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I have seen a few homes in Lawson that are less than 400k with 4 bedrooms, I am not stuck on the .25 acre just dont want less than .15 like a lot of homes have.
Again thanks for all the replies
Sure, but Lawson is not Marvin - it is Cuthbertson... and Lawson homes on the North side of Cuthbertson Rd will attend Waxhaw Elem (Parkwood cluster).
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I would agree that expanding your search to Union County makes sense, especially in context to Fort Mill where you'll find a similar commute in the NorthWest section of the county. I wouldn't expect to beat 60 minutes unless you leave on somewhat off hours, though. I'm not sure who is giving you the commute times, but the heart of rush hour to Fort Mill, South end of Ballantyne, or NorthWest Union County can all be equally painful.
You're going to really struggle finding 4 bed and .25 acre for under 400k in most of the areas you list... In fact that will probably be next to impossible in areas like Marvin or Weddington. Ballantyne (Ardrey Kell / Providence) and even areas of Fort Mill will be similar issues at your price point.
Indian Land may be worth a look, you'll find better options at your price point and it is similar location. Belmont is an outlier to everything else mentioned so far.
Based on the locations given, Belmont would be approximately a midpoint. South Point is an 8 &, if desired, the OP's kids could apply for Highland Tech. I was talking to a woman with a kid in Highland Tech, yesterday, & he was offered early admission to Rochester Institute of Technology. While there's no guarantee of getting in, because it's a magnet, it is one of the best high schools in the state.
Sorry MikeyKid, as you can see I am just learning the areas in Charlotte. I am guessing the Waxhaw Elementary is not a desirable school, my 11 year old would be in Middle School and my 9 year old would have just one year in Elementary so might not be too bad.
Southbound_295 thanks for the info regarding Highland Tech, that's the first time I am hearing about that school as a possible option.
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Sorry MikeyKid, as you can see I am just learning the areas in Charlotte. I am guessing the Waxhaw Elementary is not a desirable school, my 11 year old would be in Middle School and my 9 year old would have just one year in Elementary so might not be too bad.
Southbound_295 thanks for the info regarding Highland Tech, that's the first time I am hearing about that school as a possible option.
You're welcome.
Highland Tech is a magnet school, which means there's no guarantee to get in. You have to live in Gaston County to go there, though.
Sorry MikeyKid, as you can see I am just learning the areas in Charlotte. I am guessing the Waxhaw Elementary is not a desirable school, my 11 year old would be in Middle School and my 9 year old would have just one year in Elementary so might not be too bad.
Southbound_295 thanks for the info regarding Highland Tech, that's the first time I am hearing about that school as a possible option.
Mike - no worries, we are here to help when we can. I would not call Waxhaw ES "undesirable", I would more express concern that the kids are going to an Elem in a different cluster and will have some extra adjustment when they end up back in Cuthbertson Middle.
If your 9 year old is in 4th grade now, then they wouldn't be impacted by the Elem since the realignment is for Fall of 2018. Everything is expected to stay the same next school year. So they finish Elem with 5th grade next year... unless we get into some wacky scenarios like reviving K-6 like the "old days" (aka when I went to school).
Based on the locations given, Belmont would be approximately a midpoint. South Point is an 8 &, if desired, the OP's kids could apply for Highland Tech. I was talking to a woman with a kid in Highland Tech, yesterday, & he was offered early admission to Rochester Institute of Technology. While there's no guarantee of getting in, because it's a magnet, it is one of the best high schools in the state.
Totally agree SB - I was just trying to point out that my commentary about location / commute / etc didn't apply to Belmont since it was in a different area than the other towns I mentioned.
I know it was mentioned earlier, but do you think you may end up needing to go to areas in places like University or Huntersville? I think there is some sort of Wells Fargo campus in University for example. It seems the search area continues to push south and if so that could be a rough commute.
TIAA, Allstate, and Wells do indeed all have large campuses in University City. TIAA employs more than 3,500 at their campus in UC, Wells employs 12,000 at their UC campus, and Allstate employs 1,700 at UC.
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TIAA, Allstate, and Wells do indeed all have large campuses in University City. TIAA employs more than 3,500 at their campus in UC, Wells employs 12,000 at their UC campus, and Allstate employs 1,700 at UC.
That's why I suggested that the OP ask about other locations in University City. It might suggest a shift north to Mt Holly or Huntersville, or a location in the city. Schools would necessitate a degree of give & take. It should probably also be determined if the job would be specific to the Charlotte metro, or if locations in nearby metros could be involved.
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