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THANK YOU so much for all the great info!
douknownam thanks for the advice. Do you find Cary to be as congested as I have heard Wake Forest is? Are there affordable subdivisions that have the following for my family? pkc789 yes 2000 sq feet is about right minimum. How do you like Flowers? Many folks have recommended it for a young family and the amenities are great. What subdivisions would you recommend we look into for 3-4 bedrooms (or a bonus) and minimum 2 + bathrooms with a large yard with that square footage....trying to stay in the $200,000 range?
A lot of folks have recommended renting short term for 6 months to a year to get a feel for the area...can anyone recommend rental agencies for Clayton and surrounding areas? It makes sense being that Raleigh encompasses many different areas and so many nice neighborhoods to choose from. My concerns are (1) I have twins entering high school and want to avoid moving them to another school (is it possible in Wake for high schoolers to be moved every year if we wound up in that county)?? and (2) Whether the housing market will take a big upswing with prices going up and mortgages getting more difficult.
Would love to hear any experience &/or feedback any of you all have on this. Thanks in advance!
THANK YOU so much for all the great info!
douknownam thanks for the advice. Do you find Cary to be as congested as I have heard Wake Forest is? Are there affordable subdivisions that have the following for my family? pkc789 yes 2000 sq feet is about right minimum. How do you like Flowers? Many folks have recommended it for a young family and the amenities are great. What subdivisions would you recommend we look into for 3-4 bedrooms (or a bonus) and minimum 2 + bathrooms with a large yard with that square footage....trying to stay in the $200,000 range?
A lot of folks have recommended renting short term for 6 months to a year to get a feel for the area...can anyone recommend rental agencies for Clayton and surrounding areas? It makes sense being that Raleigh encompasses many different areas and so many nice neighborhoods to choose from. My concerns are (1) I have twins entering high school and want to avoid moving them to another school (is it possible in Wake for high schoolers to be moved every year if we wound up in that county)?? and (2) Whether the housing market will take a big upswing with prices going up and mortgages getting more difficult.
Would love to hear any experience &/or feedback any of you all have on this. Thanks in advance!
Check your DM, I gave you a recommendation for a rental agency in Clayton. We are renting for the same reason. We signed a year lease to see if this is an area where we really want to live long term. I really couldn't see buying a house, especially since I haven't really spent any extra length of time in the area. However, my husband is already there and since we have not lived in the same state never mind house since we were married, I was definitely not going to remain in AZ
azteacher721 I understand. Thank you for the DM. From what you have seen and heard...how do you see Clayton? Do you prefer one area over another in terms of schools & amenities?
azteacher721 I understand. Thank you for the DM. From what you have seen and heard...how do you see Clayton? Do you prefer one area over another in terms of schools & amenities?
This is really a great thread you've started here, Mariposa10. We are relocating to the area, and I'm finding all of your questions very helpful. SO many things to think of!!
I would rent for at least the first year. My wife and I stayed in Clayton for a little over a year. Within 6 months we thought we had identified the areas we really liked. By 8 months we found another area we liked. At 12 months we were loving another area. We moved into as cheap a place we could find that was in the best area for the price (3 bedroom=$750 month) and were able to save quite a bit of money towards buying a house.
Diagnoses of tickborne diseases are on the rise in the area. There was an article on WRAL.com (the Raleigh CBS station) about it earlier this week/end of last week. Just be prepared to do tick checks if you are spending time outdoors.
I believe this is not so much "in this area" as everywhere, this summer. A milder winter than usual always means the bugs will be worse the following summer, particularly those areas like us that usually get a few hard freezes in the winter, but didn't. An acquaintance of mine who actually got Lyme Disease from a tick (in the DC area) last year has been posting warnings on her Facebook about it since it is obviously an important issue for her.
I did read recently that a great way to get ticks off you if you find them is to put liquid soap on them (like dishwashing soap or hand soap); apparently it irritates their skin/shell and they let go (or are more likely to do so, at least).
The tick and liquid soap thing has been circulating for years. If you google this, it will come up as a false claim and not really recommended...one of those urban legends that has been circulating since 2006. Just didn't want anyone to rely on this.
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