Horse area close to dallas

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by 5ships

Within an hour my son is looking into Dallas Baptist Univ. I would like to spend around 400,000.

Southern Dallas County (Lancaster, including unincorporated areas south and east of the city limits) and Northern Ellis County (Ferris, Ovilla, Midlothian, Waxahachie, etc.) might be viable options.

[ChristieP]

Originally Posted by nsumner

I agree that Parker and Lucas have some really nice ranchettes but those are on 2-3 acres and they run about 400-600K. For 10 acres like the OP is looking for, the cheapest one is 700K and it needs MAJOR updating.

And unless Lucas has changed their city code, they require any exterior structures, INCLUDING a horse barn, to be finished with the same exterior materials as the house. A brick horse barn is NOT practical in Texas due to our heat, and if you store hay in a brick barn, it is a HUGE fire hazard. (Hay has to be stored in a barn with plenty to ventilation to prevent spontaneous combustion.) That's probably why there are few horse places in Lucas...

[5ships]

Thanks for all the information great information. I feel like I am flying blind!