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Old 02-19-2018, 09:11 PM
 
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I believe by law you need 10 acres to shoot on your property safely. But I will take waht I can get in my budget. Even if it is under 10 acres. I can always go shoot on BLM land.
the vast majority of land in Texas is privately held.I would suggest maybe becoming friends with people who have land like farmers and ranchers once u get moved.best of luck.
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Old 02-20-2018, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Ontario, Socal
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Enough about shooting though, any cities you all recommend based off my first post?
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Old 02-20-2018, 12:49 PM
 
Location: central Austin
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Enough about shooting though, any cities you all recommend based off my first post?
Yes, virtually no public land in Texas. Rural areas around Austin, in all directions, will have some of the highest land prices in the entire state. I'd drive up to Waco and look around there, Belton, Temple, etc.
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Old 02-20-2018, 03:35 PM
 
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Yes, virtually no public land in Texas. Rural areas around Austin, in all directions, will have some of the highest land prices in the entire state. I'd drive up to Waco and look around there, Belton, Temple, etc.

This is the kind of information I'm seeking! Thank you! I'm looking around Taylor Texas.
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:20 AM
 
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This is the kind of information I'm seeking! Thank you! I'm looking around Taylor Texas.
... If you do decide to look into the Belton-Temple area, take a ride a bit farther West, and check-out Burnet, Lampasas, Gatesville, and Hamilton. Each town is at a cross-roads for either U.S. 281, U.S. 183, or other in-State highways; some are county seats. A good friend is moving away from the Austin area, and buying a small farm in one of those areas. They were amazed at the differences in pricing, compared to land in the lower counties, surrounding Austin & Travis County.
That's not to say that land, farms or ranches are cheap in these areas! But, they are less-expensive, right now. I mainly depends on "what-all you're looking for" ...
Best Regards ... TC
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:33 AM
 
Location: Ontario, Socal
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... If you do decide to look into the Belton-Temple area, take a ride a bit farther West, and check-out Burnet, Lampasas, Gatesville, and Hamilton. Each town is at a cross-roads for either U.S. 281, U.S. 183, or other in-State highways; some are county seats. A good friend is moving away from the Austin area, and buying a small farm in one of those areas. They were amazed at the differences in pricing, compared to land in the lower counties, surrounding Austin & Travis County.
That's not to say that land, farms or ranches are cheap in these areas! But, they are less-expensive, right now. I mainly depends on "what-all you're looking for" ...
Best Regards ... TC

Thank you I will look into these cities on zillow right now.

What I'm looking for is a house on 1 or more acres of land (preferably 10+) that is only minutes/miles from a major city/civilization. I want hospitals and Walmart to be close by but still maintain country living.


Your suggestion helps! Thank you, I hope others can chime in useful information as well.


Thanks!
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Old 02-26-2018, 01:50 PM
 
Location: central Austin
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Thank you I will look into these cities on zillow right now.

What I'm looking for is a house on 1 or more acres of land (preferably 10+) that is only minutes/miles from a major city/civilization. I want hospitals and Walmart to be close by but still maintain country living.


Your suggestion helps! Thank you, I hope others can chime in useful information as well.


Thanks!

What you want is hard to find and costs $$$. The Walmart piece isnt too hard but the hospital part is and it will only get harder.
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Old 02-26-2018, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Ontario, Socal
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I would imagine hospitals or some kind of medical center is in every city or nearby at least no? Working with $300k or under budget.
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Old 02-26-2018, 05:00 PM
 
Location: The Great State of Texas, Finally!
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San Angelo maybe? It's a town of 100k in population and has everything you'd need from Walmart to grocery shopping, big box home improvement stores and medical (two hospitals and several clinics and specialty doctors). Getting across town takes about 15 min but you can be in the country pretty quick. The largest cities are a 3-4 hour drive from there so you have slot of country to choose from. The only real drawback would be the soil is more rocky than hill country or east Texas and San Angelo gets less rain than those places, but there is farming there (cotton, red top cane, etc) so growing can be done and I know several people who garden via water catchment (Texas is a drought or flood state depending on the year so water catchment makes sense).
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Old 02-26-2018, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Ontario, Socal
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Any opinions on the city of Seguin TX? Good, bad?
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