The "I am probably moving to Corpus" thread....so tell me stuff.

[TexYid]

There is very little high end inventory in the area.

For example, this is silly cheap (anywhere else...) and a tad too garish for us on the inside from an architechural standpoint, but this is in the ballpark. Is there anything wrong with this area? 5000sqft, land and a shop would be perfect.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Corpus-Christi_TX_78415_M76786-66041?view=qv

 

[txinvestigator]

Nothing wrong with that area at all, but for a million can't you get a water view?

 

[roadkill]

For a true Corpus cultural experience you must take a trip to the trade center and the Selena statue. Don’t forget to find a Jalisco restaurant, they’re kinda scarce here.

 

[V-Tach]

I commuted to Corpus daily for 15 years from Rockport....Taxes are incredibly lower in Aransas County than Nueces County........35 min drive.....

 

[TexYid]

Nothing wrong with that area at all, but for a million can't you get a water view?

Yeah. There are some acreage homesites in Flour Bluff and elswhere on the Oso. Certainly an option. We do not think Ocean Dr. is for us. We do not want to live on a major road.

 

[TexYid]

For a true Corpus cultural experience you must take a trip to the trade center and the Selena statue. Don’t forget to find a Jalisco restaurant, they’re kinda scarce here.

I grew up around San Antonio. Flea Markets and hole in the wall restuarants are a part of my culture. Selena, well, I am used to that as well.

 

[EZ-E]

OP
If you could commute & not live in Corpus, I'd agree with Vtach, the Rockport/Aransas area would be better than Corpus... but your question was about Corpus...lol.

 

[TexYid]

OP
If you could commute & not live in Corpus, I'd agree with Vtach, the Rockport/Aransas area would be better than Corpus... but your question was about Corpus...lol.

Corpus Metro.

 

[toddnjoyce]

There is very little high end inventory in the area.

Supply meet demand. There’s a reason for that.

https://www.bls.gov/regions/southwest/summary/blssummary_corpuschristi.pdf

 

[TxStetson]

There is very little high end inventory in the area.

For example, this is silly cheap (anywhere else...) and a tad too garish for us on the inside from an architechural standpoint, but this is in the ballpark. Is there anything wrong with this area? 5000sqft, land and a shop would be perfect.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Corpus-Christi_TX_78415_M76786-66041?view=qv

If that is what you’re looking for, I’d recommend the SW corner of Flour Bluff closer to Oso Bay. Most of those houses come with some acreage. Flour Bluff schools are better than any others in the city. They have the lowest school taxes of anybody in the area, because the DOD pays good money for all the Navy kids that go there. The best Jalisco restaurant in town is at Waldron and SPID, HEB Plus is also right there. 10-15 minutes to downtown, wife is 5-10 minutes from all the shopping areas. Boat launches all over the Bluff.

Now all that info is 10 years old. I moved out of the Bluff and left that area in September 2009.

 

[TexYid]

If that is what you’re looking for, I’d recommend the SW corner of Flour Bluff closer to Oso Bay. Most of those houses come with some acreage. Flour Bluff schools are better than any others in the city. They have the lowest school taxes of anybody in the area, because the DOD pays good money for all the Navy kids that go there. The best Jalisco restaurant in town is at Waldron and SPID, HEB Plus is also right there. 10-15 minutes to downtown, wife is 5-10 minutes from all the shopping areas. Boat launches all over the Bluff.

Now all that info is 10 years old. I moved out of the Bluff and left that area in September 2009.

Yeah, the acreage homes along the Flour Bluff side of Oso Bay have caught our eye. We drove through the area to look at a few we saw online.

For example, we do not care for this house but this is in the ballpark.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Corpus-Christi_TX_78418_M78782-88844?view=qv

 

[TxStetson]

Yeah, the acreage homes along the Flour Bluff side of Oso Bay have caught our eye. We drove through the area to look at a few we saw online.

For example, we do not care for this house but this is in the ballpark.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Corpus-Christi_TX_78418_M78782-88844?view=qv

For $1.3M you would expect a better kitchen and workshop.

 

[TexYid]

For $1.3M you would expect a better kitchen and workshop.

This one (close by) was reduced to 1.1 million and just sold. We like this place.

https://www.landsoftexas.com/property/8.14-acres-in-Nueces-County-Texas/5312568/

 

[TxStetson]

I used to be really familiar with that area. My buddy lived in the big house on the corner of Roscher and Caribbean.

 

[toddnjoyce]

This one (close by) was reduced to 1.1 million and just sold. We like this place.

https://www.landsoftexas.com/property/8.14-acres-in-Nueces-County-Texas/5312568/

$23k/year in property taxes and a septic system. Really?

 

[TexYid]

$23k/year in property taxes and a septic system. Really?

If the place has it’s own well, that does not bother me. It is my understanding that many of the properties in this area do.

 

[txinvestigator]

Yeah, the acreage homes along the Flour Bluff side of Oso Bay have caught our eye. We drove through the area to look at a few we saw online.

For example, we do not care for this house but this is in the ballpark.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Corpus-Christi_TX_78418_M78782-88844?view=qv

Will you adopt me?

 

[TexYid]

Will you adopt me?

I snore and my wife sleep kicks. You will have to sleep on the floor with the dog.

 

[txinvestigator]

I snore and my wife sleep kicks. You will have to sleep on the floor with the dog.

Done.

 

[Maverick44]

I once visited Corpus. Saw two (possible) crack houses within 30 minutes, saw a Mexican swinging around a 9 foot section of PVC in the middle of the street like he was Darth Maul in that same 30 minutes, and finally made it to the hotel which happened to be only a mile or so away from one of those crack houses, and had a ton of illegals hanging out in the parking lot. Yeah, it looked nice online. ALWAYS check google street view for the full story... Yes, the area was a little run down and dirty. It doesn't have shit on some of the stuff we saw in Atlanta though...

Once we got out of that area, it looked fine.

The USS Lexington was cool, and the beach was nice.