We live in a high priced neighborhood and now we are weighing our options as whether or not to move. Moving will be a tough option, but we thought we bought into pure class with strict homeowners rules.
Our residents are ignoring the homeowners association by continuing to leave up trampolines (forbidden), bb goals (forbidden) out front, masses of kids running the neighborhood cutting through all the yards, trash and toys laying EVERYWHERE–lots of loud screaming. Where does the responsibility fall on homeowners to ENFORCE the rules WE bought into? Now I feel it is nothing anymore special than we owned before because you have the families who can’t afford to live here unless they buy together. How does this image, trashy toys, and stuff laying everywhere affect our home value? Is there anything I can do to MAKE the homeowners association enforce the rules in the book? I regret the day we put the pen to the paper.
PS:
The lawns are barely mowed and watered. One neighbor put up white metal mini blinds you buy in home depot on the windows and these are one-half million dollar homes to way over one million. They put in gardens (forbidden), put out little twirly fan things in front landscaping, line their sidewalks with blue-toned solar lights (forbidden-white source only), and homeowners is doing NOTHING. There goes our money.
Unfortunately, neighbors’ practices do affect the value of your home. Location, location, location… sometimes it includes, by definition, who you’re living near and how trashy they are. Good luck.
I’m going to Chicago tomorrow and we’re looking for different things to do, see, etc. I want to go to some different neighborhoods of the ethnic variety. My first question, well I guess it is more of a request, is this: Please tell me some unique things to do in some of these neighborhoods. Please keep it remotely inexpensive as well! I’m staying at the Chicago Hilton if that helps for distance and transportation costs. Also, does anyone know of a good place downtown to buy Indian crafts? Maybe crafts isn’t the word I’m looking for. First of all, I love genuine Indian bangle bracelets. Anywhere to find them for a LOW price? What else can you tell me about this neighborhood?Any thing else you can suggest in downtown Chicago would be greatly appreciated! Best place for hot dogs? Pizza? Local celebrities? Unique things to see? Historical or haunted places? Anything!!For restaurants, please tell me what you like about the place and what you recommend ordering!
I could be here all night but here is a couple of suggestions that are downtown:
"Gino’s East" for Pizza
"Mr. Beef"for good beefs and hotdogs
"Navy Pier"
"John Hancock"
http://www.chicagols.com will help you with all your Chicago needs.
My neighborhood is established, thus a lot of trees and light doesn’t seem to travel well. It’s very dark at night unless you have a light right in front of your property. I know the electric company can put in lights but if I am paying for lights in my property taxes why should I have to pay electric company just so the neighborhood is safer. The entire neighborhood is really dark.
I would go to your next City Hall meeting and bring it up.
Call your county commissioner for your area and ask as well.
Good luck.
I’ve already heard that Jamaica Queens, NY is very dangerous
to live because of gangs, high crime, drugs and shootings.
You won’t find it in the US. You won’t even find it in most of Jamaica.
…Crowded Club with loud music and the potential of unwanted grindage by pervy guys on the dance floor.
I’m trying to figure out where I should go and which group of friends I should hang out with tonight. What’s your preference?
Hahaha..You are good for a laugh, Dave M.
Waldorf: The first one, although I’m not sure you would want to eat there. =)
Quiet local bar ! You will have a great time! It’s time you livened up that quiet neighbor hood bar! My best to you!!
I want to join the Youth community services near my neighborhood but i dont know how to apply for it and what do i need to do in order to become a memeber?
If the organization is run by the Red Cross, you can contact them directly at:
http://www.redcross.org/
However, if you’re looking for youth volunteer programs, your volunteer center can help you find specific community projects and non-profit agencies in your local area to help you make an impact in your community.
Here are some additional links to help you get started:
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/our-network/
http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/find_center.cfm
http://national.unitedway.org
Good luck!
I am a 25 year old professional moving to San Francisco in a couple of months with my girlfriend and want to know some good neighborhoods to look into. We love to be outside, biking, running etc…But still want to be around a good night life. Any ideas? Were looking to spend between 1200-1500 for a 1 bedroom…
To be honest with you and you not going to find much from 12 to $1500 in San Francisco. My daughter’s 27 and she live in San Francisco 7 years. She moved to Lake Merritt in Oakland just across the Bay Bridge about two years ago. She has a beautiful one bedroom apartment. she pays $850 a month. She has a bigger apartment that cost her less than the studio she had at $1100 a month in San Francisco and she loves it. it’s also a lot quieter than the city.
She’s three blocks from the Lake which she bike rides or jogs around everyday. It’s about three miles around Lake. It’s beautiful neighborhood the average ages between 25 and 35.
Bart is just a few blocks away.She works and plays in the city of San Francisco.
On the New York City edition of “No Reservations,” Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern visit Ali El Sayed’s famous Kabab Cafe on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, for a meal of sweetbreads, a puff at the hookah, and some chat about food and world politics. Ali upstages both of them demonstrates why he’s known as the “Mayor of Astoria.”
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Patrick Rollens of YoChicago.com sits down with Justin Massa, executive director of MoveSmart.org, to find out what Massa’s site could offer home buyers during their searches for new homes in Chicago neighborhoods.
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Domino’s Pizza 3103 Clark Street is run by my cousin Randy. Marketing awesome pizza deals to the neighborhood force a competitor to close his doors recently. No more Papa Romeo’s, they could not keep up.
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