What is in Apollo? (foreclosed, crime, houses)

[artchick]

Hey my boyfriend is looking to flip some houses and he found one on the river in apollo,pa for only 15,000! But I was wondering, is there a catch...what is apollo all about. Is it a safe neighborhood, good school system, worth the commute?

thanks

[RedBall]

Is there a catch? lol. The catch is that it's a $15K house.

Have you ever seen that "Flip this House" show on A&E? The guy buys broken down houses which have been foreclosed on, abandoned, etc. in betterish neighborhoods, pours tens of thousands of dollars into the house and then sells it for a price which is comparable to other houses in the neighborhood for a profit. He can do this because 1) he knows what he's doing, and 2) He has a team of people assisting him (not to mention the connections he has with general contractors, etc.).

You won't just find a house browsing an MLS listing that you can buy and then sell it six weeks later for profit.

I hope your boyfriend knows what he's doing.

[lifepgh2op]

I'm not sure anyone is gonna be beating down the door to buy a home in Apollo or Armstrong County.

Like RedBall said, it's kinda a risky thing to do...but if you're going to do it, I'd at least stick to desirable areas of the city or suburbs.

[artchick]

ok thanks for the imput, but despite the whole flipping aspect...any info about apollo as a place to live? low in crime? good neighborhood? thanks

[pinetar10]

i've been to apollo several times. Seems to be a poor area. I would not think it would have much crime and seems to be pretty safe. I just got a depressed vibe from going through the town

[zip95]

Apollo, is deep country western pa...

That means poor, uneducated, probably a meth problem, I'm sure there are decaying abandoned steel mills, etc...

[SweeperSellsman]

Originally Posted by zip95

Apollo, is deep country western pa...

That means poor, uneducated, probably a meth problem, I'm sure there are decaying abandoned steel mills, etc...

Apollo is not deep country western pa. My cousins live there, and when I visit PA this is where I go. It is your average Western PA town. There are no abandoned steel mills, and it is not full of poor people. A lot of newer upper middle class suburban developments are out there. My cousins went to Kiski highschool which is a good school. You seem like you know nothing of which you speak. Why describe a town when you never been there? I am sure my cousins would be happy to read your ignorant post.

[groundzero2121]

Apollo is a very nice place, good schools....i would live there

[Copanut]

A good friend of mine grew up there, and as stated Kiski Area is a good school.

[PeterRabbit]

There's an area in or near Murrysville known as Apollo. There's also an Apollo in Armstrong County.