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Relocating to KC?
Hi, all...my DH may be getting a relocation to the KC area. Could some of you let us know nice areas of town to look for houses in? He's in sales, so he'll be all over town anyway. I'll have to find a job once we get there anyway, so that's not really a worry at this point in terms of where that would be. We don't know much about the area, and would really like some input and advice. Do you all love it? Are there a lot of things to do? Currently, we live near Cincinnati, and it's not the most exciting place...Cincinnati needs some work let's just say. 
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a ton!
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a ton!
Re: Relocating to KC?
Hi Duncyo,
I wanted to say welcome and hi. I think KC has lots of nice areas but the city is really spread out. So then to narrow down the choices all the questions I want to ask feel to personal like where will your husband work, do you have kids and what is your price range. So I will try to do general info. You will find that the city is divided by the Missouri River so people tend to say "north of the river," "south of the river" or "northland." KC sit right on the border of Kansas so the city flows over the state line, you might not even know you are in a different state. Some nice areas imo:
The Plaza
Brookside
Waldo
Anywhere in Johnson County (KS)
Pretty much all suburbs such as Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Liberty, most parts of the Northland.
I am pretty sure one of our KC nesties is a real estate agent and she could probably help you out when it comes down to it.
I feel like there is lots to do, downtown is coming alive lately which is nice to see. Hopefully this is helpful and good luck with all this.
Thanks for the input. If my DH gets the job, he'll be traveling all over the KC area, so as long as our house would be somewhere centralized, or not far away (like within the interstate loop) would probably be best. That's how we are in Cincinnati. We obviously are working on the kids aspect, so good school districts are good. We are preferably looking in the price range just below $200,000 for housing, although closer to $160-170 would be preferable. I just want to find as nice a neighborhood that we have here, but it's obviously difficult when we don't know the city. All help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Lisa
Hey-I see I came in late and everyone has given a lot of good info already!
We live in the "Northland" area in Liberty and really like it. We are about 15-20 minutes from downtown and pretty much within15 minutes of everything else (shopping, eating, etc).
Do you plan on having kids? If so, I am a teacher and have the scoop on the districts that are the best and those that you should try to stay away from.
If you haven't started working with a real estate agent, I can help you guys out. I have my Missouri license, so I'm not sure I could help you if you decide on the Kanasas side. Let me know if I can help.
Email me anytime you'd like! beth.m.freeman at gmail dot com
We live in Lee's Summit and really like it, and the other girls have already given a lot of good ideas. We have friends who like Olathe & Overland Park. As far as things to do, they're trying to revitalize downtown, including a new arena and restaurant/nightlife district that recently opened and a performing arts center that will open in a couple years. There are a lot of parks and some good concerts coming to town, especially with the new arena. I've found people here are pretty friendly, similar to Ohio.
Good luck with your move!
Okay, as far as the Kansas City, MO districts go, these are always top-rated:
-Lee's Summit
-Park Hill
-Liberty
-Blue Springs
If you go to the KS side, I'm not sure about top schools there.
I hope this helps! Looks like you got a lot of feedback already!
Hey there! I'm chiming in really late here! But as melzul mentioned, I'm a realtor too (KS & MO licensed). If you do decide KS side please shoot me an e-mail jLennon@kw.com
http://140155.yourkwagent.com/view_listings
Here's a link to some local cities: http://140155.yourkwagent.com/atj/user/LinksGetAction.do
Let me know if you have further questions!
Thanks, all! This is great, and I'm sure we'll be speaking further.