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FIND YOUR DREAM HOME OR APARTMENT
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Oct 19, 2012 6:06AM
I think it is important to realize that all cities are effected by the current economy. The point of the article is for people starting over. If a family has lost income due to lay offs and therefore lost their homes, they may need to relocate for a fresh start.
Jobs and housing will not be perfect any where. However, I moved to Peoria and could find work. Sometimes a couple classes might be necessary and sometimes people may take minimum wage work. In my opinion I would rather get paid than have nothing at all. Additionally, the house I bought cost me much less than I used to pay in rent which saves me more money.
Sep 14, 2011 10:58AM
I think the realtor companies wrote this article. I been living in Fort Wayne, IN all of my life. Only the people that make money and stay here which are doctors or people who were born in to money. Everything is either made in China or the few manufacturing jobs left here are not contracted out to one company but many companies. So if a car part is defective look to see if your car or similar product has it because it probably will have that part.
Sep 4, 2011 8:24PM
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!
I'm laughing so hard, tears are coming out of my eyes. This article/list is one of the best jokes I've heard in a long time. Too Funny! I think the cities who paid the writer the most made the list. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! This is so funny I can't stop laughing. What a bunch of hogwash! Melinda should be writing for Letterman. This would make one of his top ten lists and have the audience in stitches, just like I am. I think I'm going to bust my gut laughing. This is ridiculously funny. Somebody needs their meds adjusted! LOL.
Sep 4, 2011 5:04PM
Are you kidding me Scranton-Wilkes barre the number ! place to start over......I guess they have never been here. There is really no work here. If you do find work there only willing to pay you 10 bucks an hour. The roads here suck. Theres only 25 cops on the whole wilkes barre police department. crime is high.
Sep 4, 2011 2:51PM
Sep 4, 2011 10:29AM
Sep 4, 2011 2:56AM
Melinda Fulmer of MSN Real Estate, failed to properly research. Some of her mistakes were in:
1. examining median income, in that she failed to remove the top 5% before assessing. It is imperative to do this nowadays with the disparity of wealth being so vast, as your numbers will be misleading if there is a small suburb of wealthy folk.
2. indicating "types" of job growth. This is important for the reason Ruby67 noted, as new jobs paying minimum wage may indeed fall into job growth, but anyone attempting to purchase a home will need real income, not college student income.
3. while it is not figured into this report, air quality and the mold/allergy index are critical factors to consider when relocating. Not only could you end up paying quite a bit to remove molds from your home (as would be the case if you lived in Columbus, Ohio), but some people simply can't survive in Peoria, Little Rock, Columbus, Fort Wayne, or Oklahoma City due to consistently high allergen indexes (pollen.com/allergy-forecast.asp), and let's not forget pollution indexes.
All in all this article was too hastily presented, with unreliable information due to insufficient research and too limited a qualifying filter. Hopefully you'll be a little more thoughtful in future articles.
Jul 6, 2011 5:42AM
Jul 6, 2011 5:00AM
I am a professional from Fort Wayne and lived there for 15 yrs. in a upscale part of town, finally moved away. This is a very depressing place to live. Navistar is leaving and moving jobs to Chicago, GM laid off a bunch, other manufacturing jobs are laying off. Medical profession is doing well. If you like drugs, strip clubs and schools that have major financial problems along with backwards thinking....you should move here. Trust me, not the place to start over. Who dreams up this list??
Jul 6, 2011 3:28AM
Jul 5, 2011 10:37PM
Jun 15, 2011 6:04PM
I am from Peoria and I couldn't believe it was on this list. I haven't lived there for many years but still have family there. There are no jobs, and what is available is minimum wage for the most part. Before you move anywhere, send for their local Sunday paper for a month or visit if possible. Bear in mind that if housing prices are low, so are wages; one follows the other. If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.
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