Bad areas of Knoxville?

[mysticfire0213]

Originally Posted by creeksitter

See, there's an opportunity to buy the abandoned house and fix it up. You could look at the glass as half full rather than half empty. It's silly to buy a house from 550 miles away unless you like bland subdivisions with deed restrictions and intrusive homeowners boards.

Which you know what, I suspect you do. An I shouldn't care except you'll probaslby move here and buy some sanitized subdivision out it the burbs and I will have to breathe your air pollution because you are afraid of some imagined city danger and ignore the very REAL danger that exists from driving to your sanitized life.

37,000 deaths and millions of injuries all because you (collective) are afraid to look at a neighbor who won't pick up their lawn.

Actually, I am not "afraid" per se to buy a place and fix it up. And we most certainly have thought of doing that. HOWEVER--It is hard to buy a home and make it fell like a "home" when you look out your window and see trash and junk (things, not people) on either side of you. I dont think being neat and taking care of your home and having pride in where you live is only something that should happen in the "burbs" ...and I certainly do not think that everyone that lives in a trailer is trashy--I never said anything like that-so I hope that was not a reference to anythingI said. I lived in a trailer for the first 8 years of my life-I am not above it--

And, the house we are looking at right now as a possibility is NOT in a neighborhood NOT in the burbs.

But I do appreciate your insight.

[mysticfire0213]

I also just wanted to add that Again--downtown Knoxville and what I am used to "downtown" being is very different, from everything EVERYONE has told me--I dont think living "downtown" there would be too bad for us. I just want a nice place to raise my three boys, that's all

[creeksitter]

Oh My comments weren't directed at you Mystic, just feeling grumpy I guess. I admire you greatly for looking in the central city, especially if you are raising 3 kids. It's OK for wanting trash free neighbors. I was thinking I'd be happy to volunteer to check out the neighborhood Trash Quotient if you PM me an address in the near downtown area.

Of course I'm sure you realize there's no guarantee that a change of neighbors won't bring their trashy treasures but at least you can start out with a "clean slate".

[mysticfire0213]

haha...I hear ya!

I appreciate that, and just may take you up on that, my dear! Thanks!