OldArmy07 said:
Thanks for the tips. Checking them out slowly. This is helping us to see what's out there to see if it's worth pursuing further.
Budget is ideally less than 400k. Our ideal home at this point is a 1 story, 2500-2800 sq feet w/ a 3 car garage. No real preferences outside of that.
I'd look at Conroe or Kingwood. Getting a house that size with a 3 car garage with that budget in The Woodlands would be very hard. You can live on the south side of Conroe (Creighton Ridge area) and get an estate home with what you're looking for in the price range you want, and will be in between both The Woodlands and Conroe for going out to dinner, shopping, etc. You'll also be in Montgomery county, which would bode better for taxes and insurance.
I currently live in Kingwood, and it's a great neighborhood as well if you have (or will have) kids. There is a lot of new retail and entertainment going up in and around the area, which has been needed for some time. Getting to Hardy and 8 from there should be relatively easy with some knowledge of back ways when (Greens Rd or Aldine Bender) when 8 has an accident. I worked at Beltway 8 and JFK for years and only had a 10 minute commute once I got on 59. Depending on where in Kingwood you're at, getting to 59 could be anywhere from 5-15 minutes.