Houston ‘burbs

[Etexhorn13 3045]

I’m at risk here of starting this thread in the wrong place, but I figured this may be as good as any. Looking for some advice on some different areas on the edges of Houston proper… currently own my house in oak forest but with a growing family, I want a bigger house that’s not stupid budget-wise. We like some parts of Jersey village-ish (5-7 min up 290 from us currently) both inside and right outside the beltway. We have some friends about to move clear lake so I looked that up and was astonished to see I could get the same amount of house plus a pool for 200k less or so. I work downtown so basically anything more than 10 min outside the beltway is a no-go, but do any of y’all that are fr clear lake or other fairly close, comparable suburbs have any input? 550k is about max what I’d want fo spend but seeing the same thing (or better) for under 400k is awfully tempting. 

Just trying to really work a pros and cons list outside of the obvious  

 

 

 

 

[msbesq 385]

We have lived in Katy for 25 years:

Pros—schools are still good but book banning has come and book burning can’t be far behind. 

Cons—see above, massive quantities of aggy, almost as conservative and white Christian as Conroe now( used to be greater heterogeneity), traffic( endemic to all of Houston)

[Guest]

Conroe isn't homogenous by any means.  That's what is fucking amazing about the little school broo-ha-ha right now.

It has pluses and minuses like everywhere else, but we lived in The Woodlands for a year and then Oak Ridge North for 14,  moving away 4 years ago.  On our street we had neighbors who were from Trinidad, Nigeria, Guatemala, and Native Hawaiian.  That was in Oak Ridge North.  Rest of us on the street were worthless mostly white people.

We had zero problems( outside the norm) in our public schools.  Again, not perfect, but we felt our kids got what they needed.

I-45 traffic sucks if you cannot plan around it.  Grand Parkway is great for going to Cy-Fair or Humble areas.

[Celery Man 20929]

On 8/11/2023 at 1:29 AM, Etexhorn13 said:

 I work downtown so basically anything more than 10 min outside the beltway is a no-go

 

2 hours ago, slorch said:

Conroe isn't homogenous by any means. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

 

Joseph Ossai is from where?

He was hardly the exception off the field. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

We live in that JV area you are talking about. It’s ok. But my wife doesn’t think JV high school is good, thus we may start looking in Cypress.

One issue with this area is the HEB is pretty lame. It’s kind of old and small.

There are two Krogers, and while not horrible, they aren’t as nice as the ones in cypress or the other big burbs.

[gmr548 16575]

Joseph Ossai is from where?
He was hardly the exception off the field. 

Pretty sure the point is going in on a profile/recommendation of Conroe when OP said that would be too far doesn’t make sense.

OP, I hope you like aggy

[Guest]

Yeah, well, even though our address was "Conroe," we were 15 miles south of downtown Conroe, and thus, closer in to Houston.

That was actually a very frustrating thing before Woodforest Stadium was built-  driving all the way up there to Moorehead in Conroe for "home" games.  It sucked.

It's 21 miles from Grand Oaks( still in CISD) to Conroe High.

Edited August 13, 2023 by slorch

[tx 3 putt 76859]

8 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

We live in that JV area you are talking about. It’s ok. But my wife doesn’t think JV high school is good, thus we may start looking in Cypress.

One issue with this area is the HEB is pretty lame. It’s kind of old and small.

There are two Krogers, and while not horrible, they aren’t as nice as the ones in cypress or the other big burbs.

 

my neighborhood doesn’t even have an H‑E‑B 😂😂😂

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

 
my neighborhood doesn’t even have an H‑E‑B

If I didn’t have kids I wouldn’t worry about things like that. Hell, I’d probably just live in the 5th Ward and retire at 55.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13506]

@Etexhorn13 no chance of making oak forest work? I know some that live in JV or other places just outside of Hwy 8. I hear a lot of complaints about how much of their life is spent in cars. Bigger houses can be nice but not if you’re rarely there.

but I also realize that some inner neighborhoods have seemingly doubled in population over the last 15 years which adds to the close-in commute. I cringe every time I see a new apt building going up in the heights, 34th and north shepherd.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Also, I used to commute to the Allen Center for a little over a year. I get to work pretty early, so traffic wasn’t really a big deal. 30 minutes in the morning and maybe a little longer in the afternoon.

[Etexhorn13 3045]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

@Etexhorn13 no chance of making oak forest work? I know some that live in JV or other places just outside of Hwy 8. I hear a lot of complaints about how much of their life is spent in cars. Bigger houses can be nice but not if you’re rarely there.

but I also realize that some inner neighborhoods have seemingly doubled in population over the last 15 years which adds to the close-in commute. I cringe every time I see a new apt building going up in the heights, 34th and north shepherd.

