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Believe: thanks for the link. That was so helpful. I like the way neighborhoods are constructed in KC, I am just not fond of the people. Though in the past 24 hours, I am becoming infatuated with the friendliness of at least the people who have responded to my post. Cleveland is already looking better than KC. I happen to be female, but driving to shop is never a problem. I am already feeling a little better about things. I guess I have to make another trip out there with a GPS and these areas in mind. Thanks so much again to each of you for your advice!

Thank you both! That gives me a little more information than I had before. I am originally from Phoenix, so I am used to a transient population. I have lived in a few midwest towns (most recently Kansas City), the communties have been very closed off.

Greetings: Any information would be appreciated. I have been looking for a place (a 1br or 2br) to live in Cleveland. I just finished law school and am moving to Cleveland for my first job. Ideally the place would be downtown or a safe neighborhood with access to public transportation so that I could get downtown. At first, I was looking to buy, but I had bad luck with realtors (they would begin sending me listing and then would disappear). So, now I would like to rent. I don't which areas are "good" or "bad." They all looked relatively the same. I would just like a safe, inter-ethnic (I don't know if that is politically correct) neighborhood, where I can walk my dog. An apartment, condo, or house with all appliances and one of those sit-in windows and built-in shelving and bookcases etc. . . would be perfect! It seems to be hit or miss with rentals and the individuals that I have been in contact with. Where I am from, I worked with realtors to find rentals, but I am not finding the same services in Cleveland. To further complicate matters, I am doing this from out of state and my weekend visits to Cleveland are getting expensive (and are not leading to results). Any suggestions regarding rental resources (aside from craigslist, clevelandrents.com, apartments.com etc...) or good areas would be fantastic. Thanks!