The mortgage/rent on that place must really hurt your ammo budget.One reason why I moved. This is my commute now
The mortgage/rent on that place must really hurt your ammo budget.One reason why I moved. This is my commute now
Can't really afford to buy down here so I'm renting. But I'm actually saving money.The mortgage/rent on that place must really hurt your ammo budget.
F that! The tech job market is what has made it what it is, that being nearly unlivable.If the tech job market wasn't so hot here there would be no redeeming factor.
Retired, so daily commute is not an issue. That said, I won't leave the house before 10a and must be back by 2p.I "work" downtown, too. I've completely stopped going into the office at this point... The company actually has a no work from home policy, but I don't care. I'd rather they fire me than have to drive down there everyday. So far so good. Fingers crossed
Round Rock is a good area. I like the areas along Hwy 620 and 79.
I work out of town for extended periods( sometimes out of the country)Retired, so daily commute is not an issue. That said, I won't leave the house before 10a and must be back by 2p.
Based on our research, our knowledge of the area, talking to my friends up there and all of you, Round Rock is the clear leader for us. We've started looking in the Avery Ranch area also. I like the shorter commute from there but we will definitely have to adjust our expectations as to how much house we can get for the money.
Looks like the idea of quasi-rural like we have now isn't going to be tenable and I think we're OK with that. This area won't be like that for much longer either.
Local politics don't bother me to the point of keeping me from looking at moving there. Coming from California and the insanity that came out of Sacramento and filtered down to all of the localities, I'd rather deal with Austin. Things won't really start sliding downhill until the state flips blue and even then, it will take a while to get there. Just my opinion anyway.
Right now I'm at a wait and see period with where things go with the hiring process. I expect I'll know more in the next couple of weeks.
Definitely!live outside the city limits.....
live outside the city limits.....
Austin is literally as liberal and crazy as San Fransisco. I do not go south of 45 (Williamson county line) if I can help it. When you enter Travis county you're in San Fransisco.
I moved to Austin after spending 10 years in San Francisco; I just came home to Texas. As liberal as most of Austin is, it's really not as bad as we say it is. Besides the conservative Texas State government kinda keeps Austin in check. As for the homeless, Other than around downtown I don't think the homeless problem is as bad as most other places.What I mean is, Austin is still in Texas and the state maintains pretty firm control over many aspects of local governance. I'm thinking mainly around pre-emption laws including but not limited to firearms. Sure the city council has most of the day but Abbott seems to have made it his mission to keep the city in line within his purview.
I obviously don't live in Austin and don't know what it's like to live there but I lived in the San Francisco array just a couple of years ago. I don't get the impression they are the same but I can only base that on what I see and hear.
One example? San Francisco was trying to ban companies from giving their employees free food. That barely failed to pass. There are tons more examples.
I know Austin has many problems including a big homelessness issue but they just don't seem to be on the same level.
Your point is well taken though and I appreciate the advice. I do want to be fully aware of where I might be moving to.
I moved to Austin after spending 10 years in San Francisco; I just came home to Texas. As liberal as most of Austin is, it's really not as bad as we say it is. Besides the conservative Texas State government kinda keeps Austin in check. As for the homeless, Other than around downtown I don't think the homeless problem is as bad as most other places.
You mentioned the Avery Ranch area. Very nice area, near where I live. You'll still have a small commute, but not as bad as living in Leander or Georgetown. I drive Parmer lane everyday and the stop and go traffic is mostly limited to the normal traffic commute times with people going/leaving work. Apple just built a new billion dollar facility about a mile from my house; and announced another billion dollar campus at Hwy 183 and McNeil. And I think it was Amazon (or some other tech giant) announced a large complex just north of McNeil and Parmer Lane. There are already several tech companies along Parmer Lane. In five years it appears Parmer will be the technology center in Austin.
What I mean is, Austin is still in Texas and the state maintains pretty firm control over many aspects of local governance. I'm thinking mainly around pre-emption laws including but not limited to firearms. Sure the city council has most of the day but Abbott seems to have made it his mission to keep the city in line within his purview.
I obviously don't live in Austin and don't know what it's like to live there but I lived in the San Francisco array just a couple of years ago. I don't get the impression they are the same but I can only base that on what I see and hear.
One example? San Francisco was trying to ban companies from giving their employees free food. That barely failed to pass. There are tons more examples.
I know Austin has many problems including a big homelessness issue but they just don't seem to be on the same level.
Your point is well taken though and I appreciate the advice. I do want to be fully aware of where I might be moving to.
I don't really see that. Definitively true of Pflugerville, tho. We did just get a bus route this year in Round Rock so that is bringing extra trashIMO North is a zoo though. Round Rock has a ton of ghetto spillover. If you have to live North go to Georgetown.
Yes we're being hyperbolic ;-)