Moving from Florida to Tulsa/General Info wanted

[kbarjae]

just got back from tulsa house hunting,man oh man,rentals are high,we looked in owassa,broken arrow and claremore, the house we live in fla is 800 a month a mile from the beach with three bedrooms and half acre yard, we will go back in march and look again wish us luck

[kbarjae]

well i am moving back to tulsa ,broken arrow to be exact.i will leave here june 6 and start work on june 10th look foward to meeting some of you

[Raelyn28]

Wow!! I have just listened to some interesting stuff on this thread. I thought Orange County was bad.. People get quite touchy here sometimes. I am an outsider looking to possibly moving to the Tulsa area. I am confused now and with the last comment about the rentals being high I am getting worried. I don't know if Oklahoma and all the culture shock, flatter terrain (more than I am used to) and hot/humid summers along with high rental rates is going to be worth it. And I also recently learned that there are no basements in Tulsa. What a bummer!! We love our basement here in Washington State!! Just how much is a 4-bedroom 3,000 square foot home going to rent for anyway? And I need to be in a good school district. I was thinking of Broken Arrow or Jenks. Another thing... I really don't want to live on a postage stamp... Your honestly would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by Raelyn28

Wow!! I have just listened to some interesting stuff on this thread. I thought Orange County was bad.. People get quite touchy here sometimes. I am an outsider looking to possibly moving to the Tulsa area. I am confused now and with the last comment about the rentals being high I am getting worried. I don't know if Oklahoma and all the culture shock, flatter terrain (more than I am used to) and hot/humid summers along with high rental rates is going to be worth it. And I also recently learned that there are no basements in Tulsa. What a bummer!! We love our basement here in Washington State!! Just how much is a 4-bedroom 3,000 square foot home going to rent for anyway? And I need to be in a good school district. I was thinking of Broken Arrow or Jenks. Another thing... I really don't want to live on a postage stamp... Your honestly would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I'm sure some of the resident real estate experts that post here can help you out. I've seen a couple or three....

My home is paid for, so I don't have to worry about anything except insurance and property tax.

Oh, and maintenance, and yard upkeep.... :-)

And lack of basements has to do with a) newer construction and b) the cost of trying to cut into limestone OR into the water table to submerge a basement level. Many older homes have basements (the first one I can remember living in at age 4 did) but they are older. On the order of about 80 years or a little older than that. As far as cost of rentals that will fluctuate depending on where you live.