Keeping it real on the east side

[Guest Game of Chance]

Can't decide...I know a ton of people on the east side, but I work in Royal Oak. Help me out please...

[bean]

I don't know if you plan on getting a house or an apartment, but the taxes in Royal Oak suck. Otherwise, I like living here. I've lived here for almost 6 years, and I like it...I-75 and I-696 are right here, which is convenient..*shrugs* good luck with your descision!

[Daevion]

I'd go for Royal Oak...no particular reason other than you'll be closer to work.

[Lilith]

perhaps pick a place/city that is half way between both that way work or play it wont be terriable annoying to get there. :grin

Lilith

[kellygrrrrrl]

I live in Royal Oak, and I love it! Everything you need is very local...lots of great shopping, restaraunts, bars, I love Downtown, Luna's, Comet Burger, the Zoo, Oakland Mall, tons of reasons. Also, when I walk in the neiborhoods at night, I don't feel unsafe....

I love it in R.O.

[Paper Hearts]

Look, with all of those lofts going in, you're not going to be able to take all the yuppies in Royal Oak. East Side, man. You have the Lake, Downtown, Belle Isle, Eastern Market, of course GPP has enough bars around where you can do pub crawls and there is no local bar in RO as cool as Taproom, including Gusoline. Too much traffic out that way, too. GPP is the best kept secret in Detroit, all the good restaurants and shops and that you'd find in RO, but the houses are a lot cooler. plus it's cetrally located-i can do a 25 minute commute to southfield every day, be in Hammtramck in 5 minutes, to CityClub in 10-and Jack Kerouac used to live and drink in my nieghborhood. Where's Royal Oaks Jack Kerouac, huh?

East Side!

[lullaby1031]

I say move to Royal Oak

[JaneDead]

i voted gpp so you'd be closer to me too many people live too far out as it is!

[Daevion]

I live in Royal Oak, and I love it!  Everything you need is very local...lots of great shopping, restaraunts, bars, I love Downtown, Luna's, Comet Burger, the Zoo, Oakland Mall, tons of reasons.  Also, when I walk in the neiborhoods at night, I don't feel unsafe....

I love it in R.O.

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yeah, the Zoo is awesome...haven't been there in forever !!

[DarkChylde]

I vote for royal oak cuz you be closer to mt. clemens

[Paper Hearts]

I can make it to Mt. Clemens in like 20 minutes.

[Guest Game of Chance]

damn...you can't get any square footage in Royal Oak if you want to be walking distance to downtown...unless you're shelling out a ton of cash...was kinda hoping for like 1200 sq ft...walking distance to downtown...anybody know of a place like that?

[Msterbeau]

damn...you can't get any square footage in Royal Oak if you want to be walking distance to downtown...unless you're shelling out a ton of cash...was kinda hoping for like 1200 sq ft...walking distance to downtown...anybody know of a place like that?

Bwahhahhahhahahahahahahahhahhaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry.

Royal Oak has been expensive for a while now. Ferndale is still semi-resonable.

[Guest Game of Chance]

Bwahhahhahhahahahahahahahhahhaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry.   

Royal Oak has been expensive for a while now.  Ferndale is still semi-resonable.

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I looked at a place right on 4th street at Main I thought it was cheap at $650/month...then i walked in and it was like 650 sq feet...looking at another place tommorrow at 11/washington...we'll see

[Slept with ghost]

i say just think about which area you spend more of your social time in how much are you in royal oak other then for work and would it be worth the move either way i wish you luck in your choice

[soothsayer]

If I could afford to rent in Royal oak that's where I'd be.

[Guest Game of Chance]

I think I'm leaning towards Royal Oak. I have a lot of friends on the east side, but my two best friends work the opposite schedule as me at MGM Casino, and they're both talking about moving to Vegas. I have a good job here otherwise I'd join them. So I'm thinking Royal Oak it is. PaperHearts, Dyno, jump on the bandwagon with me.

[JaneDead]

i wanted to buy in royal oak but we didn't even bother to look right now- we knew it would be too expensive for what we wanted/needed. same with some other areas. we settled for harper woods - have been here for 2 years and will probably be here at least 3 more. as the girls get older i would like a bigger place and i would prefer my kids not to go to the high school here.

[bean]

There is a house down the street from me for sale, and they are asking an insane amount for it. The houses in my neighborhood are small, but people are still trying to sell them for way too much $.

[Paper Hearts]

I think I'm leaning towards Royal Oak.  I have a lot of friends on the east side, but my two best friends work the opposite schedule as me at MGM Casino, and they're both talking about moving to Vegas.  I have a good job here otherwise I'd join them.  So I'm thinking Royal Oak it is.  PaperHearts, Dyno, jump on the bandwagon with me.

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Royal Oak is a land-locked city and therefore less advantageous on a strategic, sort of fort building level. Plus again, Schools libraries are better in Grosse Pointe, so are the parks and salons and again, we've got Downtown, Belle Isle, Eastern Market, Hamtramck is like 5 minute's drive, etc, less traffic, etc.

[Guest MsMaldoror]

Royal Oak is great, but maybe you should consider Clawson, which is right next to Royal Oak. I live there and am very happy with my surroundings. I'm about 5 minutes away from downtown Royal Oak and I-75. Plus, Thomas Video is in Clawson. They have a HUGE selection of foreign, cult, indie, and downright hard to find films.

[Paper Hearts]

Thomas video rocks. I actually really like that sort of Royal Oak, Berkley, Clawson, Ferndale thing-but I have to represent, you understand?

[Guest MsMaldoror]

There you go, GOC--hang out with PH on the East Side or with all of us cool people in the Royal Oak area...

[Paper Hearts]

I'm better.

[Paper Hearts]

"sausage fest".