"Darren Garrison" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:57:57 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:


"Darren Garrison" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:07:27 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

becomes reactionary because a complaint was lodged. I figure that
most
people move about every two or three years, so unless something is
really

Most people move every two or three years? Are you sure that you
didn't
mean that most people move
about every twenty or thirty years?


Nope. Not where I live. I've been here going on 10 years and I can
hardly
keep-up with the constant parade of people who move in and out of the
neighborhood. The development is about 15 years old, there are only 5
original owners on the street. Of the five, only two have remained

Interesting. In my (very rural) area, the people who live around me now
are mostly the people who
lived in those same houses 30 or 40 years ago.


I grew up in a very small town near Pittsburgh. We moved into a new house
1956 and my mother still lives there. Many of the people on her street are
the same as when I was a kid. Most of the new residents are the result of
the death of the previous owners. The rate of turn-over here is almost
breathtaking. The homes are exactly at the average price point and square
footage for the region. It is a suburban development close to the outerbelt
freeway with easy access to shopping and restaurants and an easy 20 minute
commute to downtown. Many of the homes are on wooded lots or are adjacent
to the communities' greenbelt. It seems to attract people who are in the
demographic most likely to move - the upwardly mobile, young professional
with a growing family. Add to that the seemingly high divorce rate, low
mortgage rates, and a good chance that you will be transferred, and you have
a perfect storm. We love the house, but we were faced with a decision to
move last fall when my partner's company closed the local office leaving a
choice between relocation to Dallas or unemployment. We decided to stay,
but it was a tough decision.