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Old 03-16-2009, 11:11 AM
 
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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?

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Old 03-16-2009, 11:43 AM
 
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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.
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Old 03-16-2009, 12:22 PM
 
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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.
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Old 03-17-2009, 06:18 PM
 
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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
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Old 03-18-2009, 07:06 AM
 
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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
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Old 03-18-2009, 09:16 AM
 
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Apollo, is deep country western pa...

That means poor, uneducated, probably a meth problem, I'm sure there are decaying abandoned steel mills, etc...
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Old 03-18-2009, 04:15 PM
 
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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.
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Old 03-18-2009, 04:24 PM
 
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Apollo is a very nice place, good schools....i would live there
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Old 03-18-2009, 04:57 PM
 
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A good friend of mine grew up there, and as stated Kiski Area is a good school.
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Old 03-18-2009, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, USA
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There's an area in or near Murrysville known as Apollo. There's also an Apollo in Armstrong County.
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