While I was in school I spent summers doing insurance adjusting and visited just about every neighborhood in the greater Houston area. I thought the 3rd or 5th ward were the sketchiest places where it felt like I was in a different country. Today I met a potential client in a subdivision south of Cleveland. They are looking to build rent-to-own homes in the area. Normally I would say that doing something like that will bring in trashy people but their homes will be miles better than anything else in the subdivision so far.
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/dayton/news/article/Plum-Grove-residents-and-developers-voice-their-9724357.php
I am not sure how long the development has been out there but it is different than anything else I've seen around town. An example, Sienna Plantation has a section that recently opened that will eventually have 10,000 homes there. The developer opens up a few sections at a time and several builders build until that section is almost done and then the next one is opened. This means the neighborhood gets filled out in an orderly manner and there is some semblance of continuity in the area. These guys in Liberty County have 10,000 lots on the ground now and they are selling them one at a time. There is a mix of trailers, homes in various states of construction, a few tents, and lots of trash. They are cutting more roads in so even though there are thousands of lots in there already they are getting ready to bring in even more. There was a startling number of trailer homes that had portajohns next to them. I don't think they had indoor plumbing based on that and the chemical tanks next to the trailer that I suspect are storing water. I seriously felt like I was in a different country out there. Here are some of the highlights:
Home under construction. I got the feeling that most of the folks living here "borrow" their construction materials from their employers. I don't think Meritage builds in here...
At least 3 different types roof underlayment. Wondering which builder in town is missing a stack of ZipSystem also.
Somebody living in this one already...
...and this one
Thinking this is about 600sqft, and someone already living there as well.
There is good news, the taqueria is open for business if you are hungry.
Decided not to post the photo but there appears to be some dog fighting going on. There was a chewed up dead pitbull in the middle of the main road and a 3 kids under 10 or so were walking casually right past the first time I drove by. There was a pile of about 6 more around the corner. :/
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/dayton/news/article/Plum-Grove-residents-and-developers-voice-their-9724357.php
I am not sure how long the development has been out there but it is different than anything else I've seen around town. An example, Sienna Plantation has a section that recently opened that will eventually have 10,000 homes there. The developer opens up a few sections at a time and several builders build until that section is almost done and then the next one is opened. This means the neighborhood gets filled out in an orderly manner and there is some semblance of continuity in the area. These guys in Liberty County have 10,000 lots on the ground now and they are selling them one at a time. There is a mix of trailers, homes in various states of construction, a few tents, and lots of trash. They are cutting more roads in so even though there are thousands of lots in there already they are getting ready to bring in even more. There was a startling number of trailer homes that had portajohns next to them. I don't think they had indoor plumbing based on that and the chemical tanks next to the trailer that I suspect are storing water. I seriously felt like I was in a different country out there. Here are some of the highlights:
Home under construction. I got the feeling that most of the folks living here "borrow" their construction materials from their employers. I don't think Meritage builds in here...
At least 3 different types roof underlayment. Wondering which builder in town is missing a stack of ZipSystem also.
Somebody living in this one already...
...and this one
Thinking this is about 600sqft, and someone already living there as well.
There is good news, the taqueria is open for business if you are hungry.
Decided not to post the photo but there appears to be some dog fighting going on. There was a chewed up dead pitbull in the middle of the main road and a 3 kids under 10 or so were walking casually right past the first time I drove by. There was a pile of about 6 more around the corner. :/
