$300k house near swim and tennis clubs, sports facilities, and great schools and jobs anywhere in the US

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pa

Exactly where are the under $300K houses in PA?

If you want ''great schools'' and an SFH, you're going to have to up your budget to low $400,000s. Look in and around Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Harrisburg, Reading, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, York, and Philly.

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My parents' SFH built in the 2000s with its own pool in a safe neighborhood its worth about $180k, but property taxes are $8k/year, and having attended the schools, I can say they are horrific.

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I’d rent in the best school district I could, familiarize myself with the real estate market then wait for the market to fall/buy when kid is in college.

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Kingwood, TX

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https://www.redfin.com/PA/Pittsburgh/612-Crys...-15228/home/74492884

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https://www.redfin.com/PA/Pittsburgh/719-Kewa...-15234/home/74558742

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Look carefully at the taxes if you are moving to PA or NY. You are going to be surprised.

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Anonymous wrote:Where do you have friends and/or family? I would move somewhere with a built in support system. Also - does your high schooler want to move? That's a pretty terrible time to switch schools.

No but we can’t afford the area anymore. He’s played sports down in North Carolina. It seems the most comparable to where we live now and there are great job prospects there. Even if I could stay in the area I’d have to switch school districts.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d rent in the best school district I could, familiarize myself with the real estate market then wait for the market to fall/buy when kid is in college.

+1

It's only 4 years away, just rent for now and buy when the school district doesn't matter anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Where do you have friends and/or family? I would move somewhere with a built in support system. Also - does your high schooler want to move? That's a pretty terrible time to switch schools.

They all live in expensive areas

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d rent in the best school district I could, familiarize myself with the real estate market then wait for the market to fall/buy when kid is in college.

+1

It's only 4 years away, just rent for now and buy when the school district doesn't matter anymore.

I need cash. I can’t afford rent and utilities and food and activities. I’d like to sell the house and buy somewhere with no mortgage

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Anonymous wrote:I have to downsize due to a divorce and am looking to move. I only have one gifted athlete and student soon to enter high school. We love the area but it's too expensive. Where can we move where I can afford to outright buy my house and still find decent jobs and schools and activities nearby? My friend lives in upstate NY and tells me to head up there where there are many houses for $200k. The schools there are hit or miss and the job market is a little low and it's cold. What other areas of the country can I look at?

Swim/tennis communities are popular in the South. Check out the Atlanta region and Charlotte, NC area. You probably need to consider a townhouse as single family homes in a swim/tennis neighborhood are probably above your budget of $300,000.

Atlanta is the most active tennis community in the US.

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Anonymous wrote:Look carefully at the taxes if you are moving to PA or NY. You are going to be surprised.

Same goes for TX, IL, CT and NJ.

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Tuscaloosa AL
Fayetteville AR
Tulsa OK
Dunwoody GA

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pa

Exactly where are the under $300K houses in PA?

You can get half a duplex in a town like Emmaus.

Would that duplex be in a great school district with access to swim clubs?

decent “good enough” schools, you are not going to get “great schools “ on that budget. There are swimming pools.