Once again, exactly how I feel. I'm starting to really feel like eff MI!. If it wasn't for Detroit, I'd be long gone

Superdessucke: Stick around long enough and you'll see a lot of folks from outside the city have an agenda. Not sure what I mean? Just keep reading and you will see.

yep

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[Remisc]

Originally Posted by gmc862000

Ask anyone that lives in Detroit if they were given the opportunity to
live in a safe and clean suburb what they would choose. No doubt
a majority of the people would jump at the offer to leave.

No. I've lived in 'safe, clean suburbs'. In a 'nice, comfortable' subdivision.

The homes on both sides of me were vacant. One had a smashed out window that faced my former home. The other one had weeds that were 2 feet tall in the back yard. My oldest son, who's 16, told me that there was a huge drug problem at his school. My commute to work, which took me through many 'safe, clean suburbs', also made me drive past abandoned, boarded up buildings and litter-strewn streets. It didn't give the impression of being clean at all.

I now live within the city of Detroit, and I rarely have a problems. Almost every home on my block is occupied, and the two that are vacant are fairly well maintained. My children attend a very nice private school, with a few minor problems here and there.

I suggest you make a road trip out this way sometime in the near future. Detroit is making great strides, and you're missing out.

[detroitlove]

Hey Reminisc, I've heard about the drug problem popping up in some suburban schools. Do you know if they (police, the schools etc) are doing something about it?

[gmc862000]

Originally Posted by Remisc

I now live within the city of Detroit, and I rarely have a problems. Almost every home on my block is occupied, and the two that are vacant are fairly well maintained. My children attend a very nice private school, with a few minor problems here and there.

I suggest you make a road trip out this way sometime in the near future. Detroit is making great strides, and you're missing out.

Rarely have problems.
Almost every home is occupied.
Children attend a very nice private school with a few minor problems.

Doesn't appear I'm missing anything.

Wish full thinking if you believe your property value will increase.
The city is now selling the abandoned homes in groups of
hundreds, but no takers.

Don't forget to turn the lights out.