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GoCodeBravo · 06-18-2007, 11:01 PM

I'll have to 2nd the "like any other big city." There is plenty to like and dislike. You can find opulent luxury and snobbery (River Oaks, etc), and the typical rats nest of beat up shotgun shacks and run down apartments. If you want trouble, it's not hard to find. If you want clean suburbia you can find that. If you want a big $180k-$3 million home price subdivision you've got that. If you want an older house with 1-10 acres, you can find that, too. (now that's something different about Houston). The zoning laws suck or are still largely non-existent, until you get to the master planned communities like The Woodlands. In the city limits you can still find a liquor store, a church, a nice house, a junk yard and a school all within a 1/2 mile or so of each other. You'll know by just looking around a little, day AND night time, what works for you.

Been here since 2004 after 14 years in Dallas. Can't say I love it, but am still DAMN glad to be in Texas!!!

gunovice · 06-19-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GoCodeBravo

I'll have to 2nd the "like any other big city." There is plenty to like and dislike. You can find opulent luxury and snobbery (River Oaks, etc), and the typical rats nest of beat up shotgun shacks and run down apartments. If you want trouble, it's not hard to find. If you want clean suburbia you can find that. If you want a big $180k-$3 million home price subdivision you've got that. If you want an older house with 1-10 acres, you can find that, too. (now that's something different about Houston). The zoning laws suck or are still largely non-existent, until you get to the master planned communities like The Woodlands. In the city limits you can still find a liquor store, a church, a nice house, a junk yard and a school all within a 1/2 mile or so of each other. You'll know by just looking around a little, day AND night time, what works for you.

Been here since 2004 after 14 years in Dallas. Can't say I love it, but am still DAMN glad to be in Texas!!!

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Hate to do the +1 thing, but I've lived in Houston (Museum District) for 11 years. In the past, I have lived in Ann Arbor, New York City, and Boston. I simply love it here (go figure, I imagine some of you are saying). Nice section of town, low cost of living, get to do all my hobbies...

Deerhunter · 07-13-2007, 09:17 AM

Updating to moving to Texas. The real estate agent has been contacted and my house will be up for sale as of Monday.

Brickboy240 · 07-13-2007, 10:37 AM

Welcome to Free America!

You won't be going back to NJ...this much I will tell you. None of my yankee neighbors have gone back or want to.

Let us know how the move goes and where you'll be setling in. Everybody has their preferences on where is a goo place to live in Houston. I have lived on the northwest side (Hwy6/290 area) for 15 years and have found it to be very nice and we haven't seen any major crimes on the street I live on in the 12 years I have owned this house. Good area, if you ask me.

(Pappas is not real Mexican food...its texmex for anglos...a good way to tell the real Mexican food joints is count how many anglos you see inside - the mor anglos...chances are its not real Mexican food)

Don't freak out over the traffic...that just something you'll have to deal with and get used to. You'll learn the back roads and what places to avoid and at what times.

Don't freak out over the high humidity/hot summer temps, either. When your buddies in NJ are shoveling their walks...you'll be hunting deer in short sleeves. Nov-Apr in Houston are very pleasant months, indeed. I have ridden my motorcycle on New Years Day in short sleeves or no coat many many times!

- Brickboy240

Deerhunter · 07-13-2007, 10:49 AM

I'm actually starting to get very excited. The area has definately grown on me. I will most likely be looking in Friendswood/Pearland area since it is close to the in-laws. I don't think the traffic will be a problem since it is pretty bad up here in the North East as well. Once my house sells up here I will be looking for a job down there. Any body need a QA Engineer???????

Boma · 08-14-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Deerhunter

I'm actually starting to get very excited. The area has definately grown on me. I will most likely be looking in Friendswood/Pearland area since it is close to the in-laws. I don't think the traffic will be a problem since it is pretty bad up here in the North East as well. Once my house sells up here I will be looking for a job down there. Any body need a QA Engineer???????

QA Engineer? I work for Innova Electronics as a Project Engineer. I believe we have an opening for an Applications Engineer. www.innovaelec.com Apply soon.

I've been here for almost three months, and I love it here personally.
I'm buying a house in Tomball. If you need a shooting buddy, I'm down as long as you're not a wierdo!

NW side definately has an advantage against SE Houston. It is definately more flood prone over there.

