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Old 11-22-2014, 11:04 AM
 
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Hunters creek or Claremont area?

Husband is working for an electrical union company. Working mostly disney and universal.
I will look for a job at a doctor/medical office. I do billing/coding.
Son 18-will go to school most likely starting at community college and find some kind of part time job.

We currently live in far west suburbs of chicago in Geneva Illinois.

My husband is there now working and looking for a home for us to rent. Son and I will join him next month.

He did find a possibility near Hunters creek....2722 Cranes Cove Dr. Kissimmee, fl and he sees some promising ones in claremont tomorrow.

Can Anyone offer anything to help our decision?

Thank you. Thank you.
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Old 11-23-2014, 08:25 AM
 
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Hunter's Creek is average area and since your son is going to college I think you would be just fine.
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Old 11-23-2014, 01:37 PM
 
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I would definitely choose Hunters Creek over Clermont. Clermont is in the middle of nowhere. Hunters Creek is a pretty nice area. The only questionable area is the public schools, but since your son has already graduated from high school, that isn't a concern for you. Enjoy!
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Old 12-11-2014, 12:07 PM
 
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You're going to find more new construction in Clermont; the Hunter's Creek area just to the north of Kissimmee has more resale homes.

If you expand your search to the suburbs just a handful more miles to the south, you could probably get into a brand new home for the same price as an older resale property closer to downtown Orlando.

There are a number of great developments, with brand new construction convenient to I-4, which would take you to work at Universal.

The new home builders often offer bigger cash incentives that can help offset closing costs, not to mention more energy efficient homes, with full warranty, which might make for lower ownership costs long term.
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Old 12-11-2014, 12:34 PM
 
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I would definitely choose Hunters Creek over Clermont. Clermont is in the middle of nowhere. Hunters Creek is a pretty nice area. The only questionable area is the public schools, but since your son has already graduated from high school, that isn't a concern for you. Enjoy!
Intersection of Hwy27 and Hwy50, Turnpike cuts right through it, 10 minutes to Toll-429, which gives way to VERY easy and rapid access to Disney, Also 10 minutes to Toll-408, which is pretty much the beginning of Orlando... Home to a Lake-Sumter State College campus. Yeah, middle of nowhere, right?
Clermont is a good choice.
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Old 12-11-2014, 01:35 PM
 
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Intersection of Hwy27 and Hwy50, Turnpike cuts right through it, 10 minutes to Toll-429, which gives way to VERY easy and rapid access to Disney, Also 10 minutes to Toll-408, which is pretty much the beginning of Orlando... Home to a Lake-Sumter State College campus. Yeah, middle of nowhere, right?
Clermont is a good choice.
You can be a big city person and live in Hunters Creek. The same can't be said about Clermont, but that is generally the appeal for those that choose Clermont over Hunters Creek. Everything is pretty much a 30 minute plus trip.
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Old 12-11-2014, 01:43 PM
 
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You can be a big city person and live in Hunters Creek. The same can't be said about Clermont, but that is generally the appeal for those that choose Clermont over Hunters Creek. Everything is pretty much a 30 minute plus trip.
You think so? Most big city folk find pretty much any area of Orlando to be rather... small town-ish...
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Old 12-11-2014, 01:48 PM
 
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You think so? Most big city folk find pretty much any area of Orlando to be rather... small town-ish...
I live in San Francisco and would feel fine in Hunters Creek, although I would much rather prefer Dr. Phillips or Winter Park. However, I could never live in Clermont, it's way too secluded.
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Old 12-11-2014, 01:56 PM
 
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I live in San Francisco and would feel fine in Hunters Creek, although I would much rather prefer Dr. Phillips or Winter Park. However, I could never live in Clermont, it's way too secluded.
I guess I can understand that...
I came down from Montreal, and until I got acclimated, felt VERY out of place in pretty much all parts of Orlando due to the lack of urban, inner-city feel...
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Old 12-11-2014, 01:59 PM
 
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I guess I can understand that...
I came down from Montreal, and until I got acclimated, felt VERY out of place in pretty much all parts of Orlando due to the lack of urban, inner-city feel...
Yeah there aren't many urban areas in Orlando. Winter Park along with a few neighborhoods in downtown have a slightly urban feel, but it's much different than San Francisco or Montreal for sure. South Beach/Miami Beach is pretty much the only true feeling urban area in Florida I would say.
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