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  • Pawdog

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    Lake Kimble, Texas
    What the hell happened? Background info: We're helping our youngest son find/buy a house in Arlington. We're looking at foreclosures to save $$$, and spent yesterday evening driving around to a few his realtor sent him listings on via email.

    We lived in Arlington from 1997-2003, and are familiar with most areas, or so we thought! Went through several subdivisions that six years ago were really nice. Now, you'd think you were in a third world country from the condition of the houses. Weeds, tall grass, four or five cars in the driveway and yards, garbage by the front door, etc.

    WTF happened? I didn't think six years would have changed the whole face of communities until after yesterday.....Sad.
     

    TexasRedneck

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    New Braunfels, TX
    Cheap homes = cheap rentals....equals Section 8 as others noted. It'll take years to recover - IF it does. Old neighborhood went through much the same back in the 80's - it's taken until now to start recovering. Glad we sold when we did!
     

    cuate

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    Comanche Co., Texas
    Chalk it up to the term "balkanization". Lived in a nice middle class neighborhood in neighboring Grand Prairie 1970-1984, today I would't consider buying in that particular area. Today what is affordable for young people is not often or always where you or they would choose to live for twenty or thirty years. It isn't going to get better.........
     
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