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Ashland - Very quaint little city. Bon Air - LOVE this area. Drive there a lot. Chester - I went to school there (Thomas Dale) and everything you mentioned is great. I also went to Enon Elementary! Sibley’s is awesome. So is K&L. I grew up in Enon. Glen Allen - That new Sports Centre. Also those West Enders… -_-() Don’t forget about Avery Point - that new senior community nearby. Mechanicsville - Don’t get up here that often. But I do like the fact it is quiet. I’ve seen that stone mill many times. Ginger Red is a fabulous place to eat. Midlothian - One of my personal choices if I had my ‘druthers. Chesterfield Towne Center I adore. I remember when St. Francis was built. Seen many of those restaurants and been to the Downtown location of ML Steak. Varina - I. Love. This. Area. It’s calm and quiet and - you forgot the Dorey Park Farmer’s Market. My personal favourite. Portabella is nice. Route 5 into Richmond is such a lovely drive. Thanks for the info!

Agreed, the Fan is a special area. The adjoining Carytown is yerrific as well. Belview and the up and coming Manchester are not to be overlooked either. Great video, Thank You!

I own dozens of properties in richmond and am proud to say I was a big player in turning the city from a ghetto to a decent place. Over the last 10 years the pink and blue hairs have once again showed up to destroy it with retarded food and property taxes. So much waste in the city, racism against productive high IQ people and the crime is a disaster. Vote the losers out.

Thank you for not mentioning the truly best place to live near Richmond - my neighborhood. It's the best kept secret in the area and we want to keep it that way.

Richmond is absolutely 💯 Amazing im from DC and I've been to cities like Charlotte Raleigh and cities in the south and to my surprise Richmond has more going on than any other city I've been to in the south restaurants museums clubs festivals stores I could go on the vibe is more like the mid Atlantic northern cities I love Richmond ❤

Great tour! ❤

Prices are going up to live here, but benefits are not really expanding to meet the growing population of well-heeled citizens. I will give an example of Fairfax, Virginia as a comparison. If you live in Fairfax, particularly Reston, you get pool membership to all the pools, for a low fee, if any. These are not just holes in the ground, some are 50 meter olympic. Pay taxes in Fairfax, and you get all the health clubs for free. Plenty of options, and you can pay up for more. In the video, many other issues were mentioned, such as pro sports. We just tried to improve that by adding horse racing, but in typical Richmond fashion, it's a "family" venue. They put it in New Kent County, an impossible drive, and a brutal $50 ride share away from town. Traffic : being a lifer here, I can tell you, crossing the river used to be only for workers commuting to the city. So West End residents would live here forever and not cross the river. Now we have this epidemic of suburb to suburb river-crossing commuting that I just don't understand. If you ever use the WIlly Bridge or Huguenot Bridge, you know what I mean. It makes no sense that those routes are over-crowded, and now heavily policed, unless the metro area has just exploded with new residents that can afford a lot of non-essential travel. If focus was placed on useful development on all sides, I would think the cross-town traffic would abate, return to what it was for my first 40 years. The Stony Point fashion park never should have been built; not sure how much longer it survives, but when you drive by it, you are bound to wonder, why these long highways with residential speed limits that go to nowhere, and yet are crowded with people?.

😅😅😅...sucks... And yes it would be better

All suck

Alot of us rather live in NOVA but cant afford it, lol.

Richmond is southern AF!! Especially the east end. LMAO

I wished we lived near maymount. What is that area considered, the west end?

Danville is the place to be!

I loved the eight years I lived in Richmond, VCU and smart conversation, great cafes, fun shops, real ART museums! and great beautiful homes! Should have bought there decades ago!

No

Thank you❤ for the wonderful videos on Richmond!

Not affordable

Virginia Beach belongs to Virginia Beach... The mountains belong to the mountains...

What's wrong with this guy he's not telling the truth... Heat humidity no breeze for 4 months.... Then 3 months of cold n humidity... No sidewalks no street lights no park in Western Henrico along the river... Road ditches and mosquitoes everywhere... Speed traps everywhere

😅😅😅...not

4:42 Yep, and that’s why it’s becoming unaffordable. Like all the other blue states. Lived in VA my whole life. Since going blue we have plenty of new taxes, much higher taxes, new fees, and less services. Easy to afford things with less money, right?

People who have lived here a year or five years are not locals. Q: How many Richmonders does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Four. One to change the bulb and three to talk about how good the old one was.

Is rent to own still a thing? If so can you explain more about this option.

