New home in Wylie-Murphy-Allen below 250K (Richardson, Sachse: mortgage, townhomes, to buy)

[xkdasari]

Hi,
I work in Richardson and I am planning to buy a house near to my office (190-Jupiter). I am currently looking at Murphy and Wylie. I visited almost all the builders that have houses in my range (<250K for a 4 bed, 2600-3000sft).

Maxwell creek --> Most of the plans are above my range so currently this community is out

Sage Creek --> Ashton woods community. in my price range but I am not sure how the builders are.. Any opinions?

Gables at North Hill --> Looked at First Texas Homes and Meritage builders.. Some houses are in my range but I feel the community is very dry. No parks or amenities so not sure if I want to choose here..

Creekside estates --> Ryland homes. I liked the community, lot of wooded area, a lake and have some plans in my range. Not sure about the builder quality though.. Also they have some good deal if I choose their mortgage company.

This is the list of communities I looked at. I am planning to visit Birmingham Farms by centex in Wylie some time this week..

Can some one familiar with these areas let me know how these communities are and any communities which I can prefer? Also please let me know if I can look at any other communities in Allen.

Thanks,
xkdasari

[KantLockeMeIn]

There should be plenty of homes in Woodbridge in Sachse in that range. It's about 12 minutes from 190 & Jupiter if you take Renner... so it's nice and close.

So.. 190 & Jupiter... do you work at Cisco?

[MaryS80]

Have you checked out the Shoal Creek development that is going in at 190 and Campbell? They are right in your price range, at the moment I think they only have a few models open, but they look very nice. The commute would be awesome, under 10 minutes.

[xkdasari]

twojciac,
yes Cisco.. What are the prices in Woodbridge? I have seen David Weekly homes online and they looked at the border line of my 250K price line.. Do any other builders have construction in Woodbridge? Thanks for the info

MaryS80,
I think Shoal Creek development is townhomes? I am looking for single family homes. Please let me know if they have single family homes too..

[KantLockeMeIn]

Woodbridge has a huge range of prices from 150k - 500k, mostly resale on the west side of 78 and new on the east of 78 off Ranch Rd.

Woodbridge :: Home

The elementary school in Woodbridge, Cox, is new, about 3 years old. I was impressed with the technology there, with projectors in every classroom and the kids put together a "tv show" for the morning news. Over on the new side, off Ranch Rd, they are building a brand new elementary school to be open next year. The only downside is there's a radar tower that's not so pretty right by Ranch & 78.

From Woodbridge you'd have a 12-15 minute commute taking the back roads with little traffic. I work at Cisco over in Bldg 4, and it's a breeze to get there. My wife is jealous Oh, and most of the area already has FIOS service... so for telecommuting, it's a nice plus.

[xkdasari]

I went to david weekly, ashton woods and highland in woodbridge and they do not have anything in my range if I want to stay West of 78 :-(
But I came across Parkwood Ranch community which is right next to woodbridge.. They have first texas and a custom builder called Sumeer building homes. I like the home plans and they are in my range.. Any idea about this community and this builder Sumeer?