Shawnett Jones

Sewells gardens is a good neibhorhood . I live there and commute to norfolk international terminals multiple times a day its a 7-10 minute commute interstate is two minutes from my door. Very few crimes by comparison to some of the ones you mentioned and the few crimes we do have are typically nonviolent teen angst stuff. I would look for an apartment close to there - Tue May 6 2008, 11:14

Check out this site, http://www.norfolk.gov/neighborhood_offenses/default.asp in the civic league area pick your neighbhorhood and it will tell you every up to date crime for that area amazingly the "good" neighborhoods have the most crimes. For example search say Colonial placeRiverview vs Sewells gardens "My" current nieghborhood vs one I was looking to buy in. Wow! rapes and all waht a colorful hidden crime area.

http://www.norfolk.gov/neighborhood_offenses/default.asp - Wed Apr 23 2008, 22:17

Well folks I was able to reach him, the house was vacant( very very vacant) almost vagabond vacant. We did go see it Sunday afternoon. It's definetly a think hard and long type of house since it needs major work. Tear most of the house down to the studs kind of work. Not up to my living standards since it was not the cleanest either and I have a slight case of monkofobia But if we go through and do the work it would be a magnificent home. Thanks to all who answered. - Mon Apr 14 2008, 21:23

Thanks for the rain no drought here. Unlike many buyers I buy houses because I actually want to live in a nice house. Not to flip which is what and partly why the market is a mess. For me buying now at a low price seems right. The house is a fixer but only in sense of ugly. The hvac is fine, the ugly can be done over time, and well not everyone hires out repairs. My husband and I know how to do the kitchen and bath as we did them in our last house and very well at low cost to boot. Under $8,000 to do both since WE were the contractors, and good ones TOO. Landscpaing done. Carpet? not has hardwoods. Paint? If i ever get so uppity that I spend that much money on paint and carpet I'll slap myself. Being a longshoreman makes you not mind grunt work. As for lonshore work I'm not leaving for maternity because they're already here. I'm in my early thirties been there done that, thanks for the concern but I'll be fine. Ten fold not so literall! This is eventually the type house we will write in our wills for our two children so profit isnt exactly a concern. At the most for repairs we would spend maybe $40,000. - Sat Mar 22 2008, 07:40

I can see both sides of this working for or against you. Granite is great yes but you can also overdo a remodel. Case in point most homes in my area are $100k-160k range they tend to be minimally appealing kitchens with OLD kitchen with formica type counters and laminate flooring. We recently REDID our kitchen and put in butcher block counters and new cabinets and porcelain tile all for under $5,000(we did the labor ourselves). Our listing agent came by and his lip dropped in amazment. He said it would sell our house. Every other house for sale in our neighborhood still has kitchen from when these homes were built in 1939. So just because HGTV says granite is the only way to sell your house doesn't mean that's set in sotne (pun intended, I crack me up). Personally I would rather have the updated systems any day. I agree a pretty kitchen AINT gonna keep you warm. The bigger question here is are you competing with what the neighborhood standards are?

I agree it's not a good time to sell but if you aren't in foreclosure and don't have a pressing reason to sell what's the worst that could happen? you have to stay? how horrible is that? - Fri Mar 21 2008, 15:18