Scouting Out Your New Town or City

Friday, October 19, 2007

One of the biggest challenges to moving is deciding on a neighborhood in a city that you don’t know very well. Unless you’re moving because of work or a family emergency, chances are, you have a working knowledge of the new town you’re moving to. You’ve been there before, you’ve walked the streets and you know the attitude of the neighborhoods. But if you don’t, you basically have two choices, You can hop on the Internet and let the multitude of reference sites teach you about each particular area, or you can go for a visit. A visit only really makes sense if you have the time, money and a good map that clearly defines what street borders make up each neighborhood. If you’re thinking about moving to a city like Atlanta, you need to know the difference between Buckhead and Bankhead, Five Points and the rest of the central business district and so on. Most apartment ads, whether they be in the newspaper or online, use neighborhood jargon, so you’ll need to know what all of that means. The answer to this puzzle is to simply do your research before you go so you know exactly what you’re looking at when you begin your apartment search.



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