mcse

Hello everybody! I found this forum and think it's very informative and full of great advice. Speaking of which, I need plenty of from anybody living in Houston. Here is my situation: Me, my wife and little baby are thinking of moving to Houston in a few months. We visited it last year, in summer, and loved it. It has friendly people, warm climate, great food, CHEAP houses, and is somewhat similar to LA when it comes to traffic, ethnicities and distances . That said, I wish you can educate me where would we better off raising a family in a quiet, safe neighborhood with great schools. Distance really doesn't matter to me since I have seen much worse in LA and our budget for a 3bdr/2 bath,2000ft house (used is fine) is no more than $150,000. We liked the suburbs/cities of: Kingwood, the Woodlands and Sugar Land. Please tell me which has less likelihood of being flooded during a storm and if Kingwood is in the flight path of airplanes to IAH? Also, if and when the Woodlands becomes Harris County, what can be expected to change? Basically, what is the cost of living in those neighborhoods for somebody with no mortgage, few bills...? I hear, property taxes and home insurance are high? How much is high and how about auto insurance? Also, since I work in the IT industry, what are the job opportunities in this city? Thanks in advance! Nick