URBAN PIONEER (Up-and-Coming)
Where to find it:
Near downtown and inner-ring suburbs
What you can call home:
Fixer uppers, older single family homes ranging in style from ranch to modern, garden-style apartment buildings
Your Neighbors:
Ethnically diverse mix of young singles and couples, recently divorced and single parents, aging retirees who have lived in the neighborhood for years, immigrants
Why You’ll Like It:
Cheaper homes that are likely to increase in value, working-class sensibility, new development
Why You May Not:
Construction noise and eyesores, neighbors who can’t renovate their homes