Comments on: Historic Shaw Homes: Bring Your Flashlight

By: Mari

Mari — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:20:53 +0000

Wow, that was a while ago, since then I’ve spiffied the place up, evened the floors, gone in debt
As far as crime goes see (http://www.crimereports.com/map/index/?search=+Washington+DC )and see there is crime all over the city. Even on the other side of 16th St NW. Like evaluating stocks or mutual funds you have to determine your individual tolerance for risk vs gains.

By: allison

allison — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:55:47 +0000

Hi Doug – thanks for the reference. Yes, crime is an issue in many DC neighborhoods, like all urban centers. This is why I suggest that all buyers do their homework, including through very local blogs that cover crime and other issues (and often link to DC Police info.) Some of these blogs can give block by block insite on the real crime situation and local atmosphere, as opposed to general stats.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT RECOMMENDING any properties to anyone. My blog simply highlights interesting things that I see on the market within the framework of my theme of the day. On this day, the theme was fix-me-ups in a gentrifying neighborhood, with all of the general implications therein.

By: doug

doug — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:32:54 +0000

Hi. When you recommend these houses and resources to learn about the area, why not recommend finding the Washington DC Metro Police Department Yahoo listserv? Not everyone would want to deal with some of the crime and violence issues that occur with some measure of frequency in the area.

Pointing this out because I almost learned this the hard way – and very few people, especially in the real estate industry – like to mention anything problematic.