Deerhunter · 11-15-2007, 01:18 PM

Moving Update. My house sold in NJ, I have made an offer for a house in Friendswood, and I was hired on Monday for a QA position (more $$) and I will be moving down in 2-3 weeks.

retired · 11-15-2007, 03:55 PM

Congratulations.

Brickboy240 · 11-15-2007, 04:04 PM

Deerhunter,

..are you here yet?

Just had a cold front blow into Houston...it only got to 67 degrees today...Birrr!! Pretty soon, I might have to start wearing long sleeves...drat!

LOL

(you won't be going back....leave that Gore-tex crap at the NJ state line)

- Brickboy240

**jnclement** · 11-15-2007, 05:49 PM

You get to Friendswood, go eat at Killens. It will make you throw rocks at all those chains.

06-18-2007, 11:01 PM	#21
GoCodeBravo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Harris County Posts: 206	I'll have to 2nd the "like any other big city." There is plenty to like and dislike. You can find opulent luxury and snobbery (River Oaks, etc), and the typical rats nest of beat up shotgun shacks and run down apartments. If you want trouble, it's not hard to find. If you want clean suburbia you can find that. If you want a big $180k-$3 million home price subdivision you've got that. If you want an older house with 1-10 acres, you can find that, too. (now that's something different about Houston). The zoning laws suck or are still largely non-existent, until you get to the master planned communities like The Woodlands. In the city limits you can still find a liquor store, a church, a nice house, a junk yard and a school all within a 1/2 mile or so of each other. You'll know by just looking around a little, day AND night time, what works for you. Been here since 2004 after 14 years in Dallas. Can't say I love it, but am still DAMN glad to be in Texas!!! Last edited by GoCodeBravo; 06-18-2007 at 11:02 PM. Reason: Addition

07-13-2007, 10:37 AM	#24
Brickboy240 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 10,306	Welcome to Free America! You won't be going back to NJ...this much I will tell you. None of my yankee neighbors have gone back or want to. Let us know how the move goes and where you'll be setling in. Everybody has their preferences on where is a goo place to live in Houston. I have lived on the northwest side (Hwy6/290 area) for 15 years and have found it to be very nice and we haven't seen any major crimes on the street I live on in the 12 years I have owned this house. Good area, if you ask me. (Pappas is not real Mexican food...its texmex for anglos...a good way to tell the real Mexican food joints is count how many anglos you see inside - the mor anglos...chances are its not real Mexican food) Don't freak out over the traffic...that just something you'll have to deal with and get used to. You'll learn the back roads and what places to avoid and at what times. Don't freak out over the high humidity/hot summer temps, either. When your buddies in NJ are shoveling their walks...you'll be hunting deer in short sleeves. Nov-Apr in Houston are very pleasant months, indeed. I have ridden my motorcycle on New Years Day in short sleeves or no coat many many times! - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

11-15-2007, 04:04 PM	#29
Brickboy240 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 10,306	Deerhunter, ..are you here yet? Just had a cold front blow into Houston...it only got to 67 degrees today...Birrr!! Pretty soon, I might have to start wearing long sleeves...drat! LOL (you won't be going back....leave that Gore-tex crap at the NJ state line) - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

11-15-2007, 05:49 PM	#30
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,613	You get to Friendswood, go eat at Killens. It will make you throw rocks at all those chains. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

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07-13-2007, 09:17 AM	#23
Deerhunter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Recently moved to Friendswood, TX Posts: 420	Updating to moving to Texas. The real estate agent has been contacted and my house will be up for sale as of Monday.

07-13-2007, 10:49 AM	#25
Deerhunter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Recently moved to Friendswood, TX Posts: 420	I'm actually starting to get very excited. The area has definately grown on me. I will most likely be looking in Friendswood/Pearland area since it is close to the in-laws. I don't think the traffic will be a problem since it is pretty bad up here in the North East as well. Once my house sells up here I will be looking for a job down there. Any body need a QA Engineer???????

11-15-2007, 01:18 PM	#27
Deerhunter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Recently moved to Friendswood, TX Posts: 420	Moving Update. My house sold in NJ, I have made an offer for a house in Friendswood, and I was hired on Monday for a QA position (more $$) and I will be moving down in 2-3 weeks.

11-15-2007, 03:55 PM	#28
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,599	Congratulations.