Thinking of moving to the Dallas area....

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Thinking of moving to the Dallas area....

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:18:28 PM EDT

What is the general availability of apartments, with price ranges? What are some neighborhoods to avoid?

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:20:47 PM EDT

[#1]

More info please....where are you going to be working? going to school? I will help you....

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:27:10 PM EDT

[#2]

North Dallas is beautiful now that they finished that clusterf$%# of a public works program I75. I work uptown, live in Arlington. I used to live at Royal Ln and 75, a real nice neighborhood to the west of 75. Avoid Oak Cliff and the south and southeast side.

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:29:39 PM EDT

[#3]

What towns are you looking at? Northern suburbs? Near D/FW airport? If you have any specifics, I can give my opinions on crime/expense.

I'll throw my hat in with hound and offer my help. If you'd like me to mail you the apartments for rent section of the Dallas Morning Snooze, just shoot me an e-mail and it's yours.

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:30:12 PM EDT

[#4]

Nothing committed on school. I am currently running down who has the security contract for Lockheed. If it is who I think it is, I will only have to file transfer paperwork, instead of applying to a new company and changing jobs. Lockheed's website won't load (overloaded, undoubtedly), but I will keep trying.

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:32:21 PM EDT

[#5]

I too am considering moving to the Dallas area. I'm a web developer by profession, but can do most anything computer software related. What I'd like is a few acres with a 3BR, 2BA home on it. How far from Dallas would I have to go before finding something like that for under $150,000?

-kill-9

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:34:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Hell, if you're gonna work for Lockheed, why not live in Ft. Worth? EVRYTHING is cheaper there, and I always liked it better anyway. The best area for apartments would be off of Bryant Irvin Rd. on River Park Dr. I lived in Ft. Worth for 4 years, but I wish I could move back. I really liked it a lot.

Posted: 10/29/2001 1:37:38 PM EDT

[#7]

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Hell, if you're gonna work for Lockheed, why not live in Ft. Worth? EVRYTHING is cheaper there, and I always liked it better anyway. The best area for apartments would be off of Bryant Irvin Rd. on River Park Dr. I lived in Ft. Worth for 4 years, but I wish I could move back. I really liked it a lot.

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Somebody mentioned they were in FW, and not Dallas, but I had not yet been able to confirm that.

Posted: 10/29/2001 2:00:50 PM EDT

[#8]

Consider it confirmed.

Posted: 10/29/2001 2:14:35 PM EDT

[#9]

I live in Plano(20mi north of Dallas) Rent is between $600-900 for a 1bedroom. Really nice community, kinda yuppie-ish. Don't know if you're into that. Your basic 2.5 kids family type neighborhood. Low crime. Middle to upper middle class families. More cops than you can shake a stick at. Very low crime so all they do is follow people around waiting for them to make a mistake. Tons of places to go entertainment wise, except if you like to go clubbing. YOu would need to go to Carrolton or into Dallas for that.

Go to www.rent.net and check out the rent around here.

Posted: 10/29/2001 2:37:08 PM EDT

[#10]

Lockheed is at the old Carswell base in NW Fort Worth off of Spur 341. I think the base is now called Carswell JRB.

Like I said, I lived in the area for 4 years, so if you need any info on Apts, then just let me know. I'd be glad to help. My Uncle and my sister still live there as well. So do brouhaha-ette's Grandparents and much of her extended family.

Posted: 10/29/2001 3:00:42 PM EDT

[#11]

I like the area around the Galleria, 635 & Toll Rd. You can see the Dallas Morning News online at [url]www.dallasnews.com[/url]. I don't know if you have to sign-up to get full access though.

Posted: 10/29/2001 3:44:02 PM EDT

[#12]

Yeah Ft. Worth. I used to go up there at least once a month for F-16 design meetings. Back when it was General Dynamics.

If you're gonna go, you better get going cause there will be a big influx of people after last Friday's announcement. One of my co-workers/friends went up there about two months ago and seems to like it fine. Actually his whole family is liking it.

Good luck on your decision and finding something.

Posted: 10/29/2001 5:01:11 PM EDT

[#13]

DoubleFeed, like DonR said. Lockheed is in Ft
Worth. Just 10' away from me. There are other
smaller divisons around Metroflex area. There are apartment complexes around Lockheed. Don't know you want apartment or house? BTW, go to this website: www.star-telegram.com
for additional info. This is Ft Worth newspaper. Hope this help. If still not sure, shoot me an e-mail.

Posted: 10/29/2001 5:22:31 PM EDT

[#14]

When J C Penney relocated their corporate offices from New York to Plano, Texas, the folks that transferred here could not get over how much house you could get for the buck in this part of the world.

It won't be difficult at all to find someplace to live within anyone's price line.

Real estate is pretty cheap here and the farther North or East/Westyou go, the cheaper it gets. Don't go South, however, 'cause while the real estate is cheap, so is life (if you get my drift, and I know you do).

Eric The(DropMeALineWhenYouGetHere-We'llHaveA'WelcomingCommittee'OfAR15.comFolks!)Hun[>]:)]

Posted: 10/29/2001 5:46:41 PM EDT

[#15]

I used to live in Oak Cliff, off of Jefferson Avenue back in the early 80s. Hell, that part of town was run down even then

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