True Street Cred- Review your Neighborhood
I love my neighborhood. When my kids and I first moved back to the Tri Cities from Orange County, CA it was such a quick transfer I didn’t have time to find a house to purchase, so I called my mom while still in Cali and asked to her find a house for us to rent. In talking with her I found that, after selling the house I’d grown up in the prior year, the 2 bedroom apartment they were in was driving them bonkers. Quite a comedown from the over 3500 square foot house they’d lived in for over 30 years; and now they actually had to see each other more than just at meals! I asked them to move in with the kids and I, and directed her to find us a large enough house that all of us would be comfortable and have our own space.
I’d grown up in central Richland, right off the main drag of George Washington Way smack in the middle of town. But with my work now, I needed something a little more centralized for the entire Tri Cities. We found a house in SE Richland in the Meadow Springs area on Greebrook Blvd. This area has historically (well, since I was a kid in the 70’s and early 80’s anyway!) been the hoity-toity area of beautiful homes surrounding the Meadow Springs Country Club. I knew kids that lived there- you know the ones. They actually got cars when they turned 16 bought for them by their parents- and the cars ran! And if they wore Chuck Taylor’s it was by choice! Ok, I never really wanted for anything growing up- it wasn’t like I was “Please sir, may I have some more?”
Anyway, I digress.
I spent a year looking around for just the right house to buy, in just the right neighborhood. We’d grown up buying little prefabs (see previous post here ) and fixing them up as rentals, so I was really looking for a bargain house that needed updating.
I found the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood of Carner Ct E. After buying, I stumbled upon a great informational site called Street Advisor. You can write a review praising the merits of your neighborhood. And if you’re looking at buying a home, you can look to see if that neighborhood has been reviewed!
Remember, an ode to your neighborhood could mean the next neighbors moving in will be more likely to be like you!
