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Posted: 7/10/2014 11:21:27 PM EDT
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Get ready for all the 'Roll Tide' tards.
Seriously, it gets nauseating at times living here just because of them.  Only bad thing about living here.  |
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Posted: 7/11/2014 12:16:10 AM EDT
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The wife and I are moving now from Atlanta to just north of Birmingham to the Cullman area. The wife is originally from Birmingham and to be honest Alabama is great place to live from my perspective. Atlanta is a true rat race and there is no comparison in quality of life.
Gun laws all and all good! Check out the NRA summary here: http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/alabama.aspx I'm a NFA owner as well so you are good there. We were able to get our CWP in just minutes after visiting the sheriff's office once we transferred residency (DL etc....) Great local BBQ as well in the area. If you are not a college football fan then you could get a little annoyed with the fans as stated above. We own property and for your budget you should be able to find something in the outlying areas of Tuscaloosa. |
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Posted: 7/11/2014 1:27:09 AM EDT
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blah, never mind
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Posted: 7/11/2014 7:38:15 AM EDT
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Get ready for all the 'Roll Tide' tards. Seriously, it gets nauseating at times living here just because of them.
Only bad thing about living here. http://3putt.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/roll-tide.jpg Now that's funny! 
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Posted: 7/11/2014 7:49:16 AM EDT
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The wife and I are moving now from Atlanta to just north of Birmingham to the Cullman area. The wife is originally from Birmingham and to be honest Alabama is great place to live from my perspective. Atlanta is a true rat race and there is no comparison in quality of life. Gun laws all and all good! Check out the NRA summary here: http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/alabama.aspx I'm a NFA owner as well so you are good there. We were able to get our CWP in just minutes after visiting the sheriff's office once we transferred residency (DL etc....) Great local BBQ as well in the area. If you are not a college football fan then you could get a little annoyed with the fans as stated above. We own property and for your budget you should be able to find something in the outlying areas of Tuscaloosa. I may keep my FL residency since I own a house there. Plus, the military has it as my HOR. I do not want to live in the city. I want a place to drive my truck, ATVs and shoot. 
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Posted: 7/11/2014 9:26:07 AM EDT
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This is a good website that should help you determine what type of homes are in your price range...we used this website when we moved to the Mccalla area.
 Click on "More search options" button and scroll down to "Acreage" and put in what you want...
http://www.liveinalabama.com/(S(rmqdi10x1awn1b441h4d5cmf))/propertySearch.aspx?ResetSearch=True |
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Posted: 7/11/2014 11:04:17 AM EDT
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Nice area. You will do fine.
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Posted: 7/11/2014 11:48:14 AM EDT
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This is a good website that should help you determine what type of homes are in your price range...we used this website when we moved to the Mccalla area. Click on "More search options" button and scroll down to "Acreage" and put in what you want...
http://www.liveinalabama.com/(S(rmqdi10x1awn1b441h4d5cmf))/propertySearch.aspx?ResetSearch=True Found some nice homes with 10+ acres. If I do accept the position I think I'll like it up there. We like the outdoors and hope to move near conservative like minded people. |
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Posted: 7/11/2014 2:59:32 PM EDT
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Wasn't there a sheriff there that wouldn't sign off on NFA stuff? I know he's gone bow, but how about the current sheriff there?
FYI that is not typical for our state. Additionally hunting with suppressors will be legal for the new hunting season! |
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Posted: 7/13/2014 9:20:08 PM EDT
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Wasn't there a sheriff there that wouldn't sign off on NFA stuff? I know he's gone bow, but how about the current sheriff there? FYI that is not typical for our state. Additionally hunting with suppressors will be legal for the new hunting season! I use a trust for my NFA items |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 9:56:22 AM EDT
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Current Sheriff (Billy Sharp) will not sign NFA forms either. He is on his way out. One of the guys running (Ron Abernathy) will not sign either.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 2:17:40 PM EDT
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ROLL. TIDE.
what's your MOS? my Al ARNG Brigade HQ (31st CBRN BDE) is in Northport ( near Tuscaloosa) and 145th CBRN BN is in Centerville bout 30 mikes away) during sports seasons: football, basketball expect long waits everywhere in town. McFarland Blvd is a parking lot on game days. same goes for routes going in and around the UA campus and Bryant-Denny Stadium. get some dreamland BBQ or Archibalds BBQ in Northport. I caution you against showing any UF, or gators wear..it's a college town with a football problem. |
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Posted: 7/16/2014 2:37:52 PM EDT
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I liked the Tuscaloosa area when I lived down there in 2006-2008. My only complaint was having to drive way out into the National Forrest to shoot. If I were down there again, I'd just join Steel City/Brock's Gap and make the trek to Hoover.
