Maybe Moving to Nashville (Hendersonville, Gallatin: house, neighborhood, buy)

[dianeeileen]

Hi, My husband has a job interview in Nashville next week and if he gets the job we will be relocating quickly. I know nothing about the surrounding areas or the city itself. His job would be in Downtown, we don't mind a commute . What I am looking for is a small town oldfashioned type not more than 1/2 hour from down town. Affordable housing perfer older homes like arts and craft bungalows, or victorian type homes. Even an area of the city that feel country. Thank you Diane eileen

[alleycat]

The main problem I see is wanting a house in a small town, within a half-hour commute to downtown, that is also affordable, with a distinct and less common house type preferred; that's one tall order. And you need it quickly. Most of the small towns are going to be further out (just getting in or out of the downtown area could take 15 minutes, depending on the exact location). There are some area of Davidson County that are still "country" such as the Union Hill area, but then you probably can't be as choosy about the house type you've searching for.

Before we can be of much help you'd need to tell us what affordable means to you (a price range); then we might be able to offer some suggestions. You have several factors, you might want to rank them in order of what's most important; for example is having a Victorian or arts & crafts house more important than being in the country? Or vice versa? Is the commute time more important than being in the country?

[akm4]

Diane eileen-

what do you consider affordable? That would help determine the area(s) we suggest.

[dianeeileen]

Thanks for responding
Affordable means under 150,000 and 3 bedrooms and the type of housing is a small factor the most important is affordable and a small town feel or a tight nebiorhood feel that makes it seem like a small town. I just don't want to move into a bedroom community where no one knows each other and your isolated with no connection. Sort of like where I live now. I geuss I have dreams of Mayberry and Andy Griffith but thats probably not realalistic any more. I like the idea of everyone knowing my family and us knowing everyone else. I am a city girl but I want to be a country gal. However when push comes to shove I will go for the deal as long as it is a good community. I don't know anything about Nashville except its country music land and I am fast doing as much research as possiable. Thanks in advance

[artemis]

I would recommend Inglewood, which is about a 15 minute drive to downtown. Mine is a tight knit neighborhood, we have been blessed with the very best neighbors a person could want.

We are close to all the shopping & restaurants, but its not in our backyard. East Nashville is to the South of us, but the homes there are more expensive.

[dianeeileen]

Is this a town or a part of Nashville ? Also could you give me a few other areas I should look at also ? Thanks Diane

[JMT]

Originally Posted by dianeeileen

Is this a town or a part of Nashville ? Also could you give me a few other areas I should look at also ? Thanks Diane

How about Ashland City? It's a small town just west of Nashville with more affordable housing and the charm you'd expect to find in a small town.

[alleycat]

Inglewood is part of Nashville. Of the areas I'm most familiar with, I might suggest Slyvan Park (I think you can still buy a house there for $150k, maybe), the Joelton area, and Pegram. Maybe Mt. Juliet. Those might meet your needs.

[alleycat]

I meant Sylvan Park; it's a neighborhood in Nashville. It wouldn't let me edit my post above.

I'd also add Kingston Springs (it's become a bit pricey though).

[houselady]

Parts of Sylvan Park are very expensive (the parts most people would want to live).

So much of the 'country in the city' has been scooped up and developed. I can remember when there was a large expanse of land between Hendersonville and Gallatin -- with one traffic light. Now it's all built up and a light on every other corner.