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RE: Steemit Open Mic Week 89 - Resolve - Original music by @darrenclaxton
LOL, my Georgia town is smaller... I'm from Young Harris GA. I was in Statesboro a month or two ago, my daughter was doing a college visitation.
I guess I'm not far from you now, I live in Atlanta now @coinsandchains.
I actually went from one of the smallest to the largest. I live in one of
The worst parts of town, about 1.6 miles from the Mercedes Benz
Stadium, on the edge of "The Bluff" which is renowed for
Being the Heroine capitol of all Ga, not to mention the
High crime that goes with it.
From all the mentions "Young Harris" gets in the news in
Relation to sports I would have thought it was a larger
Town, perhaps with a college of some kind? Anyway
Nice to meet you
I know where it is, and you are right it does get bad. My wife has been down that way for the last two days. She does HUD compliance for Wesley Woods Senior Living and was visiting their Brannon Towers and Asbury Harris properties.
Young Harris does have a college, and we live a mile away from it. My Daughter was excepted and got a 15,000 scholarship and the Zell scholarship, but it was still going to cost us over 10,000 per year. She opted for North Georgia College & SU with scholarships it costs us very little.
Young Harris is so small there is not even a Gas station, all we really have is the college, a couple restaurants and a dollarstore
How far from Hotlanta is it @coinsandchains?
I might like to talk with your wife, I have
A few concerns about this place I live
Which is a 501c3, but is administered
By Atlanta Housing Authority.
If I can find another place, especially if
I can up my disability claims/payout, I want
To bust the doors off this place (I used to work
In Maintenance at the Housing Projects down home
So I know how to work on and maintain these few buildings
And I know they are cheating the Gov't.
Gotta go, I"ll be back in a few hours.
The two properties she was at are in Atlanta, all she does at those properties is check their HUD compliance. She was at one in Athens today, she's had a crazy week.
The properties are not in the greatest neighborhoods but, it's definately better than where you're at and better managed than AHA. One catch they are 62 and older properties, they do have some exemptions around disabilities etc. you would have to check with the on-site people.
I personally think this is the nicer of the two, and a bit better neighborhood.
Asbury Harris Epworth Towers
3033 Continental Colony Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 3033
(404) 344-9400
Branan Towers
1200 Glenwood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 622-5471
Thanks @coinsandchains, you may not understand Yet. I will be 63 this Aug. I am disabled in a mild
Sort of way; my SS disability is for my hearing!
(How odd is that?)♫♪☺♫♪ as a result, I get
About $635 per month of usable income.
Therefore I live in this place, in two rooms.
The measurements were done by me, as was this diagram, so things are approximate
Just TWO ROOMS.. with all my stuff, keyboard,
Electronics (two computers, one here for regular
Work, and one dedicated for music) my TV...all that
In the "living room" which connects to the bedroom
Via a hallway/kitchen that leads to the bathroom,
Which is adjacent to the bedroom. my RENT is
set by my income, which is only my disability
Checks, they don't count my music income,
Which used to exceed my SS income by a
Lot.
Hence I feel they are defrauding us and the Gov't.
My rent is $9 per month! yet I pay $105 with added
Fees; Water/Sewer/Garbage is now $90 per month.
Somehow, I feel that should be covered in their
Contract with the Gov't. The HUD rent for this
Apartment is set at $650 per month, (which I
Think is excessive for 2 rooms in the ghetto)
I think that $90 fee (that just went up from $77) goes to paying the various salaries of the few, very few
Staff. They've given themselves a raise. imo
Well definitely check into those. They have all kinds of stuff going on. I think most of their properties have utilities other than phone/internet included. My Wife's property (Branon Lodge in Blairsville GA 2+ hour from you) even has "Guest Wi-Fi" throughout the property (they have a 6 month to 2 year waiting list).
It's always been strange to me how they do the rents, and market rent on a lot of HUD properties is more than $1000, but most people pay way less.