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Old 10-09-2007, 01:14 PM
 
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to spend (yes, taxes included )?

I like the super-nice neighborhoods like River Place and Circle C, and closer-in areas like Great Hlls. BUT what I'd really do is find a lot with a view of Lake Travis or the San Gabriel (preferrably in Leander ISD or Georgetown ISD) and build whatever I could with the leftover $.

What would you do?
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Old 10-09-2007, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Slaughter Creek, Travis County
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Pay off my house, renovate my kitchen and purchase a condo in Port Aransas on the beach. It would be my weekend getaway.

I don't want to move. I like my neighborhood, my neighbors and its location.
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Old 10-09-2007, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Barton Hills, no question, but you could live there cheaper I am sure. Of course I love the '04. Travis Heights is also very nice in this zip.
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Old 10-09-2007, 01:35 PM
 
Location: SW Austin & Wimberley
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I think a choice of where to live has more to do with where you need to be most often (work, activities), whether you have school age kids, your taste in homes (old with character vs. newer and modern).

That said, I live in SW Austin by both choice and necessity. When our youngest finishes high school in 8 years, we may consider coming back to Central Austin and Travis Heights, but by then I'm not sure if I'll be willing to pay the price per square foot required to live there.

But to answer your question, I'd strongly consider Central Austin today if we didn't have kids but SW Austin/Oak Hill is hard to give up now that we've been here over 10 years.

Steve

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Old 10-09-2007, 01:39 PM
 
Location: SW Austin
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Default Dripping Springs

I would move to Dripping Springs and buy an acreage lot in Sawyer Ranch with Hill Country views and have my dream home built by Gary Potts!
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Old 10-09-2007, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Austin TX
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I'd live right where I do right now - River Place in NW Austin. Couldn't find a better neighborhood, better people or better activities - and we have great schools, great views and we're still only 20 to 25 minutes from downtown.

Even if I had $1MM to spend, I'd still choose here!
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Old 10-09-2007, 03:38 PM
 
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You couldn't pay me to live in circle C. Well, you could... but I wouldn't like it.

Travis heights, no question.

The absolute epicenter of the Austin experience.
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Old 10-09-2007, 08:03 PM
 
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A one bedroom tear dow house in Tarrytown.
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Old 10-10-2007, 07:23 AM
 
Location: Austin 'burbs
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Depends.

Without kids? Cute craftsman near Central Austin. I don't know the neighborhoods too well yet to pick one over the other.

If I could also afford private school? I think it's called Enfield? Or Pemberton? Something like that...

If I had kids, and cared about schools? Where I am now - but custom home on acreage.
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