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We've decided to move to Michigan. House renovations are as finished as they're goin to get. Definitely going to miss the scenery.
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09-09-2021, 07:20 PM
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Somewhere in the Detroit metro. Haven't decided yet specifically, but I have a job lined up in Grosse Pointe. Looking to have a bit more land so I'll do my best to find something on the outskirts. |
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09-09-2021, 08:47 PM
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Somewhere in the Detroit metro. Haven't decided yet specifically, but I have a job lined up in Grosse Pointe. Looking to have a bit more land so I'll do my best to find something on the outskirts.
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Cool. I grew up in the Saginaw area. |
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09-10-2021, 10:43 AM
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So you will be commuting from 32 mile road or buying a condo on Belle Isle? Last I was there to visit family, there were house developments s at 26 mile/Utica. Cousin still lives in Ira/Marine city.
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09-14-2021, 09:09 AM
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So you will be commuting from 32 mile road or buying a condo on Belle Isle? Last I was there to visit family, there were house developments s at 26 mile/Utica. Cousin still lives in Ira/Marine city.
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Haven't quite figured that out. I think a subdivision would crush my soul, but I also don't want to be on the road hours each day. |
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09-14-2021, 11:21 AM
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Perhaps you need to experience their rush hour. To me, it was worse than the I-5 freeway through the 5 level downtown LA and got much worse when it started raining.
LOTS of empty property in south west D 'troit
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09-14-2021, 06:59 PM
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Haven't quite figured that out. I think a subdivision would crush my soul, but I also don't want to be on the road hours each day.
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I would rent for a year to get the feel for the city. My wife and I did that on our move to TN and OR.
When we moved to AL we made the mistake of rushing and buying a house 3 weeks after arriving. The house was nice, the area looked good, and my wife test drove her commute several times. Everything was fine until the first day of school. Then she found that her 7 mile commute averaged 45 - 50 minutes every day school was in session. |
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09-15-2021, 04:00 PM
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When we moved to AL we made the mistake of rushing and buying a house 3 weeks after arriving. The house was nice, the area looked good, and my wife test drove her commute several times. Everything was fine until the first day of school. Then she found that her 7 mile commute averaged 45 - 50 minutes every day school was in session.
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Having the chance to talk with someone who already knew the are saves a lot of such surprises before purchasing a new home. |
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09-15-2021, 04:50 PM
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Having the chance to talk with someone who already knew the are saves a lot of such surprises before purchasing a new home.
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We did talk to a neighbor on one side but they were retired. They said it was a fantastic neighborhood to live in. (Which it was if you didn't have to commute)
In general going door to door to talk to potential neighbors isn't really a thing in the USA. Plenty of people will think you are selling something and not even open the door. |
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09-16-2021, 11:14 AM
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Try standing in the middle of the street with the phone out in picture mode, or be really friendly. Works for me, but most neighborhoods don't add much more data
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