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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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Where would be a good town to move to ? Must have a good hospital near by for the wife to get a job and a good local golf course for me to work at.

We are looking to spend 200,000 - 250,000 on a house .

I also have a 6 year old son so a good school is a must ...
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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200k? You can find lots of nice houses here for that.

There are a few good golf courses in and around Dallas, Irving, etc. TONS of hospitals.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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cities around Dallas would be perfect. dallas is getting very big very fast
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Houston, nuff said.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Nice City and schools in the DFW area...... Plano (nice medical center and Hospital) or the Rowlett//Rockwall area
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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Don't move to Austin.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Fort Worth, Home of Colonial and tons of other golf courses...hospitals everywhere..and pretty good schools...I'm pretty smart..lol or so I think
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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McKinney,Frisco,Plano lot nice homes for that price and golf
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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I used to live between Ft Worth and Dallas, in the Grapevine/Colleyville area, not but 2 miles from the DFW Airport. Now I live in Garland, right across Ray Hubbard Lake from Rockwall.

Both are nice areas, but different. You'll really need to come down and tour all the areas you might be interested in to get a good idea of what you want/like.

Hit me up if you need any more info!
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cyphur
I used to live between Ft Worth and Dallas, in the Grapevine/Colleyville area, not but 2 miles from the DFW Airport. Now I live in Garland, right across Ray Hubbard Lake from Rockwall.

Both are nice areas, but different. You'll really need to come down and tour all the areas you might be interested in to get a good idea of what you want/like.

Hit me up if you need any more info!
You live near Miller Rd and Centerville? Garland P.D. found a dead body in that park Wed morning! Damn crime!
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by minivette
Don't move to Austin.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by minivette
Don't move to Austin.
Originally Posted by Kewl_Blades
what's wrong with Austin, other than the cost of living? if i made enough money that cost of living wasn't an issue, i'd move there in a heartbeat.....i like austin a lot.

of course, i also like houston, since i travel there fairly frequently, and one of my cousins and some of my friends live there, but austin is definitely a nice place, too....i have a cousin that lives there, too
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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Eh, I live south of 30.


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DFW... i moved here 7 months ago, and there are like 15 golf courses within 10 miles of my house. hospital right down the street from me, and 200k will get you a 3500sq ft house... for real. $250k will get you into a 'gated community'
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Theres also the arlington/mansfeild area. Mansfield is building a really big new hospital, mansfield national golf course is near by and so is Tierra Verde golf course both are really nice. Oh btw, they are both in the southern dfw area.
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Katy area is great in the falcon point area....falcon point is a good size golf course with houses starting at around 160k i believe and cinco ranch is right next door but they are around 250k plus and pin oak is around 200k plus. Down grand parkway @ I-10 is a brand new memorial hermann branch hospital for your wife. and KISD has 6 high schools working on a 7th and they have some of the best teachers around...if you need info PM me
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katy is 25 minutes west of houston on a good day...during rush hour 45 minutes to an hour
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bspz28
Where would be a good town to move to ? Must have a good hospital near by for the wife to get a job and a good local golf course for me to work at.

We are looking to spend 200,000 - 250,000 on a house .

I also have a 6 year old son so a good school is a must ...
Houston has one of the best Medical districts in the countries, there are multiple hospitals in the area and there are also nice subdivisions popping up all over the place.

And there are plenty of golf courses down here, we can play year around.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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I live just north of the DFW metroplex and I like it but if I were moving here I'd probably go to San Antonio. Smaller city, good property values, less traffic, plenty of things to do there and I think the scenery is better there.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by chadtx01
Houston has one of the best Medical districts in the countries, there are multiple hospitals in the area and there are also nice subdivisions popping up all over the place.

And there are plenty of golf courses down here, we can play year around.
Gotta agree. Houston is known for some of the best hospitals in the world. We have golf courses every few miles it seems, several of those. Plus, two local drag strips and several performance shops.
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