Submitted by vgutierrez9 t3_z67gek in pittsburgh
Hi everyone, I found a property in said zip code however I’m Not sure what the name of the neighborhood is or how safe it is. Does anyone know any details ?
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vgutierrez9 OP t1_ixzrmpp wrote
I won't be living there, just using as a rental. Home is on Glendale Rd.
ballsonthewall t1_ixzzogh wrote
Good luck
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LaxTy23 t1_iy3bkt0 wrote
I live on Glendale Road in Penn Hills. It's a very nice neighborhood!
pghredditingforgood t1_ixzvpar wrote
Quick Google search says that the ZIP code 15235 includes: Penn Hills, Churchill, Wilkins Township, and Wilkinsburg.
Brandonguth1985 t1_ixzz2l7 wrote
Whoa you can Google zip codes?
/s people are wild sometimes
vgutierrez9 OP t1_iy03fax wrote
ha! crazy right. If only google could give personal perspective too then we'd really be wildin'.
sopabe6197 t1_iy0dr5z wrote
- Penn Hills - Some nice places but overall not great. Expect ridiculous water and sewage bills. Borders East Hills where someone gets shot weekly
- Churchill - Nice but expensive
- Wilkins Township - Nice and more affordable
- Wilkinsburg - Not great, weekly shootings, high school taxes, some nice areas but only the further you get away from the city
RagnarHedin t1_iy030jw wrote
Mainly I'd call it Penn Hills. Lots of very different neighborhoods there, so it's hard to generalize what they're like.
vgutierrez9 OP t1_iy03mlj wrote
makes sense, I'll probably be visiting within the next few weeks and seeing if I can get a good feel from the area.
sopabe6197 t1_iy09y9u wrote
Check the school tax rates because you'll get screwed living in Wilkinsburg.
ballsonthewall t1_iy0c9nk wrote
*get screwed investing
vgutierrez9 OP t1_iy0gn9l wrote
Why do ppl get so offended when the mention of investing is brought up ? Correct me if I’m mistaken but our realtor said only about 47% of homes in that area are owner occupied. Do home owners dislike renters ?
mvc594250 t1_iy0odsg wrote
Because people (justifiably) don't like landlords. You think that people in any given area should be happy that someone who already has somewhere to live is coming into an area that they literally don't know anything about (doesn't sound like you've even been there) and buying up property? When there's a so-called property shortage in no small part driven by landlords who have had no interest in performing improvements on their "investments" while they continue to profit on them?
Whether or not you're as good as a landlord can be is immaterial - landlords mostly fucking suck and you're about to be one if you aren't already.
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DarkKnyt t1_iy0pqa0 wrote
Some homeowners do not like landlords but it's typically renters. Like the other person said, some landlords are terrible but from my experience as a landlord, some tenants are horrible and downright costly in terms of property damage.
There is a mental leap though when complaining renters themselves can't afford to buy property for whatever reason and thus need rentals to have housing. The price changes according to what the market will bear and renters pay it (again for myriad reasons some of which are really not their fault) even for shitholes which adds to the anger towards landlords.
All that said and having done it, absentee landlords are the worse and paying a property management company 10% to take care of things is almost as bad. We are almost too involved with our property because we really do care but it's generally gone well for us.
PghCurlyGrrl t1_iy1e52t wrote
"whatever reason"
Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the people buying up property at a value and then hoarding it to make money off it at a premium, or the ones flipping them into shiny turds
DarkKnyt t1_iy1gtxu wrote
That's one and I'm not a fan of property hoarders but that's different from making a place that was not available to rent from into something that is. Other reasons might be bad credit, low wages causing an inability to save, needing to support their family with medical/legal issues, property taxes too high due to unjust distribution of resources for schools, a bad financial decision made earlier in life, and being shitty with their own money despite making enough.
PghCurlyGrrl t1_iy1h4fl wrote
I’m not reading all that yr not that important 😂
pmp412 t1_iy0dkv0 wrote
I grew up in that area if you have a specific question
vgutierrez9 OP t1_iy0gqos wrote
I messaged you.
pmp412 t1_iy3uz4u wrote
I did not get a message
rizzybanger t1_iy06tok wrote
Blackridge is comprised of Penn hills, Churchill and Wilkinsburg.
ballsonthewall t1_ixzrh2m wrote
If you're going to be living there you should go in person to check it out. Streets in Penn Hills vary pretty wildly.