Moving to Detroit Area! Help?

[Purdue FR-S]

Is renting a home any worse than renting an apartment? I've only rented apartments here on campus.

[Sccabrz192]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

You could tell everyone you're waiting for the Fiesta ST to drop. Ford has been swearing up and down they're bringing the Fiesta ST for literally years now; it's been on the show circuit for over 2 years with no concrete info. So bummed.

As for living advice, definitely try to get an apartment. The housing market is SO volatile that even a foreclosure [assuming you have the time and skills to renovate] is a risky investment. Plus, maintaining a house is a guaranteed financial sinkhole and responsibility buzzkill. You can't tell I'm bitter, LOL!

Production ready Fiesta ST's are on the floor at the NAIAS this week... I'd assume they have a general release date.

[Brzce]

Originally Posted by chenshuo

I have a feeling you gonna get your Japanese car scratched in Detroit

Not true. I used to design engines at the Ford POEE (Powertrain Operations and Engine Engineering.)

[Brzce]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

Congrats on graduating and getting a great job!

IMO, Livonia sucks; there's no culture and the roads are pretty much the worst in the entire metro, totally not conducive to owning a fun car. I'd give Dearborn another shot as it has a big variety and is generally much better. Since you like more rural, try looking "downriver" [like Wyandotte, or even Brownstown]. They're quieter while still be reasonably close to Dearborn. You'll want to look carefully at Google Traffic to figure out your commute and how it's going to be when you're going to and from work, as it can range from blissful to frustrating just depending on which direction you're travelling.

Curiously, the closer you get to actual downtown Detroit, the quieter it is, since nobody lives there! The only snags are you'd have to pay city income tax and deal with the rather convoluted/nonsensical road layouts. There's a fringe of ghetto that's worth avoiding, it's kind of a halo of ghetto around downtown Detroit, where all the low income folk have been pushed out by wealthy hipsters. There are no notable hipsters downriver or in Dearborn, FYI.




All of those locations are great for the golden parachute executives that don't need to actually be in the office, but struggling through the cross-town traffic from there to Dearborn everyday would have me gouging my eyes out with a red hot turbo manifold.

I agree with everything Ryephile says. You might want to go "down river" if you need to be rural and close to work. Down river is garuanteed to be a bit boring. It's also pretty blue collar.

Here's what you get with Livonia "whitest city in america" - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Livonia

If you are a recent grad - and want a college atmosphere and restaurants, music, etc. - you may be stuck with a 45minute commute all the way to Ann Arbor. I have 2 acres on the edge of Ann Arbor and have deer in my yard everyday and wild turkey a few times a month.

Royal Oak has lots of young proffessionals and a nightlife - but there's no real open space except for the golf coarse and the zoo.

[Sccabrz192]

Yea RO is very young but very grid'd and no yards. Novi is a little more rural and still has a younger scene for recent grads. A lot of my engineer friends that work at MPG live in that general Novo/Walled Lake area.

[2nd86]

Originally Posted by Purdue FR-S

Is renting a home any worse than renting an apartment? I've only rented apartments here on campus.

You would NOT be responsible for maintenance or depreciation if you RENT a house, like you said. You might have to mow the grass and shovel snow.

Congrats on the job, and Boiler Up!

[Purdue FR-S]

Originally Posted by 2nd86

You would NOT be responsible for maintenance or depreciation if you RENT a house, like you said. You might have to mow the grass and shovel snow.

Congrats on the job, and Boiler Up!

Thanks! I'm ok with renting ... as long as I get a garage :P

[suffelch]

I lived in West Bloomfield for 20 years. I know the area well. I am 26 now. If you want night life, shopping, restaurants Royal Oak and Birmingham are the way to go. They can be big money though. Clawson has a lot of residential housing. Clawson should have some neighborhood streets with small houses for rent. Still within cab distance to some night life and clawson has all the normal stuff. Restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores etc.

[racecaresuaceb]

Congrats on the job and moving.

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