Re: Sacramento and Mercy General Hospital
What a great offer! The area around "East Sac," also known as "the Fabulous 40's" (for 40th st and above) is safe and beautiful - wait until you see those houses during the holidays- the lights are awesome. A good friend of mine who's an NP just bought a more modest house in the area, and she loves it. McKinley park is great for kids- lots of ducks, geese, and roses.
You need central air. Don't be fooled. It gets 100+ in the summertime. Costco is off of 16th (aka 160) and is really easy to get to/from, once you know the one-way streets and the name changes, so most of the time you're only 10 minutes from Costco anyway. Seriously easy.
I loved living in midtown, and I loved living in the 40's area even more. If you can find a place in the 40s-50s, take it. Awesome spot. Of course, the closer to 80 you are in that area, the less desirable. Mercy's in a great spot- anywhere around that is fantastic. It's really easy to get around in Sac, and parking is very manageable (especially in relation to living in SF!). A Trader Joe's, SaveMart, Safeway, etc are all close by. The American River Bike trail is great for riding bikes, since there are no cars (access it by CSU Sac- it's easy).
Great spot. Congratulations!
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