[dd5339]

Thanks for everyones replies!

My wife I think has already settled on the Dallas area, and as she is pregnant and well armed I don't think I'd better argue!

As to the commute I'll hopefully be working in downtown Dallas. Right now I'm doing 55 miles each way in order to live where we do. I'd like to be closer but I like the small town life. We're kind of looking right now around the Decatur/Rhome area. Any input?

Here's another question for everyone. All of the real estate we've seen online doesn't have a basement. The one realtor we've talked to said it's because of the soil. My question is if you can have an in-ground pool, how come you can't do basements? Living in Kansas it's kind of nice to have a basement when tornadoes come by.

Semper Fi

[ForGod'sSake]

My wife I think has already settled on the Dallas area...

A shame; as Houstonians are prone to say: "The best thing to ever come out of Dallas was I-45 south"(that would be towards Houston BTW) ; )

All of the real estate we've seen online doesn't have a basement. The one realtor we've talked to said it's because of the soil. My question is if you can have an in-ground pool, how come you can't do basements?

My understanding is the water table; dig down about three feet in many areas and you've got your very own water well. A basement would work if you kept it full of water(or lead, like ammo) ; ) I've never seen an empty pool in Texas; I presume it's because they tend to float when drained if not properly anchored...

Welcome to the lone star state; at least in Dallas you'll have something resembling 4 seasons. In Houston there two seasons: winter in January, and summer pretty much the rest of the time(only slight hyperbole).

FGS