Fredericksburg (housing, move, land)

[carolmora]

Hello all. I just took a trip to Fredericksburg a week ago. Was pretty nice but very brown due to the winter. I was wondering if anyone has pics of what the area looks like during spring, summer and fall? I would greatly appreciate it. I was also wondering what the risk is of living in the country due to the hunting that goes around. I would hate to be hit by a stray bullet while on a hike.

[Trainwreck20]

As long as you don't ride cross country under the deer feeders, the chance is about nil. There are a couple of threads about FBurd, but not sure if there are pics....

[love roses]

They also recommend you wear bright colors so you can be easily seen.

[MSJones]

Originally Posted by carolmora

I was also wondering what the risk is of living in the country due to the hunting that goes around. I would hate to be hit by a stray bullet while on a hike.

I wouldn't worry about this too much. Most hunters do their hunting on private land, which you wouldn't be hiking on since you're most likely not a trespasser.

The only time you'd encounter hunters would be on public land - i.e. a national forest - between November and January. Not really a concern, I'd imagine.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by carolmora

Hello all. I just took a trip to Fredericksburg a week ago. Was pretty nice but very brown due to the winter. I was wondering if anyone has pics of what the area looks like during spring, summer and fall? I would greatly appreciate it. I was also wondering what the risk is of living in the country due to the hunting that goes around. I would hate to be hit by a stray bullet while on a hike.

The internet has many photos of the Fredericksburg area. Just google Fredericksburg, Texas and look at some of the images. I can assure you, they will be quite colorful and lovely.

[gregandvicky]

Is there any affordable housing (new construction) under $160,000? I have looked online but unable to find any.

[Trainwreck20]

Not in FB proper, that is for sure. You might find some houses in that appraisal range, but most are sitting on land that is worth that much again. As a 'typical' development, I think of 'Triple Creek', which is about 5 miles north of town. These house are on 5 acres or so each, and probably sell in the 400k to 500k range (~175$/ft). Not sure how much the land is now, but my folks built one of the first houses out there (they have since sold and moved), but they built it for ~80$/ft (not considering land cost). Assuming the house is now valued at ~100$/ft, then the land alone is worth 200-250k.

There are very few 'developments' - mostly individual homes being built. There are a couple, though. I think there is one on or about Lower Crabapple Rd. I expect that it is in the same price range as triple Creek, although they are maybe smaller lots, so may be a little less overall. Even further out, it is VERY hard to get small parcels of land. Moderate land parcels (10-25 acres) will be priced from 8k to 20k acre, depending on location, land quality, and size (the bigger parcels are cheaper per acre). 12k/acre ~15 miles out of town with a 10 acre minimum size is probably not a bad benchmark, although terribly general.

FB is not known for being affordable .