Looking for a good neighborhood!

[omamia]

If you wanted to stay in Chapel Hill in that range I would suggest Dogwood Acres. I know a couple of families who live there and there are a number of kids in the neighborhood. It's so close to Southern Village and the Southern Village Racquet and Swim Club. They're also putting in a new city park Southern Community park just around the corner. DA has all the benefits of SV without the high cost. And many of the homes have county taxes but city schools.

[STIMPYB27]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

I would not have put the level of your approval on a forum.
That is confidential information, FWIW.

I believe those communities all have pools.
And I apologize, since the list is so short, it is probably representative of about 1% of the nice neighborhoods in the Triangle that meet your specified criteria.......

oops I guess i slipped

[STIMPYB27]

So let me see if i can remember all the post. I've been inside some of those 73 homes listed and found 3 I really like one in breckinridge, one near bond park and one in the middle of nowhere. I am still trying to figure out what I really want. I do love Chapel Hill but can only afford a town home in Chapel Hill. would owning a townhome in chapel hill bring a good return in 5-8 years. or a home in cary. again my #1 concern is investment return when i sell.

I am an nurse and my fiancee is also an nurse. I travel nurse in Va, NC, and SC. my fiance is a full time employee at UNC. we have 4 days off and 3 days on working. for 4 days I want to spend as much time relaxing and being outdoors as possible. where i currently live, all the children know me and come to play with eric and I because Im out with my son so much. In the summer i spend all 4 days off with eric at the pool. and we bike chapel hill in the evenings. This is the kind of feeling i want to maintain.

as for Durham. I don't think I want Durham. my parents live in Hope valley Farms. and they have had 2 cars stolen from their property in 4 years. along with 6 lawn mowers. so hope valley is out of the question.

I'll look into dogwood acres. SV is pretty pricey! but the dinning's nice and I DO love the outdoor movies in the summer.

[Dire Wolf]

I like most of areas near Bond Park much better than Breckenridge, which looks shoddily constructed to me.

That said, my wife used to commute between our old house near Bond Park to UNC Hospital. It is pretty far and gets old very quickly. It wasn't long before she was looking for a closer job.

One area you might want to consider is Apex out Olive Chapel Rd. This would give quick access to 64 West to Farrington Road.

[frogandtoad]

I am not a realtor, so take this with a grain of salt b/c it's only opinion. I would think that whatever you can afford in Chapel Hill is going to do well in terms of resale. There simply aren't many homes or townhomes available in Chapel Hill in your pricerange, and many people want to live in CH/C within your price range. To me, this means that you'd do well when you sell. I did hear from a friend, who is a realtor in CH, that lower priced homes are selling very well in CH b/c there just aren't many of them. I would think that in Apex, Cary, anywhere with a large inventory means more competition when its time to sell.

Again, that's just what I'd think and I'm not a realtor!

[frogandtoad]

Oh, as an aside, I'd also suggest that you figure out what you can afford to pay for a mortgage--don't base your mortgage on what you've been approved for. Just b/c a bank thinks you can handle a higher mortgage does not mean you can (look at the banking/mortgage mess!)