Might be becoming a CORE member

blazerbrad · 04-04-2012, 10:24 AM

Just got a new job in Wilmington starting in a couple of weeks and will be relocating in the area, probably somewhere between Wilmington and Cincy. Hopefully will be able to come to a meeting at some point once we get settled in.

We have just started looking at houses in the Lebanon, Mason, and Kings area. Any reccomendations on areas? You can get some really good deals in Wilmington but not sure I can convince the wife to live there (she wants to be as close to her family as possible which is Reading, Mason, and Fairfield), but would like to keep within 30 minutes of Wilmington. Mason and Kings seem to be kind of expensive and borderline of being within 30 minutes to my job. She also doesn't want live out in the middle of nowhere either.

Any thoughts on school districts. We have 3 young kids and my wife is an ex-teacher, so that is a big selling point.

94Dodge Truggy · 04-04-2012, 12:03 PM

I have been pleasantly surprised by the fairfield city schools. Hope to see ya on the trails!

gothodgie · 04-04-2012, 12:07 PM

Kings and Mason are both good school districts and Little Miami is in the area you are looking, but they have had a lot of financial troubles the last few years.

I live in an older subdivision in the mason/landen area right off montgomery rd and i am about 30 minutes from wilmington. There are a couple of houses in my neighborhood that are for sale right now.

There are some good deals to be had on houses around here, it just depends on what you are looking for. You can find houses that are brand new up to being 100 years old..

Happy house hunting...

blazerbrad · 04-04-2012, 01:05 PM

Think we have some houses in the Landen area to look at this weekend. My wife's cousins own Sharon Nursery right there on Columbia and Western Row.

I think Fairfield is going to be too far away.

gothodgie · 04-04-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by blazerbrad

Think we have some houses in the Landen area to look at this weekend. My wife's cousins own Sharon Nursery right there on Columbia and Western Row.

Cool.. My neighborhood is one of the older ones in the area, all the house were built in the 50's...

KargoMaster · 04-04-2012, 09:00 PM

http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Districts/Default.asp

If you haven't seen them yet, lots of great reference material in the District Report Cards for the different school districts... My wife is also an ex-teacher, so I can relate...

Congrats on the job, and happy house hunting...

Oh yeah, the other resource that I would highly encourage you to utilize is the County Auditor's site... like this one for Warren County: http://www.co.warren.oh.us/auditor/p...arch/index.htm

cincygman · 04-05-2012, 08:06 AM

Congratulations on the new job! But I thought everyone was leaving Wilmington?

04-04-2012, 10:24 AM	#1
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Might be becoming a CORE member Just got a new job in Wilmington starting in a couple of weeks and will be relocating in the area, probably somewhere between Wilmington and Cincy. Hopefully will be able to come to a meeting at some point once we get settled in. We have just started looking at houses in the Lebanon, Mason, and Kings area. Any reccomendations on areas? You can get some really good deals in Wilmington but not sure I can convince the wife to live there (she wants to be as close to her family as possible which is Reading, Mason, and Fairfield), but would like to keep within 30 minutes of Wilmington. Mason and Kings seem to be kind of expensive and borderline of being within 30 minutes to my job. She also doesn't want live out in the middle of nowhere either. Any thoughts on school districts. We have 3 young kids and my wife is an ex-teacher, so that is a big selling point.

04-04-2012, 12:03 PM	#2
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	I have been pleasantly surprised by the fairfield city schools. Hope to see ya on the trails! __________________

04-04-2012, 12:07 PM	#3
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	Kings and Mason are both good school districts and Little Miami is in the area you are looking, but they have had a lot of financial troubles the last few years. I live in an older subdivision in the mason/landen area right off montgomery rd and i am about 30 minutes from wilmington. There are a couple of houses in my neighborhood that are for sale right now. There are some good deals to be had on houses around here, it just depends on what you are looking for. You can find houses that are brand new up to being 100 years old.. Happy house hunting... __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

04-04-2012, 09:00 PM	#6
KargoMaster Cleaning off the rust... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,009	http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Districts/Default.asp If you haven't seen them yet, lots of great reference material in the District Report Cards for the different school districts... My wife is also an ex-teacher, so I can relate... Congrats on the job, and happy house hunting... Oh yeah, the other resource that I would highly encourage you to utilize is the County Auditor's site... like this one for Warren County: http://www.co.warren.oh.us/auditor/p...arch/index.htm __________________ brad 5.0L \| 435 \| 203 \| 300 \| 4.10 \| 39.5 Buildup BACK underway...

04-05-2012, 08:06 AM	#7
cincygman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pleasant Run Farms (near Fairfield) Posts: 378	Congratulations on the new job! But I thought everyone was leaving Wilmington? __________________ Romans 7-8

04-04-2012, 01:05 PM	#4
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Think we have some houses in the Landen area to look at this weekend. My wife's cousins own Sharon Nursery right there on Columbia and Western Row. I think Fairfield is going to be too far away.