From RI to MA in 6 months

[ppinckney]

Hello,

Stoughton may also fit into your budget and is along the commuter rail, local highways, malls, etc. I know that Lakeville has a great reputation but I'm not sure it will accomodate your budget. However, you can definitely look. When I checked, I ran a search for 3+ bedrooms and little came up. It looks as though you're selecting locations around I495, is that an area important to you?

[starzfalldown]

Originally Posted by mrsmcneill

Yet another moving post! We have spent the last two years in Cumberland, RI, saving up for a dp on a house while I stayed home with young children. Hubz works in Boston, and has been taking the Attleboro line to South Station.
We're close enough to a dp and want to take advantage of the winter season and the buyers' market to make a move to a house in the next six months or so. Our budget is tight, 250K, and we, like everyone else on this board, would like a good school system (full day kindergarten?) and rail service, along with a neighborhood feel (sidewalks, bike paths?)

I'm researching Attleboro, Franklin, Lakeville, any other thoughts?

Maybe consider Middleboro as well...

[mahonj]

Yeah if you don't mind living like Sanford and Son, Clark Shores might the ticket. The condo association is asleep at the switch though. Every property is a visual disaster with trash bags, building debris, old cars/parts/trailers, etc. There are no by-laws that address this issue. Oh, and the lake is polluted from the septic systems and all the trash laying around.

jrm