re: Build In Harveston or Buy In Woodridge?

I live in Fairhill right now and we are looking at Harveston as well. We love the area because you are sort of on the outskirts of town, but at the same time close enough to all the amenities like Perkins Rowe (Fresh Market etc.). When BR traffic has a major breakdown (like when all the interstates closed due to cold weather), you can just take River Road or Nicholson to avoid it. I grew up in the country where we could leave our front doors unlocked, so the thought of living that close to Gardere really bothered me, but it really hasn't been an issue at all. There are plenty of family's walking every day around the neighborhood and its been a great starter home for us.

As for Harveston, I assume you know of all of the amenities (walking trails, gym, farmers market etc.). We talked to the lady in some of the homes that were having open houses and expressed our disappointment in the yard sizes and she told us that the lots in the back are actually bigger and do provide you with a yard. Its just those houses in the front that supposedly have the tiny piece of a yard that is barely large enough for a BBQ. Also, when you were standing in the living room of one home, the second story window of the next home had a clear view of anything you were doing, which is disturbing. On top of that, the open house lady was pretty rude.