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Hoping for a little advice. We are recent transplants from NY and are currently living in the University/Mallard Creek area. We love it here so far and feel like this area is great for getting a lot for your money - we are renting now while we get used to the area, but will be buying in about a year. My husband's job is in this area, which is why we chose to start here and I work from home.
There is talk that his office may be moving to Ballantyne in the next year. I am hoping to be working Uptown starting in January. Assuming that this comes to pass, what areas would you recommend we look for homes? Our max budget is 250k, so I'm assuming Ballantyne proper would be out. We'd like to get as much house as we can for the money, at least 3 br (preferably 4)/2+ bath with a fenced yard for the dogs. Would love some input as to what areas you all might recommend that would allow each of us to have no more than a 30 minute commute to work and fit within our budget.
Oh, also, we have no children (and no plans to change that), so school districts won't be as much of a concern for us. We are both in our early 30s and like being outdoors and near shopping, groceries and parks.
Try Steele Creek , or areas close to it. McDowell Park is out here , and there is shopping , but nothing unique about it (the shopping). There are several subdivisions out here , where you could get a house close to that size , 3 bedrooms/2 baths , but a 4 bedroom/2 bath is unlikely. Also , there are areas along Pineville Matthews Road where you could make it happen , but the nearest outdoorsy area is the McMullen Greenway. There are parks in that area , such as Francis Beatty Park , that are decent , but that is further S/SE near Marvin. Other areas may be off of Shopton Road West , such as Berewick. I think the houses range from £125K to £300K , but I'm not entirely certain. Good Luck!!
Steele creek close by McDowell park is quite a drive to ballantyne and easily 20 minutes with no traffic. Forget it with traffic. (Hubby did it for a year and hated it)
I would look up by freedom park area, you get these hidden gems of homes in your range and an easier commute to both ballantyne and uptown. Or Carmel and their greenways. Those I'm familiar with, there are others.
Fort Mill, SC is close to Ballantyne. Waxhaw, Union County. Matthews, Pineville
But not uptown. OP said she might have a position in uptown in January. And while it isn't a bad commute in terms of mileage but traffic will be pretty bad since a lot of them commute from SC to uptown.
But not uptown. OP said she might have a position in uptown in January. And while it isn't a bad commute in terms of mileage but traffic will be pretty bad since a lot of them commute from SC to uptown.
Yup, this is my dilemma. It seems like there are some good options close to Ballantyne, but not as many that don't make me have to drive for over an hour each way. We still have some time and things will change, but I will definitely check out some of the areas that have been mentioned.
Try Matthews..there are some houses in that range near mckee road, weddington-matthews road near Socrates academy. Ballantyne is 2 exits away. See if you can find something in Thornhill, right in Ballantyne.
This is just a short list off the top of my head. There are so many more. People get the impression that you can't live in or near Ballantyne on a budget of $250k, but that's untrue.
You can go to the MLS and look at houses based on neighborhood. Just select these and your budget and you will find some good choices.
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