Just got an offer accepted on a 3 family home In Chicopee

[Raphael Juliao]

Looking to get some general information.

Im doing Owner Occ FHA and am living in NYC currently but live some times of the year in MA in the lowell/lawrence area. The reason I picked the area is because I travel for work between NYC and up in Lawrence so the springfield area is dead in the middle of both NYC and northeastern MA. I didnt want to buy in springfield because I know the area is quite ridden with crime which I'm no stranger to being born and raised in the Bronx. After driving thru Chicopee I noticed that its quite cleaner and quiet compared to springfield. I wanted some opinions on people who know the areas and what their outlook is on this area. Seems like some folks like it and others say the areas are complete trash mostly speaking of Springfield.