There's a big difference in price in land with an established home and bare land though

“ You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting. “

This is comedy, who needs bob Marley?

“ You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting. “

This is comedy, who needs bob Marley?

Portland is pretty safe compared to how it was 25 years ago. FSU and PSU ran the streets. OutLaws and Iron Horsemen shooting at each other in tattoo shops… I’m a delivery driver in Portland and will say even the loser druggys from Elm to Oxford are pretty harmless

Lawns are easy as shit to maintain in Maine, especially if you use a water-retaining clover mix. Maine gets plenty of natural rain and even irrigation is easily supported by the plentiful ground and surface water resources.

Go bring your boring Reddit hivemind nonsense back where you found it.

The homeless thing last summer near the post office was pretty out of control. But I think I prefer it to a place that has one murder a day for like 25 years (even though Baltimore is my fav place I've ever lived).

A lot of stuff on the market is broad spectrum...one is best to read up before they apply any insecticide to their lawn or anywhere on their property.

Again. The hospital is down the street. That would explain the sirens. I work as an ER nurse. Patients get shipped from all parts of the state all day and night to Maine med. Lights and sirens. Does not indicate a lot of violence in the neighborhood. I lived between 295 and Maine med for a while, I don't remember ever noticing a siren.

You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting.

I've always liked the Burnham area. Close enough to Waterville but definitely a country feel. I don't know anything about codes, though.

I personally would buy a developed property with either a ranch style or smaller older home to start. Then decide later if you want to rebuild or add new buildings. No need to reinvent the wheel by building from scratch.

I am 100% on point .....The state's property taxes are somewhat higher than the national average at a 1.09% effective rate.....

> The constant sounds of ambulances and fire trucks are just one of the reasons I moved the fuck away from there first chance I got.

LOL

Exactly. Some people just can’t help themselves with the “what aboutism”

We’re not comparing Baltimore and Portland. And if you think there’s no bad parts of portland? Okay… walk around down on Oxford st looking like you have money, maybe with a Gucci or Louie bag, get back to me…

He has a "no snitches" shirt

And yeah. Portland is going to have more visible crime than any other place in the state being one of the few cities in a large rural state. That doesn't make it bad. Sirens in that area might be related to the largest hospital in the state which is like 4 blocks away.

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Dude. If you think youve seen some shit I got something to tell you.

The homeless scene in Portland is pretty out of control but in terms of crime this place is a cakewalk.

Yeah, you can compare two different places. I have lived very close to there at times recently and never felt it was a "bad" neighborhood. My girlfriend lives 4 blocks from there and it's about as chill as it gets.

Yes, living in places not in Maine definitely gives you perspective. I lived here 12 years ago and it was a lot ahittier then but way less shitty than many other places I've lived. I've had people murdered on my street in Baltimore somewhat regularly and I didn't like it much.

Regardless of anything, yes if I see a random glock lying on a median strip it gets my attention.

Nearby the corner in question, among other things is a massive outdoor concert venue, a lot of fairly expensive houses, several restaurants including some newly opening and not much "badness".

You can say it all you want. Doesn't mean you are accurate

There ya go, someone with reason.

I've lived here in Maine for 20+ years. My first-ever gunshot that I heard was right down the street from my house, near where the incident OP is describing took place but not in the same spot. And that's not the only bad thing I've witnessed in the 5 years I lived in downtown Portland. The constant sounds of ambulances and fire trucks are just one of the reasons I moved the fuck away from there first chance I got.

Mainers are so heavily swayed and hypnotized by the fact that Maine is a low-crime state that they forgo any and all semblance of common sense. Maine is a low-crime state, but that doesn't mean I won't lock my doors every chance I get and carry pepper spray in my purse whenever I go out.

Good for them. People can do what they want.

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'Course it's not a joke. Let this be a word of advice to you: when I, in particular, speak of bad neighborhoods, I am talking about Maine specifically, and only Maine specifically. This is a Maine subreddit, not a Baltimore one. Keep on track and we're gucci.

I lived in downtown Portland near that exact area for 5 years. I've seen quite a lot of shit during my time there, more than I've ever seen within my 20+ years of living in the entire state. Hell, around that area is where I heard my first-ever gun being fired in a residential neighborhood. For a so-called "safe state" when it comes to crime--which, by the way, is true--I never expected that to happen in my lifetime and it scared the shit out of me when it did happen. Between that and the constant ambulance noises, that was my cue to haul ass.

Downtown Portland is a place I wouldn't be caught dead walking without a friend by my side. Too many shootings (30+ in a short span of time is not something you can just turn a blind eye to) and way too many sketchy people I've seen on the streets for my liking. And I speak as someone who was born a New Jerseyite--NJ and NY are far worse than Maine, but Maine is no crime-free utopia.

Of course, as long as they’re homeless or not white!

Not quite accurate on grub treatments. Insecticides aren't broad spectrum like Roundup. And the stuff that's on the market for commercial and residential use is safe when it's watered in properly.

Says you.

Most yard care along the coast really begins mid-late April.

Some communities in greater Portland have substantial muni laws around pesticides