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re: Where would you live in Houston if your budget was 750-800K (Mostly Inner Loop)?
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:49 pm to Keys Open Doors
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:49 pm to Keys Open Doors
High rise condo with back up generator
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Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:49 pm to PetreauxCat
Nothing wrong with that I guess. $800,000 in Mississippi will go a long way
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:50 pm to Purple Spoon
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You want to spend $800,000 on a house and then send your kids to public school?
I'd rather not, but the main option is basically driving 75 minutes each way otherwise. Pearland and Kingwood have great houses for 400K or less but both are flood risks for sure.
Katy, Sugarland, and the Woodlands are pricier but great hosues can be found for 500-600K but there too, commutes are a pain.
The best public school districts in Houston are all very pricey. And the schools are great. I see no reason why someone would pay for private school until high school, but the problem is that most houses would cost less seven figures.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:51 pm to Keys Open Doors
You don't need to discount an entire area due to flooding. Not all parts of an area flood.
If an area did NOT flood with Hurricane Harvey, chances are that it will never flood. The was the absolute worst case scenario for flooding. So if a street didn't flood, it most likely never will.
So Kingwood, for example, not all of it flooded. Much of it did, but much of it didn't. I drove around the Kingwood area and could see where it flooded and where it didn't.
So look at all areas that fit criteria 1-3, and then look to see which parts of those areas don't flood even if other parts do.
If an area did NOT flood with Hurricane Harvey, chances are that it will never flood. The was the absolute worst case scenario for flooding. So if a street didn't flood, it most likely never will.
So Kingwood, for example, not all of it flooded. Much of it did, but much of it didn't. I drove around the Kingwood area and could see where it flooded and where it didn't.
So look at all areas that fit criteria 1-3, and then look to see which parts of those areas don't flood even if other parts do.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:52 pm to Keys Open Doors
Look at Magnolia. Can get a 500k house, with land, no flood risk, same commute.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:52 pm to HurricaneDunc
I don't need another person in our area, it's bad enough now.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:52 pm to Keys Open Doors
Fair enough I just never pegged the Houston area for that kind of real estate for some reason
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:54 pm to Keys Open Doors
N199a ion eem finna hit u wit dat downvote dey hatin cuz dey jus trippin cuh na mean
Ps Can I borrow like 5k?
Ps Can I borrow like 5k?
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:54 pm to Keys Open Doors
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The Heights meets conditions 1,2, and 4, but it doesn't appear to meet 3.
Harvard is a pretty good public school if you are zoned to it.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:55 pm to HurricaneDunc
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Benders Landing / Woodsons Reserve - in Spring near Woodlands. Easy access to Hardy which solves your commute issue.
Thanks, I had honestly never heard of this place before. Just checked it out on HAR, and it seems manageable. Housing is affordable, and K-8 schools are top notch, too.
Commute seems a little high but definitely less congested than the more popular suburban communities.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:56 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Pearland and Kingwood have great houses for 400K or less but both are flood risks for sure.
I live in Kingwood, you are talking about a 500 year flood and even if you don't want those houses there are PLENTY of houses in nice neighborhoods for sale.
It has the shortest commute of any of the suburbs into downtown. It's the only suburb i would live in, unless i worked outside the city.
You can find plenty of good houses in your criteria with elementary schools, junior high presents a larger problem.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 4:56 pm to Keys Open Doors
Not so subtle brag...new money
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:00 pm to PrimeTime Money
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If an area did NOT flood with Hurricane Harvey, chances are that it will never flood. The was the absolute worst case scenario for flooding. So if a street didn't flood, it most likely never will.
I don't disagree with you. I had looked a lot at Pearland and really liked it. Got some great properties for 400K or so, but from what I gather, most of the town was really fricked up by Harvey, and it's fairly flood prone otherwise.
THat's one of my big worries about Memorial and the Villages. it's not the end of the world if a place flooded in Harvey, but if it took serious damage on Memorial Day or Tax Day, or just a regular bad rain, then I have to really consider what I want to do with my money. If I am going to put down a 150K down payment, there really can't be a flood risk.
I do suspect the houses that survived Harvey will be at a premium. I am already seeing ads for houses that got no water in the flood on Realtor.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:01 pm to Keys Open Doors
Have you looked at Oak Forest? They have a great elementry schools and its an up and coming neighborhood. (It's not ghetto, its just going from nice to real nice)
This post was edited on 9/6/17 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:02 pm to Keys Open Doors
Look at Fall Creek area. I think it fits all of your criteria.
It's just inside Beltway 8, so your commute downtown is maybe 25 minutes.
It's right by the Golf Club of Houston, which hosts the Shell Houston Open.
It's only 8 miles from the airport.
The high school is Summer Creek High School... which I think is a good school.
The average price of a home there is $365,000... but they go all the way up into the millions.
It's a nice area.
It's just inside Beltway 8, so your commute downtown is maybe 25 minutes.
It's right by the Golf Club of Houston, which hosts the Shell Houston Open.
It's only 8 miles from the airport.
The high school is Summer Creek High School... which I think is a good school.
The average price of a home there is $365,000... but they go all the way up into the millions.
It's a nice area.
This post was edited on 9/6/17 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:03 pm to barry
They said 500 yr flood in April, then again in May of 2016...now it's 500 yr now.
Hahaha. frick off. It will only get worse.
Hahaha. frick off. It will only get worse.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:03 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Commute seems a little high but definitely less congested than the more popular suburban communities.
Stay off 45 at all cost IMO.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:03 pm to Keys Open Doors
How is Briargrove these days?
Former Olympia Drive resident checking in
Former Olympia Drive resident checking in
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:06 pm to barry
I would stay away from bellaire/Meyer land if your concerned with flooding.
Three floods in three years there.
Heights is experiencing a lot of momentum. Good houses. Retail is picking up. Whole Foods and HEB are coming here. Neighborhood feel.
Oak forest/garden oaks is also good
Three floods in three years there.
Heights is experiencing a lot of momentum. Good houses. Retail is picking up. Whole Foods and HEB are coming here. Neighborhood feel.
Oak forest/garden oaks is also good
Posted on 9/6/17 at 5:08 pm to cjared036
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Heights is experiencing a lot of momentum. Good houses. Retail is picking up. Whole Foods and HEB are coming here. Neighborhood feel.
Schools are dogshit.
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