Anneewakee Trails?????

[FED UP in DC]

NotaDCgirl wrote:

I have to say that I've lived here for over 7 years and have never really had any problems.. We live on the Trails side and we have always paid our HOA fees and have never been late on our Mortgage, much less not paid it.. I will point out that when I went to the HOA meetings in the past, most of the problems seemed to be occuring on the Falls side and not our side. The biggest problem with this neighborhood are the joke of an HOA, who are simply power hungry yet have done nothing once they got that power. The board that is now in control is made up of at least a portion of the group that was began the lawsuit agaisnt the HOA a few years back. With all the rentals and the infighting when the HOA started, very few are involved with it anyway. As long as they leave me alone, I'm fine, not sure what I'm paying the $600 for, but it is what it is. There are alot of rental houses, but I have no idea which are Section 8 and which are not. I will say that our side doesn't seem to be as friendly as what I have heard from the other side. We wave and smile, but that is about as much interaction as there is. There are alot of kids that roam the neighborhood, but that seems to be a curse no matter where you live as people just seem to give their kids way too much free reign these days. We would like to move, but that has nothing to do with the neighborhood and everything to do with the fact that there is NOTHING in Douglas Co. If you want a decent meal, forget about it. In our section, we have black, white, hispanic, young, old and in the middle and I don't know of any problems. I wish the HOA would maintain the empty lots better or else sell them to the Homeowners who would like to buy them to increase the size of their yards. We will be here until the market rebounds and then hopefully we can sell or at least rent and get out of Douglasville. I just wanted to say that it isn't that bad. We don't go to the pool and I've only been to the Clubhouse for the few HOA meetings that we went to.

I've lived here for over six years and we have never had any problems either! I've had to call the cops a few times but it's always because of somebody playing loud music or something minor like that. Things have gotten a lot better in the last few years. The problem is the reputation that this place got at the beginning which continuous to be fueled by people outside the neighborhood (just like most of the people on topix). These people think they know more than we do about this neighborhood. I wish they would just mind their own business and shut up!!! Hopefully we'll be able to shed this reputation in the near future.

[curious]

Okay, it is now April 2012. The New Manchester High School is now built. How is the subdivision now?? Need a honest answer my family found a house and now have a contract on one. However, we still have 12 days to back out of it. HELP

Newbie wrote:

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I called myself taking a gamble purchasing a house here. I was able to find a short sale that I loved for a very low price. After reading reviews on this site, I was a bit hesitant but finally decided to purchase the house with the back-up plan of renting it out if I ended up hating the neighborhood. BTW- I live in Anneewakee Trails and I recently moved from Alexandria, VA which is a pretty upscale suburb of DC.
I must say that I love this community. From the amenities (hiking trail, tennis courts, gym) to the neighbors to the social events they are always throwing, I like the atmosphere. My neighbors on both sides of me are renters but none are section 8. As a matter of fact, I don't think any houses on my block are section 8. Things are definately better from previous posts. I walk my dogs at all times of the night and feel relatively safe minus the fact that there's wildlife in the woods. I have not experienced any problems while living here. I moved here in September.
This is a very family oriented community so I do see a lot of kids but during the week, there is a curfew I think because after a certain time, you see kids sprinting home lol. Yes, ethere have been a couple of times where I have heard someone with their music up loud ddriving by but only on the main road and not in the individual communities.
The only thing that I wish would change is that HOA needs to plant some greenery in the empty lots that are in the front of Anneewakee Trails. An empty lot is an eye sore and depreciates value. Plant some trees and some flowers in those spots and be done with it.
I hope this clears things up for anyone looking to purchase a house here. There are a lot of houses for sale and this is a nice community so go for it :) If anyone has any questions for me just ask. Take care..

[Ben Taylor]

My wife and I have lived here since 2009. We have nothing but good things to say about this community. The new school is adding a grade a year. The HOA here is really doing a great job now. There are lots of young families. Honestly, this place is finally becoming the community it was intended to be. From what I can tell, the Annewakee Falls side of the neighborhood seems to be more established--i.e., less rental/transient. Things are moving in the right direction at the very least. It would be nice if the housing market would turn around, but there's nothing this community specifically can do about that!

[highroad_lowroad]

Given the recent news regarding breakin's/thiefs in Anneewakee Trails and Falls March and April of this year, has anyone that lives in Anne.Trails noticed a change or is it still the same. Hoping for an obvious change.

[highroad_lowroad]

It's been 3 yrs since the last post here. Can someone that lives in Anneewakee Trails tell me about the neighborhood?

[Zoeyboo]

It appears that they caught the thugs breaking in to the houses. I think they have arrested three people. I love it there...Have been there 9 years never have any issues. I also own a piece of rental property there and the tenant seems very pleased. It also depends on what part you live in.

[Falls side resident]

DCresident wrote:

I wanted to add that David Weekly homes and Homelife communities(atreyus homes now or something similar) have numerous section 8 rentals all throughout the development, because they have several little subdivisions within the community. I do not believe any of the Robinson & sons homes are section 8 rentals.
I see them for rent online all of the time, and they do say that they accept section 8 vouchers.
Now I will say that PSA(property services Atlanta) has a lot of rentals in there as well, and if I am not mistaken they do not accept section 8. They also run credit checks and are pretty strict on who they rent to

Just for your information...David Weekley Homes does not rent properties! You might see David Weekley rentals but the builders are not in control of what homeowners do with their home after its sold to them. I have lived here for seven years and have had not had any problems. My neighbors are great and they do what any neighborhood should do....take care of each other.
I do agree that the lower price point areas tend to have more drama than most other areas, but most crime is not people steeling within their own neighborhood.
If you want to talk about something, talk about the people that complain about the look of the neighborhood, lack of security ect.. and they dont pay their HOA dues! I guess in their previous neighborhood the funds for all that they wanted fell from the sky or grew on trees.

[Stoppedby]

Falls side resident wrote:

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Just for your information...David Weekley Homes does not rent properties! You might see David Weekley rentals but the builders are not in control of what homeowners do with their home after its sold to them. I have lived here for seven years and have had not had any problems. My neighbors are great and they do what any neighborhood should do....take care of each other.
I do agree that the lower price point areas tend to have more drama than most other areas, but most crime is not people steeling within their own neighborhood.
If you want to talk about something, talk about the people that complain about the look of the neighborhood, lack of security ect.. and they dont pay their HOA dues! I guess in their previous neighborhood the funds for all that they wanted fell from the sky or grew on trees.

I guess you didn't see the police reports or the news story about all the break ins early in May.

[pop]

There's not nearly as much trouble since most of the thugs left. Those burglaries were all done by 3 kids in the neighborhood. Same thing can happen in any other subdivision.

Yes, it was tough in the beginning, but, many people in the area helped the Sheriff's Office make a good start on getting it back in good shape.

[FED UP in DC]

pop wrote:

There's not nearly as much trouble since most of the thugs left. Those burglaries were all done by 3 kids in the neighborhood. Same thing can happen in any other subdivision.
Yes, it was tough in the beginning, but, many people in the area helped the Sheriff's Office make a good start on getting it back in good shape.

I've been trying to tell them the same thing for a long time. Most of the people in here are too stupid to believe that sometimes things CAN change for the better. That's why I hate Douglasville so much!