If you want to get proximity to good schools or more access to an urban downtown etc. if you want a new construction or older home.

These entries make it clear how much urban density can be upgraded by rethinking the segments of marginal land that come bundled with each separate house: the paved yard, the alley, the driveway, the garage.

I know some people are iffy with paying your due share in society .

We still have lots of green and open space, even in urban cities like Durham.

We live in a throwaway society, just clean it, fix it and resell it - one of the easiest things to do in the world.Steve

I was paying $1450/month until March for a pretty high-end 1 bedroom near Urban Center and saw ads at the time for like $850 to rent a 2 br house about a mile from where I was. 

I think one of the largest issues in our society is people don't want to take responsibility for their actions and this is a case of that. 

We live in a money-hungry society and tenants, pedestrians, contractors, and refused tenants are looking to sue or get hurt to sue.

s recent post on rising rents in his greater area, I took a look at what's going on in my small, urban target area.

Its become a hip-urban nook with 3 very popular breweries, restaurants, cafe's and a bike shop within 1-2 blocks, 1/2 mile easy access to I25 (interstate) and right on the main tourist route.