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Old 02-07-2012, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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New construction might be a problem but look for infill construction.
Not to mention a house with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths.
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Old 02-08-2012, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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You just come on down to central Austin! No one will bat an eye. Two mom and two dad families aren't a rarity in Central Austin. They are probably fairly common in the close-in burbs (Circle C, Steiner) too. Get a good realtor and you'll be fine. New construction might be a problem but look for infill construction.
Would people further out in the newer suburbs be more conservative/anti-gay? That seems to be more the situation here in Denver. We live in a large "infill project" within the city of Denver and love it. The problem I've found with a lot of "central" neighborhoods in cities is that they don't have good schools, which is important. (If I had no kids, I wouldn't care about schools).

I've been to Austin before and liked the housing up into the Hill Country, but worry that might not be so "gay friendly", and our budget might not get us much. But we would want around 3000 sq. ft. Mainly because we often have two people working at home and grandparents visiting, so we need that guest and work space. I'd also prefer a very small lot. I don't like mowing/watering grass, and especially don't want to spend an hour mowing in the south TX heat and humidity
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Old 02-08-2012, 08:59 AM
 
Location: central Austin
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Would people further out in the newer suburbs be more conservative/anti-gay?
People out in the suburbs will be more conservative for sure! But anti-gay? Actively unfriendly? NO!

Texas is a more libertarian, live-and-let-live kind of place. There is no Focus on the Family headquartered here. I know gay couples who live in Dripping Springs and Bastrop.

Now there can be jerks and idiots everywhere including here. But I feel confident saying that even in the most distant burbs there is very little actively anti-gay sentiments. You might be a bit of an oddity. Closer in to central Austin you would have a better chance of being just one of several gay families.

What you really need is a kick-ass realtor.
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Old 02-08-2012, 09:04 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX!!!!
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Would people further out in the newer suburbs be more conservative/anti-gay?
I just want to jump in here and write, one can be a fiscal conservative and still believe gay people have just as much an inherent natural right to marry as heterosexuals. Please don't put us fiscal conservatives in a box.

Whew, now with that out of the way, I live in Circle C. We know most of our neighbors and are friends with some. I have to admit, the topic rarely ever comes up so I can't speak for everyone I know, but the people we know well likely wouldn't care either way. But again, I can't speak for everyone.
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Old 02-08-2012, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
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SW Austin isn't THAT conservative. I ride my bike in just my thong through Circle C, Meridian, etc. every weekend. Usually I just get some whistles and friendly waves.
If those are the neighborhood reactions he gets, I can't imagine anyone would blink at a gay family living in the neighborhood.
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Old 02-08-2012, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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I just want to jump in here and write, one can be a fiscal conservative and still believe gay people have just as much an inherent natural right to marry as heterosexuals. Please don't put us fiscal conservatives in a box.

Whew, now with that out of the way, I live in Circle C. We know most of our neighbors and are friends with some. I have to admit, the topic rarely ever comes up so I can't speak for everyone I know, but the people we know well likely wouldn't care either way. But again, I can't speak for everyone.
Oh, I know there are plenty of fiscal conservatives out there who are in no way "anti-gay". And Austin has a reputation for being overall more liberal/accepting of different people anyway.

What I like about having other gay parents in my neighborhood is that my kids see that they're not in some weird family that's different from all others. Obviously most kids in our current neighborhood have heterosexual parents, but they all know there are kids with same sex parents around as well. I've read studies where kids raised by gay parents are much more likely to experience bullying in school if they're in a very socially conservative area.
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Old 02-08-2012, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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People out in the suburbs will be more conservative for sure! But anti-gay? Actively unfriendly? NO!

Texas is a more libertarian, live-and-let-live kind of place. There is no Focus on the Family headquartered here. I know gay couples who live in Dripping Springs and Bastrop.

Now there can be jerks and idiots everywhere including here. But I feel confident saying that even in the most distant burbs there is very little actively anti-gay sentiments. You might be a bit of an oddity. Closer in to central Austin you would have a better chance of being just one of several gay families.

What you really need is a kick-ass realtor.
I agree. If this move ends up taking place, we'll choose our realtor carefully.

How are schools in central Austin?

Just taking a quick look online at some of the new construction in the Austin area, it looks very cheap compared to what we're used to. Where we currently live, $500K gets you about 2200 sq. feet and a very small lot. I prefer small lots (low maintenance), but I also don't think we need 4500 sq. feet of house! I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap to cool such a large space in summer. I also don't like houses with a large driveway and garage in front.
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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http://www.realtyaustin.com/idx/homes/texas/austin/78703/3218-funston-st/2850811.html (broken link)


I'm not sure about this neighborhood, but this house would definitely be along the lines of what we'd look for, and it says it's in the Austin school district. Is this a decent neighborhood? Would this have been a "scrape-off", as they're called here in Denver? Meaning, they tore down an old house and built this one in its place.

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Old 02-08-2012, 10:32 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I'm not sure about this neighborhood, but this house would definitely be along the lines of what we'd look for, and it says it's in the Austin school district. Is this a decent neighborhood? Would this have been a "scrape-off", as they're called here in Denver? Meaning, they tore down an old house and built this one in its place.
The link just takes you to the search page. What's the address of the place?
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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The link just takes you to the search page. What's the address of the place?
I just updated it. I'm just thinking this is probably along the lines of what we'd look for, as an example. Somewhere west/NW of downtown. A assume by the prices that this area would probably be desirable?
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