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City life in downtown Raleigh does not equal city life in downtown Baltimore. So you can be a lot closer to downtown and feel suburban. I'd look in the Cameron Village area.
City life in downtown Raleigh does not equal city life in downtown Baltimore. So you can be a lot closer to downtown and feel suburban. I'd look in the Cameron Village area.
I'm curious, what does $300K get you in Cameron Village?
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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Originally Posted by Edward Teach
I'm curious, what does $300K get you in Cameron Village?
That I do not know. Maybe nothing, but it might be a good place to look and work her way out from there if unaffordable. It has a pseudo city/first ring suburb feel that might be good fit for someone not wanting to live right in downtown.
I had gotten the impression the OP wants to be within 15-20 min of a downtown area because she'd read that's the best place for mid 30s professionals, but not necessarily that she would be working there. OP which is correct? It makes a difference regarding our advice! If you must be 15-20 min to downtown Raleigh for work, try and live downtown...rent? Buying is really expensive there.
I had gotten the impression the OP wants to be within 15-20 min of a downtown area because she'd read that's the best place for mid 30s professionals, but not necessarily that she would be working there. OP which is correct? It makes a difference regarding our advice! If you must be 15-20 min to downtown Raleigh for work, try and live downtown...rent? Buying is really expensive there.
Yes, upon re-reading, I think you're right.
15-20 minutes to a busy area. The OP doesn't specify a commute destination.
For your budget, look at Garner. Minutes from downtown, looks similar to most of Cary.
Not as expensive because it's on the opposite side of the Raleigh metro area from Research Triangle Park.
It's a great little town.
Bingo! I have lived in Garner for 25 years. Homes around me are $200k. I can drive from my driveway to a parking deck in downtown Raleigh inside of 15 minutes on any given evening. Garner provides all of the amenities of Raleigh (Eats, shows, restaurants, green ways, parks, museums, you name it) for half the real estate price.
If you are contemplating Durham, I'll say that it would be pretty easy to live in a relatively safe area 15-20 minutes from downtown Durham with your budget. I live in Durham. Some of it is very nice, some is meh, and some is crime-ridden. It's a big area. If you are very concerned about the crime you've heard about, take a look at the crime maps and street views of different neighborhoods and you can get a better idea of what stuff looks like and where you'd probably want to avoid.
What I did before moving down here was look at online listings for some rental homes (not just in Durham) in neighborhoods that looked decent to me, and I drove around to those neighborhoods to get a feel for the different areas.
Wendell Falls is a new/newer master planned community east of Raleigh. Many options for both SFR and townhomes well within the budget.
Tons of amenities and community activities there as well with many active singles, from what I understand.
Access to dt Raleigh is super quick and easy. Even rush hour commute is close to your parameters.
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