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Charter claimed that they didn't get the check that went sent out on November 6th for our service. We didn't want to send another check because we knew they would find the check, then screw our bank account up by cashing them both. We also didn't want to cancel the check because of a $30 fee, so we thoguht we would wait it out. My wife and I called them 11 times, and had an online chat, and they still showed up and took our cable box away. So guess what happened Saturday? The check they never received was cashed by Charter. So, it was their fault...But *shock* they didn't apologize, won't give us a month or even half a month free service (except for the amount of time we had NO service), etc, etc. So I think I will just get basic cable with them then try and get DSL with someone else...Naked DSL I guess. I dunno yet.





Any way, we are able to break our lease as long as we find a new tenant, which we have. We are just waiting on all of her paperwork to make it through and everything. If we pay the sec. deposit on our new home in Maplewood, they will hold it and have an official move in date of January 1st, 1st month free, so first rent payment is Feb 1st. Pretty freakin' awesome. My wife is getting her wish of not moving before the holidays, so we're happy about that, too.

^^ Yeah they were conditioning the lines for it outside my complex 2-3 months ago.

Central West End is by far the best place to live in STL. Convenient to Clayton, Downtown, North/South City. Tons of restaurants/shops, convenient metrolink, and a wide variety of condos, apartments, and townhomes

Juice13610 wrote:So what's the average for, oh...say...



2 or 3 br, 1 or 1.5-2 bath, 1000-1200 sq ft. in the city?



Our Maplewood apt. fell through and we are still in Fairview Hts. We might end up just staying here, but if we can sell our house back home (Benton), we might look in to buying again. But if we are buying and making that kind of investment, I want it to be in the city.

150-175...except that you could probably get substantially more sq. footage. These old brick mamas can be 1600-2500 sq. ft for under 200k in some places.



Honestly, just take a lunch drive if you've got a bead on a house, its the best way to get a feel for an area.

If you can do a condo the West End has a bevy of affordable options. And he's right, people are clamoring to sell.



Anything around 100k that is somewhere you and a family would want to live is a gut rehab.

Juice13610 wrote:How is the neighborhood around the Turtle Playground/Park?



I think it would be awesome to be a stones throw to Forest Park. Unsure of the neighborhood. And what street is Turtle Playground on (64/40 and....).

That's Oakland and Tamm. It's Dogtown. Great place to live!

Juice13610 wrote:^ Thanks for the response!



Since, from my understanding, "Dogtown" is an unofficial neighborhood name, what is the official neighborhood name?

I've always considered Dogtown to be between McCausland and Macklind, Oakland and Manchester, as this article mentions:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/reales ... enDocument



And this site, by the fellow interviewed in the article, is replete with information:

http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/dogtown.html

Juice13610 wrote:Okay, can someone tell me what they think of these general areas? I know the whole "just drive around" "walk around" stuff, but that's not what I'm looking for. I could see 4 Crips doing a C-Walk down the street and I wouldn't think anything about it.



So...Would you leave your attractive wife and 10 month old child at home alone in these neighborhoods?



366X Montana at South Grand, St. Louis



4434 tholozan at Kingshighway, St. Louis(?)

Not sure about Montana, but I've known many who've lived on Tholozan (and around there) and loved it. Plus, you could walk to La Tropicana, which is Muy Delicioso!