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Austin's Colony (Bryan, TX)

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The Austin's Colony neighborhood is located in Bryan just East of Highway 6 between Boonville Rd. and Old Reliance Rd. Some current facts about this neighborhood (as of 1/17/2018). * Mitchell is the neighborhood elementary school, and children currently attend Rayburn Intermediate, Davila Middle and Rudder High Schools. (Find current information on school zones for Bryan ISD HERE .) * Austin's Colony is conveniently located to lots of shopping, restaurants and entertainment. * The average home size is 2100 - 2200 sq. feet; with homes ranging from 1700 plus sq. feet to just under 2900 sq. feet. * The average price per sq. foot for a home in Austin's Colony is about $135 per sq. foot and ranging from about $111 to $150 per square foot. * The median home price is about $294,900, but this can vary a lot depending on the size of the home. * Homes in this neighborhood were built as early as 1996 and there is still some brand new construction hitting t

Edelweiss Estates (College Station, TX)

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Edelweiss Estates neighborhood is located in College Station near the intersection of Rock Prairie Rd and Welsh Ave/Victoria Ave. Some current facts about this neighborhood (as of 1/11/2018). * Children attend Rock Prairie Elementary, Cypress Grove Intermediate, College Station Middle School and A&M Consolidated High School. (Find a current map of school zones at the CSISD website .) * Most of the neighborhood is within walking distance to the elementary, intermediate and middle schools. * Average home size is 1850-1900 sq. feet; however, homes can be found as large as almost 2500 square feet and as small as 1350 sq. feet. * The average price per sq. foot for a home in Edelweiss Estates is about $125 per sq. foot and ranging from about $117 to $140 per square foot. * The average overall home price is about $232,000, but this can vary a lot depending on the size of the home. * Homes in this neighborhood were built as early as 1993 all the way through to 2007. *

Buying a home vs Building a home

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Do you want to buy an existing home? Do you want to buy new construction? Do you want to build a home? There are a lot of things to think about before you make your decision and pros and cons to each of the options. There are several ways to go about purchasing a home: Buying an existing home, Buying new construction, Building a home. Buying an existing home Pros 1. The home is complete and ready for you to move in. Barring any repairs that may need to be done the home is complete and ready for new owners to move in as soon as the sale of the home has closed. There's no waiting for construction to be completed. 2. The neighborhood is often established. You know what is on the lots next door, across the street and behind you. You have trees and established lawns. 3. The home itself is "settled". Having a previous owner allows any oversights in construction to have time to come to light and be repaired. Often times you don't know how a roof will perform u