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Re; Stone Mountain…and pocket neighbourhoods

Guys, although I'm pretty certain we are Decatur bound, I'm still sort of curious about Stone Mountain from the standpoint of it maybe having good "pocket" neighborhoods….we've lived in a VERY nice area here in PHX for a dozen years…but not 8 blocks away gang bang alley begins. You just never know how things will go until you are there, I guess! Anyway--the Stone Mountain question for me began with a very specific property on Carlo Terrace SW. It's very reminiscent of an area in Carmel, CA where I lived forever….looking at this link, would you say this part of Stone Mountain might be considered ok or a true gamble?
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1135 Carlo Terrace SW · 1135 Carlo Terrace SW, Atlanta, GA 30331

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Southwest is the wrong direction for Stone Mountain.  The address you give is west of the Perimeter, out in the Six Flags part of town.  I know absolutely nothing about that area, but it is far, far away from Stone Mountain and Decatur—and Norcross!
 
Hmmmm…the real estate listing must be lying to me!

It gives the address as 1135 Carlo Terr. SW….Stone Mountain. Says it's north of Cascade Rd and bordered by Fulton Industrial Rd. SW (the 70). Circa 32-ish miles from the Norcross office. This is an example of why we just need to fly out and look around!
 
Mikael3...Geez….I see the problem now...

I had the place saved in my folder for Stone Mountain…….feeling kinda dumb :p Well, now that this is clarified--I'd still be curious as to thoughts on this location after all!
 
 

 

Guy's you're all missing the point. Atlanta is infested with Walkers, as is the rest of Georgia. Stay away!
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Louie…HAHAHAH!!!!

I know, I know….but the decision isn't completely mine regarding a move. Georgia wasn't on my personal radar. Innsbruck, Austria was :( I really wanted to go back home! We'll see--this could all change in the coming year…but today, Georgia is looking like what it will be.
 
I don't know why you would be wanting to live so far away from the Norcross area if you are seeking to avoid traffic. My sister and her husband lived in that area and the traffic was terrible. Unless your partner is able to work flextime and avoid the rush hours, you don't want to be trying to drive up 285 to 85 from Stone Mountain to Norcross in the morning and reverse that in the afternoon. There are paid express lanes part of the way in 85. There are good neighborhoods in Gwinnett County which would not be too far from Norcross.
 
Commutes, etc...

I can only say right now that commuting isn't a massive concern due to the fact that it won't be a very long-term thing. Traffic is absolutely expected and not much avoiding it (and after years in LA, no bad traffic in any form would shock me, really)

We've agreed that the max commute shouldn't be too much over 30 miles each way--and we may even wind up finding ourselves buying VERY close to Norcross whether or not the job transfer turns out to be longer than expected. It's all very loose at this point in time until we actually take time to get out there and look around properly. Right now, the top 3 mutually agreeable locales are Decatur, Conyers and possibly Kennesaw--but that's just today--with the research we've done so far.

The priority in living out there is to find a home in an area where we *might* be satisfied in staying long term--with the job location being a secondary consideration. At this point in time, we're just looking at a few cities as options for buying into with an eye on being mostly homebodies--just want a respectable amount of distance between whatever home we buy and those homes near to us. I already work from home office here and I am not a retail shopper/mall person at all--just want to be close enough to Atlanta that we can get whatever entertainment/culture we can when the mood strikes--and a serene/quiet home life for all other time.
 
A home in a

wealthy area is as vulnerable to a break in as any other, if not more so.
You must protect it and your selves.
In our neighborhood, we all look out for each other and pay attention to goings on.
We see what happens on the news.
Criminals case homes in upscale areas. The ones without the means to do so burglarize ones in their own locale.
One upper middle class homeowner was even harboring illegals in his basement. They died in a fire there. They were all from Mexico. The youngest was 15, the eldest only 25. They worked in his Chinese restaurant. An immigrant himself form China.
 
