Yesterday my neighbor rang my doorbell to tell me that a car had stopped in front of his house and a women offered him about $20,000 more than his house was appraised, without even seeing the inside of the house. His house is not on the market -- he just happened to be outside. She was looking to buy a house near a light rail station. I live about 2 1/2 blocks from the 38th Street Station. My neighbor was pretty happy, he said "We're sitting on a gold mine!"
My neighbor and I purchased our houses in Standish about a month apart just 2 years ago. At that time, even though light rail was approved, I don't think many of us considered it when we bought homes in Standish. I wondered what impact it would have, but at the time it seemed so far off. Now that people can see the construction, it appears to be a factor for people moving into the light rail neighborhoods. Anybody else noticed this? Sonja Dahl Standish-Ericsson (gold mine?) _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