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Posted: 7/17/2014 7:12:03 PM EDT
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ROLL. TIDE. what's your MOS? my Al ARNG Brigade HQ (31st CBRN BDE) is in Northport ( near Tuscaloosa) and 145th CBRN BN is in Centerville bout 30 mikes away) during sports seasons: football, basketball expect long waits everywhere in town. McFarland Blvd is a parking lot on game days. same goes for routes going in and around the UA campus and Bryant-Denny Stadium. get some dreamland BBQ or Archibalds BBQ in Northport. I caution you against showing any UF, or gators wear..it's a college town with a football problem. Will have to IM me for that. but I'm in GA now with the Tuscaloosa Unit. |
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Posted: 7/17/2014 7:12:41 PM EDT
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I liked the Tuscaloosa area when I lived down there in 2006-2008. My only complaint was having to drive way out into the National Forrest to shoot. If I were down there again, I'd just join Steel City/Brock's Gap and make the trek to Hoover. What about the storms and weather in that area |
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Posted: 7/17/2014 7:36:10 PM EDT
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I liked the Tuscaloosa area when I lived down there in 2006-2008. My only complaint was having to drive way out into the National Forrest to shoot. If I were down there again, I'd just join Steel City/Brock's Gap and make the trek to Hoover. What about the storms and weather in that area There are still areas that are rebuilding from the April 27th tornadoes. No telling how long it will take. Weather is usually pretty good, as a whole. |
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Posted: 7/17/2014 8:04:44 PM EDT
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Just yell out "WAR EAGLE!" to everyone you meet. You'll land that yob fer sher.
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Posted: 7/17/2014 9:39:45 PM EDT
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The public range in Duncanville is a shit show. It's best to pick a morning during the weekdays and hope you get it to yourself. I would have loved to have private land when I was living there.
Plenty of good food in the area. The wings are Archibald & Woodrow's are awesome (not hot, but a delicious flavor). This place downtown called Epiphany serves pretty much all locally grown and raised food. The pork belly butter served with the bread is enough reason to go there. |
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Posted: 7/18/2014 7:19:37 PM EDT
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Just yell out "WAR EAGLE!" to everyone you meet. You'll land that yob fer sher. WAR EAGLE .... got it! 
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Posted: 7/18/2014 7:21:38 PM EDT
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The public range in Duncanville is a shit show. It's best to pick a morning during the weekdays and hope you get it to yourself. I would have loved to have private land when I was living there. Plenty of good food in the area. The wings are Archibald & Woodrow's are awesome (not hot, but a delicious flavor). This place downtown called Epiphany serves pretty much all locally grown and raised food. The pork belly butter served with the bread is enough reason to go there. Sounds good... good food, good peeps and shootin But, I hope to be shooting in my back yard |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 10:39:27 AM EDT
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Well...interview is set for Aug19-20. Hope to look around.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:13:29 PM EDT
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Well...interview is set for Aug19-20. Hope to look around. Break a leg! |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 12:37:03 AM EDT
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Well...interview is set for Aug19-20. Hope to look around. Break a leg! Thanks I should get the job. I'm concerned with the tornados. I heard a lot of homes were ruined there recently. |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 5:24:52 PM EDT
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Thanks I should get the job. I'm concerned with the tornados. I heard a lot of homes were ruined there recently. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well...interview is set for Aug19-20. Hope to look around. Break a leg! Thanks I should get the job. I'm concerned with the tornados. I heard a lot of homes were ruined there recently. In 2011. It was a freak storm. Tornados are just a way of life in that part of the state. |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 7:36:42 PM EDT
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Well...interview is set for Aug19-20. Hope to look around. Break a leg! Thanks I should get the job. I'm concerned with the tornados. I heard a lot of homes were ruined there recently. In 2011. It was a freak storm. Tornados are just a way of life in that part of the state. Same in FL but I don't want to lose my home. If I take the job I plan on making a large garage for my truck. |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 8:38:23 PM EDT
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In 2011. It was a freak storm. Tornados are just a way of life in that part of the state country. Fixed. It's not unique to Tuscaloosa. Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville areas get them too. |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 10:57:47 PM EDT
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Fixed. It's not unique to Tuscaloosa. Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville areas get them too. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 2011. It was a freak storm. Tornados are just a way of life in that part of the state country. Fixed. It's not unique to Tuscaloosa. Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville areas get them too. Not sure I want to invest my life in an area where it can be taken away in on night. |
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Posted: 8/4/2014 2:42:33 PM EDT
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In 2011. It was a freak storm. Tornados are just a way of life in that part of the state country. Fixed. It's not unique to Tuscaloosa. Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville areas get them too. Not sure I want to invest my life in an area where it can be taken away in on night. Meh... you stand a greater chance of being struck by lightening, or a car, or a random shooting, or a plane crash, or medical malpractice, or doing something stupid, or... |
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Posted: 8/5/2014 11:56:47 AM EDT
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Tornados are no joke. However, there is a long list of things that can cause personal or property "problems". I would add that having watched/worked storms that been through Tuscaloosa, it is remarkable to me about the similarities of the individual storm paths. While you are contemplating property purchase, reference a historical tornado path map for Tuscaloosa. Not a perfect predictor of future events. However, it could be "helpful".
