Our Neighborhood Changed So We Moved to a Better Place
We had been renting a small house in a suburb. The place was owned by the grandson of a woman who had passed away and left it to him. The whole street was made up of homes that were now rented out that were once occupied by the residents who built the homes. Without the investment in the land that the original owners had, the area went downhill fast. Renters were coming and going, and bad stuff started happening on our once quiet street. I asked my wife if she would start looking for apartments in North Dallas that were nice and affordable.
I was talking to an original homeowner on the street. He and his wife were the only ones remaining. They said they were worried when we moved in years ago that we would be trouble. We never were, but a few of the new neighbors are. Not many, just enough to ruin our little community. Read More