Missouri Rural to Dallas Rural

[DitsyD]

For budget and being north of Dallas, Fannin County has land available. That is NE of Dallas, but will increase your drive time. No major hospitals in the county. Not sure there are any private schools in the county either.

[TurtleCreek80]

Originally Posted by frenzyrider

I doubt you'd get 50-100 acres for $200k. Even in Celina, I think 50 acres runs north of $1M just the land.

Here is an example of something cheap in Celina.
57.7 Acres in Collin County, Texas - Property - LandAndFarm.com - Land for Sale

With a house at $2.9MM
57.87 Acres in Collin County, Texas - Property - LandAndFarm.com - Land for Sale

Celina will be a easy 90+ min commute to downtown in rush hours. I honestly don't think OP will get anything at that price range within 1 hour from downtown Dallas / Love field. I suggest looking South or east of downtown.

I thought he said $750k-$1M budget, not $200k ?

[Aceraceae]

Originally Posted by TurtleCreek80

I thought he said $750k-$1M budget, not $200k ?

Said if empty lot they want the land to be 200k is my understanding.

[extrakt0r]

That is correct. After reading the posts here and doing additional research I am leaning more towards South & South East of Dallas. I actually found a home in Midlothain that looks pretty nice, and maybe even a little further away...

Something like this...40 acres is nice...

http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...22-94430?row=3

[ChristieP]

The house is lovely, but if you aren't horse people, why are you looking at a property with such a huge horse barn?

Also, you need to be aware that Midlothian has had air quality issues in the past due to the cement kilns nearby...

And yes, your commute from Midlothian to the Galleria area is going to absolutely suck.

[extrakt0r]

We could easily remove some of the horse stalls and de-convert it back to a standard pole barn. We have never owned horses, but my wife and daughter would love one or two.

Was more just tossing the house out as an reference than anything...

Thanks for the heads up on the air quality issues.

[Squirl]

Identify the kids' school and also your job and work from there......if you are dead set on Montessori, work the school angle first and then look within a reasonable radius of the school

[kelub]

Originally Posted by extrakt0r

We could easily remove some of the horse stalls and de-convert it back to a standard pole barn. We have never owned horses, but my wife and daughter would love one or two.

Was more just tossing the house out as an reference than anything...

Thanks for the heads up on the air quality issues.

Don't get too caught up on the "air quality issues" of Midlothian. Most people who make these claims don't live anywhere near Midlothian and don't know what they're talking about. I don't say that to flame, I say it as honestly as I can - many people hear something from someone who heard something and then repeat it ad nauseum on forums.

Midlothian does have 3 factories spread out across a large area of land. They also contribute ~49% of the overall pollution to the entire DFW area and are heavily regulated & monitored for air quality. What does that mean? It means that whether you live in Midlothian, DeSoto, Plano, Southlake, or even Highland Park (they do still breathe the same air as the rest of us) you'll be affected by the pollution from the plants.

Midlothian is a great town to consider if you're looking for someplace south of D/FW. It's equidistant from both Dallas and Fort Worth, has a great school system and city government, and the cost of living strikes an excellent balance between affordable and still mostly upscale. There was a period of rapid growth during the 00's that saw the town grow from ~10k to nearly 20k people over 10 years; the growth slowed down during the recession but is still healthy, and the town is still very, very rural in many places.

Midlothian is also a few miles from Baylor Waxahachie (which is building a brand new facility) and about 15 minutes from Methodist Mansfield; it also has both a Baylor and Methodist medical center in town that provide many medical services, including imaging and lab work.

There are a lot of good areas around D/FW to choose from; Midlothian is just one of them. Just don't let the old "air quality" argument deter you from considering it. Nearly every town has something industrial nearby that in some way pollutes the air or water. It's certainly an unfortunate reality of most rural areas that when the industrial sites were built they were considered far enough away from even rural populations at that time to be "ok." Forney has a massive natural gas power plant, Waxahachie (and soon Maypearl) have the Magnablend facilities, etc. In north Dallas there may be less industry but there's increased population, vehicle emissions, traffic, airports, less value per square foot, and being that much closer to Oklahoma, which is a completely different type of pollution. (I kid, I kid. Oklahoma is beautiful.)