Apartments within close commute of Millington? (Memphis, Jackson: fit in, real estate, apartment complex)

[horsepow3r]

Yeah I understand.

Problem is, people are saying south Memphis is bad, north Memphis is bad, Bartlett is good Cordova is good etc... Sounds like the good areas are out of the way and/or out of my price range. I've never lived inside a major city and am not likely to consider it now. That's why I was looking towards the Memphis suburbs for a place. I do not want to drive forever and a day to get to my potential job and I cannot find anything in the Millington-proper area. It's almost like rentals don't exist in the area around Millington.

I do appreciate your advice though. Keep up th good work. I'm sure you're helping many people.

[strumpeace]

Compared to Memphis, Port St. Lucie is small. Typically, it's much easier to find affordable housing in a small place. Housing in Memphis, like all bigger cities, is very nuanced. The area in which you want to live is, quite simply, not the best area. Thus, housing there is either 1)really cheap, or 2)really expensive because it is insulated from the really cheap.

Pearlbob's suggestion that you look at other areas is a good one. Midtown would be good and not much further to Millington than the area you're considering.

[ETA: I've seen apartments in Millington. I'm not sure why they don't advertise. I'll see what I can find out.]

[Pearlbob]

Millington might be the type of area that you literally have to drive around and look for "for rent" signs in yards. Midtown is that way to an extent as well.

I know you are from a small town, but Memphis is pretty "small" for being a big city. And frankly, almost everyone commutes to work. A majority of people with families live way out in the suburbs and drive in to work everyday. It's not that long, and it's nothing unheard of for sure. I know it's a headache, believe me, that's why I live in town near my work. However, I know realistically that I have sort of lucked out in that regard and that if I ever changed jobs or wanted a new house, it's likely I will have to pick up a longer commute.

In bigger cities, like Memphis, it's just impossible to give generalizations of where the "bad" areas are, because they are spread out. It makes it seem like the entire city is bad, when in fact it is not. You really need to come see for yourself. Many people have this fear of Memphis, but when they get here and drive around, they see that it is not gang-warfare all over town like it's made out to be.

[defiepilex]

Originally Posted by Pearlbob

Try finding a $500 apt in NYC and see what you get.

Bwahahahahaha.

[Pearlbob]

So true though! Tiny little one room studios can be $2000 a month up there....you just have to do what you have to do if you want to live in a city like that. People are not getting paid 5x in NYC than they do here. I'm not sure what people do, but I guess they give up other things in life in order to pay for an apt.

Originally Posted by defiepilex

Bwahahahahaha.

[defiepilex]

I don't think people realize how cheap Memphis really is. I have a friend that lives in Chicago in a rundown 2 bedroom shotgun style house that he is paying $1200/mo. After living in Memphis, I wouldn't pay more than $500/mo-$600/mo for it.

[horsepow3r]

Originally Posted by strumpeace

Pearlbob's suggestion that you look at other areas is a good one. Midtown would be good and not much further to Millington than the area you're considering.

[ETA: I've seen apartments in Millington. I'm not sure why they don't advertise. I'll see what I can find out.]

Thank you.

Ok, I'll take a look at Midtown. Please define the areas/boundries of where I should look. Thanks.

[Pearlbob]

Like I said, that is impossible. Midtown is a variety of million dollar homes and run-down areas. I have lived there a long time, I know the area as well as anyone, and I cannot possibly give a boundary guideline for what is good. You have to look for yourself and go house by house.

Originally Posted by horsepow3r

Thank you.

Ok, I'll take a look at Midtown. Please define the areas/boundries of where I should look. Thanks.

[strumpeace]

Some rough borders you might want to consider: Jackson Avenue on the north; Central Avenue on the south; East Parkway on the east; and Cleveland on the west. There are some not-very-good areas within those borders, but generally, that's the area I would look at for Midtown. If you come across some specific addresses, post them here, and you'll get responses for most of the board regulars. There are, btw, some rental companies that deal exclusively with that area.

[Pearlbob]

I agree, sorry to sound so stoic before. Basically 38104 is all midtown and 90% okay, same with 38112. But within that, there are still certain blocks of certain streets that might be bad. It's hard to explain....one street might be good but then 2 blocks down it's not so good. Not "dangerous" but just not renovated/well kept and so it looks more run down.

Definitely agree with strumpeace - if you find a specific address, post it and people can comment.