[Durham INC] instead of plywood on windows...

[Ken Gasch]

I live in a neighborhood with many boarded up houses. I feel this way. I am also interested in other perspectives.



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On Mar 5, 2011 11:11 AM, Free Spirit <freespirit0623 at earthlink.net> wrote: 

Your response references only one of many possible uses of a home by a non-profit. It doesn’t address the broad claim that giving a home to a non-profit is harmful. I would be interested to hear others address your questions.  My thought is that generally people buy homes that are consistent with their socioeconomic status, and that the value (price) of the home is determined largely by the neighborhood in which it is located. Therefore, you pretty much always have socioeconomic uniformity within a given neighborhood, and no one moving in to a neighborhood brings opportunity to the neighborhood or increases the socioeconomic diversity of the social networks of their neighbors, they usually just bring more of the same.  However, if, by moving in, they are converting a previously boarded-up house into an occupied dwelling, in that case they would seem to have improved the socioeconomic status (not the diversity) of the neighborhood by just that much. Again, I would be interested to hear others on this point, but I’m doubtful that residents of a neighborhood with a boarded-up house are especially concerned about finding a new neighbor who will bring opportunity to the neighborhood or increase the socioeconomic diversity of their personal social network, or even improve the socioeconomic status of the neighborhood. I would guess they mostly are interested in seeing the home occupied, so that it is not a fire hazard or a harbor for illegal activities. Julie OmohundroDurham, North Carolinafreespirit0623 at earthlink.net  From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Gasch
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] instead of plywood on windows... How does putting more disadvantaged, poor folk in a disadvantaged, poor neighborhood help those folk and the neighborhood?  How does that bring opportunity to the neighborhood?  How does that increase the socioeconomic diversity of the person's social network?  respectfully,Ken Gasch
REALTOR®/Broker
Seagroves Realty
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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Lorisa Seibel <Lorisa at dahc.org> wrote:Ken,I have the same question as Julie.  Please reply to both of us. How has the City policy to give properties to non-profits hurt a neighborhood?As far as I know, the City has only just recently used this policy to give a few properties to Habitat. Thanks.Lorisa On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:33 AM, Free Spirit wrote: How? Julie OmohundroDurham, North Carolinafreespirit0623 at earthlink.net From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Gasch
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] instead of plywood on windows... Let them eat cake?  This brings me to another point. While well meaning, the city's policy of giving properties to non-profits hurts and area's ability to pull itself up by its boot straps.  Ken GaschREALTOR®/Broker
Seagroves Realty
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