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  • TedSheckler
    ccrunner609;1222484 wrote:thats why when I was 19 I bought a house.
    A house without air conditioning. Smart kid. :rolleyes:
  • dlazz
    LJ;1222564 wrote:I have a house in Blacklick I am renting out for $1000/month. PM if interested
    Blacklick is a hellhole.
  • LJ
    dlazz;1222586 wrote:Blacklick is a hellhole.

    :confused:

    Are you thinking Blacklick Estates near Brice? Because the Blacklick in Jefferson Township is pretty nice.
  • hoops23
    LJ;1222591 wrote::confused:

    Are you thinking Blacklick Estates near Brice? Because the Blacklick in Jefferson Township is pretty nice.
    No it's not.
  • LJ
    hoops23;1222592 wrote:No it's not.
    Yeah, there's only 26 houses priced over $500k for sale there right now. Pretty shitty. :laugh:
  • hoops23
    LJ;1222594 wrote:Yeah, there's only 26 houses priced over $500k for sale there right now. Pretty shitty. :laugh:
    If it's so nice, why are 26 families getting the fuck out?
  • like_that
    Without knowing your salary dlazz, 700 seems pretty damn cheap considering where I live.
  • dlazz
    like_that;1222606 wrote:Without knowing your salary dlazz, 700 seems pretty damn cheap considering where I live.
    It all sounds expensive to me since I live in a shitty campus area apartment now.
  • hoops23
    dlazz;1222609 wrote:It all sounds expensive to me since I live in a shitty campus area apartment now.
    As long as your rent is 1/4th your monthly take home, you'll be fine.
  • sportchampps
    I love in blacklick as well. It's a pretty nice area but does have a couple neighborhoods that I wouldn't want to have to put up with the neighbors. Dlazz check out The ridge at Taylor station. They are old but the are safe and their one bedrooms are pretty big for only like 350-400$ a month. I almost loved there when I first graduated but we rented a town home in worthington.
  • dlazz
    hoops23;1222612 wrote:As long as your rent is 1/4th your monthly take home, you'll be fine.
    I don't make a whole lot.
  • 2kool4skool
    No one wants to live in fucking Blacklick.
  • like_that
    dlazz;1222609 wrote:It all sounds expensive to me since I live in a shitty campus area apartment now.
    How much are you making?
  • dlazz
    like_that;1222628 wrote:How much are you making?
    At the 25% of your income rule, I'd be flirting with it around $700 a month.
  • hoops23
    dlazz;1222634 wrote:At the 25% of your income rule, I'd be flirting with it around $700 a month.
    I'll say you make 2K a month... You could still make 700 work. Get rid of cable TV and just use the internet for everything (if you haven't done so already)

    Get rid of other things that aren't needed, for example, a landline phone, lower cell phone bill, stop eating out, etc...

    You could live comfortably on 2K a month in a $700 place... Just have to manage your money.
  • dlazz
    hoops23;1222638 wrote:I'll say you make 2K a month... You could still make 700 work. Get rid of cable TV and just use the internet for everything (if you haven't done so already)

    Get rid of other things that aren't needed, for example, a landline phone, lower cell phone bill, stop eating out, etc...

    You could live comfortably on 2K a month in a $700 place... Just have to manage your money.
    I already do most of that stuff. Cell phone is paid for, but I still have my car payment. Also, I live in fast food (works for me -- i eat once or twice a day)
  • Automatik
    My friend's sister has a house in Blacklick.....currently on the market. That area is being taken over and going down the shitter.

    Gahanna is ok, but I'd stay far away from directly East of Cbus.
  • OneBuckeye
    dlazz;1222640 wrote:I already do most of that stuff. Cell phone is paid for, but I still have my car payment. Also, I live in fast food (works for me -- i eat once or twice a day)
    It sounds like you should live in a cheaper place and rough it for a few more years to save money. Rent a room or commute.
  • like_that
    Automatik;1222642 wrote:My friend's sister has a house in Blacklick.....currently on the market. That area is being taken over and going down the shitter.

    Gahanna is ok, but I'd stay far away from directly East of Cbus.
    LOL still going to defend the area LJ? That's three people who have said it is a shit hole.
  • Automatik
    Looks wise it's fine. It's just being overrun by a lower class of people. It is what it is.

    I've spent a lot of time there when living in Columbus, the houses are beautiful and at the time it was nice. I haven't been there in a while, but from everything I've heard....East of Cbus...stay away.
  • LJ
    like_that;1222652 wrote:LOL still going to defend the area LJ? That's three people who have said it is a shit hole.
    Yes, since most of the bad parts are technically Columbus (taxes, police, utilities, etc). The Jefferson Township area (most of Blacklick) is just fine.
  • LJ
    Automatik;1222659 wrote:Looks wise it's fine. It's just being overrun by a lower class of people. It is what it is.

    I've spent a lot of time there when living in Columbus, the houses are beautiful and at the time it was nice. I haven't been there in a while, but from everything I've heard....East of Cbus...stay away.
    Most likely this is off of Waggoner south of Kennedy.
  • LJ
    Hell, there is a guy in Colts Neck (which is IN Blacklick BTW) that owns a Bugatti Veyron.
  • dlazz
    Is it the one I posted the other day? I saw him pull out on Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd
  • hasbeen
    Fab1b;1222553 wrote:
    On another note, my time in FL is limited as I will be moving to IL next year for work, so I will be up there hunting later this year for a new place next August.
    Your choice or company's?