Derrygal

Im not too far from Willoughby. Let me know the time and place.

frankig

It may just be the two of us, Derrygal.

Alrescha

Wow never realized there were so many Brits in Cleveland - I've been in Cleveland heights for 3 years and just moved to Macedonia.

My hair dresser at Crazy Mullets on Coventry used to tell me there was another English bloke in Cleveland Hgts. I wonder if hes on here? Can't be many of us

frankig

So who has the Union Jack rear view mirror and car seat cover???

Shaolin_Dragon

I dont have the Union Jack, but I do have the Welsh Flag as a bumper sticker, and have a "give blood, play rugby" Welsh rugger sticker on the inside back window.

technolog

I'm hoping to be living in Avon Lake or nearby in 18 months or so, with my USC soon-to-be-wife.

Shaolin_Dragon

Hey, you'll only be a quick blast up Rt 2 for me!

technolog

Get the kettle on, September '14!

Shaolin_Dragon

Its on. Might be a touch cold by then though!

Duncan Roberts

That's where I live.

technolog

Oooooo. Might need to quiz you about the area then. My girlfriend's mum lives at Westlake and we'd like to live near to her without being in her pocket, so to speak. Ideally near the lake and/or a park as we'll be bringing two Labradors over.

frankig

I have a Union Jack number plate surround (not sure what it's really called) but I got quite excited when I saw the UJ mirror the other day.

We used to live over that way, hubby still works over there in North Olmsted. It's nice and it's only a short drive into downtown Cleveland.

Duncan Roberts

OK. I work in Westlake, it's 5 minutes away. There are a fair few parks around but the closer you are to the lake the more you will pay for a house. The really close ones are in the millions.

technolog

Not sure what might be wrong with them but my girlfriend's been finding houses on real estate web sites that are quite close, say within ¼ mile for sub $100k. I'll try to find some examples to put up tomorrow.

Duncan Roberts

In Avon Lake, if you find sub 100k houses they are going to need a lot of work. They might be tiny and need a little work but in general the housing market in Avon Lake is extremely strong and prices reflect that. The further East in the city you go the less desirable the houses are so the cheaper they become. Route 83 (Avon Belden Road)runs north/south and is the unofficial dividing line for where you want to live and where you live because you want to be in the Avon Lake school district.

I took a quick look at under 100k houses in Avon Lake and I know where most of them are and I personally wouldn't want to live in any of them. They are generally in the areas that were the old summer houses for the city folk. Back in the 40's and 50's people lived in the city and had "beach houses" in Avon Lake. They are now most of the cheapest houses in Avon Lake since everything got built up around them.