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:>ME SMART MOVES ,"';ATliHll,\Y, ,1,\NI~AI\l :..;;") , :":(1(1:1 SJ Get help, probe neighborhoods before a long-distance move Acaptain in the U.S. Navy was stat10neu in South Korea near the Dl'militarized Zone when he received orders that he would be tran,ferred to a new and unfamiliar arca back in the United Stall". It I'd] to his wife to seek Ollt the right m'igh- Imrhood and home in thl' new area_ I )ngged research helped' the woman make the hpsl choic- es for her f'amil:v or riVl'. High among he!' priol'HiL's ._____CUll_~':~_lIlst \Va::; finding <l high Sdlool with a - - ---- first-rate baml. This was impol'- agent. Among other sites. YOll tanl. for her eldest son. a senior might visit that of tht' Employee and an accomJllislll'd trumpt't Helocation Council w\ovw.cl'l'. player. She was abo t'oncerl1l'd org. about the edueation of hel' tW(~ . Don't Make the a.sump- younger suns. tion t.hat high property taxes She arranged hour-long con~ mean hetter services. assurnpw vcrsatiom; with several high lion could be flawed, says Dr. school mUS1C dlrcelIJI'S, as well Larry DeBoer, un ceonomist and as principals at schools her chil- property tax expert at Purdue (h'en might. aU end. This helped Univen~ity. narrow her choices in he!' pur" High tax rates on residential suit of thp right community. property could simply mean Also cl'ntJ'a1 to her quest \vas that the overall tax hase is the partnership sht' l'stahlishl'(} shrinking due to a decline in with ht'l' real estate agent, who Iota] husinesses. ~pn(~l'at.ed reams of statistics to . Use the Internet to help he!' ('OIllIHII'L' OIl<.' neighhor- probe for cl'im-e information. hood with another. You can pick up statistieal infor- Th~' family' _ was indel'd mat~m Oll j:.Timc by calling or vlua~ed veith .its ult,imall' hous- . . l . ing ,l'hoil'l~. They chose a solid. 20-yeal' ,old. Colonial-st\'le home with a huge yard in an (-'SlaU- Iished neighborhood with tI'Pt'- lined stl'eets. Best of all, the house was located just two miles from a high :-Icl1001 \vlwre the trumpet...playing son could develop his talf'nls. MilitaJ'Y"T'l'lat.t::'{1 1'e!()c;\ti()lls I'emain common, h1l1 on'rilll long-distance t'mploynll'1l1 moves have dropped ahollt I () percl~nt in the wake of Sept. 11. BeH-tightl'ning by employers during difficult l'conomic times is thl' principal n'lIS01l. sa.vs W. lWUCl' Walli!), af! l'Xl'clltivc with Cendant Mobility, a major l'l'Io- catioll compan~'. Still.lIJ(lIl,\' Jll'{J pie continue to Illake long-dis- tance IlHlVl'S to kl~t:p their juk; OJ' find Ill'W OtH'S_ I-len' .In' sug- g,-;~l,ions for tllO;':\" n::10l'<111ng 1(1 <Ill unfamiliar an';!: . Work with a real estate agent with special expcrtise in lonl-!;-disUuH'l' mow's. The Intel' nd C<ill help YOll find su('h illl " ELLEN JAMES MARTIN viHiting neighborhood police ;.;taUons. Another option is to check Wcil site, offering public safety ratings on communities. Onl' such source is "The !{e!oeation Crime Lab," which can hI.' I"OWH} at WWw.hOIlldair.col11.This free sel'vice provides relative rank- ings Oil publie safety for thou- sands of communttieR in the U.S, and ('anada. . Compare communities from an investment standpoint. Before zeroing in on a pmticu- lar home, those new to an area s!HJuld clevi..'lop all ovel'view of the investment potential of sev~ l'l"al neighborhoods, says Hitch ie, the Re/Max I'eloeation spl'eialist. Obtain a history of appreciation patterns for one ndghllol'hood vs. anot.her. YOUI' agent should he able to gl'neratl' such an analysis, help- ing you make a prudent choice from an investment standpoint. Wallin, of Cendant Mobility, 1't~commends you phone your new boss to ask for guidance on neighhorhood selection. ",1/1'11 .Ia!li('s Morrin is a !lotion- 1111.1/ slllldic(ffer! Clilllll/ni....i.