I'm boarding for a new position at Camp Mabry which would have our family relocating to Austin from Houston. We have never lived in Austin and do not know the area very well. In addition to finding somewhere to live, my wife will be looking for a new job. She currently works as a supervisor in a distribution center for a retail company. They only have one DC, so she can't transfer unless she wants to go to one of their retail stores, and that schedule won't work with my new position, which will require a significant amount of travel. We have a 4 year old daughter who will be ready to start kindergarten in the fall.
So, we are looking for a decent area to live. It has to be under 50 miles from Camp Mabry, because that is a requirement for the position I am boarding for due to required response times. Ideally I'd like to keep my commute to 30 minutes or less each way. I'll be commuting early (0700-1600 workdays), so that should help some. I'd like to stay under $200k, and really under $180k, given as how we don't know where my wife is going to be working when we move. Decent schools are important. It doesn't have to be a "forever" home, because I doubt we will stay here forever, although I will be at this assignment at least 3 years.
In addition, my wife will be looking for a new job, so if someone has a good line on that it would help too! A regular M-F schedule is going to be important for her, because I will be TDY 90-100 days out of the year.
Daycare advice would be helpful too. I don't think there is any option for that on Camp Mabry, but I could be wrong.
We do have a little bit of time. I still have to board, be selected, and accept the position, but once that happens I will be required as part of the position to establish my home within 50 miles of Mabry within 2 months. So when it happens, it will be happening fast.
Any help that y'all can provide with any of these questions would be great!
So, we are looking for a decent area to live. It has to be under 50 miles from Camp Mabry, because that is a requirement for the position I am boarding for due to required response times. Ideally I'd like to keep my commute to 30 minutes or less each way. I'll be commuting early (0700-1600 workdays), so that should help some. I'd like to stay under $200k, and really under $180k, given as how we don't know where my wife is going to be working when we move. Decent schools are important. It doesn't have to be a "forever" home, because I doubt we will stay here forever, although I will be at this assignment at least 3 years.
In addition, my wife will be looking for a new job, so if someone has a good line on that it would help too! A regular M-F schedule is going to be important for her, because I will be TDY 90-100 days out of the year.
Daycare advice would be helpful too. I don't think there is any option for that on Camp Mabry, but I could be wrong.
We do have a little bit of time. I still have to board, be selected, and accept the position, but once that happens I will be required as part of the position to establish my home within 50 miles of Mabry within 2 months. So when it happens, it will be happening fast.
Any help that y'all can provide with any of these questions would be great!