<p> Los Angeles is a unique city made up of a wide assortment of neighborhoods that have as much character and history as any other town or city you might find anywhere else. Los Angeles has it all, the television industry, the movie industry as well as the recording industry, as well as one hockey team, one baseball team and two basketball teams. But it's not all about the glamour and glitz, LA is also known for other industries like oil and aerospace. The last census put the population of this great city at a little over three and a half million people with a population density of nearly 8,000 people per square mile. </p><p> If you're planning on moving to Los Angeles it's important to check out its many and diverse neighborhoods as well as prospective homes. One neighborhood you might consider is Lincoln Heights, home to a diverse population of about 80,000 people. Encompassing the land east of the Los Angeles River, LA was once home to the Gabrielino Indians since the first century before falling to the Spanish in the late 18th century. </p><p> Perched above the Los Angeles river sits many old mansions, home to some of the city's wealthiest inhabitants. However many of those residents became unhappy with the industrial development along the river and moved out making way for many of the city's Italian-American population as well as an ever increasing Mexican American population. Today Lincoln Heights is still known for its large Hispanic population. </p><p> If you are planning on buying a house in Los Angeles, and particularly Lincoln Heights you need to make sure you like the neighborhood your dream home comes with. Since you can't hole up in your house and lock the outside world out, you're going to have to find a place you're comfortable in. If you're a Spanish speaking family you may be more comfortable in a <a href="https://www.home247.co/%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87-%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/" alt="ตึกแถว ลาดพร้าว"> ตึกแถว ลาดพร้าว</a> place like Lincoln Heights which boasts a rather large Hispanic population. </p><p> You're probably going to want to know what's happening to home prices in the neighborhood. Do they hold their value, or lose value, and if so are they losing value faster than other comparable neighborhoods. How long does the typical home stay on the market before it sells? While you may be planning on staying there indefinitely, if you have to sell can you recoup your money any time soon? These are all things that are good to know about a prospective neighborhood like Lincoln Heights and should factor into your decision on whether to buy or not in that area. </p><p> Before you make that commitment and sign on the bottom line do yourself a favor and research the neighborhood on the computer first before taking the trip to the city. If the house and the neighborhood looks great on paper then it's time to do the legwork and see if it really is all that. So good luck and happy house hunting. </p>
