Originally Posted by choster
Avoid for what reasons in particular? Poor transportation, expensive housing, proximity to water, unfashionability, property crime, overcommercialization, violent crime, high-rises, distance from services, strict parking enforcement, hippies, unfunny billboards... there are many different things people might want to avoid, and there is no avoiding all of them at once
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OK. Let me elaborate. There are certain things that a person looking for temporary housing can easily figure out. The cost of housing is, for example, is the first thing a prospect landlord will mention in the advertisement. So my friend was looking for a piece of advice about safety of areas. For example, is Chinatown a high/low crime area? Well, she is just trying to find out if there are places she has to avoid because of (un)safetiness. For all the other things, I am sure she will manage. Thanks.