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Amenities found in CA? What amenities? TONS of traffic, smog, crowds everywhere, illegals, pathetic commutes to work, overcrowded/dirty beaches, overpriced everything, earthquakes, and lets not forget $800K stucco boxes. OK, CA has a better climate, but that’s it.

I lived all over CA for 25 years, 3 years ago we moved to the Dallas/Ft Worth area…and the quality of life is MUCH better than CA, especially for a family. Most of our neighbors are from, CA, PA, NY, FL, CT, etc. The negatives to living in TX are: High prop tax (no income tax though), high elec cost, toothless white trash in the outlying areas (no worse than parts of the IE, though), mosquitoes, hornets the size of 747s and occasional humidity.

The positives, WITH OUT A DOUBT, out weigh the negatives by a huge margin: GREAT schools, an overall relaxed feeling, less traffic, elbo room, lots of extra cash, lower prices for everything, etc.

I would recommend checking out various parts of Texas if anyone is thinking of leaving CA.

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SD Realtor…

Yes, I’m about 20 minutes from Richland Hills. North Richland Hills is nicer and in one of the best school districts. A 3/2, 2500sf can be had for $250K.

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SD Realtor…

Yes, I’m about 20 minutes from Richland Hills. North Richland Hills is nicer and in one of the best school districts. A 3/2, 2500sf can be had for $250K.

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Cardiffbaseball…

Yup! How did you guess? The only clue I gave was “extremely nice, sought after neifgborhood, between Dallas and Ft. Worth”. That could be Grapevine, Southlake, Keller.

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Cardiffbaseball…

Yup! How did you guess? The only clue I gave was “extremely nice, sought after neifgborhood, between Dallas and Ft. Worth”. That could be Grapevine, Southlake, Keller.

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Actually, yes, we are partially counting on our Texas home reatining its value. We live in an extremely nice, sought after neifgborhood, between Dallas and Ft. Worth. We bought 3 years ago for $360K and the comps are selling for $550+. My Realtor here says most all of her clients are moving here from bubble areas, like CA, NY, Mass, DC, etc. I don’t see our home increasing much more, but I’m hoping it will level off and hold its value for a few years.

Worse case scenario: We’ll have $400-$450K to put down on an SD home. With a little luck…$500-$600K.

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Actually, yes, we are partially counting on our Texas home reatining its value. We live in an extremely nice, sought after neifgborhood, between Dallas and Ft. Worth. We bought 3 years ago for $360K and the comps are selling for $550+. My Realtor here says most all of her clients are moving here from bubble areas, like CA, NY, Mass, DC, etc. I don’t see our home increasing much more, but I’m hoping it will level off and hold its value for a few years.

Worse case scenario: We’ll have $400-$450K to put down on an SD home. With a little luck…$500-$600K.

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