Good Luck with relocation. |
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Posted: 8/5/2014 10:32:52 PM EDT
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Tornados are no joke. However, there is a long list of things that can cause personal or property "problems". I would add that having watched/worked storms that been through Tuscaloosa, it is remarkable to me about the similarities of the individual storm paths. While you are contemplating property purchase, reference a historical tornado path map for Tuscaloosa. Not a perfect predictor of future events. However, it could be "helpful". Good Luck with relocation. Yep. The EF4 that went through the middle of Tuscaloosa was actually kind of a "fluke" compared to the normal paths. |
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Posted: 8/6/2014 8:12:16 AM EDT
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Yep. The EF4 that went through the middle of Tuscaloosa was actually kind of a "fluke" compared to the normal paths. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tornados are no joke. However, there is a long list of things that can cause personal or property "problems". I would add that having watched/worked storms that been through Tuscaloosa, it is remarkable to me about the similarities of the individual storm paths. While you are contemplating property purchase, reference a historical tornado path map for Tuscaloosa. Not a perfect predictor of future events. However, it could be "helpful". Good Luck with relocation. Yep. The EF4 that went through the middle of Tuscaloosa was actually kind of a "fluke" compared to the normal paths. Does insurance cover you if a tornado destroys your home? |
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Posted: 8/6/2014 8:16:37 PM EDT
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Go to The Waysider for breakfast. Very cool place, basically an Alabama sports museum with the best biscuits anywhere.
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Posted: 8/7/2014 1:01:04 AM EDT
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Go to The Waysider for breakfast. Very cool place, basically an Alabama sports museum with the best biscuits anywhere. Outstanding! I was just thinking of asking for places to go. So, where else should I go for good food and scenery. Also, where should I look for a good home with 10+ acres? |
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Posted: 8/8/2014 2:24:24 PM EDT
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That particular cell came through N Georgia and did quite a bit of damage as well
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Tornados are no joke. However, there is a long list of things that can cause personal or property "problems". I would add that having watched/worked storms that been through Tuscaloosa, it is remarkable to me about the similarities of the individual storm paths. While you are contemplating property purchase, reference a historical tornado path map for Tuscaloosa. Not a perfect predictor of future events. However, it could be "helpful". Good Luck with relocation. Yep. The EF4 that went through the middle of Tuscaloosa was actually kind of a "fluke" compared to the normal paths. |
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Posted: 8/15/2014 1:10:00 PM EDT
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Will be up in Tuscaloosa on the 19th for 4 days. GO WAR EAGLES!!!
Any gun shops to visit? I'm really considering making it my home. I need 10+ acres to play with my toys on.
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Posted: 8/15/2014 1:49:11 PM EDT
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Will be up in Tuscaloosa on the 19th for 4 days. GO WAR EAGLES!!!
Any gun shops to visit? I'm really considering making it my home. I need 10+ acres to play with my toys on. Ah, another thing I forgot about my time there. The gun stores, at least the ones I knew of back in 2006-7, completely sucked. It's worth the drive to Bessemer to go to Simmons IMO. |
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Posted: 8/15/2014 7:42:30 PM EDT
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Ah, another thing I forgot about my time there. The gun stores, at least the ones I knew of back in 2006-7, completely sucked. It's worth the drive to Bessemer to go to Simmons IMO. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Will be up in Tuscaloosa on the 19th for 4 days. GO WAR EAGLES!!!
