Looking to move to Austin...

[zincwarrior]

Good to know, and let me be one of the first to welcome you. But the stuff about the traffic, cost of living, taxes and liberal politics in Austin is all true.

Yes.

 

[zincwarrior]

I was hoping to live in Leander, and commute to downtown each day...but my wife is pushing to buy closer to the job. Hopefully I can convince her that the higher taxes aren't worth it.

Here I leave the house at 6:30 to beat the traffic, will that help out, or does it jam up pretty early?

There is a train in Leander that goes from there to downtown Austin.

 

[refugee from california]

Make the move, I did 5 yrs ago, never looked back. Have only been back to Ca. to bury an old friend and for my wife to see her mother before she passed. Get your vehicles registered asap to get rid of the Ca. plate and get your DL just after that, then you can start working on your CHL. Despite the ribbing you got here most everyone one I have met here are truly good people, warm and friendly as long as you don't start with "we did it this way in Ca." to compare with things here. I moved to be free from that crap, after you've been here awhile you will wonder why you waited so long to move. Feel free to P M me, I would be happy to share my experienance with you.

Leander is good, as is Cedar Park, we're getting full here in Round Rock and the prices are going up. IMO you should rent for the first year, although rents are high, to get a feel for the area. There is a lot of new construction going on, both single family developements and huge apartment complexes. The vacancy rate favors the landlords so don't expect a lot of incentives from them..WELCOME to FREE AMERICA>

 

[zincwarrior]

Make the move, I did 5 yrs ago, never looked back. Have only been back to Ca. to bury an old friend and for my wife to see her mother before she passed. Get your vehicles registered asap to get rid of the Ca. plate and get your DL just after that, then you can start working on your CHL. Despite the ribbing you got here most everyone one I have met here are truly good people, warm and friendly as long as you don't start with "we did it this way in Ca." to compare with things here. I moved to be free from that crap, after you've been here awhile you will wonder why you waited so long to move. Feel free to P M me, I would be happy to share my experienance with you.

Leander is good, as is Cedar Park, we're getting full here in Round Rock and the prices are going up. IMO you should rent for the first year, although rents are high, to get a feel for the area. There is a lot of new construction going on, both single family developements and huge apartment complexes. The vacancy rate favors the landlords so don't expect a lot of incentives from them..WELCOME to FREE AMERICA>

Watch out for the flying alligators though, thats a real thing.

When you get to the border, recite the 2nd Amendment and the recipe for Chicken Fried Steak to the first DPS trooper. They'll let you right in. Else you'll have to get a passport which allows free travel anywhere in the California Containment Zone, er Travis County.

 

[Chirpy]

Leander is the only place with a train, so it's not bad. Beats driving by a mile. (See what I did there?)

 

[zincwarrior]

Leander is the only place with a train, so it's not bad. Beats driving by a mile. (See what I did there?)

Careful though, The Leander Python is said to lurk nearby.
EDIT: The wife and daughter took the train down for a convention. They really liked it.

 

[pharmaco]

I think ya scared the op... he gone...

We can only assume he's performing his natural duty as a Californian:

helping plan the destruction of historic buildings in Austin so condos and apartments can be built

EDIT:

Before Plebster69 gets his panties in a bunch again:
Welcome to OP. Glad to see you can appreciate a little dark humour.
I might pretend to be an ass online, but I'll buy you a beer if we go to one of the same Friday lunches

Leander is nice, but that drive won't be fun

 

[AustinN4]

The wife and daughter took the train down for a convention. They really liked it.

Were they the only 2 on it?

 

[ContactLeft]

I was hoping to live in Leander, and commute to downtown each day...but my wife is pushing to buy closer to the job. Hopefully I can convince her that the higher taxes aren't worth it.

Here I leave the house at 6:30 to beat the traffic, will that help out, or does it jam up pretty early?

Traffic starts pretty early and coming in from Leander will take you a solid hour and fifteen at least. Coming back home it will take a good hour and a half. I live in Round Rock which is about 10 mins away from Leander and it takes me an hour to get into the downtown area in the morning.

