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My husband and I have been researching the Boise area for sometime and are moving (site unseen) the first week of June. Pretty much every question we've had can be answered online. The problem we're having is finding the best place to live for us. A lot of posts and house hunting have turned up subdivisions and apartments or condos. We like living in a nice home but not in an area where neighbors are intolerant or on top of each other. We've lived in associations where you can get fined for ridiculous infractions (like having a third car parked along the curb instead of the driveway). We don't want to live in the ghetto either.
We've been in our current city for 30 years so it's really easy to know where you can live that has nice homes and also a laid back attitude. For instance, we play music a couple times a week. It's LOUD. No one here minds. We tolerate the mariachi music from across the way as well. But there's a level of respect where you stop by 9 or 10 or so. When I look at houses in the Boise area, the neighborhoods appear REALLY conservative.
There seems to a good sense of the arts in Boise so I'm wondering, "Where are all these people living???"
I thought about further from the city, but prefer closer because while we may be laid back at home, in business we are both in corporate/professional careers.
That being said, any suggestions on the property management company that would have the most listings?
Most of Boise is nice and clean and it is possible to find areas of town that are not in HOA's. When I lived there I found a subdivision built in the 80's that was almost perfect. New enough that all of the houses still looked new and old enough that you had mature growth for trees in your backyard.
As far as people into the arts and where they live, the live all over town. When I lived there I was a middle aged, conservative, church going family man and our family attended the museums and other events a few times a year.
That sounds about right for us. What's the name of it? We're not looking into a new home built in the greatest subdivision ever...That's great for young new families. We've both been the high-end keeping up with the Jones' route and are at a time in our life where we'd rather save our $$$ for vacations or spending and having fun. Locally, we moved from a cookie cutter neighborhood to one of lower means because we would rather play with our money rather than drop it into a place for the landscape we're not going to pay much attention to. I don't, I guess life gets simpler as you get older.
So, as we explore what Boise has to offer, we're pretty excited. Now...to find the right place to live.
Thanks for the input. We appreciate it.
FYI--I'm not against ALL subdivisions...Just the ones that are over the top. For instance, one here in AZ requires your trash can to be brought back up to your house by 1PM on trash days. Not possible when you have a job. The last one I lived in years ago only allowed two cars per house. I had 2 teen drivers with their own vehicles at the time. I'd rather be rewarded with the fact that I can actually afford to buy cars for my children. Not punished because too many vehicles give a "cluttered" look. I guess I'm looking for a place in the community that isn't so hoity-toity.
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I used to live behind HP in DeMeyer Centennial subdivision (off of Cloverdale). Nice mix of smaller homes (1300 or so square feet) up to my old 5 bedroom monstrosity. So you have everything from large families to retired folk interspersed through the neighborhood. Only reason I moved was because I could not find work and moved back to Arizona. Really miss that neighborhood.
Ouch...How long ago was that? And what business are you in? The job market doesn't look great but it doesn't look grim either. I'm willing to accept something less than what I'm used to just to get my foot in the door (and to eat). Right now I'm in management in the business end of a hospital. I've been lucky to travel with this job and earn tons of experience. I was going to transfer to the corporate offices but my daughter panicked at moving to TN:-) My husband is a chef with 30+ years experience and still a HUGE passion for his work. So, we're hoping to find something in such a big city. Our current city is only 30k population. Very limited.
Read all of the threads about Boise, the job situation there is covered in lots of detail. All I can say is that I looked fruitlessly in Boise for over 4 months and got nothing. Moved back to Phoenix and found a job with a F500 company that paid $20,000 a year more than what I was making in Boise within 3 weeks. I love Boise and it's on my short list of retirement cities.
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