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What part of town do you work? Or isn't that an issue?
Out of curiosity, and maybe this is because I don't know Milwaukee as much as I used to, but why potentially Cudahy and not West Allis?
I work at a school in Wauwatosa as a counselor at the moment, close to the zoo, so getting there hasn't been too rough from the two places I split time at now.From what I've seen from friends while renting and while looking at housing prices over the years, West Allis is slowly falling apart and becoming a trash heap. From my time spent there I've had no interactions that have changed my mind. (Including looking at some "high end" apartments there)
From what I've seen from friends while renting and while looking at housing prices over the years, West Allis is slowly falling apart and becoming a trash heap. From my time spent there I've had no interactions that have changed my mind. (Including looking at some "high end" apartments there)
Planning on soon buying my first house around the Milwaukee area (Waukesha, Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Bayview, Cudahy, St Francis, etc). The one place I have determined 100% to not move to is West Allis. I'm looking for either a 2 or 3 bedroom place, with a nice finished or unfinished basement to put a bar and a giant TV for those big games. I'm budgeting for 140kish to buy. Any tips or tricks I should look into from all you old people who have had a house for years?
Agree and Cudahy is getting better. Question: Married with kids? School district mattas.
Married with kids or not, school district mattas. Resale is much better with a good school district.
But you also get more house for the money when you buy in.
If you're looking in the St. Francis and Cudahy areas, don't rule out Oak Creek. It's not that much farther from where you work, and there are plenty of areas with quick highway access that would help with the commute. It's a growing suburb, so prices have gone up in recent years, but there are still plenty of homes in your price range. In the last few years, a bunch of new businesses and restaurants have opened up, and the schools are pretty good for the area too. Taxes aren't as low as Waukesha county, but they're better than in Tosa or Milwaukee.
Not sure if it applies to u, but I know ZFB had to make sure his crib (also $140k) was at least 4 blocks from any schools or parks
My little brother lived right near the Milwaukee/Tosa line in this neighborhood: https://www.google.com/maps/place/2800+N+Lefeber+Ave,+Milwaukee,+WI+53210/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88051b5018644961:0xe20d87eaa7c899e?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjs9iHmsnZAhWPyVMKHblTBoYQ8gEIKjAAHe loved it and only moved because his wife wanted a bigger home. They ended up getting divorced and he wishes he were back there!I thought the neighborhood was really cute and well-kept. The homes were older but looked to be in good shape, and people seemed to take a lot of pride in their yards, etc. I have no idea what houses there go for now, nor do I know much about the schools.
Just looked at the area, the only houses for sale are out of my price range by about 50k =/
Oak Creek is close to On The Border too.