RedFin predicting West End as Atlanta's hottest Neighborhood for 2016

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

I know absolutely nothing about West End. I'd like to go see for myself. Can somebody knowledgeable about the area please post a good route to drive through that will provide a good taste of what it has to offer and some of the good homes? All the pics online look quite dumpy, but I may not even be researching it correctly. Thanks.

You would get a much better sense of the neighborhood if you parked your car and walked.

[jeoff]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

These next few years belong to Grant Park, Reynoldstown, and Summerhill when it comes to new frontiers.

My guess too. It's not just what is happening in a neighborhood that determines appreciation, but what is happening to its neighbors. There are some nice places to live on the south-west side--but there is just not just the same wave of money to hitch a ride on as there is on the east-side.
Still, appreciation is not everything, and your quality of life might be a lot higher by living within your means in a nice affordable home on a nice lot in a less *hot* neighborhood than over-extending to live in a home in a neigborhood with more potential that will also come with its own set of compromises. (Planted trees in Adair Park a couple of weeks back and I liked it).

[arjay57]

Some nice photos of West end.

Capture Life Through the Lens | Atlanta’s West End Neighborhood