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Originally Posted by RocTX
Thanks for the advice. I'll have to check out some of those areas. I may be mistaken, so please forgive me if I'm off track...but Austin seems somewhat odd in that the city is fairly narrow east to west and downtown sits towards the south of town. Most of the development seems to be in the North. Seems like someone could get much closer to the city in other directions from town. Is there a reason everyone seems to be going North?
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They aren't all going north. Look into SW Austin along the Mopac corridor. There are reasonably priced homes down there that are a lot closer into downtown.
But what you really should do here is some homework. First consider what you're willing to spend on a house that will enable you to still, you know, live a normal life. Once you find homes in your price range, look into the tax rate for the area. Austin taxes are sky high. Rock Rock's are more affordable.
Couple that with where you'll be working. You don't want to spend the better portion of your week sitting in Austin traffic.
Next, consider the schools. You have kids, so school quality should be a prime consideration. Austin ISD has some excellent schools, but they also have some lousy ones. When you find a place you like, I'd make a point to visit the school, check out how overcrowded it is and what type of community it draws. Check out Check out
www.publicschoolreview.com for a good start on school research.
Hope that helps a little.