Any gun shops to visit? I'm really considering making it my home. I need 10+ acres to play with my toys on. Ah, another thing I forgot about my time there. The gun stores, at least the ones I knew of back in 2006-7, completely sucked. It's worth the drive to Bessemer to go to Simmons IMO. What about good ranges? |
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Posted: 8/16/2014 3:26:53 PM EDT
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•any facility that provides inpatient or custodial care for those with psychiatric, mental or emotional disorders
So, you can not carry in any hospital or nursing home? |
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Posted: 8/16/2014 3:40:21 PM EDT
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Archibald & Woodrow's
Epiphany anywhere else to visit? |
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Posted: 8/17/2014 1:57:00 PM EDT
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Five and Chuck's fish
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Posted: 8/17/2014 2:19:10 PM EDT
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•any facility that provides inpatient or custodial care for those with psychiatric, mental or emotional disorders So, you can not carry in any hospital or nursing home? Every hospital I've visited in Alabama had a "no weapons" sign posted at every door. That may or may not discourage me from carrying a firearm. As far as ranges go, there is a public WMA range out past Moundville, or you have drive 45 minutes or so to Brock's Gap in Hoover which is probably the best range in the state. Members only (with a waiting list) except for matches, though. |
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Posted: 8/18/2014 12:15:05 AM EDT
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Every hospital I've visited in Alabama had a "no weapons" sign posted at every door. That may or may not discourage me from carrying a firearm. As far as ranges go, there is a public WMA range out past Moundville, or you have drive 45 minutes or so to Brock's Gap in Hoover which is probably the best range in the state. Members only (with a waiting list) except for matches, though. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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•any facility that provides inpatient or custodial care for those with psychiatric, mental or emotional disorders So, you can not carry in any hospital or nursing home? Every hospital I've visited in Alabama had a "no weapons" sign posted at every door. That may or may not discourage me from carrying a firearm. As far as ranges go, there is a public WMA range out past Moundville, or you have drive 45 minutes or so to Brock's Gap in Hoover which is probably the best range in the state. Members only (with a waiting list) except for matches, though. In FL even if it is posted on a building the worst that can happen is you get in trouble for is trespassing. But that wont happen if you leave when asked. If you don't the you can get a trespassing charge. I do like going to 3 gun matches so I'll do that. What about on military bases. Some allow civilians to shoot there. I'm also military if that matters. |
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Posted: 8/18/2014 10:50:48 AM EDT
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In FL even if it is posted on a building the worst that can happen is you get in trouble for is trespassing. But that wont happen if you leave when asked. If you don't the you can get a trespassing charge. It's the same in AL. |
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Posted: 8/18/2014 12:35:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/19/2014 11:57:52 PM EDT
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Just got up here this afternoon and staying at the Hotel Capstone. Will be checking out the area tomorrow. Looks good so far.
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Posted: 8/21/2014 8:25:20 AM EDT
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It looks like I'm getting the job and want to buy a home with about 10 acres if not more. I have been looking around and haven't found much with in 30 minutes from the center of town. Any Suggestions?
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Posted: 8/21/2014 8:29:12 AM EDT
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It looks like I'm getting the job and want to buy a home with about 10 acres if not more. I have been looking around and haven't found much with in 30 minutes from the center of town. Any Suggestions?
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Posted: 8/21/2014 2:12:08 PM EDT
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I suggest you look SW of Tuscaloosa, Fosters, Ralph, Romulus area - exit 62 - on 20/59. 20 minutes from downtown T town. Or 82 West Coker area. Acreage at lower costs than East and South of Tuscaloosa. The ride in from Fayette is twice as far and time consuming commute. Best of luck.
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Posted: 8/21/2014 3:35:41 PM EDT
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I suggest you look SW of Tuscaloosa, Fosters, Ralph, Romulus area - exit 62 - on 20/59. 20 minutes from downtown T town. Or 82 West Coker area. Acreage at lower costs than East and South of Tuscaloosa. The ride in from Fayette is twice as far and time consuming commute. Best of luck. Not many houses for sale. I did look in Romulus and have my eye on a nice house there but they asking too much. It's been on the market for 50+ days so I'm sure the price will come down. The realtor also thinks they are asking too much also. Found 3 nice homes in Fayett but it's too far. I'll keep looking. I will need a home in 2 or 3 months. So, I better start looking hard. |
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Posted: 8/21/2014 10:05:25 PM EDT
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Have you looked east, like out by Vance?
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