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From my understanding it's geared towards students, and grad students mostly (similar to some of the newer ones off East-West Hwy) but I think it's available to the general public as well
Black Wealth in PG County (MD) Dashed by the Housing Crisis...
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I can't speak for dude but I'm kinda a homer too for the area. The two biggest negatives are housing cost, taxes and traffic
Other than that the area is so
Great job market, beautiful area, night life, and oh lawwwwwwwwd the yamb selection
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Yamb selection top notch, future wife selection, not so much.
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I mentioned in my previous post (probably didn't stand out) but I referred to NEW young professionals moving to the area. Like Beezy said if you grew up in PG you'd have no issue buying here. You'd still look for the typical (safe community, decent schools), you would just want a newer place and be fine with fine commute since you're used to it (i.e. moving out to Largo or something).
I can't really compare it to being in Sugarland because Sugarland is still pretty much self-serving. While you may still work in Houston and go out at night or catch a Rockets/Texans/Astros game, you don't necessarily have to leave Sugarland to experience premium shopping, fine dining, art/theater attractions, etc. Sugarland would be more akin to Annapolis and Columbia.
Most places in PG were built as bedroom communities for people who worked in DC. PG would be more like Spring Branch (I know thats still within Houston city limits, but its just as far from anything). Primarily residential areas, working class neighborhoods (some good some bad), no major retail areas outside of strips containing you're usual anchors (BestBuy, Target, Old Navy, etc).
I mentioned in my previous post (probably didn't stand out) but I referred to NEW young professionals moving to the area. Like Beezy said if you grew up in PG you'd have no issue buying here. You'd still look for the typical (safe community, decent schools), you would just want a newer place and be fine with fine commute since you're used to it (i.e. moving out to Largo or something).
I can't really compare it to being in Sugarland because Sugarland is still pretty much self-serving. While you may still work in Houston and go out at night or catch a Rockets/Texans/Astros game, you don't necessarily have to leave Sugarland to experience premium shopping, fine dining, art/theater attractions, etc. Sugarland would be more akin to Annapolis and Columbia.
Most places in PG were built as bedroom communities for people who worked in DC. PG would be more like Spring Branch (I know thats still within Houston city limits, but its just as far from anything). Primarily residential areas, working class neighborhoods (some good some bad), no major retail areas outside of strips containing you're usual anchors (BestBuy, Target, Old Navy, etc).
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PG has that stigma so all the coloreds move to another area that's not like that only for it to carry the same stigma down the road. It's a cycle you see all over america
What folks need to do is start keeping up the houses they buy. Folks buy houses and don't believe in doing minor fixes as time goes by to keep it current. I see that **** all the time in so called middle class black areas. I know some now that are now ran down from what they were when I was a kid.
That's a big problem too. Not only houses but how people live in general. For instance, in the neighborhood I discussed earlier, which is a more affluent black neighborhood, I would go there and the grass on a lot of the lawns is toast
Bushes weren't kept, dead flowers, etc. Dudes are also leasing S-Classes 
I mean if you're living in a 400k house, why are you driving an S-Class? But that's for another thread. I just
Back in college, one of my favorite classes dealt with socioeconomics, race, and class. White Flight is huge. When white neighborhoods start to see minorities move in, it's time to get out. It's an endless cycle.
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when I went DeMatha was like 50/50 white/black student wise. Many from PG, but then again when I went you'd have been surprised how many white students were coming from PG as well.
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No doubt on that......I'm just saying these black families need to keep up their property so their neighborhoods don't become what PG is (going by the comments I'm seeing)Ehh.PG has that stigma so all the coloreds move to another area that's not like that only for it to carry the same stigma down the road. It's a cycle you see all over america
What folks need to do is start keeping up the houses they buy. Folks buy houses and don't believe in doing minor fixes as time goes by to keep it current. I see that **** all the time in so called middle class black areas. I know some now that are now ran down from what they were when I was a kid.
Consider this though. If I'm settling down in the area and buying a house, and I plan on having a families or already got one, MoCo is more appealing than PG.
The schools are much better, their is a nice concentration of black families (not cornballs either) in nice neighborhoods.
Schools Districts play a big part in families deciding where to settle down.
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And I think people forget Tysons Corner is probably as major a job hub as DC (minus politicians). That factors in a lot to the NoVA/Moco vs PG argument as well.
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That's cause dudes outchea scouting heavy, posted up at UMD and Howard looking for talent
Once a girl shows potential, she is getting offered the max deal straight outta college. Coming in the house and getting greeted by her momma like this
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Real talk. The truly dope ones got a massive rock on their hands by 25. We're left with the ones with the chip on their shoulders and ratchets.
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Looking for talent at UMD and you'll find an STD instead
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Plenty folks survive on $50K or so, but Comfortable living around DC starts around $85K or so, $100K is solid for someone single without debt, but even there you're not going to be ready to buy a nice place until 30 or so, so $120-$150K by 30 should be about right.
Comfortable is subjectice though, I thnk living in a nice neighborhood and driving a nice car and still slide 40% net or so to savings or brokerage acct is part of the eqn
Comfortable is subjectice though, I thnk living in a nice neighborhood and driving a nice car and still slide 40% net or so to savings or brokerage acct is part of the eqn
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No Terp slander in here, amigo. And just lol at getting an STD at MD but not Howard??
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No Terp slander in here, amigo. And just lol at getting an STD at MD but not Howard??
Yeah iono bout that. And we not scouting Gallaudet?
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but not howard, B?
No Terp slander in here, amigo. And just lol at getting an STD at MD but not Howard??
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Ehh...No Terp slander in here, amigo. And just lol at getting an STD at MD but not Howard??
I'll take my chances at Howard.
UMD is a cess pool.
This is just my opinion. Do you.
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DC folks was burning up campuses down here in NC too.....
but the gems from up there that came down here for school were
but the gems from up there that came down here for school were
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You talking about Landmark CP? Pretty sure it's students-only.
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got love for DC folks though....back in 05 everybody was still on baggy **** down here and they turned me on to fitted ****
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Now you're approaching troll status. DC is notorious for burning up the block, but a top 50 school is a cesspool?? Man.
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You're in your feelings right now.Now you're approaching troll status. DC is notorious for burning up the block, but a top 50 school is a cesspool?? Man.
Most kids from Howard aren't even from DC so how has this become a "DC" thing now? In fact...only 9% of them are from DC. Top 50 school? Why are you bringing rankings into this now?
Get out of your feelings. I'm done w/ this topic. Stop talking to me.
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wel damb
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You're in your feelings right now.
Most kids from Howard aren't even from DC so how has this become a "DC" thing now? In fact...only 9% of them are from DC. Top 50 school? Why are you bringing rankings into this now?
Get out of your feelings. I'm done w/ this topic. Stop talking to me.
Don't be silly, you started it by calling the mans alma mater an std cesspool, c'mon now. Let's move on anyways.
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true trueYou're in your feelings right now.Now you're approaching troll status. DC is notorious for burning up the block, but a top 50 school is a cesspool?? Man.
Most kids from Howard aren't even from DC so how has this become a "DC" thing now? In fact...only 9% of them are from DC. Top 50 school? Why are you bringing rankings into this now?
Get out of your feelings. I'm done w/ this topic. Stop talking to me.