Updated moving to RI and looking to buy (Providence, Cranston: credit card, houses)

[mr2448]

Originally Posted by karmstrong924

Thank you! The house in East Providence is on Mauran Ave, close to the East Providence Yacht club and Metacomet Golf Club. Is that the Riverside area?

Riverside is south of the Metacomet Golf Club. The Mauran Ave area is not a bad area with many smaller and affordable homes and a quick ride to Fox Point, Wickenden Street area. If you are working downtown it would be a 15-20 bike ride. Warren Ave or Pawtucket Ave in the Mauran Ave area offer nothing for walkers. No matter what info we give you a ride through these areas need to be done first. I agree with Massnative that Pawtuxet is a good fit on either side of the river which is Cranston or Warwick. But homes get more expensive there the closer you get to the water.

[independent man]

Originally Posted by mr2448

Pawtuxet is a good fit on either side of the river which is Cranston or Warwick. But homes get more expensive there the closer you get to the water.

I always try to be sensitive to a poster's budget. Yes, Pawtuxet Village is desirable, but it's also expensive by Rhode Island standards. To recommend Pawtucket Village, it's best to see "wanting to downsize, live small and willing to do remodeling" on a good sized budget. Others will surely disagree.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by karmstrong924

Thank you! The house in East Providence is on Mauran Ave, close to the East Providence Yacht club and Metacomet Golf Club. Is that the Riverside area?

Frankly, it's not a great area. The streets off that part of Warren Ave are on the rougher side. Mauran is parallel to Warren Ave. I wouldn't consider it a nice neighborhood, and I feel you can do better.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by independent man

I always try to be sensitive to a poster's budget. Yes, Pawtuxet Village is desirable, but it's also expensive by Rhode Island standards. To recommend Pawtucket Village, it's best to see "wanting to downsize, live small and willing to do remodeling" on a good sized budget. Others will surely disagree.

No need to be right on the water. Maybe something like this would work:


https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9...66023100_zpid/


Or these:


https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...65859655_zpid/


https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...66082164_zpid/

[Bert_from_back_East]

Unless you are originally from New England, a relocation from Denver to Providence would present an enormous culture shock to the average mainstream American. For the record, Denver is a modern American city with all of the conveniences and luxuries which accompany that designation, including, but not limited to:

• Smooth, wide roads and sidewalks
• Ample parking in inner-city neighborhoods
• Extensive bicycle lanes throughout the city and county
• Parking meters that accept credit cards as a form of payment and can be linked to smartphone applications
• Convenience and grocery stores that sell alcohol
• Gas stations and fast-food restaurants that operate 24 hours per day
• Well-appointed, neatly landscaped public parks
• Banks and post offices that are open until 6:00 PM on weekdays and 3:00 or 4:00 PM on Saturdays
• A major airport with direct, nonstop air service to just about every large city in the country and many international travel destinations
• Major national banks such as Chase and Wells Fargo and wholesale retailers such as Costco (none of which have a presence in Rhode Island)
• Regular street sweeping and other city beautification activities
• Thriving Protestant Christian churches and other non-Catholic houses of worship
• A fully rhotic American English accent that features the "Mary-marry-merry" merger (i.e., pleasing and mainstream)
• Diverse cuisine options that are available in upscale suburban areas as opposed to troubled urban ghettos
• Tinted windows on structures and vehicles (In Rhode Island, any tint on the front windows of your vehicle, regardless of how dark or light, is grounds for being stopped by a police officer.)
• Upscale shopping centers and malls (Say goodbye to Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Sak's, Restoration Hardware, etc.)
• School buildings with air conditioning

I really hope that job offer is worth it.

[mp775]

Originally Posted by timberline742

I can't agree with this. Even the places along Hope (ivy, etc) aren't good 20 something spots. Wayland isn't (its horrible in fact for that group). Thayer is more college kid than 20 something professional, and not much there now. Wickendon has a few suitable spots (though tend to be older), and Seaweeds on Ives fits. There are just much better places to be for that age range.

I can't speak for what the OP is looking for, but they are late 20s and married. I would agree with you if we were talking about early to mid 20s and single, but for a slightly older and married couple, the Summit/"Hope Village" part of the East Side and Oak Hill are good choices and have more to walk to than East Providence. I agree that College Hill would be a poor choice. Mid 300s is tough but would still get a "condo" (essentially a large 3 bedroom apartment in a 2-3 family house) on the East Side or a 3 bed/1-2 bath single family with a decent yard in Oak Hill.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by mp775

I can't speak for what the OP is looking for, but they are late 20s and married. I would agree with you if we were talking about early to mid 20s and single, but for a slightly older and married couple, the Summit/"Hope Village" part of the East Side and Oak Hill are good choices and have more to walk to than East Providence. I agree that College Hill would be a poor choice. Mid 300s is tough but would still get a "condo" (essentially a large 3 bedroom apartment in a 2-3 family house) on the East Side or a 3 bed/1-2 bath single family with a decent yard in Oak Hill.

