New job in brentwood, moving

[Diane Giam]

Check, Smyrna, a quick commute to Brentwood, and Rutterford county schools. You can find homes there in that price range.You just need to take Concord Rd to Nolensville Rd to Burkett to 24.

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Diane G

[DixieRooster]

I recommend renting for the first year - get your bearings. The Franklin and Brentwood Real Estate is going to slide off it's overpriced home values in about a year, you should find some foreclosures and other homes available for around 150k - they may be small 3 br under 2000 sqf but will have access to the Williamson County School system which is far better than any in the state. If you are determined to buy now - I would recommend Nolensville area. The commute will be about 40min. but the drive will be nice, mainly backroads not interstates.
Or try the Crieve Hall area on the west side of 100 oaks around Father Ryan HS. If you want a rental idea try the apts Magnolia Place (behind the Krogers at Independence Sq in Franklin) they have 2-3 BR available now. The schools are great! your commute will be about 30 min.
It's the Franklin life without the price.

Good Luck

[Jen Alba]

Here's my two cents worth although I do think the rent for a year first was good advice as well. I live in the Nippers Corner area and have lived in the South Nashville area my entire life except for the years I was away at college. My parents still live in Crieve Hall. You definitely won't get in Crieve Hall for $150K. Here's what I can tell you. It is not impossible to get a home in the Nippers Area for $150K but you will have slim pickings. Pushing it to $160K I found several single family detached homes that I wouldn't hesitate to check out. Go to realtracs.com and filter it by Shayne Elementary or Granberry Elementary which is what we are zoned for. I don't know the age of your daughter but if she's middle school aged or you plan to stay in a home til that time, I would restrict the search to Oliver Middle or Croft Middle. I would not consider McMurray as that was my Junior High School and it has changed tremendously as it has become the ESL Center for that age group. You should know that this area is convenient to everything without feeling horribly congested. I commute at the peak hours from Nippers to downtown in 20 minutes. It keeps me close to all 3 of my kids in the event that one of them gets sick at school or there's a school event during the day that I want to attend. In fairness, you should be forewarned that this area is very multi-cultural as well so if that's an issue for you, yes you'd be wise to go further out. And know that as I tell you this, I'm a white woman married to a Mexican man so I'm not making a racial statement. Just stating the facts. South Nashville is kind of the melting pot with high numbers of Hispanics and Arabs but Nashville in general is well represented by many ethnicities. On another note, a previous poster warned against Antioch. That was good advice. However, if you pull up homes in your price range that are zoned for Shayne Elementary, I noticed some of their addresses are Antioch. I'm assuming they must be very much borderline Antioch because this is not the Antioch proper that you are being warned against. Basically, if you map it and it's close to Nolensville Pike as it approaches the Williamson County line, that as a whole is safe. Like any city, you become aware of the pockets within neighborhoods where you would not want to live. That's true anywhere in the city as you have people who have taken historic homes in marginal areas and done major renovations and improvements and thus begun changing the neighborhood. Ok, this is probably information overload - feel free to e-mail me if you have any specific questions about this area. I know it well, love it for its conveniences, and still believe that there are schools in Nashville that can provide quality education.

[blessed2bamom]

I am also new to the area and considering Smyrna... That is, if it is a decent place to live. Stewarts Creek Elementary is one of the schools for a subdivision in Smyrna that we would like to consider. Anyone have any insight on the Smyrna area? Thanks, Amber