I'm moving to San Antonio. I've never lived there. Work will be near I 10 and 410 on the northwest side. I'll be renting a spot. Any tips on what areas not to live in? And what are the good parts of town.

What kind of neighborhood are you looking for?

p_bubel said:

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What kind of neighborhood are you looking for?

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Somewhere affordable and safe.

Downtown

Hice89 said:

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The huge Medical Center us not all that far away from the IH-10/Loop 410 intersection, so finding an apartment will be easy. It all comes down to inspecting the properties.

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Thanks!

Are you single?

Hendrix said:

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Are you single?

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No, but we don't have any children, either. Just a couple dogs.

12law said:

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Hendrix said:

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Are you single?

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No, but we don't have any children, either. Just a couple dogs.

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Do you still enjoy going out to bars and restaurants or do y'all stay in?

Have a house in Dignowity that might be available for rent depending on my work situation in April. Just putting that out there.

Less than a mile from Pearl, Riverwalk, & downtown breweries/restaurants. Love the area & feel safe enough to walk or ride my bike nearly everywhere but certain spots can be intimidating. Great for commute to work area too.

All depends on your price range and interests. The different parts of town have gems and also scary areas, do your research. Whenever I have moved to a new city I usually look at the crime and types of crime in the area before looking at rentals, then after checking the rental out I will drive by the place a couple times to see how the neighborhood is in daylight and nighttime. Sometimes if a neighbor is out I'll ask about their experience too.

i hear marbach is nice this time of year

I have a rental property in Terrell Hills available.

p_bubel said:

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12law said:

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Hendrix said:

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Are you single?

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No, but we don't have any children, either. Just a couple dogs.

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Do you still enjoy going out to bars and restaurants or do y'all stay in?

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Not too much. We mostly stay in.

Pinche Abogado said:

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I have a rental property in Terrell Hills available.

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Let me know the address and cost. I'm interested as long as the area is safe. I live in El Paso and I've only visited the Medical Center and near Eilan/the Rim area.

We live in Alamo Heights and are very happy and thankful for the school district-although it is not the cheapest it is worth it for safety, access, and community.

You might also check out the Shavano Park area although with traffic your commute would be about the same. I work in the medical center and my commute is about 25 minutes from Alamo Heights unless there is a wreck.

Paul,
Stop falling down on the job! This is an old one but a great starting point.
https://texags.com/forums/62/topics/2006777/1

My wife works for Phyllis Browning (shameless plug) if you need someone to get you into see any options send her a note:
btorrez@phyllisbrowning.com

Emotional Support Statue said:

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We live in Alamo Heights and are very happy and thankful for the school district-although it is not the cheapest it is worth it for safety, access, and community.

You might also check out the Shavano Park area although with traffic your commute would be about the same. I work in the medical center and my commute is about 25 minutes from Alamo Heights unless there is a wreck.

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We live in Terrell Hills and second this post. It is worth it to live in the '09 bubble.

We are in Northwood and love it. The bubble is legit.

I think you should move to the Bulverde area. There was that one post in which the guy was happy everyone was moving out there. What's one more?

Bluff Rat said:

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I think you should move to the Bulverde area. There was that one post in which the guy was happy everyone was moving out there. What's one more?

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That's right. People like that need to get over themselves.

Emotional Support Statue said:

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We live in Alamo Heights and are very happy and thankful for the school district-although it is not the cheapest it is worth it for safety, access, and community.

You might also check out the Shavano Park area although with traffic your commute would be about the same. I work in the medical center and my commute is about 25 minutes from Alamo Heights unless there is a wreck.

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Wife and I live just south of Shavano Park. We love this spot. We have access to I-10, 1604, 410, and Wurzbach parkway, so there are options for getting around easily. Quick access to airport, decent amount of things nearby at Alon and Huebner Oaks, and easy to get to the Rim and other areas. Most neighborhoods in the area are pretty nice, and there is a limited amount of new construction that can occur, so not overly concerned about traffic getting a lot worse.

12law said:

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Bluff Rat said:

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I think you should move to the Bulverde area. There was that one post in which the guy was happy everyone was moving out there. What's one more?

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That's right. People like that need to get over themselves.

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We probably would.....if the people moving out here from "the city" wouldn't try to change things from the way they are into what they left in "the city" . I was on the board of our HOA and you'd be surprised at what newcomers ask for....street lights, side walks, speed bumps, bicycle lanes, manicured lawns, no outside burning, regular drive by's by the sheriff's dept, park facilities, getting rid of the deer populations because they ate their landscape, getting rid of the raccoon population because they ate their cat's food, getting rid of the skunk population because they stunk up the place .....

Stay away from the east side.

bam02 said:

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Rattler12 said:

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12law said:

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Bluff Rat said:

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I think you should move to the Bulverde area. There was that one post in which the guy was happy everyone was moving out there. What's one more?

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That's right. People like that need to get over themselves.

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We probably would.....if the people moving out here from "the city" wouldn't try to change things from the way they are into what they left in "the city" . I was on the board of our HOA and you'd be surprised at what newcomers ask for....street lights, side walks, speed bumps, bicycle lanes, manicured lawns, no outside burning, regular drive by's by the sheriff's dept, park facilities, getting rid of the deer populations because they ate their landscape, getting rid of the raccoon population because they ate their cat's food, getting rid of the skunk population because they stunk up the place .....

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You live in a neighborhood with an HOA and you're worried about city folk moving in???

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It's a HOA in name only...... pretty lax an lenient group

Emotional Support Statue said:

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We live in Alamo Heights and are very happy and thankful for the school district-although it is not the cheapest it is worth it for safety, access, and community.

You might also check out the Shavano Park area although with traffic your commute would be about the same. I work in the medical center and my commute is about 25 minutes from Alamo Heights unless there is a wreck.

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so it takes you 15 minutes to get out of Alamo Heights and onto 410

10 minutes to 410 from house
7-ish to fredericksburg
7-ish to workplace

Halconblack said:

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Paul,
Stop falling down on the job! This is an old one but a great starting point.
https://texags.com/forums/62/topics/2006777/1

My wife works for Phyllis Browning (shameless plug) if you need someone to get you into see any options send her a note:
btorrez@phyllisbrowning.com

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It's been a ****ty week, my heart just wasn't in it.

Look around the Leon Creek Greenway trailheads.
Lots of dog walking green space there.

I would suggest something off northwest military/wurzbach or off blanco/bitters intersection. Short drive to I10/410 and nice safe areas. Close to many good restaurants and HEB's. Certainly not as prestigious as living in the 78209 but a good place to get started until you learn the city. Now if rents are the same, opt for Alamo heights. But I doubt they are as that's a very desirable school district.

We are renting a house in Alamo Ranch while we build our house in Bulverde. The section we are in has .3 to .5 acre lots and homes are between 2,800 ~ 3,800 sq. ft. Most of the sub-sections if not all are gated. I think homes range from the mid $250k on the lower end on up to around $550k. There are a LOT of retired military here. All of our neighbors have been really welcoming and we have quite a few social get togethers.

Pinche Abogado said:

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Emotional Support Statue said:

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We live in Alamo Heights and are very happy and thankful for the school district-although it is not the cheapest it is worth it for safety, access, and community.

You might also check out the Shavano Park area although with traffic your commute would be about the same. I work in the medical center and my commute is about 25 minutes from Alamo Heights unless there is a wreck.

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We live in Terrell Hills and second this post. It is worth it to live in the '09 bubble.

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Let's hear for the mighty MULES/

AHHS '66