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Unread 07-26-2012, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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school is starting, I am in a 1700 sq rental, I want to be in a home by the holidays. My realtor found one in Arapahoe lakes, I go in the morning to look. No idea how I missed it, that's why I have him I guess.
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Unread 07-26-2012, 09:59 PM
 
Location: LB/OC for now...
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Likewise, Douglas County Schools are some of the most highly-regarded in the entire state. A minority of residents apparently find the school board to be controversial because they instituted a voucher program, later overturned in court, about a year or two ago. If you ask me, I think that makes that district an even better one for your kids. But even if you're not big on vouchers, the sheer quality of the schools is tremendous. My wife is a teacher in Jeffco, and she'd take a job in Douglas County in a minute if offered. It's a very popular place to work, despite the baloney media coverage about the teacher's unions and the rest of it. It's a very reform-minded district, and it makes for a great place in which to put your kids.

Frankly, we don't plan on sending our kids to public school at all. Most likely we'll homeschool them because even the best districts have teachers that are bent on cramming a secular, liberal agenda down kids' throats. When you homeschool, you know what you're kids are learning in school. But if there were a single district in the State of Colorado in which we'd send our kids, it would almost certainly be Douglas County. I would recommend it over Cherry Creek, Littleton, or Aurora schools, for example, to name just a few of the other south metro districts.
While I agree that Douglas County is a fine school system, I find the second paragraph odd, personally. I would most likely be religious today if I didn't have a non-secular, religious agenda crammed down my throat from birth through 5th grade.

/just sayin'
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Unread 07-28-2012, 02:05 PM
 
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Hoping for an update since your last post when you were headed back out with your agent. Have you found your future home?
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Unread 07-31-2012, 10:28 PM
 
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Hoping for an update since your last post when you were headed back out with your agent. Have you found your future home?

Looking in Castle Pines with my best friend right now. We're hoping to have our houses near each other.

We each found a home with 2 acres and nobody behind us. Seems like a better option vs the homes I been looking at.
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Unread 08-01-2012, 12:38 AM
 
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There are many parts of Highlands Ranch that have a bit of an old, run down feel to them. I live in Denver, but I have several friends whose families I have visited in the south metro. Lone Tree and the Castle Rock area seem to have many new homes, while much of Highlands Ranch has old homes that were built as early as 1980. If you want to live in an exclusive community in metro Denver, with the newest homes, I think Lone Tree and Castle Pines would fit the bill. Cherry Hills Village is also a nice area, where the homes are maintained well! Highlands Ranch is truly just kind of blah, many of the homes are hideous, and there are parts that are just musty and worn. The newer parts of Centennial are well east of the freeway, which makes that area more susceptible to the extremely foul odors of farm animals, violent tornadoes and hail storms, as well as an extremely boring landscape.

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Unread 08-01-2012, 08:00 AM
 
Location: Colorado
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Highlands ranch is not for me, too much like parts of California. As for farm animals, I would LOVE to live near farm animals! That kind of stuff doesn't bother me at all. Castle Pines has Buffalo, one of the houses I looked at backed right up to where they wander. lol
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Unread 08-01-2012, 11:17 AM
 
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There are many parts of Highlands Ranch that have a bit of an old, run down feel to them. Lone Tree and the Castle Rock area seem to have many new homes, while much of Highlands Ranch has old homes that were built as early as 1980.
And who's to say a subdivision built today won't look run down 20 years from now? That's the problem with new construction-- it doesn't stay new for long and home values are bound to decline if all people want is new and shiny. On the other hand, a 120 year old house is only going to get more valuable as it ages if people in the neighborhood value historic homes.
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Unread 08-01-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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Just made an offer on a house today! so excited!! I'm going to be so poor, walls need to be knocked down, kitchen gutted and updated, new carpet. It's really an ugly POS. OMG I am so happy!
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Unread 08-01-2012, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Between South Metro Denver and yonder
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So now you wish to ditch your broker? Listing agents to save money
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Unread 08-01-2012, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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This whole thread, just wow - and here I was thrilled to buy my first home (2300sqft) in 2003 for 189,900 in Meadowood, Aurora, (zip 80014 if anyone is interested) of all places. Reading this thread and a lot of other ones has made me realize that there is a wide gulf between those who have 600,000 to play with and those of us who don't. MM sounds like those House Hunters people - pay tons for a house then gut it? My house is not in the best condition - needs lots of work (even after 9 years) ..and I may never fix everything in my lifetime .. but I am happy here ... even if everyone bashes Aurora ... this is my home ..
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