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Old 05-07-2009, 09:52 AM
 
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Hey all,

My family and I will be relocating to Indiana for my job (Crane). We have done some preliminary research and have decided to live in Bloomington. Our primary concern at the moment is housing. We are undecided about whether we want to rent or own (we own a house now). Can anyone tell us what housing is like in Bloomington? We'd need a house (since we have 2 dogs...so yes, it would have to be fenced). Are some parts of town better than others? Where should we not look? Would it be better to rent or buy (I will say you have very beautiful homes for sale that are relatively inexpensive). Are there pretty good realtors in town? Any information to all of these ends would be greatly appreciated.

Also, if anyone has any other information about Bloomington (i.e. places to shop, eat, events, things to do, etc.) that would also be very helpful.

Thank you all very much and we are excited about coming to Bloomington!!!

John
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Old 05-13-2009, 10:37 PM
 
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Bloomington is a college town. You should be able to find an ample choice of housing options.
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Old 05-14-2009, 06:18 PM
 
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If I was going to live in Bloomington and work at Crane I would probably look for housing on the south and/or west side of town. Maybe a street # of 3000+. Many of the students live in the northern and eastern pert of town. If you see handrails on sidewalk steps that's an indication the house is a rental. This site may be useful Welcome to the Monroe County GIS

The downtown area of Bloomington has few chain resturants, but lots of interesting places to eat. You might start with a walk along 4th street just west of campus and branch out from there.

If you like these sorts of activities:

Music and/or theater
Indiana University Auditorium
2008-2009 Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center Season (http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/productions/lntdc2009.html - broken link)
IU SoM Prelude Events Calendar (http://www.music.indiana.edu/apps/prelude/new/ - broken link)
Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Racing
Bloomington Speedway

Water
Lake Monroe

Parks/Outdoors (nearby)
Welcome to Hoosier National Forest
Brown County State Park
Spring Mill State Park
Mc Cormicks Creek State Park
Morgan Monroe State Forest
Yellowwood State Forest

Sports
You can get tickets to most of the IU athletic events on game day. There might be a problem doing that for the Ohio State Football game this fall and for Men's basketball after the big ten season starts in January.
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:48 PM
 
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What I like about Indiana:

enjoying Brown County in the fall and the little hamlet of Nashville
the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers that bring pro sports fanatics to Indianapolis
IU and Purdue basketball that brings out all kinds of rivalries
going camping every Memorial Day weekend, so we can get out of Indy for the Indy 500
the state is not all cornfields; the land is diverse
Indiana Beach
Conner Prarie Settlement in Fishers
Childrens Museum of Indianapolis (the world's largest)
going to see the Indianapolis Symphony, especially when its at the Park in summer
at least Indiana can claim a portion of the Chicago metropolitan area
the closeness of major Midwest cities that we can visit if we want
the friendliness of the people
the state's covered bridges (more than any state)
the cost of living
the hills and forest of southern Indiana
Spring Mill State Park

there's more if I thought about it for a while.

Indiana has lots to see and do and enjoy, if you look around. Indiana isnt all bad at all! God bless Indiana.
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:52 PM
 
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You should post that in the thread "What you like/love about Indiana"

Love what you said!
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