Austin Texas

[bindian]

Before my daughter bought a house just east of Austin in Manor, I was looking at retirement property northwest of Austin. Until I started checking tax rates. My parents had 78 acres, years ago, near Lexington and I loved that place. So that area or the Paige area is where I will buy retirement property. Lower taxes and close to my daughter. I love the hill country..........and if it wasn't so far from my daughter............I'd vote to move to the Leakey-Camp Wood area. About an hour and a half to two hour drive from Austin.
hugs, Brandi

 

[sseelhoff]

Oh right, no vegan restaurants. Bummer, but a good Cardiac Rehab 30 minutes away in LaGrange.

LaGrange is also a pretty area.

 

[crackerjack222]

I just checked on a "for sale" in Wilson county just west of Nixon. It is 187 acres with a "firm" asking of $4500/acre, has water well, some minerals with sale (but out of Eagle Ford hot area).

 

[txdon]

LaGrange is also a pretty area.

True but land prices are also higher there, but you are closer to a hospital. If it's a major emergency you will be transferred to Austin, they have a helicopter.

I had money down on an beautiful old victorian house in LaGrange after I retired. But after a close inspection we decided to build new on our land. I call Lee county the "Sweet Spot" really too far to commute to work to Houston or Austin therefore land prices are the best - population has been stable for 20 years - I checked with the 2 1/2 school districts - their number of students remains constant. Not too many places in Texas can say that. Just a few things to consider. . . .

OIL - There was a boom in the county in a few areas (not mine) last year but when prices dropped everything stopped. Land can be acquired with some minerals. The North West part of the county is hillier.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Before my daughter bought a house just east of Austin in Manor, I was looking at retirement property northwest of Austin. Until I started checking tax rates. My parents had 78 acres, years ago, near Lexington and I loved that place. So that area or the Paige area is where I will buy retirement property. Lower taxes and close to my daughter. I love the hill country..........and if it wasn't so far from my daughter............I'd vote to move to the Leakey-Camp Wood area. About an hour and a half to two hour drive from Austin.
hugs, Brandi

Bastrop county (Paige) has Houston Toad environmental concerns. Williiamson county has taken on the big government and taxes as Austin in Travis county. In Lee county, you pretty much do what you want, just like the Indians did, with a very few exceptions.

 

[SirReal63]

Burnet County is the same way, very conservative and they leave people alone for the most part. The permit for our guest house and main house was $25 and they assured us they would never come inspect anything. We have a wildlife exemption, and had to fill out the paperwork and the lady at the county walked us through it line by line. I have lived in Austin and many other places in this and other states, Burnet County is about as laid back and easy as it comes. The only inspection we had to have was for septic, the well was just a certificate based in the drillers report.

Life doesn't get any easier than rural Burnet County.

 

[bindian]

Bastrop county (Paige) has Houston Toad environmental concerns. Williiamson county has taken on the big government and taxes as Austin in Travis county. In Lee county, you pretty much do what you want, just like the Indians did, with a very few exceptions.

Thanks Kyle. I didn't realize the H Toad range was that far north including Paige. Where I am now, I am leary of getting the hammer dropped on me because of woodpeckers and flickers.
hugs, Brandi

 

[RobertN]

I want to go to Austin. Just to see Stevie Ray Vaughn's statue. He was awesome!

 

[ultrarunner]

Prices posted in the links are amazing from my perspective... I can see why the area is so popular with those moving away from California.

 

[kenacp]

Thanks for all the replies! Looks like it can be done within an hour and a half or so of Austin.