You should check out East Austin! Here's a great home that JUST went on the market and won't last long! http://www.5400senderohills.com

You may want to also consider investment homes in and around the Houston area. Houston has one of the lowest costs of living in the country for a city of its size. Visit http://www.KatieKTeam.com to learn more about Houston area real estate.

My other first choice fo a condo would be downtown in the historic Brown Building. They have one bedrooms starting around $250K. This is in the heart of the city with all kinds of dining and entertainment options. The schools may not be the best, but there are some excellent private schools very close to downtown. The buildings historic designation aslo give you a tax benefit. If you want to see some details let me know & I can send them to you.

Sincerely,
Betina Foreman, Realtor
Keller Williams Real Estate
1801 S. MOPAC, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
512-771-6318

One of my team members is from the Cleveland area (Mentor, OH), and would definitely recommend buying in Austin, TX or Raleigh, NC or in the Phoenix area if that's not too far for you.
Regarding Austin, the best school districts include Westlake (Eanes), Dripping Springs, Cedar Park, and Leander. If you are ok going farther North of Austin, Round Rock and Pflugerville are good options.
Dripping Springs does not have much shopping, but it has lots of land and would be great if you had a horse!

To help you refine your search and get more specific ideas, we can help you.
Feel free to email or call us. Check out our website at:

The Live Well Team of Prudential Texas Realty http://www.livewelldowntown.com
Perry Henderson

I/m looking for owner financed rural, bastrop area. $20K down. PITI less than $1200.

Dear Happy Camper,
I would consider going to Lakeway. The schools are exceptional, there is plenty of shopping and there are a couple of golf courses. Most importantly there is the lake for all kinds of water activities. Toll Brothers has some condos in Alta Vista and the Enclave under $300K. They are typically between 2000-2500SF and they are Free Standing condos. So they look like a typical house instead of high rise condo. They have a lovely amenity center and pool. One side of the community borders a nature preserve and has lovely views. Some of them even offer walk out basements. They are very close to closing out these communities so I would not wait to make an offer. If you are interested just give me a call or send me an email and I can assist you. I would be happy to send you the details on the properties if your interested.

Sincerely,
Betina Foreman, Keller Williams
512-771-6318
1801 S. MOPAC, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746

I would encourage you to consider our foreclosure inventory in our metro area when selecting a home or townhome. We have more foreclosure inventory to choose from than we have had in many years. And the banks and lenders are very negotiable right now regarding this inventory. If you would like a free online list of available Foreclosure properties in your area (with color photos); visit my website below:

Happycamper,

Good day! How are things on Lake Erie after the big loss? I am from Erie, so I a big fan of the Cavs.

So, investing in Austin? Well, there are lots of communities you can invest. However, if you want one community that seems to hold up best against most others, I would suggest Circle C. It is a master community with many ammenities, great schools and shopping. It is still minutes from everything, like access to major thoroughfares, minutes from downtown, golf, pool, and many other perks to being a homeowner in this community. If you would like to do some searching for homes and info on your own, feel free to visit http://www.BuyersHouseRealty.com, as we are in the business of educating homebuyers, while paying them for their education. Learn more now...

Gavin St.Louis
Texas Managing Broker
BuyersHouseRealty
"Showing You the Real Estate Rebate"

Hi HC,

As a formerly avid golfer (before having children), some of the best areas for your price range that would meet your other requirements would include SW Austin, W Austin and NW Austin. Zip codes 78749,78735 in SW Austin 78750 in NW Austin. There are many more.

If you like Master Planned Communities, there are Circle C. Steiner Ranch or Avery Ranch which would be good options. There is also Teravista in Round Rock which is a golf course community very close to an outlet shopping mall. A previous post mentioned Georgetown which is about 20 miles N of Austin. It is very popular with retirees and there are several golf courses.

Good public golf courses in the Austin area include: Falconhead, Avery Ranch, Grey Rock (in Circle C), Teravista, Shadowglen, and several muni courses. Check http://www.golf512.com for a good list of discounted tee times to get ideas of prices, etc.

There are literally hundreds of properties available for under $300,000 in the Austin area. My recommendation would likely be very different if you just wanted an investment property and did not plan to live there yourself.

If you have time to provide some additional details, feel free to post here or contact me directly.

Thanks!

Tony Fernandez
REALTOR®, GRI, e-PRO, GREEN http://www.realestate512.com
512.699.4778 Direct
512.628.3492 Fax
tony@realestate512.com

For 300K you have a lot of choices. Of course this depends on the size of the home you would like. Many areas in Austin have great elementary schools but the ones with good school through high school are more limited. There are still some good deals with new homes that are worth investigating. I would love the opportunity to send you listing of areas that I think may work for you once you tell me the kind of house you want. For example, some neighborhoods will afford a larger house but the schools may not be as good. Depending on what is more important to you that is the direction I would go. Also Georgetown which is north of Austin is also a good possibility with some nice golf courses and community feel. Feel free to contact me and I can set you up to receive listings right away.