Keller (Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth: how much, house, inspection)

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by basst82

So basically Texas power bills = PA gas bills. I can handle that. I assume that the utility companies let you "budget" your bills through the year if you choose so you don't get hit so hard in the summer? I'm one of those Northeast liberal-progressives you hear about on TV who are all about the environment, so a few more trees or some Energy Star insulation is right up my alley hehe ...

When you say 3.2 tax rate, I'm guessing that means $3.20 / $100 assessed value? I think that's what I've seen on the real estate sites. Honestly, that's not that bad. Considering you guys don't have state or local tax, that's no different (or less!) than most places around Pittsburgh!

Well being an engineer/planner myself, living in a Master Planned community is something I'm definitely interested in trying out. I've also found some places I like in North Richland Hills, that seems to be much closer to my soon-to-be office. I've actually found 3 places in a large community southeast of the intersection of I-820 and W Hurst Blvd. I can't tell much from aerial photos - is this a decent area? Are there grocery stores, gas stations and the like nearby? Or is it kind of remote?

I keep seeing something about a Master Planned community called Heritage, can someone give me a street name or something in that area so I can look up home prices in that community?

I looked at homes at Trinity at Heritage. I don't remember the streets, but I looked at DR Horton, so if you go to that site the keller area, you will find a good representation of the prices. I think based on what you stated in your quote, you will love keller and the miles upon miles of cookie cutter housing. Good luck and GO COWBOYS (not really, does anybody like that team?)

[debntx]

While I live in the Heritage planned community you mentioned and I absolutely love it and highly recommend it, for your commute I think you might find North Richland Hills and the H-E-B area better. Also, to expand on the above poster's mention of Trinity, you might want to check out Clearfort, Winfield and Moncrief as well, in Heritage. In addition to DR Horton other builders would be Standard Pacific, William Ryan and Plantation. Hope this helps.

[debntx]

Additonal note about Keller: On Cnn Money dot com's 2007 list of "Best Places To Live" Keller is ranked #50.

[swartz94]

Sprouts just open in Keller at the corner of 1709 (Southlake blvd, Keller blvd and Golden Triangle) and 1938 (Davis Blvd). As far as homes with larger lots, good luck, those are a little more pricey depending on what you can afford, either you have to go older and try and find one under 200k can be difficult.

good luck

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by swartz94

Sprouts just open in Keller at the corner of 1709 (Southlake blvd, Keller blvd and Golden Triangle) and 1938 (Davis Blvd). As far as homes with larger lots, good luck, those are a little more pricey depending on what you can afford, either you have to go older and try and find one under 200k can be difficult.

good luck

Keller is awesome if you hate mowing your backyard. very little back yard to mow in town just about anywhere. just enough to fit a BBQ. Your neigbors are so close they can flip your burgers from their own Yard. Every house can look into all the neighboring houses. Easy to make friends when your neighbors practiaclly live in your bedroom.

[debntx]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

Keller is awesome if you hate mowing your backyard. very little back yard to mow in town just about anywhere. just enough to fit a BBQ. Your neigbors are so close they can flip your burgers from their own Yard. Every house can look into all the neighboring houses. Easy to make friends when your neighbors practiaclly live in your bedroom.

Well, we don't *hate* to mow our backyard. It's just that we hire a lawn service to do it for us. And, while the backyards in my neighborhood aren't huge, I suppose they are *big enough*....say, for swimming pools, beautiful landscaping, arbors, those nice expensive swingsets, hot tubs, cookouts. (can't recall a neighbor flipping any burgers our way unfortunately ) Now, it's true the back yards probably aren't big enough for a workshop, I admit that. However, those aren't allowed in our neighborhood anyway. And yes, it's easy to make friends here in Keller--wonderful people here, by the way. However, each family does have their own bedroom...with things like wooden blinds or plantation shutters so it's pretty private after all.
I agree, Keller is awesome

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by debntx

Well, we don't *hate* to mow our backyard. It's just that we hire a lawn service to do it for us. And, while the backyards in my neighborhood aren't huge, I suppose they are *big enough*....say, for swimming pools, beautiful landscaping, arbors, those nice expensive swingsets, hot tubs, cookouts. (can't recall a neighbor flipping any burgers our way unfortunately ) Now, it's true the back yards probably aren't big enough for a workshop, I admit that. However, those aren't allowed in our neighborhood anyway. And yes, it's easy to make friends here in Keller--wonderful people here, by the way. However, each family does have their own bedroom...with things like wooden blinds or plantation shutters so it's pretty private after all.
I agree, Keller is awesome

another cool thing about keller is that most of you are from the same state....California. Could call it Kellerfornia

[debntx]

Kellerfornia....quite clever sberdrow. I like that. I'll have to pass that on to a few of my neighbors who are from California. Not the ones across the street in the big ole house with the big ole swimming pool because they are from Texas. And not my neighbor down the street with the new arbor going in her backyard because they are from Louisiana. And not our other friends either because darnit, they are from New York. I know of others from Texas, Michigan, Massachussettes, Florida, ...well, the list goes on and on. Oh, and me? My husband is from Georgia and I am from Florida (the part that knows how to vote).
Are you from Texas, sberdrow?

oops, I misspelled "Massachusetts" ...I shoulda just called it Tedachusetts"

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by debntx

Kellerfornia....quite clever sberdrow. I like that. I'll have to pass that on to a few of my neighbors who are from California. Not the ones across the street in the big ole house with the big ole swimming pool because they are from Texas. And not my neighbor down the street with the new arbor going in her backyard because they are from Louisiana. And not our other friends either because darnit, they are from New York. I know of others from Texas, Michigan, Massachussettes, Florida, ...well, the list goes on and on. Oh, and me? My husband is from Georgia and I am from Florida (the part that knows how to vote).
Are you from Texas, sberdrow?

oops, I misspelled "Massachusetts" ...I shoulda just called it Tedachusetts"

Of course not, who is.....and I did think the Kellerfornia was clever too. Your paper had an artical about the Keller California connection. 67 percent of your NON texas arrivals are from Cali. Thanks alot to the part of Florida that Did not know how to vote. Thanks alot for Bush....but I guess thats another topic.

[debntx]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

Of course not, who is.....and I did think the Kellerfornia was clever too. Your paper had an artical about the Keller California connection. 67 percent of your NON texas arrivals are from Cali. Thanks alot to the part of Florida that Did not know how to vote. Thanks alot for Bush....but I guess thats another topic.

Oh you are very welcome. We felt it only right after you had given us eight years of Clinton.
Where ya from, sberdrow?