What can you tell me about Weston, Florida (cul-de-sac, short sales)

[Rock Newman]

Originally Posted by max's mama

Thank you Rock Newman... I will look into those. :-)
I don't know, maybe I'm a romantic, but I often feel that even the snobbiest people can be broken-opened with a lot of kindness and open heart. I guess working in fashion for 10 years, I learned how to approach snobby scary fashionistas and I think I will be able to make friends that way even amongst the snobbiest.
JOel and I accidentally drove into this community, I think it's called Weston Hills and there were mansions, way out of our league... It was fun though, pretend we can afford them. Lol...

Some security at Weston Hills huh ... if you look like decent people and look like you are from out of town and say you are house hunting they
will most likely let you in at the gate house !!

Again we loved our time in Weston and still get down there often .... may I ask what is your budget for a home purchase ?

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by Rock Newman

Some security at Weston Hills huh ... if you look like decent people and look like you are from out of town and say you are house hunting they
will most likely let you in at the gate house !!

Again we loved our time in Weston and still get down there often .... may I ask what is your budget for a home purchase ?

well - we are small people with only one child and we love small houses. A townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a decent size backyard...so perhaps around 300K...

[tankev]

We stayed at St. Andrew's for several months before we bought in Weston. It wasn't bad. I felt the kitchen and baths were outdated and needed work. Everyone was very pleasant there. Lots of younger kids. Maintenance was always on top of things.
Once we moved more into the center of Weston it added about 5 + minutes to our commute towards 595 and Sunrise. I know it sounds silly but it took me a while to get used to the extra time.
I know that your child is young but keep in mind that should she/he go to public school,t here are no buses for students living within a 2 mile radius of the school. I don't know if this holds true for elementary schools. I kept this in mind while looking at homes. I didn't want to live right inside the 2 mile border! We chose a a home about 1/2 mile away. I think they tried to keep the elementary schools as close to the neighborhoods as possible.
I haven't met anyone that I haven't liked here. I don't think you can go wrong in any community. You will just need to figure out what works best for you. We looked in several of the developments listed by Rock and they all seemed nice too.
Good luck with your move.

[Rock Newman]

Originally Posted by max's mama

well - we are small people with only one child and we love small houses. A townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a decent size backyard...so perhaps around 300K...

You can find a very nice 3 bedroom , 2 1/2 bath house with two car garage and a backyard for $ 300 K .. why go townhose when you can purchase a house with a yard . The communities I mentioned before all have homes with the specs you are looking for for around $ 300 K ... good luck !!

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by tankev

We stayed at St. Andrew's for several months before we bought in Weston. It wasn't bad. I felt the kitchen and baths were outdated and needed work. Everyone was very pleasant there. Lots of younger kids. Maintenance was always on top of things.
Once we moved more into the center of Weston it added about 5 + minutes to our commute towards 595 and Sunrise. I know it sounds silly but it took me a while to get used to the extra time.
I know that your child is young but keep in mind that should she/he go to public school,t here are no buses for students living within a 2 mile radius of the school. I don't know if this holds true for elementary schools. I kept this in mind while looking at homes. I didn't want to live right inside the 2 mile border! We chose a a home about 1/2 mile away. I think they tried to keep the elementary schools as close to the neighborhoods as possible.
I haven't met anyone that I haven't liked here. I don't think you can go wrong in any community. You will just need to figure out what works best for you. We looked in several of the developments listed by Rock and they all seemed nice too.
Good luck with your move.

Thank you soo much! That's very important information!!
Question: do you know anything about Creative Child Preschool? It's by St.Andrews...

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by Rock Newman

You can find a very nice 3 bedroom , 2 1/2 bath house with two car garage and a backyard for $ 300 K .. why go townhose when you can purchase a house with a yard . The communities I mentioned before all have homes with the specs you are looking for for around $ 300 K ... good luck !!

Thank you! I guess I still have New York prices on my mind...and 300K would be cheap by its standards. LOL... :-)

[rysy]

max's mama:
SOOO glad your trip was a success! Many thanks for the report
from a fellow "yankee" heading to FL soon.

[tankev]

No, I am sorry I don't know anything about the preschools here. I am sure there has to be some good ones though.

[acegolfer]

Originally Posted by max's mama

Thank you! I guess I still have New York prices on my mind...and 300K would be cheap by its standards. LOL... :-)

You can even buy a 4 bedroom with 300k these days.

[ruski]

Originally Posted by tankev

No, I am sorry I don't know anything about the preschools here. I am sure there has to be some good ones though.

I only know one preschool, where our kids went. It used to be called Another Generation, then was renamed into Chesterbrook Academy, now it is called Paladyne Academy. It was quite good. It is off Indian Trace, near I-75 (East side of town)