Sell Me On Texas

[ArmyCowboy]

Don't know too much about Dallas/Houston, but I bought my house in El Paso in '96 for $82,000. It was just appraised at $124,000. I'm making nearly $200 per month profit off the rent and I'll have it paid off by 2013, when I eligible to retire from the Army.

You do the math.

 

[Juke99]

I used to travel the country on business for 8 years and it WAS mind boggling to see property values and taxes around the country...

Texas is extremely reasonable in comparison. I just recently built a new home in a restricted neighborhood on 4 acres for less than $200,000...

Oh, shut up.

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

it's tough to imagine living anywhere else.

i'll speak for san antonio!!! this city is on the move in a big, big way. when i moved away it was more of a large town, and now it is one of the largest cities in the country....and still growing rapidly.

toyota and microsoft have set up shop here....big rumors about disney coming, too.

we're the number one city for tourism in the state, which i don't mind b/c there are constantly cool out of towners hanging around. i mean, come on....the riverwalk? there is nothing like that anywhere else in this country. i never get sick of it.

we got final fours, big 12 football championship, alamobowl, cowboys training camp, of course the spurs....and dollar beers every thursday for the local minor league baseball team. beat that in ny!!!!!!!!

hell, we even have hockey.

this place is heaven on earth, man.


oh, and for what it is worth...i came back from PA, and my car insurance dropped $500/ year.

 

[jimmy40]

There isn't one Texas, but several.

Your experience in downtown Houston would be much different from a north Dallas suburb, which would differ from life in North Zulch, Lubbock, or Corpus Christi.

You might want to ask specifically about your likely relocation area.

North Zulch, pronounced Norzulch.

How in the hell did North Zulch get into your post?

 

[ZeroClub]

North Zulch, pronounced Norzulch.

How in the hell did North Zulch get into your post?

The fishing is legendary just a bit north of there.

I'm sure you've heard of the landing at Normangee.

 

[jimmy40]

The fishing is legendary just a bit north of there.

I'm sure you've heard of the landing at Normangee.

I've heard of some good fishing there but the only thing I go to Normangee for is to play golf at Hilltop Lakes.

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

I am 21 years old and have lived in NY all my life and not sure if it's the place for me. My company has its main HQ in Texas and I'm a diehard Cowboy fan to boot. Please sell me on Texas.

The main things I hate about NY are:

Insane traffic (I spend 3 hours a day commuting)
Population density
Insane gun laws
Insanely high prices (decent house in a nice neighborhood is running you a minimum of 800K)
Car insurance
Giants fans
Crime

What I Like:

Everything is at your finger tips


Tell me everything good or bad about Texas.

How much are season tickets? It costs me 500+ for 2 decent seats just to watch the boys play at Giants Stadium.


LETS HEAR IT!

It's not NY (which I love btw). Bad, the summer heat. Besides that, can't think of anything bad about the state. :starspin