Spring Valley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We looked at a house in SV that we loved, but in the end, we just couldn't do it. It's not worth the risk. I have a friend who grew up there and she would never buy a house in SV b/c of all the people she knew in the neighborhood who had cancer. I also know realtors who make their clients sign a waiver before putting in an offer on any house there and who actively discourage people from looking in the neighborhood.

I think SV is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the city. However, I just couldn't stomach the idea of living over munitions. And even if I thought the risk was small enough to undertake, I'd worry about how this would affect resale value.

This is what happened with us. Our realtor (with TTR Sothebys) handed us a waiver they wanted us to sign. DH (an attorney) handed it right back to her. We didn't consider any more houses in SV.

[Anonymous]

Obviously everyone has a different tolerance for risk, but it's silly to claim the risk is zero. Driving down Glenbrook yesterday, I saw signs in both directions that say "If you hear the sirens, shelter in place!" Now, maybe that's just out of an abundance of caution, but it's real.

[Anonymous]

Well it looks like everybody there was dead. You never see a person in the street.