Re: moving again questions
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  • Subject: Re: moving again questions
  • From: &* <d*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:21:34 -0400
As far as I know (which isnât much) most homes are rented unfurnished, but there are quite a few furniture rental places in the area. In any case, youâve now got the names of several golf communities so perhaps you can narrow down your rental hunt some. Thereâs an outfit thatâs been advertising pretty heavily recently. Itâs called Renterâs Warehouse and they specialize in finding and vetting tenants for homeowners who want to rent out their homes. It might be worth giving them a call. (404) 662-2322  I donât know anything about them, though. One of my friends at church had her house burn down a couple of years ago. I will ask her who found them their rental. 
 
There are also some golf communities in Roswell, which is just south of Alpharetta. Brookfield is one such, an older community, relatively flat yards, many with trees.  One advantage to living in Roswell or parts of Alpharetta is that thereâs easy transportation to the airport by shuttle bus. Thereâs one that stops at the Holiday Inn on Holcomb Bridge Road â or did â thatâs relatively inexpensive. I know that several companies now offer residential pickup in Alpharetta and Roswell, but theyâre about 130 round trip. Driving to the airport every week can be a real bear. Been there, done that. Weâre out of the service area where we are.
 
Roswell is a historic community. It was founded in the early 1800âs. Sherman messed it up quite a bit, but it rebounded well. The Presbyterian church in town still bears the scars of his men who, while they didnât burn down the church (used it for a hospital), removed a cupboard door and painted a checkerboard on it!
My parents lived in Roswell from 1975 until Dad moved to be nearer my sister in 2011. Itâs a nice town and the older sections are generally quiet. Alpharetta also has some older, quieter sections but much of it is raw and new. When we moved here in 1981, the main exit off of GA 400 here had just been paved the year before. The worst traffic jam was one of Andersonâs steers getting out of its pasture. Now the road is 4 and 6 laned and traffic noise is constant. They are even 4 laning the quiet road a block away from us. Itâs sick-making.
 
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From: f*@rewrite.hort.net
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:48 PM
To: g*@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] moving again questions
 

Daryl,
Thank you for such great information!  I am not sure we will buy a house right now. Don's job is a new position and lots of traveling.  We both think we need to live temporarily until we know more about his job.  He is wishing he could retire and he wanted to move to Colorado, our son wants to be transferred back to Colorado, I just wasn't excited about being in a new area, city, and state so far from my kids and him traveling all over the country.  I have been looking at VRBO's or furnished homes that we can live in and decide where we want to stay.  When we moved to Rockport 2+ yrs ago,  I sold or gave away most of our furniture.  I thought it would be great to travel lighter.  I bought a few things and when we left Houston I gave away all but my sewing machine/cabinet, cedar chest and our bed.  It still took the biggest pull type U haul to move our 'stuff' to our barn in Oklahoma.  We have been living out of hotels since August 15th and for the year before that an apartment (my first apartment ever) in Houston.  It would be wonderful to find a place with at least a patio, grill and room to grow a few things.  We thought when we let go of all of our furniture we could go 'full time RV' if we decided to do that. 
I think my 60th birthday has been more tumultuous than any other birthday! I grew up in a small town and miss being in a smaller community. I want to hear birds and nature not cars, horns and traffic.  I have never lived near my grandchildren and one is already in college, one a senior and the last one a sophomore.
Thank you again!!!!
Patricia
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On Sep 3, 2015, at 12:20 PM, Daryl <d*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Eeeks! I just read this and apologize for the bad grammar and misstatements. Trying to type and deal with automatic spell check and cats jumping up on the keyboard and  in my lap while keeping an eye on the weather does not work. And to think I used to pride myself in multi-tasking. Not anymore. <wlEmoticon-sadsmile[1].png>
 
But it gives me a chance to give you this link that I didnât have before. http://metroatlantasuburbs.com/atlanta-country-club-golf-course-communities/ 
and also to tell you that I know a couple of golf nuts at church who can give you better advice.  I can put you in touch if youâd like.  I think one of them lives here - http://www.alpharettaac.com/ 
 
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From: d*@rewrite.hort.net
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 1:24 PM
To: g*@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] moving again questions
 
Do you have a price range in mind?
 
Our email address is Alpharetta even though we live in Forsyth County, the next county to the north. Taxes are lower here than they are in Fulton County and home prices can be, too, though theyâre building so many McMansions thatâs no longer always the case.
 
I know of one house that isnât far over the county line that was home to a small nursery and while the greenhouses are gone, the owner has quite a few nice raised beds if youâd like to do some vegetable gardening and they also gardened some near the house. No garden or lake, though thereâs a creek in the back yard.
 
There are lots of golf course communities. The Polo Fields is one of them and is a little older than some neighborhoods so many of the owners have already done soil prep and there are mature trees. Last time I gave a talk their, the Polo Fields had a very friendly neighborhood newcomers group as does Olde Atlanta, which also has/had a garden club.
Windermere is nice, but also not on the lake.
Hampton is farther out and has some nice homes on the golf course and a private lake. Itâs also very near Lake Lanier. So is Cannongate at Lanier â another older subdivision.
 
Let me know what youâre looking for and Iâll see if I can find someone who knows the right place for you.
 
Would your husband settle for a river view with a nice golf course? I think I know of one and itâs pretty close to Alpharetta. Actually, all of these are close to Alpharetta in distance though not in time if itâs a rush hour.
 
daryl
 
 
From: f*@rewrite.hort.net
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 9:58 AM
To: g*@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] moving again questions
 
One more question for the group. We are in the process of making another move to the Atlanta area.  We have been in Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma and New Mexico but never Georgia. 
Does anyone have any recommendations for that area? Our daughter lives in Alpharetta and we would like to be close enough to be able to watch our granddaughters choir and sports events.  My husband wants to live near a golf course and a lake but I will be there alone while he flies away every week.  I want good soil and a place to grow something again! 
Thank you again for all of your advice.  You all have  helped me so many times!
Patricia Dickson
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