All Things Cleveland

• sleeper

  

  GOONx19;1686592 wrote:Solon is continually ranked one of the top places to raise a family nationally.

  It's also full of douchbag snobs.
  
  Source: A lot of Solon people go to OSU and make us all look bad.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  GOONx19;1686592 wrote:Solon is continually ranked one of the top places to raise a family nationally.

  You forget he's a POS. Don't help trash solon with the likes of him.
• believer

  

  Pick6;1685534 wrote:

  The very fact that Cleveland accepts anyone from NYC is enough to avoid the place like the plague.
• Pick6

  

  believer;1686650 wrote:The very fact that Cleveland accepts anyone from NYC is enough to avoid the place like the plague.

  Trolling needs work.
• iclfan2

  

  thedynasty1998;1686578 wrote:May be moving to Cleveland soon for a new job.
  
  Question - what are some good neighborhoods/suburbs for a young family? Budget of around $200,000. Like to be close to restaurants and shopping if possible. I'm not familiar at all with Cleveland. Thanks!

  It really depends on where your job is. "Cleveland" is large. If you mean downtown then that will narrow it down. The commutes can suck up there, so it is something to consider before looking for a home. For instance, many a day I traveled to Mentor from downtown for work, and coming in from Mentor was bumper to bumper stopped traffic. There are a ton of little neighborhoods and towns to look into.
• Tiernan

  thedynasty1998;1686578 wrote:May be moving to Cleveland soon for a new job.
  
  Question - what are some good neighborhoods/suburbs for a young family? Budget of around $200,000. Like to be close to restaurants and shopping if possible. I'm not familiar at all with Cleveland. Thanks!

  your best bet is to move 2 hrs due south on I-71 to the garden spot of Ohio.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Job isn't dowtown, it's a sales job covering mostly all of Northern Ohio, but not Toledo.
  
  Shaker Heights looks nice. Reviews?
• Pick6

  

  thedynasty1998;1686840 wrote:Job isn't dowtown, it's a sales job covering mostly all of Northern Ohio, but not Toledo.
  
  Shaker Heights looks nice. Reviews?

  Shaker Heights is decent. Same with Cleveland Heights, IMO. I'd still stay away from the east side though. If you make a wrong turn, you're all the sudden somewhere you don't want to be.
• Tiernan

  Pick6;1686847 wrote:...If you make a wrong turn, you're all the sudden somewhere you don't want to be...

  Yeah, it's called Cleveland.
• iclfan2

  

  thedynasty1998;1686840 wrote:Job isn't dowtown, it's a sales job covering mostly all of Northern Ohio, but not Toledo.
  
  Shaker Heights looks nice. Reviews?

  Gotcha. You really need to go to Cleveland and just drive around for a few hours. I personally would not live near shaker or cleveland heights. Would rather be in Euclid, willoughby, mentor to the east, but would probably rather be in Lakewood, rocky river, westlake to the west. All areas have their shitty spots, but the east side has shittier spots all over (as in ghetto).
  
  Like I said, you need to spend a couple days driving around. Plus there are a lot f home rentals in Lakewood area, so renting for 6 months to a year would be a smarter idea imo. You don't wanna buy a house in an area that you will never get the value back out of.
  
  
  "Get busy livin, or get busy dyin"
• Sonofanump

  If I had to live near Cleveland, I'd pick east of 301, north of 480, and west of 252.
• thedynasty1998

  

  We're going to be renting. Decided we didn't rush into buying something, plus there is an unknown to my income.
  
  I'm struggling to find many rentals though. Any recommendations to find houses for rent (don't want an apartment) other than Zillow, Craigslist, etc... ??
  
  Thanks