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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the advice, everyone. OP here. Regarding budget, we were hoping to stay under $1.5 million, but it has proved harder than we thought to find what we are looking for- space for four kids, work from home space, ideally a half acre of land, and a three car garage. We can go a little higher but under $2 million for sure. Mostly we are looking for community. Our current neighborhood has a handful of kids to play with ours, but the parents keep to themselves. We want to have fun too![/quote]

When people spend $1.5-$2 mil on a home with a good bit of land for privacy, they generally DON'T want to be that involved with the neighbors.  That's the point of THAT much money/land.  Usually, the closer the people are in their homes, the more interconnected they are in how they live and interact.  I'm a little surprised you didn't find connections in Willowsford b/c it's such a new community that everyone there is new to the neighborhood and looking to make those connections.

I think you are more likely to find connections via school, scouts, soccer, dance, swim.  With four kids, you should have plenty of opportunities to connect with other families who have similar age kids --- through kid-based activities where adults are sitting around waiting for kids to finish.

I think you're looking to solve a desire for connection by finding a particular neighborhood like Mayberry.  But, the answer to your desire is not a neighborhood or location... it's in your daily routines/activities and the effort you put into them.  [/quote]

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