[ZuerstBMW]

Out of those, I like the 1st one the best. The last one looks like a church.

[Nikki]

Originally Posted by Asiann

Nikki, click on this link and you can see what other home in the area you are talking about are going for. That is an expensive neighborhood and town! Water looks pretty nasty. What about the Willmington area? Close to the beach.
http://www.zillow.com/search/Search....nc&mode=browse

It's because these haven't been built yet and are in a nice community whereas the other homes in the area are old farm houses with cows and stuff. The area isn't really built up much. I didn't see what you meant about the water looking bad but the water there in general is kind of red and muddy in its natural form because of the clay deposits. The house prices are going to skyrocket along with the addition of more housing in that area because the highway I-540 is being built right near there and is going to be completed within a year along with the RTP Parkway which leads to all of the jobs over in the research triangle. Wilmington is an old dead area with no jobs. I originally was looking in Cary because it is a very pretty town with lots of huge roads and is already built up but you can get more for your money in Morrisville. Raleigh is nice but has a little more traffic than I'd like, and the areas further south like Apex and Holly Springs aren't very attractive because they're putting in a smelly new dump there.

[just4kickz]

i dunno about those old cottage-like houses... i'm more into like those spanish monestary type houses with like those dust-brown kinda colors... iono... thers alot of beautiful expensive houes aroudn where i live.

[Asiann]

Originally Posted by Nikki

It's because these haven't been built yet and are in a nice community whereas the other homes in the area are old farm houses with cows and stuff. The area isn't really built up much. I didn't see what you meant about the water looking bad but the water there in general is kind of red and muddy in its natural form because of the clay deposits. The house prices are going to skyrocket along with the addition of more housing in that area because the highway I-540 is being built right near there and is going to be completed within a year along with the RTP Parkway which leads to all of the jobs over in the research triangle. Wilmington is an old dead area with no jobs. I originally was looking in Cary because it is a very pretty town with lots of huge roads and is already built up but you can get more for your money in Morrisville. Raleigh is nice but has a little more traffic than I'd like, and the areas further south like Apex and Holly Springs aren't very attractive because they're putting in a smelly new dump there.

I was looking at the lake or river nearby. I thought that was where it was going to be built until I found the map on the Kitty website and compared it to the Zillow website. I didn't realize that NC was so expensive. Have you looked into Columbia/ Charleston South Carolina? The home prices are better for what you get and you can buy new for alot less and much larger! Were you trying to go to school in that area?

[Nikki]

Originally Posted by Asiann

I was looking at the lake or river nearby. I thought that was where it was going to be built until I found the map on the Kitty website and compared it to the Zillow website. I didn't realize that NC was so expensive. Have you looked into Columbia/ Charleston South Carolina? The home prices are better for what you get and you can buy new for alot less and much larger! Were you trying to go to school in that area?

North Carolina is where the jobs are. Besides Atlanta and further north into D.C. there aren't really any other huge business districts in the whole south. My dad lives in Cary, NC so I'd like to live near him. I am thinking about grad school at UNC or Duke.

[Gearcraft]

craftsman looks really nice. and they're the easiest to draw.

queen anne kinda looks girlish.

[Nikki]

Originally Posted by Gearcraft

craftsman looks really nice. and they're the easiest to draw.

queen anne kinda looks girlish.

lol here is my updated house, (if you remember the other thread i made) hahaha

[Asiann]

Originally Posted by Nikki

North Carolina is where the jobs are. Besides Atlanta and further north into D.C. there aren't really any other huge business districts in the whole south. My dad lives in Cary, NC so I'd like to live near him. I am thinking about grad school at UNC or Duke.

I see!

[tl_boy]

i like the 1st one because it has a veranda. otherwise the second, english style because it has the arched entryway portico. 3 and 4 are bad.

[Gearcraft]

Originally Posted by Nikki

lol here is my updated house, (if you remember the other thread i made) hahaha

i remember that. but where are the pets and the e90?

[BMW F22]

Craftsman!!

[Nikki]

hmm, i think i'm going to give in and step up to the plan 2 lol. too tempting. it's 2150 sq ft and $15k more but it works so much better and the craftsman in plan 2 is lovely.

[shragon]

fed

[Asiann]

Originally Posted by Nikki

hmm, i think i'm going to give in and step up to the plan 2 lol. too tempting. it's 2150 sq ft and $15k more but it works so much better and the craftsman in plan 2 is lovely.

Better to be safe than sorry! $15k is not that much more in house payment anyway.

[XxLancaxX]

I think federal looks the best IMO

[Gearcraft]

anyone tried SketchUp? google bought sketchup and is now free. its pretty easy to learn.

[gohawks23]

After living in SoCal and AZ for the last 20 years anything under $300K seems VERY, VERY inexpensive...buying a whole block there wouldn't be out the question...and that way you can visit all your renters to collect the rent in person...

[Gearcraft]

Originally Posted by greginaz1

After living in SoCal and AZ for the last 20 years anything under $300K seems VERY, VERY inexpensive...buying a whole block there wouldn't be out the question...and that way you can visit all your renters to collect the rent in person...

great idea.

and a better thing to do if you have a lot is have an architect lay out some plans according to the city's code and sell it to a developer like KB afterwards.

that'd save you a lot of headaches and you'd be able to sell the lot for more.

[RGRAY]

IMO, the Craftsman's too bulky looking.

I like the Federal.

[DILLIGAF]

Craftsman

[tl_boy]

I think that looks too funky. the columns are too busy. I think you should consider a simpler design, like the cratfsman before, or maybe a different plan 2 design.

Originally Posted by Nikki

hmm, i think i'm going to give in and step up to the plan 2 lol. too tempting. it's 2150 sq ft and $15k more but it works so much better and the craftsman in plan 2 is lovely.

[flush01]

so the garage is at the back i guess ? man, what kinda designs are these, i swear