Possbily moving to Austin area from MI

[bmwmcars]

With any amount of luck, I will find out this Friday if I am getting a job down in the Austin area. I am looking forward to getting out of the snow belt and down to TX.

That said, I was wondering if anyone here has any good resources or recommendations for housing - preferably houses for lease (ideally 2+ car garage, 3 bedroom, 2 bath place, pet friendly and updated). If the deal comes through I will be looking to move in early August.

Thanks...

 

[navyguy]

Can't help you with the housing other than to recommend checking Craig s List for the Austion area.

Austin is a great city and although I like were we live now, I wouldn't have a problem moving there should it be required for some reason. I'm there usually twice a year on business and always enjoy it. Great food, terrific music scene and pretty laid back for a sizable city.

 

[neverenough]

I'm in austin, and I'm NOT a realtor, but willing to help someone out with advice. Do you need a good school district for kids? Also, the prices for leasing can vary greatly on your criteria there based on location. You can get something in roundrock (northern suburb) for half of what you'd pay central or south west (near barton creek country club). You could alternatively go east of downtown and get in a somewhat questionable neighborhood for a bargain too. Send me a # to reach you at and we can discuss this. I hope you can make it to Austin, it's a great city. Just get used to heat and high electric bills if you like to crank the AC :-)

 

[robin303]

My daughter works for a guy that does that. He has houses all over Austin. The only problem I see is houses go pretty quick. It took my two days to find one. There is a lot of Real-estate
companies on the net here in Austin that will have pictures, locations and ect ect. Here is a place to start: Rental Houses in Austin, Tx - Google Search

 

[kurt]

As mentioned, If you have kids, start your search by school district. Austin schools suck with maybe one exception. The APD website has a cool little feature allowing you to see reported crimes by zip code. I prefer NW and SW of Austin and currently live in Cedar Park.

 

[TheDan]

Search craigslist: austin classifieds for housing stuff. You could also check with a locator, but I've never used such services. If you're going to be working in north Austin, I highly recommend looking in the Round Rock area, or even Pflugerville. The NW areas are pretty nice, too. Stay away from east Austin. Most areas are pretty ghetto, and the parts that aren't are expensive. I can't help you with south Austin. I rarely go down there since that's where most of the loonies are, lol... Oh, welcome to the area!

 

[JSDinTexas]

Most who work in Austin live somewhere else out of the city area and some, like myself, don't even live in Travis county.
Austin is high-dollar taxes with little real return - sorry place to live.

 

[boredelmo]

I am a Real Estate agent operating in Austin. Let me know if you end up getting the job

 

[Texas1911]

I am a Real Estate agent operating in Austin. Let me know if you end up getting the job!

Please read the forum rules regarding commercial advertising.

 

[texas skeeter]

Please read the forum rules regarding commercial advertising.

please tell me you "DID" ban, moving to Austin for site members!!

 

[boredelmo]

Oops, didn't realize. Didn't really join for that purpose, figured I could help someone out.

 

[neverenough]

Oops, didn't realize. Didn't really join for that purpose, figured I could help someone out.

You're going to have to admit that it still looks questionable on why you joined then. You only have two posts, both in this one thread, so your first post was to let this guy know you're a realtor. Not only that, but your 2nd post contradicts itself too which doesn't lend to your credibility much on the surface of things. heh. Welcome though. Hope to see more posts, and not only to fish for clients :-).

 

[Texas1911]

please tell me you "DID" ban, moving to Austin for site members!!

No ... I've lived here all of my life, it's not that bad.

 

[balance]

Austin has been home for 25 years (moved here at 12) and I've lived all over town, primarily within a 5 - 10 mile radius of downtown over the last 16 years. Great place to live (near), lots to do, but yeah, the cost of living is a little steep depending on what part of town you're in and how cold you like your A/C. You can get a lot more home the further you get from town, but there are a lot of homes on the market for sale, including my own, and for lease so you shouldn't have trouble finding something in whatever area you decide to live in.

 

[texas skeeter]

No ... I've lived here all of my life, it's not that bad.

im glad youre happy there. but, any city run by LIBTERDS is a bad city. and it just so happens "YOU" make that a nice place to live!!

 

[boredelmo]

Meh, I'm a member of TFL, THR, TXcfhforum, and use texasguntrader a lot... it would be kind of weird for a Realtor to join a firearms board just to catch one client that MIGHT want to rent a house. Any Realtor know that house renting pays the least.

Either way, I just haven't had much to say about anything else...

 

[Texan2]

Meh, I'm a member of TFL, THR, TXcfhforum, and use texasguntrader a lot... it would be kind of weird for a Realtor to join a firearms board just to catch one client that MIGHT want to rent a house. Any Realtor know that house renting pays the least.

Either way, I just haven't had much to say about anything else...

well, welcome anyway. add your 2 cents to some threads so we get to know ya.....

 

[Texas1911]

im glad youre happy there. but, any city run by LIBTERDS is a bad city. and it just so happens "YOU" make that a nice place to live!!

Actually, from a broad sense, the hippies in Austin have made Austin eclectic and fun, while larger cities have become nothing more than endless strip malls. That is the ever growing attraction to the city. However, the attraction tends to invite alot of stuck up California types, which I would just assume send back. The old hippies that are here generally aren't too bad to deal with ... it's the new entitled kids my age that you want to pack up and mail to France.

 

[Texan2]

Actually, from a broad sense, the hippies in Austin have made Austin eclectic and fun, while larger cities have become nothing more than endless strip malls. That is the ever growing attraction to the city. However, the attraction tends to invite alot of stuck up California types, which I would just assume send back. The old hippies that are here generally aren't too bad to deal with ... it's the new entitled kids my age that you want to pack up and mail to France.

Amen brother. I like Austin. I had dinner a couple nights this week on S. Congress...its a neat part of town. Old hippies sometimes have a little wisdom. the Gen X idiots I have no use for.

 

[Texas1911]

Amen brother. I like Austin. I had dinner a couple nights this week on S. Congress...its a neat part of town. Old hippies sometimes have a little wisdom. the Gen X idiots I have no use for.

Yep, it's funny ... alot of the kids have great entrepreneurial drive, which is something I like to see, but the vast majority of them are just sitting around waiting for a handout, presumably from their parents or the government.