A home in a

wealthy area is as vulnerable to a break in as any other, if not more so.
You must protect it and your selves.
In our neighborhood, we all look out for each other and pay attention to goings on.
We see what happens on the news.
Criminals case homes in upscale areas. The ones without the means to do so burglarize ones in their own locale.
One upper middle class homeowner was even harboring illegals in his basement. They died in a fire there. They were all from Mexico. The youngest was 15, the eldest only 25. They worked in his Chinese restaurant. An immigrant himself form China.
 
A home in a

wealthy area is as vulnerable to a break in as any other, if not more so.
You must protect it and your selves.
In our neighborhood, we all look out for each other and pay attention to goings on.
We see what happens on the news.
Criminals case homes in upscale areas. The ones without the means to do so burglarize ones in their own locale.
One upper middle class homeowner was even harboring illegals in his basement. They died in a fire there. They were all from Mexico. The youngest was 15, the eldest only 25. They worked in his Chinese restaurant. An immigrant himself form China.
 
A home in a

wealthy area is as vulnerable to a break in as any other, if not more so.
You must protect it and your selves.
In our neighborhood, we all look out for each other and pay attention to goings on.
We see what happens on the news.
Criminals case homes in upscale areas. The ones without the means to do so burglarize ones in their own locale.
One upper middle class homeowner was even harboring illegals in his basement. They died in a fire there. They were all from Mexico. The youngest was 15, the eldest only 25. They worked in his Chinese restaurant. An immigrant himself form China.
 
Allen

You are correct - you definitely need to visit the city and especially the areas that are of interest to you.

 

As someone who has lived in Atlanta several times, starting in 1964 and up until as recently as 2014, I can't imagine a commute much worse than one from Kennesaw to Norcross.  And regarding a Conyers-to-Norcross commute, it wouldn't be much better.

 

As I've stated before - my personal advice would be avoid Kennesaw, most especially as it's in Cobb County (one great example of Cobb County thinking came back in the 1980's when the City of Kennesaw passed a law/ordinance requiring all households to own a gun; I have no idea if that was ever taken off the city's books).

 

Go, visit, and be sure to perform a 'mock rush hour' commute before deciding.

 

lawrence
 
So many of the topics discussed here are super-interesting and this one is no exception. I love hearing about the different places people call home and what they like or dislike about them. As close as Phoenix is I have never been there. A very good friend of many years calls Phoenix home and talks about it like it's Shangra-la. He actually commutes to Salt Lake City for work...an airline employee although the commute is not free. I can certainly understand Allen's concern about the approaching heat. I'm not wild about it either of course Phoenix has more humidity than here and there's those haboobs/dust storms to deal with. Phoenix also lacks the "resort destination" aspect you find here. The friendliness and diversity go without question. The Desert Cities also are a convieinent operating base...LA, San Diego and even Mexico are day-trips. There aren't many other places where you can go to the beach and the snow in the same day.  Having morphed into an old man, I freeze during the winter when visiting my hometown in the SF Bay Area and it's not really all that cold there. I have never been in "0" degree weather, not ever. I have not used the heating in my home since before the holidays. It's mid March and I have the windows and doors open, but I know the heat is coming so the weather here is sort of six of one and half a dozen of the other. 

 

Allen, I'm sure wherever you decide to live will be fine. You're still young enough to make the moving experience an adventure.
 
Funk, an idea. When you find a maybe house get up early enough to get to work from that house to work place. Try the same at night. Definently try it on a Fri afternoon. I've had the pleasure of living in Marietta, Stone Mountain, Norcross, Chambodia, Conyers and now Monticello. Monticello is my favorite but I am not a young hot stud like you anymore so trips to the "ATL" are only under duress. I found a "family" camp "resort" in So Ga and bought a cabin. The action on the weekends is quite fun and no DUI's. Good luck on your move, GA can be fun.
 
 

 

It sounds like a 3-4 day trip to the area will be necessary soon, to get a taste for the various areas of interest.  And to try out that planned commute.
 

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