North and East Louisville (Bardstown: condos, neighborhood, buyer)

[Linda Coad]

A realtor just told me that BARDSTOWN RD located in zip code 40218 is a good area. He referred to it as Area 7. He also mentioned that the Norther and Eastern part of Louisville are very good area to reside. Can anyone confirm this information? I'm currently residing in another state, but I hope to find a reasonably priced condo.

[Off Topic]

The Bardstown Road area is nice - a little older, more eclectic and commercial. The northern and eastern area of Jefferson County is considered more upscale.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by Linda Coad

A realtor just told me that BARDSTOWN RD located in zip code 40218 is a good area. He referred to it as Area 7. He also mentioned that the Norther and Eastern part of Louisville are very good area to reside. Can anyone confirm this information? I'm currently residing in another state, but I hope to find a reasonably priced condo.

Are you aware that this realtor is steering you to new suburban areas? Is that what you want? Both areas are nice, like Off Topic said. The former area is cheaper and NE county is more expensive, with a closer proximity of major malls and shopping.

[Chinchilla17]

Bardstown road has some very nice condos. Also, they're building quite a few new condos downtown as well. You may want to check that out. If you need any help feel free to email me alyssonriffe@gmail.com

[tomocox]

It is important that the term "good area" can mean so many different things. What is a good area to you, may not be even a minimal area to another person, while the exact opposite could be true for someone else. I find the most egregious mistake Realtors make is failure to ask and understand people and what they consider "good". Without a true understanding, when specifically pointing one area to a buyer, the Realtor could not only be breaking Fair Housing law, but worse, in my opinion, they aren't really serving the buyer's needs.

When looking at a new neighborhood to live in, a buyer needs to make a list of criteria they wish for, and a similar list they don't want.

Simply saying that 40218 or 40025 is a good area leaves too many open spaces.