With that said, don't buy in Austin. The property taxes and all the city and utility fees will kill you. And that's fees apart from your monthly utility bills. Not to mention the commie fee, I mean community benefit fee. Definitely rent first and check out the areas you like. Again, not in Austin, the rental rates are thru the roof.

 

[zincwarrior]

Were they the only 2 on it?

It was the weekend so it was not packed. I saw about eight people when I picked them up once.

 

[zincwarrior]

It was the weekend so it was not packed. I saw about eight people when I picked them up once.

Remember the old guide.
Keep Austin weird! Keep Round Rock normal!
Leander important info:
*Liberty Hill Best of the West outdoor range with bays and distance and shotgun and IDPA
*Eagle Peak outdoor range with shade (this is important)
*Shady Oaks Indoor range. The best indoor range I have ever been to.
*Flix Brewhouse and Alamo Drafthouse (movie theaters)
*Blue Corn diner
*Lupe Tortillas in Cedar Park coming soon..


Anything in Williamson County, you're good. Thats outside the California Quarantine Zone and is in fact in Texas. I commute from Houston on 290 the area northweast (Elgin/Manor) is developing rapidly as well. Plus the Austin RIfle Club is there.

 

[Governors20]

You need to look at the cities of Kyle and Buda. Traffic still sucks, but you have more options. I can be downtown in 15 minutes from the far south end of Austin Some times it takes 45, but... I would never live north!

 

[Davetex]

You took the ribbing well. You'll do.

 

[ContactLeft]

You need to look at the cities of Kyle and Buda. Traffic still sucks, but you have more options. I can be downtown in 15 minutes from the far south end of Austin Some times it takes 45, but... I would never live north!

Traffic is terrible from the south every time I go through there. I think it's having to cross the river that does it. I would never live south but housing is cheaper there. Kyle and Buda are nice but I feel they are in the blue corridor that's from Austin to San Antonio. Near the 35 at least.

 

[Couyon]

Travel from Leander to Arboretum area daily at 8-ish. Easy commute compared to L.A. or San Francisco or even Baton Rouge for that matter.

 

[Dash Riprock]

Travel from Leander to Arboretum area daily at 8-ish. Easy commute compared to L.A. or San Francisco or even Baton Rouge for that matter.

Yeah, but that's maybe half of what the commute downtown would be.

 

[Se7en62]

I'll say this much, Kyle and Buda are BLOWING UP. If you like a little slower pace, check out Hutto. It's just West of Round Rock on Hwy 79, so naturally the resale value will climb steadily as Round Rock fills out and spreads East. However, it's not nearly as crowded.

After renting apartments and houses in Austin for 5 years, my wife and I bought our first house in Hutto two months ago. It's right up the street from Brushy Creek, which is just how I grew up on the Blanco River, so it's perfect for our first house. I was raised in the Hill Country south of Austin, so I needed space away from the city dwellers, but needed it to be close enough to be convenient for work, and priced to fit within a certain budget [not as easily done in Travis County]. We bought 1,600sqft, brand new construction, in a very nice, quiet, and conservative neighborhood for $200k and better yet an Elementary school is being built literally IN the neighborhood now.

My office is down in West Campus, which is just north of Downtown and my wife works at Dell in Round Rock. Her commute from Hutto is 15 minutes and my commute, not using the tollway is 45 minutes. If I use the tollway, it cuts 5 minutes off my commute while gouging me for $120/mo. I leave my doorstep at 7am sharp and after grabbing my morning cup of Jo, I'm in my parking space at 7:50am. It's not bad at all.

 

[Hoji]

i did warn wifey that we'd get some ribbing when we posted, but I am impressed with the details. The cobra thing had me until they said they prefer the cars of new arrivals.

I want to move out of CA because it's getting old having to review the new gun laws every January to be sure i haven't become a felon.

For the record, I have never voted for a Democrat. I'd like to become a Texan, and NOT bring any of California's foolishness with me. It amazes me to read about folks who move out there and want to goof things up to California-ize Texas.

The cobra thing is real. Google loose cobras in Texas

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

I think ya scared the op... he gone...

Glad you made it back.... Welcome...

 

[40Arpent]

You took the ribbing well.

This thread has been f'n hilarious!!! OP has some thick skin and one hell of a sense of humor to take all that shite. He definitely passed the entrance exam. LOL