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Originally Posted by MovingBackHome
Although I'm a born and bred South Philadelphian, I'd never been all that familiar with that specific spot. I discovered it by chance while walking to a deli nearby from a friend's hse about 10 blocks away. I'm originally from 7th and Ritner.
I LOVE the houses there, across from that park around 4th and Tasker!! But when I looked into it (we're moving back to Philly as my handle implies), I found the houses were way too much for my budget, esp. in South Philly. I think they were something like 300K?! But yeah I love that area!
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Try the small side streets around the Square. The 1600 S block of Lawrence street is a great example. You can still get houses for the low $100s and it is only a half a block off the square. Be careful, the houses at those prices need alot of work. Basically plan on gutting it. A fixed up house recently listed for $240,000 and sold in a couple of months.
Check out these website, they can help you with your search
http://brtweb.phila.gov/ This site is great, but recent sales can take up to 6 months to show.
http://mlsfinder.com/nj_trend/kwexton/ This is a great free site.
Good Luck. I hope that you rejoin the community.
03-29-2006, 04:46 PM
