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Originally posted by safetyguy
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Originally posted by tulsa_fan
What about Coppel? I have family there, they loved the schools, three kids graudated from there. I think its an easy commute to both Los Colinas and DFW. It's VERY close to my fav, Grapevine Mall . . .
Yeah, we had looked at Coppel, I just forgot about it when I was saying where we had been looking. We are hopefully making a trip down in a few weeks before I officially start working. I have temp housing for 30 days provided by the company that I won't be starting until I get back from 2 weeks of training in Canada. My wife and daughter aren't moving until our house is sold because we can't swing 2 mortgages.
I know it flies in the face of home ownership benefits, but you might consider renting for six months so you wouldn't be under the gun to buy a place and could look more at your leisure.
Also keep in mind, with a major election in November and oil prices retreating, there could be a correction in real estate in Oklahoma and Texas, which, to this point have been relatively insulated from the sub-prime debacle and economic problems facing the rust belt.
I'd be a little itchy about buying near the top of the bubble.
Just my .02. I hope the new job is everything you were hoping for. I worked for a company HQ'd in Irving for seven years, fortunately, they let me office out of Tulsa. I enjoy visiting DFW, but thankful I don't have to deal with the traffic and sprawl on a daily basis.