Are you saying your woman wants to live there? I can think of a lot of things rather than living in that awful neighborhood. How about selling both of your houses and finding another neighborhood closer to your job? I’d be looking today.
That is for certain.
I can think of a lot of things rather than living in that awful neighborhood.
It's not the neighborhood. The neighborhood is decent enough. It's the surrounding neighborhoods and the city itself.
There are advantages and disadvantages to living in most any large city. Employment opportunity is the big advantage here. What's more, the jobs tend to pay more and the cost of living is actually less here than in the small town where my country house is located. The criminal element is the disadvantage. It's just something you deal with. All the wheels have lock nuts. The yard is surrounded by a six foot chain link fence with a Doberman Pinscher patrolling. I am always packing when I am out and about and my head is always on a swivel. We have implemented a few other security measures as well that I won't even go into.
How about selling both of your houses and finding another neighborhood
Someday we will definitely do that but for now, we have dug in and will make the most of this situation and then leave on our terms. It's looking a lot like Colorado or Arizona.