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Well I've lived in Austin since 2012. Wife won't leave Texas to some random spot but if its to Oregon she can't just dismiss it. As my entire extended family is there.
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Well I've lived in Austin since 2012. Wife won't leave Texas to some random spot but if its to Oregon she can't just dismiss it. As my entire extended family is there.
kegkilla
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TJT
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Eugene, Florence, Corvallis or in between. This isn't about that. This is about family and I will pay any stupid preimum to do it. Its not a financial decision. I grew up in Coos Bay.
I will survive any bullshit as long as I have my fiber connection.
Yeah, I'm not sure you can advocate not moving to Austin for "Socialism reasons" when the alternative is fucking Oregon lol.
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Sanrith Descartes
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Speaking of Texas, I am feeling out maybe buying 5 or so acres for an eventual house. My only experience is my business trips to Dallas area. What parts of the State will fit my non-socialist agenda? Also how are property taxes on undeveloped land? still exorbitant?
Also it seems the further west you go the browner the grass gets? Do I need to be near the Louisiana border to get green shit on the ground?
Also it seems the further west you go the browner the grass gets? Do I need to be near the Louisiana border to get green shit on the ground?
I'm no expert on the state having only lived outside Dallas a year in my early 20's, doing business trips to Houston and my recent short-lived scouting trip (thanks covid!) to the Austin / SA area but I saw a lot of greenery in West Hill Country and Southeast of Austin. I think as long as you aren't in basically the badlands on the western 1/4 of the state, you'll probably be okay. For the wacky hard left shit, I think some of the more hardcore members of this board think it's all basically Sovet Russia except for Fort Worth but I think, in reality, it's probably something more towards the middle. You're going to have an uptick in Austin because it's a college town, so you get the good and the bad. I'm also coming from LA, so nothing really seems that bad now.
Again, we have a lot of Texas residents on the board, they can offer way more insight than I can.
Again, we have a lot of Texas residents on the board, they can offer way more insight than I can.
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TJT
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Looks like a good size house. Is that a real well or one of those fake ornamental things? Also like the foresty spot with minimal neighbors.
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Shit. That's a REALLY long answer. After work I can try to chime in. Short info for now: Dallas and Houston area (not in city limits) is green and still affordable. Austin is not affordable until you're 30-45 minutes out. San Antonio isn't green by default, but prices are good. In general, however, east is green, west is brown but has some hills.
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2300 sqft. Its a typical 3 bedroom raised ranch, with an attached two car garage and an extra room the entire size of the garage above it.
Stupid well thing has gotta go. It's in a little planting covering where the septic tank lid is.
Siding is being scheduled in the next week or two.
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Burren
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Found a map image I forgot I had. Anything in the green zone and east will be pleasant if you don't want an arid environment. It really does encompass a considerable amount of land.
If you're considering cities or counties, here is my opinion (other's will vary): We currently live north of Houston in the Woodlands. It's 100% green and wooded (duh) and is a bubble insulated from the city itself. We did live IN the city of Houston for 3 years and it was extremely convenient from the perspective of shopping, food, entertainment, etc. However, it was a nightmare with traffic and overcrowding and filth. Dallas is the same, in my opinion (we both go there monthly for work).
If we had the choice, we would move to Fort Worth, Arlington, or east of Dallas in the Mesquite area. Very close to the major cities and everything you need, but further out and quieter and cleaner. We often check Zillow for properties in those areas and we like to search for 5 acres or more as well. You will likely find that in order to get 5+ acres in a reasonable budget, it's going to be a half hour outside of the city limits unless you're budget is $1mm or more. We don't even bother to do that in Houston, but the same would apply. Conroe, Montgomery (which is beautiful) and a few other nearby towns have options, but will require travel.
Not a chance I would live in or near Austin. There are some neat pockets, but I disagree with a considerable amount of the bullshit that goes on there.
Wouldn't consider San Antonio either because of the client and landscapes. We just don't prefer arid environments and I feel San Antonio is too far removed from lots of cool stuff to do, which I'm sure isn't true at all, but it's a feeling.
Lots of options, but unless you are in the sticks, the prices are similar to other major cities; land, houses, property taxes, etc.