littlecloudyskye

"the edge" = edgewater? and thank you for the tips and the good wishes!

Thank you x100 for the job board links. We haven't seriously started looking for work yet, but will have to fairly soon. Hoping it will go smoothly. Blinker, that's really funny. I work for Reuters, btw. I'm hoping to get out of journalism, though probably not til after we've already settled in Cleveland for a while.

not sure about this yet. i work in journalism for a worldwide news service and my boyfriend works in advertising production. i may find a job in an entirely different field. still up in the air.

cool,thanks. i've been to a few of those places you linked to-this helps me put it in perspective. i really need to plan a trip back to concentrate on the neighborhoods.

is there any tax abatement on older homes in cleveland or only new construction?

very good to know, wimwar. i don't know too much about this stuff but am starting my research. that web address of that property is http://pure.progressiveurban.com/propview.php?view=1624 realistically we probably want a *bit* more of a backyard though.

oh well, looks like you can't link to individual listings.

^ we do like to go out maybe 1 or 2 times a week, casual bars, and we like to eat out often. no kids. backyard space...for our first house in an urban place like tremont/ohio city or lakewood or shaker sq., maybe somewhere between .25-.5 acre. anything more i realize would be pushing it. something like this looks great (not much of a yard but cool space w/hottub) http://www.progressiveurban.com/homepage_frameset.htm

mayday, i hear you. and any bus commute in cleveland will be a breeze compared to the commute we're used to - 35-40 mins - even though we're only a few miles from our workplaces - which is standard if you live in nyc. i'll probably end up driving because i like it, but not sure if he'll prefer to take the bus or train. i think we'll definitely be expanding our search area to tremont-ohio city-shaker sq.-cleveland heights. this is going to be tough!

wow, thanks very much KJP and mayday! helpful map, too. i'll be printing out your posts and keeping them handy. is the train convenient for all of these areas: ohio city, tremont, cleveland heights & shaker square? my boyfriend has driven only a few times in his life, since he's from manhattan, so he'll have to get a license and get used to driving. the more walkable/train-accessible an area we live in, the better. but most important is that it's a good, safe, stable area.

thank you. i used to go to coventry all the time in high school so i'm pretty familiar with it and i do like it. we also have found a lot of houses we like online in cleveland heights, though i don't know that area. i know it's near john carroll. my mom lives in bay village and her husband is always discouraging us from moving to the east side, because he says it's inconvenient. i think he's exaggerating, but on the other hand, i know places in the west side i.e. lakewood, ARE more accessible to cleveland. but i don't necessarily need to live near downtown, anyway. we don't know where we'll be working yet.

hi, this is my first post. i'm looking for some general advice and talk about different neighborhoods. i grew up in mentor, moved to new york city in 2000 (where i've lived ever since). my boyfriend, who's a native new yorker, and i are planning on moving to cleveland next spring. we are sick of the craziness, the grind and expense of nyc. we're eager to have a house and a yard and a more laid-back pace of life, not to mention my family & many friends still live there. i appreciate cleveland so much more than i did when i was younger anyway, i'm basically wondering about the neighborhoods. we were looking into buying a house in lakewood. we'd like to be near the lake if possible. but, i'd like to have a yard and from what i've seen, lakewood houses are crammed in. any exceptions to this? what are the best places to live in lakewood? ideally, we'd also like to live among younger people (we're 29). i'm also curious about ohio city and tremont. but aren't these 2 a bit sketchy in certain areas? i want to live in a stable area and not have to worry about what's going on 2 blocks over. this is just a start, really. thank you for any advice/discussion!