East Orange NJ, Thoughts? -

Hi all Last night I went to see an apt in East Orange, NJ. I took NJ transit to Brick Church. I live in Brooklyn, NY now, but it is getting foolishly expensive to rent an apt. So I saw a sweet 2 bedroom apt in my price range. Loved it want to make an offer, but when folks hear East Orange they tell me I am crazy. From what I saw the area seemed decent. Houses and buildings, real nice and quiet. Now again I am not from the area and would like some honest feed back . Please assist... Thanks

I used to work in East Orange. It does have a high crime rate and run down areas, but I don t think it s any worse than Brooklyn. I don t see why you shouldn t go for it.