A New Neighborhood

Before I get into today’s blog. If you haven’t taken time out to listen to ‘Control’ do your self a Google favor and look that up. That’s not what today’s blog is about, but Kendrick Lamar is stirring up what Hip-Hop has been waiting for and I don’t want you to miss it…. oh yeah it’s Big Sean’s song… but hey.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/kendrick-lamar-control-big-sean_n_3748466.html



Anyway moving is for the birds. I’m sure most of us can agree. Unless you’re in a position to move into exactly what you’re looking for without having to go through much, those of us that still have budgets are in for a roller-coaster.

Here’s what trips me out about Cincinnati housing, which is completely different from Atlanta and New Orleans spending more money is not the way out of the ghetto. See in New Orleans, at least when I was there I could buy my way away from ratchet problems. Yes, I had a peeping-tom, but I didn’t have roaches doing the double-dutch hop trying to find a way into my building.

In Cincinnati, the higher priced apartments that are below $1000/month are where subsidized vouchers etc. are accepted. So in an instance where $7-800 would normally put you somewhere with a gate, 24hr on site maintenance and a few pools to choose from in the south, here it’s a guarantee that you’ll be beside, above or below a hollering baby and/or a couple that fights/freaks entirely too loud.

I’m thoroughly confused and I refuse to pay ownership prices for temporary living in less square footage. I know that there has to be a city that has a great neighborhood/place to live. Share with me your favorite neighborhoods and if you’re from around Cincinnati, how do you get away from the hood without moving to Mason?

I’d love to know.

Hope you all have been doing well. I slowed up since I’m in the midst of a move/house-hunt but I’m still here. Email- marellewrites@gmail.com if there’s something you want me to sound off about.