Love your videos. The part about Mechanicsville you left out the large shopping area and bowling alley on Bell Creek Rd.

Thanks well done.

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I'm contemplating a move to be closer to my son in Midlothian (don't tell him though) 😂

Thank you for this informative video!

Im confused Richmond is extremely diverse im African American i have asian Hispanic and muslim neighbors what in the hell are u talking about.

Richmond, Virginia for years in my living memory was known for inexpensive housing that was a good value A lot of people went to Commonwealth University and made ties to the people down there because of the Social human development programs and artistic programs down there, especially in dance Now that the cost of housing is being raised through buyers pressure, I think the appeal of Richmond might be right priced As you pointed out, you’re not gonna find a variety of people other than angry African-Americans and gentrification of the Caucasian mainstream and then old-time residence Richmond shares a lot with Baltimore, Maryland except Richmond has a smaller population is better run and has a better chance to gentrify the right way. The scale of economies gives Richmond a fighting chance From my experience, Richmond will have heavy industry right next to urban neighborhoods so it has Places of poor curbside appeal I’ve spent a little bit of time in Richmond and it would not be for me I’ve known 30 people from the Washington DC Air who relocated to Richmond because that’s all they could afford I do know somebody who’s out in Salem Oregon that should move back to East Coast wants to go to Richmond, Virginia as a first preference I don’t know if they’re gonna find the Richmond that they envisioned to be there when they come back

I left in 2010,yay me

Great overview of the state. You can really tell you’ve lived in a bunch of different areas. From Southwest VA to Northern VA is as large a social and cultural gap as exists anywhere in the country, with everything in between.

The CRIME - I hate the crime !

Very informative videos Greg.

VA is horrible everywhere. It is full of bigots, racists, corrupt good ole boy cops, the democrats are not progressive they are just part of that george Bush mentality but call themselves democrats. Stay away from va at all cost.

Such funny timing, I just moved here and went to Whisk literally yesterday. Great bakery and coffee shop 🙂

It’s not racism down here that’s just how you feel

Just remember if you "a person wish to live in PEACE without headache." Buy your new house must "avoid buy a house in place control by "HOA (Home Owner Association.) HOA love to go after you a homeowner with a printed book of HOA rules. Beside a monthly HOA FEE . HOA always have many reasons "go after you a home owner " HOA rules printed in HOA book. HOA rules protect very strong by "HOA LAW in the USA. " When HOA inhibited a home owner, you a home owner will never could win even in a course. If HOA not allows home owner does this or that. Home owner must obey HOA rules book. And HOA fee always up & up (will never down.) 2 - Some Realtor does not mention about HOA till very last minutes. Remember if you a person wish to live in PEACE without headache. Buy your new house place "without HOA“ (No HOA = Homeowner Association.)

Thank you. These are some good things to think about.

The response is simple, Richmond is ghetto!

This is why I have a nyc salary and I live in chesterfield county.

City if Richmond leadership is 100% inept amd very poor at city management. That is no secret. The only reason my wife and I are still here is because we live near Forest Hill Park and we live our neighbors and park. We dont have kids and we are older with, fortunately, decent jobs. I have nonidea how young adults deal with living costs these days. All that said. Its a co stant vattle if dealikg with terrible costs, taxes, and getting zero in return, vs the neighborhood and parks

Hilarious that all of the issues with the city are the result of the Democrat policies they continue to elect. Doing great, RVA….

It’s nothing too do out here

Don’t come is boring

New subbie, fellow RVAer.

Short Pump…. I do everything in my power to avoid that area…. I am telling you there is NOTHING relaxing about Short Pump. Henrico is east and west even though it is the same county no consistency in the county. One part is more rural and country the other is like Arlington DC without being DC ha

The city of Richmond can be a very dangerous place. The school system is horrible and constantly under performs. It's a democrat controlled city thus it is managed terribly. The mayor instructed the police department to stand down during the 2020 riots.

The woke garbage, high prices, and crime are a few reasons to leave.

I safely went all over Richmond Virginia for over a quarter century. Problems were at a minimum. It depends where you go Be alert.

I know some people are looking to leave Virginia, if you like to make friends and be part of a multicultural community, think twice before going to Virginia. Especially if you're coming from like California or New York and you used to making friends easily good luck in Virginia. Now I heard this not just from one person or from many people that move there especially if you're not part of the good old boy club you know what I mean. If you want to be left alone with no friends I want it quiet and boring life have at it. And don't get mad at me I'm just telling you what other people told me.