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FriedScrapple t1_jc4ohww wrote

Get a shorter-term rental, then decide? I don’t think you should commit to anything anywhere sight-unseen for longer than a month. And the good places get snapped up fast, you want the leisure to be choosy. I would personally hate to be stuck in a Cockeysville apartment at any age.

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GammaRadJockey OP t1_jc4p5ll wrote

We definitely have a diamond in the rough kind of place now that we think the landlord would want us for (has had a lot of interest), and we have family who've checked it out. What is it that you don't like about Cockeysville?

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FriedScrapple t1_jc4v03l wrote

The suburban apartment complexes are like the worst of all worlds, trapped with people and their noise through the walls while lacking any kind of street life, community feeling or conveniences at the same time. Hampden, Waverley, Mt Washington, Catonsville and Hamilton are younger, more sociable and neighborhoody. But like I said if you want a good place you have to have feet on the ground, do your homework and be able to jump on it. Committing sight-unseen is not smart, what works for an older relative may not work for you.

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GammaRadJockey OP t1_jc4ylsn wrote

>The suburban apartment complexes are like the worst of all worlds, trapped with people and their noise through the walls while lacking any kind of street life, community feeling or conveniences at the same time.

You've pretty much exactly described everything we've disliked about suburbs/apartments over these last few years haha. Thanks for taking the time to respond and giving some great suggestions

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Chocolateheartbreak t1_jc510ts wrote

Honestly you might like catonsville. Close to the city, cute downtown to walk around, good neighborhoods, young people since it’s close to a college.

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Ghost-of-Tom-Chode t1_jc5a12s wrote

NO

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FriedScrapple t1_jc5ajiq wrote

What’s wrong with Catonsville?

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Ghost-of-Tom-Chode t1_jc5b2cy wrote

It is not somewhere that I would suggest an out of town transplant family from the California suburbs move.

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Chocolateheartbreak t1_jc5c04t wrote

It’s a safe enough place which is why I suggested it. Community like, not super cockeysville like which they don’t want, and near the activity of the city with chains and they could have a yard. Where would you suggest?

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Ghost-of-Tom-Chode t1_jc5cd99 wrote

I think Lutherville/Timonium is a sensible choice for a family in their circumstance. I would not move inside the beltway. A Rodger’s Forge type of place would be great if they are into more condensed living, and want the urban feel around them. I wouldn’t choose that, but I’m not them. For townhome living, instead of Rodger’s Forge, I’d look at Mays Chapel.

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Chocolateheartbreak t1_jc5dbma wrote

I didnt suggest lutherville because they said they wanted a younger vibe with lots to do, which makes me think canton, catonsville, hampden and mt washington

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Ghost-of-Tom-Chode t1_jc5e3h2 wrote

That makes sense. I feel like there is plenty to do in the Timonium area, but it is not as condensed and it is not walkable.

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Chocolateheartbreak t1_jc5fuzn wrote

Yeah so i didnt suggest that bc of that. I thought of catonsville because you can walk around Frederick rd, but they could still have a yard and parking etc. make friends for bbq. They can order their groceries still. Near trails for the outdoors. They might also like elkridge or arbutus maybe. I do like mays chapel, i just dont think it’d fit them

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