East Coast moving to TX need housing suggestions (Austin, Spring: for sale, new house)

[cassandra17]

Our family is moving to Texas in Sept. We will be working in Austin. With a budget of $450k what areas do you recommend to purchase a new home. We are moving from the East Coast and do not know the area at all. We want a 1 acre lot and a gated community. Any suggestions? We are ok commuting 45 min to work

[centralaustinite]

Whoa! That's a lot of land to find in a master planned, gated community and not much budget.

Try looking at Austin home search, they have the complete MLS, put in your parameters and see what comes up!
Get a good realtor and come for a visit. What you think you want, and what you really want may be two very different things!

[petro]

If you add a million or two to that budget, you could probably find what you're looking for. But, you're not going to find a new home on 1 acre in a gated community for $450k in Austin.

[y7longhorn]

I second the above. To be as frank as possible, a new 1 acre home in a gated community is flat out impossible for $450k. The Polo Club came to mind, but just a quick search tells me this 4/3.5 home built in 2001 on a .34 acre lot is asking $499k. Pare down your wish list and be ready to jump quick, probably that same day it comes available if it's in a hot area, if you see something you like.

[JT-3]

We need more info and welcome to the forum.

[llkltk]

You can get a gated community but not with an acre for 450K. That's really not that much money for a house in Austin these days. For example, a 450K home in my neighborhood is on a lot approx. .17 in size. Prices are pretty steep in Austin these days. If you got in a time machine, you might be able to find one. Austin is one of the #1 places to live, hence the hefty price tag. Perhaps much, much further out of Austin you could find what you are looking for.

[RoadWarrior12]

MLS#3437364

Not gated, not new, not master planned, hope you're working south of the river.

After that, well - that's about it for Austin. Maybe one of the early '00's homes in Drippin'

[centralaustinite]

You have to give up the one acre and the gate. But you can find a nice house in a master-planned community in Austin for $450K. But it won't be brand new. And you will have to buy it within the first week it comes on the market.

Commute and schools aren't in the mix?

[janineg]

There's a new community being built in Cedar Park that will start at 450k and be gated, on "over-sized lots": Abrantes, Cedar Park | Homes for Sale | Scott Felder Homes It's being built behind my development, so I've been watching the progress. The elementary would probably be Cox or Reagan.

[kylerboys]

You can get a brand new house (or nearly new) on an acre in Dripping Springs for less than $500,000. Your commute would be 30-45 minutes depending on where you live/work. Great schools too!!