Re: Who here is in Texas?

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1/4/05 8:33:56 PM

1/4/05 8:40:50 PM

Re: Who here is in Texas?

Am a scuba diver who was spoiled in Guam

If I was sticking around the area, I could sell you my gear cheap. Most is in great shape, in spite of being bought years ago from Ralph Erickson, PADI instructor #0001.

Reasonable housing costs

Be forewarned: Texas doesn't have a state income tax, so they get it out of you in property taxes. Tax rates of 3.5-4.0/$100 valuation are not uncommon. Also, almost anything built within the past 15 years will be in a community run by a HOA. That can add an easy $500 - $750 annually to your expenses. When my soon-to-be-ex-wife and I were looking at new homes in the south and west suburbs of Houston, we actually saw a development where the annual HOA dues were $1200. I've heard a rumor that a snooty, yuppie upper crust development within the city has a $2000 HOA annual fee.

lincoln
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Edited by lincoln Jan. 4, 2005, 08:40:50 PM EST

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1/5/05 9:33:33 AM

Dive gear

I already have my own gear. It came in handy since I usually dove at least twice a week year 'round in Guam. Prices for gear there were low considering the volume of sales they made there, so I came out of there with a Chute II BCD, 2 sets of regs (one for my nitrox pony tank), a dive computer and all the extras. I was disappointed that they started the tech diving courses just as I was leaving the island. I would have liked to get the mixed air and decompression certs.

I have been looking initially at housing prices, and had noticed the property taxes, but since I haven't owned a house yet, I don't really know what's high. As for HOA, I'll keep that in mind. I don't really need a house in the snooty areas; and with no family, I don't really need an extravegant house or an especially new one, just one that's in good condition. With that in mind, I should be able to keep HOA fees low.

~~~)-Steven----

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Who here is in Texas? - (Steven A S) - (16) - Jan. 3, 2005, 05:11:37 PM EST

Near Dallas, TX - (ChrisR) - Jan. 3, 2005, 05:38:34 PM EST

Texas since 82 - (SpiceWare) - (4) - Jan. 3, 2005, 07:11:08 PM EST

Re: Texas since 82 - (Steven A S) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2005, 07:44:18 AM EST

part of 2 - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 4, 2005, 02:25:01 PM EST

Wait! Since When? - (gdaustin) - (1) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:39:32 PM EST

Don't know - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 18, 2005, 12:09:49 PM EST

Dude... - (jb4) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2005, 07:14:04 PM EST

Was assigned in NM for 5 years - (Steven A S) - Jan. 5, 2005, 09:00:17 AM EST

Re: Who here is in Texas? - (lincoln) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2005, 08:40:50 PM EST

Dive gear - (Steven A S) - Jan. 5, 2005, 09:33:33 AM EST

If I HAD to move to texas I would look at Corpus Christi - (daemon) - (2) - Jan. 4, 2005, 08:39:31 PM EST

Re: If I HAD to move to texas I would look at Corpus Christi - (Steven A S) - Jan. 5, 2005, 09:35:39 AM EST

disagree - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 5, 2005, 11:46:41 AM EST

Me Too - Dallas/Ft. Worth - (gdaustin) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:37:31 PM EST

San Antonio? - (gdaustin) - (1) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:43:32 PM EST

Re: San Antonio? - (Steven A S) - Jan. 18, 2005, 03:17:23 PM EST

Absorbant and yellow and porous is he!
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