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Dallas area: deep green landscape, brick homes, bars, grills, cowboys, prices coming down

 
Old 01-21-2007, 12:58 AM
 
Location: Dallas,TX
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I am a native Southern Californian, having been born in Los Angeles and raised in Riverside County up until last year when we moved out to the Dallas area. The past year I have been so depressed and saddened because Texas is just not the same. I miss everything about California (actually taking a vacation back home during the summer..) and I just wanted to hear your thoughts and what I should do to make my time in Texas not so bad. My husband and I are planning on buying our first home in SoCal once he finished his engineering degree (which wont be for about 3-4 more years). Any thoughts? And based on the real estate market now, what do you guys think it will be in 4-5 years?
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Old 01-21-2007, 08:00 AM
 
Location: South Bay, California
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Talking Blend In! Buy Latter!

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I am a native Southern Californian, having been born in Los Angeles and raised in Riverside County up until last year when we moved out to the Dallas area. The past year I have been so depressed and saddened because Texas is just not the same. I miss everything about California (actually taking a vacation back home during the summer..) and I just wanted to hear your thoughts and what I should do to make my time in Texas not so bad. My husband and I are planning on buying our first home in SoCal once he finished his engineering degree (which wont be for about 3-4 more years). Any thoughts? And based on the real estate market now, what do you guys think it will be in 4-5 years?
Yeah, I've been to Dallas, and it is definently different then SoCal(Riverside County) I live in Los Angeles County, but have been to Riverside County on many occasions. Let me explain Dallas, Semi-Southern deep green landscape and brick homes, bars and grills on almost every street corner, some semi-cowboys, either simple brick one story very old looking neighborhoods, or new almost cookie-cutter type neighborhoods. Yeah, Texas is nice to visit, but like you, I wouldn't want to live there, besides my girlfriend doesn't like cowboys. If you want to better your time in Texas, you should just blend in. Seriously, just say what the heck, I'm gonna have fun while I experience Texas. I agree Dallas is better if you grew up there, but just let it rip, don't allow anything to hold you back. This is what you do, find some hardcore Texas Lovers from work or wherever, and party hard with them, and then your blues will probably be forgotten. I don't think the housing bubble will break in the next 3-6 years, probably 7-10. The lower demand of people moving into the state in ratio to the greater supply from people moving out of California, I believe will cause home prices to start coming down. I don't think it will happen yet, because those in the Real Estate Market don't desire prices coming down, including my father, he's mad the housing bubble is beginning to burst. LOL. Hope that helps friend! If you thought I was helpful and want to thank me just click rate this post positively below my quote. Hope all goes well!
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Old 01-21-2007, 07:51 PM
 
Location: Dallas,TX
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Thanks alot! Your advice sounds great!
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Old 01-23-2007, 05:51 PM
 
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Dallas...UGGH! I'm a native Californian who defected to Dallas for my dream job and lasted 10 months...I'm convinced that the only people who like Texas grew up there...
I found many people to be a bit uptight, conservative, racist , sexist and homophobic. What I did like were the restaurants and shopping. Dallas has some of the BEST restaurants in the country...The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Star Canyon, etc. And I loved Eatzi's! Shopping was phenomenal too..
Of course I moved back to CA, then defected recently to the midwest for my husband's job and really miss home...I can't wait to move back and when I do I will stop taking it for granted and stay there!

Visit Austin - Pretty cool city. Also, I hear you should visit San Antonio, but I never made it there. I'd stay away from Houston - SMOGGY! Worse than LA!
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Old 01-23-2007, 06:30 PM
 
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Socalgrl, Well I am in the same boat as you. Moved to Texas 2 years ago to retire and can't wait to get back to California. What I would do is look at this as a adventure! You know what I mean, since it is temporary. That is how we are looking at it. Like it is a learning experience of sorts. But 4 years is a long time. I do not know if you go to school or work or where you live in the Dallas area? But you need to take small weekend adventures. Go to Austin go visit some lakes. We live in Granbury on the lake but I think for someone your age it might be a little boring. It is boring to us and we are 40. Wow it is hard to do even day trips here huh?? Unlike California, you could go to the beach,go to the desert (palm springs) or the mountains. Shoot I do not know what to tell you except put your head up and a smile on your face and remember you will back in California soon.
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Old 01-25-2007, 09:05 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Dallas...UGGH! I'm a native Californian who defected to Dallas for my dream job and lasted 10 months...I'm convinced that the only people who like Texas grew up there...
I found many people to be a bit uptight, conservative, racist , sexist and homophobic. What I did like were the restaurants and shopping. Dallas has some of the BEST restaurants in the country...The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Star Canyon, etc. And I loved Eatzi's! Shopping was phenomenal too..
Of course I moved back to CA, then defected recently to the midwest for my husband's job and really miss home...I can't wait to move back and when I do I will stop taking it for granted and stay there!

Visit Austin - Pretty cool city. Also, I hear you should visit San Antonio, but I never made it there. I'd stay away from Houston - SMOGGY! Worse than LA!
Dallas is a little more politically and culturally conservative than Austin and Houston.

Houston is NOT smoggier than L.A. I've lived in Austin and Houston, and think Houston is an underrated city for sure.

http://lungaction.org/reports/sota06_cities.html#table2b (broken link)

25 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities
1 Bakersfield,CA
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside,CA
3 Visalia-Porterville,CA
4 Fresno-Madera,CA
5 Merced,CA
6 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville,TX
7 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee,CA-NV
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