Pontiac Michigan, anyone familiar with the area

[indyjps]

Im being transferrred to Pontiac Michigan in a few weeks, where should i look for housing, or better yet where should I not look. I need a month to month type apartment or a short term lease. Im not staying long, the job search is on

[GBodyGMachine]

Umm, dont stay in pontiac, not the best area. I would look in rochester, rochester hills, Lake Orion, Auburn Hills. Any surrounding area would be ok to live in. Just trust me, Dont live in Pontiac, Bad area.

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Detroit,+MI
Scroll north

JEff

[trapin]

I concur, the surronding areas are nice but pricey. Big taxes around there.

[406 Q-ship]

There are some nice rural area north of Pontiac too, like the Pine Knob area, just depends on how much you want to commute. I used to live in the Holly/Fenton area, but that might be a bit much for a morning commute.

[BobB66SS]

Ditto on Pontiac, stay away. Flint too, although that's a haul from Pontiac.

Try Clarkston and Waterford too. Clarkston in particular seems to be a good value for the $. You're coming here at a good time as a buyer, the housing market here s*cks right now so you're sure to get a hell of a deal on something. I've been looking to move that way since spring (out of garage space, need MORE, 5 bays total minimum and one 27' deep for my boat) but need to sell my house first and the market is just brutal. Good luck.