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Hello Forum members,
Got a promotion and will be moving, QUICK. I wanted to get ya'lls opinion of the different towns located on/near I-35 from Hillsboro to Fort Worth. I have not ever been in that area. Anybody think certain towns are better than others? Why? Is real estate reasonsable? Any real estate agents known? Any and all opinions and help are much appreciated!!
TIA,
Alan
Wow that's a 50 mile stretch of road.
Where is your job at, headed into Downtown Ft. Worth from the southside of town can be time consuming, heck it can be a PITA from the northside. ;)
Pharm sales (legal kind). :punchout: My territory is from Cleburne down to Killeen and about 75 miles east and west of I35. My wife will work in the FW area.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Midlothian, Waxahachie, both are right off of HWY 287 that will take you right to downtown Ft. Worth and is also close to I35w and e. Not to mention you'd be pretty close to some good back road rides out there :-D
Check tax rates between Tarrant County and Johnson County, I have heard it's cheaper to live in Johnson County tax wise.
YMMV
What part of town will your wife be working in Ft. Worth??
Another new west-sider! Ugh! ;)
Much cheaper to insure cars out there as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I would check out Alvarado... it is on 35W.
Cresson is also right down the road from Cleburne and close to FW. :drive:
Of course Granbury is a bit of a further drive but its where my wife and I got married (river boat). It is a cute little town.
I live outside of Cleburne, nearer to Keene, in an unincorporated area- read 'country.' The area can be nice if you find the right spot- I found a nice spot (6 acres & pool for the typical price of a Dallas house.) The locals are more 'yocals' this far south of the Fort, but the small town feel is nice.
There is large growth to the south of FW into Burleson. Its as bad as Arlington nowdays. I believe that Cleburne is also up-trending- population and property values.
I also have a realtor in the family (sister in law)- Cindy Kelly w/ Remax in Cleburne, if you are interested. Sorry I don't have a number.
Also, I am 20 minutes from Motorsports Ranch in Cresson. Thats the cherry on top.
If you're pressed for time on the move, my suggestion would be to find an apartment for six months somewhere in the area, move into that, then take your time to find the right house. You don't want to rush into buying the wrong house in an unfamiliar area, especially in today's market where it may be extremely difficult to sell it and find something else.
When we moved from North Richland Hills to Murphy (about 55 miles from NE Tarrant County to south Collin County), we took three months of looking and looked at over fifty homes... and I had been working on this side of town for over a year and was pretty familiar with the area. Taking the extra time to find what we wanted was worth it.
Here is a recent picture of joe.MIATA and his wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe.MIATA
http://www.maggiore.net/greenacres/i...m_Homepage.gif
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I've got a beautiful house for sale in Mansfield that's got easy access to 360 and 287!
Also, around Cleburne, Burleson, Joshua there are allot of Mobil Homes. Not saying that mobil homes are bad (i lived in one years ago), but they do tend to attract..........., well, you know. I would not want to buy a nice brick home within 1/2 of 200+ mobil homes.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Every home in this link is a mobil home.
http://dfwmaps.com/index.asp?ExtentL...ional_Features
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Stay away from Granbury. Growing way too fast and the traffic on 377 is terrible to Fort Worth and back. Midlothian has air quality issues. Hillsboro and Waxahatchie are nice.
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
I get that alot......jerk. ;)
There goes the 1st Annual MME Summer Bratwurst/ Pool Party....
Way to sell the house Merv. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
Send information. Honestly, I do not have all Zip codes (that is what we develop our territory from) and I need to live in our territory. We can discuss over PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
Thanks,
Alan
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Originally Posted by joe.MIATA
I will find her on the net. We still have a couple of months before I start my territory. I start training fairly soon.
Thanks for the heads up!!
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