You are right. The married part changes it.

[mp775]

If you have ever been to Antonio's Pizza in Pawtucket, they have murals on the wall with a skyline, maps, and people representing three of their locations. The people are college-age kids for Amherst, slightly older grad student looking kids for Thayer Street, and a young couple with a stroller for Pawtucket.

[Hollytree]

Originally Posted by Bert_from_back_East

Unless you are originally from New England, a relocation from Denver to Providence would present an enormous culture shock to the average mainstream American. For the record, Denver is a modern American city with all of the conveniences and luxuries which accompany that designation, including, but not limited to:

• Smooth, wide roads and sidewalks
• Ample parking in inner-city neighborhoods
• Extensive bicycle lanes throughout the city and county
• Parking meters that accept credit cards as a form of payment and can be linked to smartphone applications
• Convenience and grocery stores that sell alcohol
• Gas stations and fast-food restaurants that operate 24 hours per day
• Well-appointed, neatly landscaped public parks
• Banks and post offices that are open until 6:00 PM on weekdays and 3:00 or 4:00 PM on Saturdays
• A major airport with direct, nonstop air service to just about every large city in the country and many international travel destinations
• Major national banks such as Chase and Wells Fargo and wholesale retailers such as Costco (none of which have a presence in Rhode Island)
• Regular street sweeping and other city beautification activities
• Thriving Protestant Christian churches and other non-Catholic houses of worship
• A fully rhotic American English accent that features the "Mary-marry-merry" merger (i.e., pleasing and mainstream)
• Diverse cuisine options that are available in upscale suburban areas as opposed to troubled urban ghettos
• Tinted windows on structures and vehicles (In Rhode Island, any tint on the front windows of your vehicle, regardless of how dark or light, is grounds for being stopped by a police officer.)
• Upscale shopping centers and malls (Say goodbye to Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Sak's, Restoration Hardware, etc.)
• School buildings with air conditioning

I really hope that job offer is worth it.

We have banks that have longer hours, we have a major airport, we have lots of churches, we are a cuisine mecca..... Of course we're a historic, not a post WWII city, and many like it for that very reason. When was the last time you were here- your post seems very out of date.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Bert_from_back_East

Unless you are originally from New England, a relocation from Denver to Providence would present an enormous culture shock to the average mainstream American. For the record, Denver is a modern American city with all of the conveniences and luxuries which accompany that designation, including, but not limited to:

• Smooth, wide roads and sidewalks
• Ample parking in inner-city neighborhoods
• Extensive bicycle lanes throughout the city and county
• Parking meters that accept credit cards as a form of payment and can be linked to smartphone applications
• Convenience and grocery stores that sell alcohol
• Gas stations and fast-food restaurants that operate 24 hours per day
• Well-appointed, neatly landscaped public parks
• Banks and post offices that are open until 6:00 PM on weekdays and 3:00 or 4:00 PM on Saturdays
• A major airport with direct, nonstop air service to just about every large city in the country and many international travel destinations
• Major national banks such as Chase and Wells Fargo and wholesale retailers such as Costco (none of which have a presence in Rhode Island)
• Regular street sweeping and other city beautification activities
• Thriving Protestant Christian churches and other non-Catholic houses of worship
• A fully rhotic American English accent that features the "Mary-marry-merry" merger (i.e., pleasing and mainstream)
• Diverse cuisine options that are available in upscale suburban areas as opposed to troubled urban ghettos
• Tinted windows on structures and vehicles (In Rhode Island, any tint on the front windows of your vehicle, regardless of how dark or light, is grounds for being stopped by a police officer.)
• Upscale shopping centers and malls (Say goodbye to Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Sak's, Restoration Hardware, etc.)
• School buildings with air conditioning

I really hope that job offer is worth it.

Originally Posted by Hollytree

We have banks that have longer hours, we have a major airport, we have lots of churches, we are a cuisine mecca..... Of course we're a historic, not a post WWII city, and many like it for that very reason. When was the last time you were here- your post seems very out of date.

Also scratching my head at the bike lanes/bike paths thing.



What's so great about Chase and Wells Fargo (especially the latter)??? Plenty of local banks/credit unions in RI that offer much better rates and service.



No upscale shopping, then what is Garden City/Chapel View??? Want Restoration Hardware, Bloomingdales, or Saks; they are all in nearby Wrentham, MA.



Bert, I'm not sure what your fixation is on the religion thing. What is your issue with Catholics?