Do you mean minority because of ethnicity or because you’ll be tan? I take it your Latino?
Royal oak and Ferndale are fairly diverse, Livonia not so much. Ferndale is a bit rougher than Royal oak. Royal oak is the current “hip” place to be.
You definitely don’t want to be too far out, ie Plymouth/Canton when the snow comes if your not used to it.
Latino, I guess. I’m first generation, my parents come from the communist paradise that is Cuba. I don’t care though it’ll fun to be the “exotic” one for a change.
I agree, I don’t want to be too far because of the snow. I don’t know the first thing about driving in the snow or dealing with snow in general.
Royal Oak and Grosse Pointe both seem like top candidates right now. I just need to find a decent rental to crash for 6-12 months. I’ll then think of buying.
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Go Ferndale, you should be able to find a spacious, really nice duplex for 750 - 800 bucks, and I’m talking one that is tits. Try and get as North (border Royal Oak) as possible.
You could also move to Troy. I completely forgot about that. It’s just north of Royal Oak and actually relatively inexpensive. 2 bedroom apartments run anywhere from $675-$1000/month depending on what kind of amenitites you want. My buddy has a $675 2 bedroom, 850 sg ft apartment that pays for everything except cable,internet and electricity.
Don’t know if you still need the info or not but parts of Southfield are pretty nice too and aren’t that far from Detroit. There are some pretty nice apartments and townhouses around 12 Mile and Lahser and at Franklin and Northwestern Hwy.
[quote]bigk428 wrote:
Long time lurker…also grew up in Michigan.
Don’t know if you still need the info or not but parts of Southfield are pretty nice too and aren’t that far from Detroit. There are some pretty nice apartments and townhouses around 12 Mile and Lahser and at Franklin and Northwestern Hwy.[/quote]
Yes, any information is welcome. I won’t move until early next year so I’ll be in the planning stages for a while to come. Thanks, I’ll also look at Southfield.
[quote]Wise Guy wrote:
Lifetime Michigander here…so far at least…
I would opt for Ferndale over Royal Oak. It is very close to downtown (15 min tops) and it is next door to Royal Oak. You have access to dowtown Detroit, Royal Oak and Birmingham (both nice burbs, good nightlife, especially in Royal Oak) and Ferndale has a decent nightlife for being in Michigan.
Its much, much more affordable than Royal Oak, and its nearly as safe. You shouldn’t have any issues.
Gross Point is overpriced and boring/snobby. Canton is suburban hell. Boring and spaced out. Plymouth is snooty, pricey, and the cops are power crazed maniacs. Think Smallville.
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x2 for Ferndale
Grew up in Ferndale, decent place, located fairly close to downtown, good bars. Try to stay north of 9 mile.
x2 for Troy women. But you don’t want to live there. There is something in Troy that turns males into weak metro bitch’s, or hippies. Hot women tho. . . Troy is like the crossfit of cities.
There are some nice areas in Detroit such as Rosedale Park, but you really need to know the area to find them.
I live in between rosedale park and an area caled Brightmoore. Im closer to Brightmoore which is most of the most high crime areas in the city. So just dont move into Detroit. Move to the suburbs.
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[quote]Wise Guy wrote:
Gross Point is overpriced and boring/snobby.
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Grosse Point is really nice during the spring and summer, but still boring. Its more for established families.
I’ll echo the Ferndale comment if you need a cheaper place than Royal Oak.
If you’re young go Royal Oak, if you’re young and need something cheap go Ferndale.
I’m in Public Accounting so I’m driving all over Detroit area (within 1.5 hours of my apartment) and I’ll tell you it’s the best location traveling wise. I’m always going the opposite direction as the busy traffic. If you live on the west side (Livonia, Novi, Canton) you will hit monster traffic going into the city in the morning and coming home at night. Your commute will be a good 45mins to an hour. More if the weather is bad. East side of I-75 (warren, etc) are ok. They are not as nice as RO/West Bloomfield/Birmingham, but are cheaper to live in.
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hijack
I’m graduating this August with my 150 and starting to work in public accounting right after graduation. How long have you been in public accounting/ do you like it? Did you go to school around Detroit?
