Relocating from Wimberley to RR or Georgetown(?) (West: to rent, amusement parks)

[Austinitegirl]

Originally Posted by cls88

My question might be a bit out of topic. But I was wondering any of the cities (RR, Georgetown, or Pflugerville) has a good retirement community? We are going to retire in a few years (well, maybe like 10 years). I want to get ready by purchasing a house in a good quiet neighborhood that is convenient to resteraunts and groceries. We can rent it out until we retire. We currently have a house in Austin. But it’s too noisy for me. I would like to retire to a smaller community.

Have you thought about Sun City (Georgetown)? It's kind of pricey, but nice and more of a small town environment, but with convenient access to lots of stuff - including Austin if you want to visit the "big city."

[TexasHorseLady]

Georgetown has several retirement options. Sun City is the most obvious one. Then there's Heritage Oaks, and Texas Traditions, Estrella (Wesleyan just recently opened their assisted living facility there), Oaks at Wildwood, are some.

[HappyTexan]

Pflugerville has some retirement, "assisted living" apartments but not a community in the sense of Sun City in Georgetown.

[cls88]

Originally Posted by Austinitegirl

Have you thought about Sun City (Georgetown)? It's kind of pricey, but nice and more of a small town environment, but with convenient access to lots of stuff - including Austin if you want to visit the "big city."

Thank you very much for the info. It sounds like just the things we are looking for. I will take a ride this weekend.

[cls88]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

Georgetown has several retirement options. Sun City is the most obvious one. Then there's Heritage Oaks, and Texas Traditions, Estrella (Wesleyan just recently opened their assisted living facility there), Oaks at Wildwood, are some.

Thank you very much. Do you happen to know the zip codes of these areas?

[cls88]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Pflugerville has some retirement, "assisted living" apartments but not a community in the sense of Sun City in Georgetown.

Yes the regular retirement community is what we are looking into for now. It feels like the "assisted living" is still so far away.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by cls88

Thank you very much. Do you happen to know the zip codes of these areas?

They're all in 78633 or 78628, I believe. The only other zip code in Georgetown is 78626, and that's east of IH35 - these are all west of IH35. Sun City is 78633.

[cls88]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

They're all in 78633 or 78628, I believe. The only other zip code in Georgetown is 78626, and that's east of IH35 - these are all west of IH35. Sun City is 78633.

Very helpful. Thanks.

I was just looking at one house listed in Heritage Oaks and one of the requirements is "50+ yrs of age". Does that mean the buyer's ago has to be that or the person/people live there has to meet that requiremnts?

[TexasHorseLady]

It should be 55+, I believe, according to the Fair Housing Act (I'll have to go double check that), and per that law, depending on what kind of community they qualify for the exemption as, a certain percentage of the people living in the homes in the community have to be 55+. Presumably that means that you could purchase it for later retirement and lease it to someone who qualifies, but, as said, I'd have to double check that.

[cls88]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

It should be 55+, I believe, according to the Fair Housing Act (I'll have to go double check that), and per that law, depending on what kind of community they qualify for the exemption as, a certain percentage of the people living in the homes in the community have to be 55+. Presumably that means that you could purchase it for later retirement and lease it to someone who qualifies, but, as said, I'd have to double check that.

Please don't worry about it. Great to know. I looked online some of the properties in Sun City. They look good too. And no age restrictions. Thanks for everything.