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Old 08-15-2008, 11:50 AM
 
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Hello all,

We moved here recently and have just started our home search. We noticed that none of the new homes seem to have bigger lots than 0.25 acre (leaving out the million dollar homes). Would any of you know of sub divisions in the Apex, Cary, N/NW Raleigh, Morrisville areas that have bigger lots? We would prefer in the range of 300 to 400K, but can move up to 450K if we find the perfect place. Both of us work at RTP, hence the preference for the above mentioned areas.

We are looking at older homes as well, but given a choice would prefer a new one.

Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:12 PM
 
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Hello all,

We moved here recently and have just started our home search. We noticed that none of the new homes seem to have bigger lots than 0.25 acre (leaving out the million dollar homes). Would any of you know of sub divisions in the Apex, Cary, N/NW Raleigh, Morrisville areas that have bigger lots? We would prefer in the range of 300 to 400K, but can move up to 450K if we find the perfect place. Both of us work at RTP, hence the preference for the above mentioned areas.

We are looking at older homes as well, but given a choice would prefer a new one.

Thanks in advance for your help.
If you only consider new homes in the 300K-400K, then I'm afraid that you may be out of luck. If you consider older homes, or look in your upper range of 450K, then you should have no problem.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:21 PM
 
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I will respectfully offer up the fact that a .5 acre wooded lot in the areas you mention simply won't have a home priced at $450K or less on it.
A builder will pay over $100,000 for even a .35 acre lot in those towns, and neighborhoods with those lot sizes and prices will have homes on them that are more expensive than that.
The only new construction neighborhood that I know of in Cary with lots that are consistently in the .5 acre size range is Copperleaf. Price range-$700K to over a million.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:28 PM
 
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You are not going to find anything close to RTP (within 15 min drive). If you look out a littler further (30 min) drive you could find something, maybe. You can look at Merion Subdivision, they have 1/2+ acre lots and newer homes, they might even have some lots left you could build on.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:29 PM
 
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Your best bet for that size lot is out toward the Cary/Apex/Holly Springs border. I see something at Parks at West Lake, for instance, that might work for you.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:31 PM
 
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Lots of great options if you consider older resale. I just did a check on a local website for $450K and under with at least .5 acre lots in North Raleigh and some sweet homes popped up. They are older but theye are nice!
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:09 PM
 
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Thank you all for your responses. Well, we can at least stop wasting our breath on new construction then

NRG, would it be possible for you to send me the website you are referring to?

Thanks again!
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:25 PM
 
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Thank you all for your responses. Well, we can at least stop wasting our breath on new construction then

NRG, would it be possible for you to send me the website you are referring to?

Thanks again!
We had similar requirements when we were searching for a house, but we wanted to stay under 400K. We ended up 5 miles southeast of Cary. We have a 3100 sq ft house built in 2000 with a 4-car garage on over 3/4 acre. Trees all around us. The drive to the southern tip of RTP is about 30 minutes if you can take advantage of flex time to miss the heavy parts of rush hour.
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:51 PM
 
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We had similar requirements when we were searching for a house, but we wanted to stay under 400K. We ended up 5 miles southeast of Cary. We have a 3100 sq ft house built in 2000 with a 4-car garage on over 3/4 acre. Trees all around us. The drive to the southern tip of RTP is about 30 minutes if you can take advantage of flex time to miss the heavy parts of rush hour.
If I recall correctly, it has already been established on this forum that most people would kill to have NewUser's House. I would settle just to have his garage, although I might need to wrestle Mike J for it.
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:54 PM
 
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Thats why I moved to Clayton. It's hard for me to justify spending 300k to only get 0.2 acre.
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