I believe, for the most part, everyone is concerned about young people, violence, guns, poverty, etc. But when you live in a place for long enough and read these stories over and over again, it is just natural to get a little weary of it. I think most people, where ever they live, just want to live their lives, safely and with as little worry as possible. We all bought (or live in, or visit) a changing area that has some big problems, and after years of reading the same stories over and over, I think most people do not know what they can do other than just take care of themselves.
I bought here 7 years ago. I do not want any young people to suffer. If I could change the world or even just New Jersey, I would. I have ideas about how as well. I could be the biggest, open-hearted, save the world liberal there is. But, the flip side of that coin, is that I invested in a house 7 years ago that I can't sell now without owing the bank a ton of money. I now have a two year old and I am concerned with her safety living here. I know that I can't send her to school here when she gets older. I work more than full time to provide for my child as a single mother. I am tired and I just want to take care of my child in a safe place. I do not want to worry about people breaking into my house or getting mugged or carjacked (esp with my child in the back seat). In sum, I think it is terribly unfair to accuse a bunch of people who live, work, or just enjoy and invest in Asbury Park as being racists because they are worried about their own interests. A lot of of us took a chance to move here, lost our shirts financially, and now have to think of our own interests. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jenni" <jenni@...> wrote: > > No, race has nothing to do with it, and wealth doesn't always either. > > When I was a landlord (a house in MD that I co-owned), I was extremely > cautious about who I rented to. I wanted references, and wanted to ensure > that their previous dwellings were left in good shape, that they were not > trouble in any way. > > Now I am sure that there are people who commit crimes that also are very > nice tenants, but I think that is not common. It would seem that if the > landlords have to fix the place up, they would be very concerned about it > being kept nice, so would be more inclined to screen applicants carefully. > > Jenni > > -----Original Message----- > From: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of oakdorf > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:45 PM > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Two more shootings last night > > as a landlord, you can get he place ready for a co and pass - then the > tenant moves in. > > Sometimes you get good tenants - and sometimes not, > > And that doesn't matter rich or poor nor by race. > > And the system doesn't make easy to evict a tenant either. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
