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PostSep 22, 2023#26

Yeah, the premise is odd.  I mean you live in the city so look around you, and that's your incentive to stay.  Either you like it or you don't.

Your incentive to leave might be more space, better schools, less crime or lower cost of living.  That said i wouldn't take it as a given that you will find all those things in one place and even if you do there will be tradeoffs of the things you like about where you live now assuming there are things you like anything about where you live now.  Also if you don't like anything about where you live now you should definitely move.  A person should like where they live at least in so much that you have the means to live there.
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PostJan 16, 2024#27

Hello all.

I am back with a question. Please pardon my ignorance but I wanted some input regarding condo insulation but didnt know where to post.

Does anyone know if the condos that are built prior to 1970 but updated in 2000s have insulation?

Thanks.
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PostJan 16, 2024#28

I think that would be a case by case basis depending on the condo
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PostJan 16, 2024#29

SB in BH wrote: ↑
Sep 22, 2023
^How closely is resale value linked to school district? I get the school district thing if you have kids and don't want to do the Private/charter/magnet school hokey pokey common to families in the City. But I've never heard or seen evidence of City real estate values changing more/less than suburban real estate as correlative with school district reputation. 

I understand the need to compare costs/benefits of places to live, but at bottom what really matters is your values:

If you primarily value urban community and amenities, and don't mind the perceived crime risk or care about school issues, then City is probably for you and you can figure out how to make it work financially. 

If you value a larger home/property and the perceived safety of the county, and/or have school age kids and don't want to pay tuition, and you don't mind the isolation and being dependent on your car for everything, then the 'burbs are probably for you and you can figure out how to make it work financially.
Because property tax/school funding has always been the model, the school district premium is already baked into house prices in any given school district.  Sure schools can vary in quality over time, but unless a school district is quickly tanking, most changes are incremental and reputations are long-lasting. Very few districts skyrocket UP the rankings.  If they do, it's probably a lagging indicator on the home values, not a leading indicator. 
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PostJan 16, 2024#30

GoHarvOrGoHome wrote: ↑
Jan 16, 2024
I think that would be a case by case basis depending on the condo
thank you. does anyone know if city of stl offers free energy home audits to check insulation?
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