What Area in Austin or Around Austin Can I Find This Type OF Home (Round Rock: for sale)

[BEVH]

We are relocating from Southern CA and want an area that has country type homes on some acreage (1-2) I want a 2500 minimum sq ft. A small town will work as long as it is close to employment (which we must find) We want to pay no more than 175-200 and the lower the better. I do not need a fancy tract home but not willing to settle for a barn either.

Please offer some advice.

[Derek ATX]

I think you will need to concentrate on employment first. What type of industry do you work in? Do you have an idea of where you are going to be working? You wouldn't want to buy a home in Kyle and then land a job in Round Rock. You would have an hour and a half commute if that were the case. Austin is a growing city, but it is texas and is spread out compared to many other metropolitan areas in other states. The good news is that with the growth it affords more opportunities for employment in the suburbs as opposed to the city center. If you think you will be working downtown though, there are still areas where you can get the country feeling, but still have a relatively easy commute. I would need to know a little more about what your employment plans are before suggesting an area since there are many that would suit your needs.

[BEVH]

At this point I plan to meet with Real Estate related companies for a position as a Relocation Director if available. If not, perhaps some type of banking industry position. Husband wants to work for a local cable company.

[llkltk]

You won't find acreage for that price. Unless, you want to live really, really, really, far out. You don't get much land in the Austin area for your money. 300k will only get you about .15 acre.

[achtungpv]

Originally Posted by BEVH

I do not need a fancy tract home but not willing to settle for a barn either.

"Fancy" and "tract home" in the same sentence? Never seen that before.

You can probably find a couple of acres and house like that out in Luling...maybe. It's really rural, nothing there except one decent BBQ joint and the air smells like sulfur due to the oil pumps. There's absolutely nothing there otherwise. You'd be looking at a 90 min+ commute during rush hour.

[Derek ATX]

Originally Posted by BEVH

At this point I plan to meet with Real Estate related companies for a position as a Relocation Director if available. If not, perhaps some type of banking industry position. Husband wants to work for a local cable company.

That will give you guys some flexibility. I would reccommend the Taylor/Hutto area in that case. It is a growing area especially since the completion of the new 130 toll road through there. Depending on the time of day about a 30 min commute to downtown. I have a client that is purchasing a 2200 sqft home on 6 acres in Taylor now for under 200K. Most homes on this amount of land will be older, but many of these older homes have a lot of character.

[love roses]

I would recommend this area too (I do often, since I live there myself anyway). But you really can find properties like this East of 35. Anything West probably will cost you more. And no matter what some say, even though it is not anywhere near as hilly as it is west, it does have hilly areas and is not pancake flat(ie..Parts of Kansas flat)

[dellhome123]

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Look up travis county, acreage with home.

There's not much in Travis County for that.

You might try Hays, Bastrop, Williamson, or Burnet Counties as well. They're all right next to Travis.