I am hoping someone can answer this question for me without getting offended, I am just about real talk. I am originally from NYC, I also lived in California for a while. I am just going to be real, as a white guy with blonde hair and glasses I had several negative experiences with the black and Hispanic populations in the area. On two occasions I had had to pull a knife out for defense, lucky both times they backed off. Thugs like easy targets, don't give them one. Both times they came at me because I was a white guy (once in Harlem NYC, another in Oxnard, CA.) Duluth LOOKS nice from the pictures I have seen but maybe those are selective pictures? I mean I have no politically correct way to ask this... are the black and Hispanic people in the town well to do, or are they thug lifers? I can only go off of my personal life experience, and in my personal life experience, anytime I have lived in an area with a high nonwhite or Asian population, crime or thugging (like revving their garbage Dodge with aftermarket exhaust and blasting rap at 2am on a weekday and getting hostile when you ask them to stop) has been a major issue. I am looking at a job in the area, but I am not going to take it if I am going to have these issues again. I just want to go to work and come home and play computer games in peace. I want to like my neighbors; I want to get along with people. But the simple fact is, when I lived in AR and PA in like 90% white towns, I had no issues and when I lived in "diverse" places I had issues with crime and thuggery. Also, it has 33,000 people... how can it be crowded? Hearing 33k people is crowded when the smallest town I have ever lived in has 90k people is funny to me.
First I want to say I am sorry those situations happened to you. Situations in life can definitely direct our views. As a real estate agent and a Realtor I cannot and will not push anyone towards an area or away from an area based on demographics or protected status. There are strict laws against steering in real estate (which I agree with them being in place) and if I violated those I could lose my license to practice real estate. What I can say is I have now lived in Duluth for almost 15 years (2 in some apartments and almost 13 at my current home) and I have never had any issues with anyone whether it be at my own home and neighborhood or anywhere around Duluth. I live in a very diverse neighborhood (Asian, African American, Latino, Eastern European and White all represented) and I have never had any of the types of issues you are reffering to with any of them. So I can only speak from personal experience. I do suggest to anyone looking to buy in a specific neighborhood to walk the neighborhood and drive it on different days and times. This can get you more familiar with a neighborhood. Sometimes it can show you if there is more traffic than you would like coming through the neighborhood. Sometimes it can show if a neighbor likes to throw loud parties. Talk with neighbors to get their take on the neighborhood. We are a buyer beware state so knowing all you can about a neighborhood and home is important. As a realtor I focus on your needs and desires in a home, the value of that home, issues that may come up with a home, business and entertainment in and around the area they may interst you, what is most important to you in a home and resale value. I can answer plenty of questions about the area as well. Let me know if you have any questions and feel free to call or email me. My contact info is in the description of the video.
@@AtlantasRealMcCoy Thanks. I understand it is a difficult question to ask and answer without being branded racist, which I think is a huge problem in our society because you can't say anything without offending people. If you have no had any issues in 15 years that sounds positive.
Duluth doesn’t really have any crime. Duluth is a majority white area and is diverse but I see where your coming from. I’ve lived here my whole life and usually just see white or Asian people and some blacks haven’t really seen any Hispanics
Thanks for watching and commenting. I definitely love the changes that have been happening too. Now if they can just do something wonderful with Gwinnett Mall.
