Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 10-12-2009, 10:49 PM
 
Location: Orange County, CA
300 posts, read 1,257,795 times
Reputation: 200

Advertisements

Hi all- we are STILL in the market and mindset that we would like to relocate to CO (just waiting on that transfer! Or my husband getting his CPA- which ever comes first!).

I am taking a short trip at the end of this month. Our main area of interest is the Southern 'burbs of Denver (NOT asking about your opinion on these areas! If you want more info on why, you can read my posts from the past! I know some people have strong opinions on burbs v. urban, yadda yadda, yadda).

I will be in Castle Rock and would like the best suggestions of neighborhoods to drive through for both new and existing (used) housing to get the best feel for Castle Rock. Also interested in Highlands Ranch, but more so Castle Rock (at this point, anyway). I would be interested in touring some models and also checking out flyers from "For Sale Signs" for random houses up for sale. I am really interested to see if the price is a lot different new v. slightly used.

I have tons of guides and info that builders and developers have sent....but without being there, its hard to pick and choose which ones to go out of my way to see.

I would like to see The Meadows development. Beyond that, I'm up in the air. We are looking in the $350, 000 range.

What are your suggestions? Would especially appreciate replies from Castle Rock residents/past residents, or anyone with experience in that city (checked it out themselves, has family that lives there and visits often, is a realtor there- NOT looking for a realtor, though! etc.).

Thank you!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-13-2009, 12:25 AM
 
Location: Denver/Boulder Zone 5b
1,371 posts, read 3,697,131 times
Reputation: 1420
You might check out Red Hawk and Cutter Ridge. The Meadows is a lovely community - went through there a few times when we were looking for homes!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-13-2009, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Colorado
1,904 posts, read 3,987,200 times
Reputation: 2375
My wife and I live in Sapphire Pointe. There are a good amount of houses for sale that you can probably check out. There are no more new constuction homes available. We toured all of the neighborhoods with houses in our price range (~$350-400k) and we thought Sapphire Pointe was the nicest.

My wife and I were excited to see The Meadows when we were house hunting but were disappointed when we got there. I would definitely take some time to at least drive through some of the others that would be in youir price range:
Sapphire Pointe
Founders Village
Castle Oaks
Castlewood Ranch

There are some other neighborhoods closer to downtown that were built several years before the others. The Woodlands is one.

Best of Luck in your search! We love the Castle Rock area. Let me know if you have any other questions on the town. I may be able to help.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-13-2009, 11:21 AM
 
18 posts, read 80,120 times
Reputation: 14
We just bought in the Meadows development (currently renting in Highlands Ranch, having moved from CA) and are looking forward to moving in a couple weeks! This website was very helpful to us to find properties while we were still in CA: REcolorado.com - brought to you by Metrolist Inc.. You can search by the usual parameters but can also limit by subdivision. I usually typed in zip code 80109 and subdivision: meadows. Hope this helps!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-13-2009, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Orange County, CA
300 posts, read 1,257,795 times
Reputation: 200
Thank you all for your input! That helps!

NickMan + RedSoxFan (sorry about that sweep, btw!- Angel's fan here!)- I haven't even heard of Sapphire Point or Cutter Ridge- thank you both for the suggestions!

Petersoj- GREAT site! Thanks!!!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-14-2009, 07:50 AM
 
Location: Just south of Denver since 1989
11,825 posts, read 34,420,440 times
Reputation: 8970
If you will be looking at Sapphire Point, go down the road a little farther and look at Padera
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-14-2009, 08:48 AM
 
Location: Colorado
1,904 posts, read 3,987,200 times
Reputation: 2375
Quote:
Originally Posted by preppyglam View Post
Thank you all for your input! That helps!

NickMan + RedSoxFan (sorry about that sweep, btw!- Angel's fan here!)- I haven't even heard of Sapphire Point or Cutter Ridge- thank you both for the suggestions!

Petersoj- GREAT site! Thanks!!!
That's it, no more help for Angels fans!! JK - it was about time they beat the Sox!

Pradera is a little further down from Sapphire Pointe. It's a golf community and $350k may not get you much there although we haven't looked there in a while.

Best of luck!

Edit: I just went onto ReColorado and there are no homes available in Pradera for under $424k.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:34 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top