Please help!...just found out were moving to Dallas! (Plano: homes, neighborhood)

[NY Transplant]

ok...still looking for subdivision recommendations then in Allen, Murphy (?) and Plano (west of Independence)....

thanks to all of you, I should be able to hit the ground running when I get out there, which is good since I will only have about 3 days. Hoping my husband can do a little advance scouting too after work. He starts his new job in Plano on Monday.

[GoPadge]

You can find some nice homes in your price range in Plano. I'd stay basically north of Spring Creek and west of Independance, although as you get closer to the DNT there are some nice neighborhoods down towards the PGBT.

[onrway2clt]

Originally Posted by NY Transplant

ok...still looking for subdivision recommendations then in Allen, Murphy (?) and Plano (west of Independence)....

thanks to all of you, I should be able to hit the ground running when I get out there, which is good since I will only have about 3 days. Hoping my husband can do a little advance scouting too after work. He starts his new job in Plano on Monday.

Max $275 right?

I think you can do Quail Run in Allen - I have a ton of pics from my trip from a few days ago, I can email them to you if you want, PM me your address.


Twin Creeks in Allen may work too.

[KBilly]

You could also look at Lake Highlands in the 75238 area. White Rock Elementary in RISD is very good. Your husband's commute north would be about 30 minutes from that area. However, the homes will be in the 25-30 yr old range.

Lakewooder... you should know that there is no way on earth they will find a home for 275k in Lakewood!

[FarNorthDallas]

No, I wouldn't live in Lake Highlands and commute through the High Five Interchange every day (75 and 635) to Plano up Hwy 75. There's no point. There is plenty of great housing, new and old, and great schools north of 635.

[NY Transplant]

hey guys....?

are two story homes out of the question in my price range? Seems like an awful lot of ranches out there? Are two stories just not done as much under $300,000 in TX?

[vseale]

There are two-stories being built by the new builders. Historically they are less energy-efficient requiring two A/C units (one per floor). Remember heat rises, so in the summertime (which lasts 4-5 months here) the bedrooms will require more energy to keep cool. Also, for a new house it will take twice as long for the trees to grow tall enough to shade the roof.

Are you sure you want to keep climbing those stairs? Other than the exercise you get lugging the laundry up and down and all the new words your children will learn when the furniture is being hauled upstairs, is there a personal benefit you want to keep by buying a two-story?

[LastDallasNative]

Older parts of Dallas have one-stories. The Sunbelt Migration brought the two-stories. They cost more to cool. When baby boomers age, they won't want two stories.

[FarNorthDallas]

Yes, you can find a 2 story for $300,000. It will probably be newer as the older houses are mostly one story. I have a friend selling a 2 story in Allen for $299 and it's a 3 or 4 years old. Nice house.

[socketz]

Originally Posted by LastDallasNative

Older parts of Dallas have one-stories. The Sunbelt Migration brought the two-stories. They cost more to cool. When baby boomers age, they won't want two stories.

Is that really what happened ? Not arguing, just curious. It sounds like you've been in the building industry here for a while, so I trust your opinion.

It does seem that the two stories start popping up once you get into the newer areas like Plano/Richardson.