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Old 03-28-2014, 09:00 PM
 
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We are moving to the Houston area next month and have been looking at houses north/northeast of Houston. When looking in our price range, we stumbled upon some homes in the Tour 18 Golf Course neighborhood in Humble. I've noticed there are at least 4 homes on Winding Green alone for sale. They look like nice homes, and my husband and I were wondering what was going on that was making so many families sell. Does anyone have any information?

Of course, we are looking for the typical 'safe, family-friendly neighborhood and good schools' that everyone is looking for Husband's job is smack dab in the middle of downtown, and some of his coworkers have said to look at Spring, Kingwood, and Humble (towards Atascocita), as the commute is not terrible from there. We are looking to spend in the $350K-450K range. We have friends in Katy who want us to look there, but that commute looks brutal (and husband has always had at least a 45 minute commute!). What say you, Houston?
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Old 03-28-2014, 09:27 PM
 
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The commute from Katy will be no bad/worse than coming in from Spring/The Woodlands. If he has a "flex schedule" he can take the bus from one of the many park and rides or just wake up early (before 6am) and make the commute. In all honesty its not that bad. Out of all the places you mentioned Katy wins hands down (of course I'm biased, I live here). Look in "South" Katy (i.e. Cinco Ranch, Seven Meadows, 77494, etc).
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Old 03-28-2014, 09:46 PM
 
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Probably because KB is opening up in there. $350k homes and KB Homes don't mix well. Like oil & water.
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:06 PM
 
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Don't buy a KB home. Poor quality. There are a lot of other neighborhoods in the area that are better.
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Old 03-29-2014, 09:36 AM
 
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IMO, if 3 or more homes are for sale on a certain street then there's something off about that street. Location, residents, noise, etc.

Those houses sure do look nice though and don't say KB and despite being kind of close they're really not because each has a backyard sizable for a pool and some grass left over. That's a good gauge to being too close or not. Though 4k sqft and an attached garage is ridiculous.

Try Summerwood if you want Humble. It puts him right at the Beltway.
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Old 03-29-2014, 10:11 AM
 
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Choose Katy if you hate your husband and want him to suffer. If you like that area of Atascocita your best bet is Eagle Springs.
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Old 03-29-2014, 10:18 AM
 
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It looks like those would be very hard to sell at $350K+ because it's surrounded by a bunch of crappy $100K - $200K homes.
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Old 03-29-2014, 10:39 AM
 
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It looks like those would be very hard to sell at $350K+ because it's surrounded by a bunch of crappy $100K - $200K homes.

That's not true. Plenty of neighborhoods have the millions section, the $500s $400s $300s, and 200s and eve 100s an sell fast and fine. Auburn Lakes in Spring is a prime example. There's the Lakes, Estates, etc within minutes of each other and the $200s aren't broke riff raff people. Probably blue collar firefighters, police officers, nurses, small business owners, etc. Real riff raff vs the millions and oil company exes and such. They're kids mingle just fine.

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Old 03-29-2014, 10:54 AM
 
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That's not true. Plenty of neighborhoods have the millions section, the $500s $400s $300s, and 200s and eve 100s an sell fast and fine. Auburn Lakes in Spring is a prime example. There's the Lakes, Estates, etc within minutes of each other and the $200s aren't broke riff raff people. Probably blue collar firefighters, police officers, nurses, small business owners, etc. Real riff raff vs the millions and oil company exes and such. They're kids mingle just fine.
Okay, the inside looks nice but I'm still not a fan of big garage doors at the very front of the house. However, there are a bunch of crappier houses just across from Will Clayton Parkway in Lauren Place and Atascocita Road.

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Old 03-29-2014, 11:00 AM
 
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Okay, the inside looks nice but I'm still not a fan of big garage doors at the very front of the house. However, there are a bunch of crappier houses just across from Will Clayton Parkway in Lauren Place and Atascocita Road.

Yeah I know those but they're not in the same neighborhood. I agree on garages. Whoever first put an attached garage on a big house right in the front needs to be resurrected and slapped if they're gone because it's so freaking ugly. Even mansions are mostly attached but it's to the back so you see house and not garage.

This one is a nice starter house or house with 1-2 children and no more coming IMO.
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