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Old 06-25-2007, 05:17 PM
 
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For a more modest budget, Lake Highlands would be a good option. Richardson ISD and acceptable commute to Carrollton and Lancaster.
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Old 06-25-2007, 06:19 PM
 
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If you liked Oak Cliff, you will love Lakewood - it's on the SMU eastern border - see: //www.city-data.com/forum/dalla...-lakewood.html also search threads about MStreets, Lower Greenville, East Dallas etc. Homes average $400K in Stonewall Jackson Elementary and about $500K in Lakewood Elementary. You can find some for less (a real deal is between is less than or between $200K - $300K) and you will make big bucks on your home appreciation.

North Dallas has some good schools but the price is even higher - look in WT White and Hillcrest High clusters. I would say Lakewood would have more of the small-town-meets-big-city family feel...
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Old 06-25-2007, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Dallas (Devonshire)
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I know someone who moved to and then away from Hughes Lane. It feeds into one of the worst elementary schools in Richardson. That's why they moved, to get into either Prestonwood Elementary or Brentfield, I can't remember which.
Ah yes. That'd probably be the one at Cliffbrook or at Rolling Hills/Meandering Way. Good call.

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Old 06-25-2007, 07:43 PM
 
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I think the one on Cliffbrook is Northwood Hills Elementary which is pretty good and Spring Valley Elementary is the one at Rolling Hills. Hughes feeds into Spring Valley Elementary, which is a very challenged school.
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Old 06-25-2007, 08:45 PM
 
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RENT before you buy. Who knows how long the positions will last or if you like the area. It'll save you a headache in the long run. It sounds as if Garland is your best bet till you know whats going to happen. Then again your options open up if you decide to rent.
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:02 PM
 
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East Dallas, Lake Highlands is a great area.
Beautiful older homes, traffic can be difficult though.
I live in Rowlett and travel all over the metroplex and east tx for my job.
I can honestly say Rowlett is a great place to live. I have seen very negative posts on Rowlett and honestly do not understand.
Yes water bills are high, but everything thing else is equal. Rowlett does have easy access to all highways and may be your best middle ground city.
Be warned the roads in Rowlett are a mess right now, but it will be worth it in a year. We have light rail coming (hopefully sooner than later)
The schools are great, Both of my kids graduated from Rowlett high with honors. People are friendly here as well.
I live in the Toler Ridge area and while our homes may not be as big as new construction, they are beautiful with lovely yards and big trees.
Most people in Rowlett have white collar jobs and commute to the city or tech jobs in surrounding suburbs.
One negative post alluded that home forclosures were very high in Rowlett. Not any more true than most of the suburbs in the area right now. Frisco and Mckinney have been hit hard as well. Jobs were lost, some people bought more house than they could afford. Good luck in your search and welcome back to Texas
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:09 PM
 
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WOW!!!!!!!! Thanks you guys!!!! I didn't think I would get all of this info, but I'm glad you guys are giving me all of this. My cousin just told me I would get "more bang for my buck" in Ft.Worth, (says he paid 147K for 3600 sq.ft home) and it would be a good location to both of our job commutes ( I kind of disagree with that commute thing). I lived in Ft. Worth with him for about 6 months. I like it, but being from Chicago, Dallas has more of a city feel. You know, downtown, trains, bright lights, etc, and Ft. Worth doesn't give me that feeling. Wow...what decisions...
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:14 PM
 
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Live in Fort Worth and work in Carrollton and Lancaster? Dude, that makes no sense whatsoever. But if you do it, please post on here to tell us how it's going.
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:16 PM
 
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Live in Fort Worth and work in Carrollton and Lancaster? Dude, that makes no sense whatsoever. But if you do it, please post on here to tell us how it's going.
That's what I just told him. I've been gone from Dallas a long time, but not THAT long!!!
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Old 06-26-2007, 06:05 AM
 
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RENT before you buy. Who knows how long the positions will last or if you like the area. It'll save you a headache in the long run. It sounds as if Garland is your best bet till you know whats going to happen. Then again your options open up if you decide to rent.
I think we need to make a sticky so this is the first thing people see when they login.

DFW is definitely not a Real Estate market to jump into without first doing alot of research. 'Buyers Market' also means 'selling is a challenge'. Be very careful here....

For many, I can argue that renting is a far better decision than buying if your goals are short term. The US Real Estate Market as a whole is also getting hammered now, and to think that this will not cascade down and affect us is niave. Especially since we rely on the 250k+ NEW residents per year to keep our market steam rolling ahead. This is already happening, hence why you see the amount of resale inventory growing and new home prices getting slashed. I believe we are now at a 8 month supply of homes. That's huge.
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