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i'm interested in a 1700 N. Bradford St. property and found out someone died right infront of it (shooting). is baltimore all really bad? where can you buy a shell (old brick house) but still feel at least somewhat safe?
where would you buy a place in the city? ill be moving there next year.
Baltimore is not all bad. There are shells all over the place. How much you are going to pay for them depends on the location. A friend and her husband bought one somewhere on the edge of Charles Village between where it is okay and where it is sketchy. They have done a wonderful job with the place but have been frustrated with sketch contractors.
Paul--Why would you want to buy a property in the 1700 blk. of North Bradford Street? How did you even find out such a property was even available? Not recommended unless you're into dealing coke, weed, or heroin.
Baltimore is not all really bad, but in this environment, very desirable housing is available (cheap in "sketchy" areas) for less than it would cost you to renovate a shell with risky "under the table" contractors.
I would definitely buy in Medfield, Hampden, Locust Point, or South Baltimore--though shells might be hard to find there.
Why are you moving to Baltimore next year? Why a shell?
1700 N. Bradford is definitely not a good area, but there are lots of good places to buy in the city. It would be a good idea for you to get to know the different neighborhoods before buying. As a start, you could use google street view to see what the area looks like.
Having relocated here recently myself, from colder and sparser environs, I can't recommend enough coming here and visiting. It ain't Hawaii, and unless you have lived in one of these claustrophobic Rust-Belty cities before, you need to be here to understand it and see how things look and feel.
Depending on your tolerance level for "nuisances" or "habitual felons", you can get a deal on property in the City, including rehabbable shells. You can also wind up with a money pit in the middle of a Mad Max movie. I would heed Buz's advice.
"You can also wind up with a money pit in the middle of a Mad Max movie."
Yep. I know a couple who ended up dropping about $300k to rehab a house on North Avenue. Three hundred large for a home that's almost in a war zone, bad bad bad idea.
just paul:
1700 N. Bradford is in a godawful area. Even if you're planning slumlording I wouldn't recommend buying property there.
Google street view is really worth a thousand words:
http://tinyurl.com/bgprfu
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