Upgrading in Oak Forest would probably be our ideal scenario, it just seems impossible to find something I’d actually want to buy and zoned to the schools we’d want that isn’t outrageous. Even a fixer seems so high that I don’t think I could justify it. It’s really just a question of mixing affordability, good schools, commute time, and reality. I guess at least we don’t have Austin prices 😅

[ROFL BOX 6647]

REAL ESTATE
I have a friend who is talking about moving from ELP HOU.
Will be bringing his toys along & wants what is the equivalent of a 6 car shop with overhead storage capability (build out).
Raw land or existing house, my guess is ¾ to 1 acre @ a minimum.  Can build either the house, the shop or both.

Has a 42' Fountain, so either the boat or being in ELP Was the bad choice.

Anyway, my Texas time is in the ATX area & I know Ø about HOU other than i hate to drive through it.
•  Obviously this should be in the suburbs or further out.
•  Reasonable distance to any kind of water.  Maybe 1½ hours?
●  Are any of you ShagHoles a realtor for the area?  I'm able to refer.
 

[Slacks 6819]

Paging @UTPhil2006

[msbesq 385]

Kemah, Clear Lake, League City are his best bets

[NeverMarryAStripper 21864]

Miami 

[ROFL BOX 6647]

4 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Miami 

He grew up 8n Fort Lauderdale & has absolutely ZERO desire to go back down there. 

[UTPhil2006 3801]

14 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

REAL ESTATE
I have a friend who is talking about moving from ELP HOU.
Will be bringing his toys along & wants what is the equivalent of a 6 car shop with overhead storage capability (build out).
Raw land or existing house, my guess is ¾ to 1 acre @ a minimum.  Can build either the house, the shop or both.

Has a 42' Fountain, so either the boat or being in ELP Was the bad choice.

Anyway, my Texas time is in the ATX area & I know Ø about HOU other than i hate to drive through it.
•  Obviously this should be in the suburbs or further out.
•  Reasonable distance to any kind of water.  Maybe 1½ hours?
●  Are any of you ShagHoles a realtor for the area?  I'm able to refer.
 




 

Shoot me a DM with his or your info 

[royiv 9236]

Your buddy’s wife is very unsatisfied by his small dick.

[Saint Tacky 1613]

16 hours ago, msbesq said:

Kemah, Clear Lake, League City are his best bets

Este.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10226]

4 hours ago, royiv said:

Your buddy’s wife is very unsatisfied by his small dick.

lol... with that boat? I'm going to assume there isn't a wife

[royiv 9236]

 @ROFL BOX is Timbo your buddy? Did he upgrade to the 42’ after the accident?

 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

23 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

REAL ESTATE
I have a friend who is talking about moving from ELP HOU.
Will be bringing his toys along & wants what is the equivalent of a 6 car shop with overhead storage capability (build out).
Raw land or existing house, my guess is ¾ to 1 acre @ a minimum.  Can build either the house, the shop or both.

Has a 42' Fountain, so either the boat or being in ELP Was the bad choice.

Anyway, my Texas time is in the ATX area & I know Ø about HOU other than i hate to drive through it.
•  Obviously this should be in the suburbs or further out.
•  Reasonable distance to any kind of water.  Maybe 1½ hours?
●  Are any of you ShagHoles a realtor for the area?  I'm able to refer.
 




 

 

why does he want to move to houston area ?

[Updawg 2266]

Well he was living in El Paso…

[ROFL BOX 6647]

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

why does he want to move to houston area ?

Ummm... because boat?

I neglected to mention he also has a 21' Donzi. 

Says he is thinking Livingston; 42 footer is apparently going to Pensacola & will be retained there.

[UTPhil2006 3801]

On 8/11/2023 at 12:29 AM, Etexhorn13 said:

I’m at risk here of starting this thread in the wrong place, but I figured this may be as good as any. Looking for some advice on some different areas on the edges of Houston proper… currently own my house in oak forest but with a growing family, I want a bigger house that’s not stupid budget-wise. We like some parts of Jersey village-ish (5-7 min up 290 from us currently) both inside and right outside the beltway. We have some friends about to move clear lake so I looked that up and was astonished to see I could get the same amount of house plus a pool for 200k less or so. I work downtown so basically anything more than 10 min outside the beltway is a no-go, but do any of y’all that are fr clear lake or other fairly close, comparable suburbs have any input? 550k is about max what I’d want fo spend but seeing the same thing (or better) for under 400k is awfully tempting. 

Just trying to really work a pros and cons list outside of the obvious  

 

 

 

 

Paging @Etexhorn13 to the white courtesy phone to update the folks on where you ended up.

[Etexhorn13 3045]

Yeah over the summer a house popped on the market in the main neighborhood I was looking at, kinda in the Jersey village area but inside the beltway. Nice neighborhood, great house, and it was listed so well when I reached out to Phil he said I better get an offer in quick because it wasn’t going to last - I think it ended up being on the market for all of 6 days or so. Anyway, we’re only about 10 min from our old house which is awesome. We’re still close enough to all the stuff we liked to do and I’m pretty sure longhorns outnumber aggies in my neighborhood. Win-win-win.