Comments on: The Housing Crisis: Widow Style

By: lynlee

lynlee — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:06:18 +0000

oh I should have added: here is a crazy idea- what if you can do a home swap (not necessarally sell, just trade for a while) with someone in the city who thinks you are living the dream in the burbs? You never know….

By: lynlee

lynlee — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:01:33 +0000

Just my opinion, but I think the greatest gift you can give one another and your children is your time. Popping in to see each other during the day does the soul good. If you do the math on the time you spend in transit that could be face time with the people you care about the desicion will be easy. Just make sure you don’t rollover ALL those hours into work. There certainly are issues with living in the city. However there is a real sense of community if you connect with the like minded people, which is not at all hard.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:17:57 +0000

Jose and I are in a similar situation — I bought a condo (pre-construction) in Aurora two years ago, thinking it would be a great investment and we could sell it once we got married. . .

If I had my choice, we would definitely be moving to Cleveland/University Hts — although, I know Jose would totally bitch about the Property taxes*

By: C Ep

C Ep — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:15:06 +0000

Since Mrs. Epicure and I purposely moved from a little city in Wisconsin to Ohio City because we wanted to live in a walkable neighborhood, in a city nearer our daughter on the east coast, in a neighborhood where there are scads of food options, in a city where it does not take two hours to get from one side to the other, in a neighborhood where the people are varied and the neighbors are engaged, and where we felt we could make a difference, I feel compelled to comment here.

While we ultimately settled on Ohio City, we looked at many neighborhoods in the area. For us, the walkable proximity to the West Side Market, the lake, and Tremont and Detroit Shoreway made Ohio City a fairly easy choice for us. And the fact that we have become active members of the neighborhood and that Mrs. Epicure works at a great school for our city (Urban Community on Lorain) make us happy with the choice we made. The fact that I have to commute to Shaker Heights is unfortunate but just a fact right now.

Certainly, various types of crime are issues in any inner city neighborhood, and let’s be honest, Ohio City, Tremont and Detroit Shoreway are such neighborhoods. Just like where my sister lives in Chicago, one street, one block away can be worlds apart. But crime will always be an issue. I can’t say that I agree with the commenter who finds crime in Ohio City more “in your face.” Personally, I would give that comment to downtown, but that is just my experience and I am sure many who live there would disagree.

I think it is really a matter of mind and gut. Think about what factors make a place make sense for you. Visit that place. Walk around. Do the same thing with a few different places. Then go with your gut. What/where feels right? You guys seem to have good intuition. Don’t overlook it.

By: CHef's Widow

CHef's Widow — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:52:40 +0000

Wow everyone what a fantastic response! Thank you for all your insight and emails. It is a great help to our family. Kisses.