Good to know. I am approved for 350k+ but I am currently rent poor. Don’t want to be house poor too.

This is good advice! I’ll keep Fed Hill in mind but should probably wait until I see what job openings are available for next year (in March.) Thanks!

Up by York PA

Thank you so much

sounds like someone keeps trying to burn it down. Gee, i wonder who that could be?

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For Lent in the past we have noticed that a lot of churches and orgs just don't advertise much - but still host on Fridays. The Archdiocese does seem more updated than in past years though.

As far as restaurants go - we've gotten Fishnet at Mt. Vernon Marketplace and it was really good. And Hip Hop's fried tilapia is delicious! A few years back we actually bought an outdoor fryer - so that we can do our own fish fry!

I remember some of the wrestlers in Towson and Dulaney would always complain about matches against Hereford. They would always say it’s not fair for us to go against some corn fed junior farmers that are the size of full grown men!

Maybe a few years ago. Prices in the livable parts of the city have gone up dramatically the 2 years. Currently, 1000 sqft in Hampden,Remington,Charles Village, etc. is gonna run you around 300k

Yes. I grew up in Lutherville and Cockeysville and most of my younger cousins were in “The Hereford Zone” I remember those calls at 6:30am….. “haha we don’t have to go to school” or the kids that I went to THS that were Magnet students but they lived in the Hereford zone and would come back the next day or whatever and say how was school. You know I didn’t have to come because I live in the Hereford zone.

malk, also, R.I.P. What’s New’s Baltimore

Hampden is a no go for move in ready under 200. If it is move in ready it will be more like 800sq ft…and still need some work. And on the far west side of falls in the areas that I’m not sure a young county woman will feel safe in. Medfield may have some options, but walkability severely drops.

Move-in ready at $200k in Hampden? Lol, no — maybe 10+ years ago.

Houses in Hampden typically go for $350k+ and so many of them are shitty quick flips with gray everything from the laminate floors to the kitchen cabinets.

There are differences in that regard but still the same. They cater to the corporations that gets them reelected.

The dems just hide it better saying that they can relate to working class. But keep in mind who is always taking the beating. It's never the rich. The ones making the laws are the rich.

They aren't going to pass a law they can't loophole through or around.

Thank you. I was able to confirm that a permit was pulled and I am allowing the electrician to take photos for the inspector. However I told the electrician I will pay him only after I get the signed certificate from the inspector

Thank you! I was able to confirm that a permit was pulled for the work

Just chiming in to say that I bought my first house in my 20s and it was a great decision- I bought in South Baltimore, which was cheaper than it is now but I don't think it would necessarily be a mistake to buy instead of rent. I would wait and see where you will teaching though if you can- it's so, so nice to live relatively close to work- so if you get a job in Northeast Baltimore it would stink to have bought something in Hollins Market for example. Once you know where your job will be it will be easier to find a good neighborhood fit.

Simply because you don’t know where you’d be teaching yet, I would hold off on looking for a home to buy considering your search perimeters regarding walkability/transit. Like I could suggest Fed Hill to you because it hits all the marks you’re looking for, but if it turns out you’re working up in Clifton Park then that walkability nor MARC access isn’t going to help much to get to your school.

I would suggest coming back for suggestions once you know where you’ll be working.

> but a house in the $225k range that meets your criteria may require a bit of work

Hard disagree. In Fed Hill and Pigtown, houses in that range (and lower) are newly renovated.

Also property tax is built into your monthly mortgage payment and can be tax deductible / qualify for incentives to bring the burden down. If you’re paying rent it isn’t, and you’re paying a premium on top of the owner’s mortgage to them and they are generating the equity off you.

But it's not a perfect example. It's very easy to say both parties are the same. Because both parties are captured by the rich. But they are captured by different billionaires in different industries, so it's more nuanced. And have very different priorities and issue capture because they have very different voting blocks. And even though a common denominator is labor rights that they hesitate on, one Party still leans on the side of supporting workers.

So in this particular example when it comes to regulating safety in manufacturing or transporting hazards, there is a clear difference. Because deregulation did occur in rail when Republicans had control.

Or even in the case of labor in rail, look no further than Biden immediately telling congress to pass legislation to adopt a labor agreement with a 24% pay raise and healthcare benefits. After a stern warning, 137 Republicans voted against it, only 8 Democrats. 96% of democrats supported. 37% Republicans. That's a huge difference.

And when democrats pushed for a provision to increase increase sickpay days from one to seven, it passed along party lines, with only 3 Republicans supporting it. That would never pass today now that the house has switched control. How is that not a difference?

I'm all for admitting similarities where they exist, but it drives me crazy when people pretend there is no difference when their are so many.

There's a reason why the right rails against tech billionaires and the left rails against oil billionaires. Because despite the rich supporting both parties, they also fight their own battles along party lines and voting blocks. And the mere nature of having to depend on voters to win elections creates pressure to support certain issues.

So there is a clear difference in regulating manufacturing, transporting hazards, and labor benefits. A quite obvious difference when you consider who benefits and the voting block that supports them.

What's your schedule like for these meet-ups? I'm visiting Baltimore in March and I would love to check this out.

If you find a home with the CHAP rehab tax credit (typically 10 years) you would qualify for a more expensive home. Since the tax credit would offset the cost. My house had that credit.

Agree 100%. And yes, Dylan's is psychotically overpriced (which is becoming a deeply concerning trend across the city btw, with every other establishment raising prices far above the inflation rate).

I remember the red lion district being similar. No idea what that even is.

Whats the average price per oyster over at Dylan's these days? $4-5??

LOL yikes