Whats the skinny on Galveston area
03-05-2006, 09:31 AM
#1
Registered
Thread Starter
Whats the skinny on Galveston area
Looking at canal front and oceanfront homes in the 200-300K range .. Holy smokes ..why so cheap , is the area that bad ??
03-05-2006, 09:36 AM
#2
Registered
Thread Starter
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
Originally Posted by Troutly
....well, it has been hit by a hurricane before....other than that, I am no help 
03-05-2006, 09:37 AM
#3
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Reedville, va. Chesapeake Bay
Posts: 754
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
[QUOTE=Pantera1]Looking at canal front and oceanfront homes in the 200-300K range .. Holy smokes ..why so cheap , is the area that bad ??[/QUO
Travel channel? looked real nice.
Travel channel? looked real nice.
03-05-2006, 09:41 AM
#4
Registered
Thread Starter
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
[QUOTE=rush]
Yup just watched that and started looking at real estate listings online ...CHEAP
You cant talk about waterfront/ oceanfront around here for less than 7 figures
Originally Posted by Pantera1
Looking at canal front and oceanfront homes in the 200-300K range .. Holy smokes ..why so cheap , is the area that bad ??[/QUO
Travel channel? looked real nice.
Travel channel? looked real nice.
You cant talk about waterfront/ oceanfront around here for less than 7 figures
03-05-2006, 09:46 AM
#5
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Reedville, va. Chesapeake Bay
Posts: 754
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
Originally Posted by Pantera1
Yup just watched that and started looking at real estate listings online ...CHEAP
You cant talk about waterfront/ oceanfront around here for less than 7 figures
You cant talk about waterfront/ oceanfront around here for less than 7 figures
03-05-2006, 10:22 AM
#6
Registered
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Palm City, FL
Posts: 279
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
I saw some travel channel home search stuff on Galveston too. Canal front homes 185K - 250 K and they would have been 400K at LOTO. Seems very reasonable but why????????
03-05-2006, 01:00 PM
#7
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: houston tx
Posts: 937
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
It depends where on galveston island, a nice lot will cost you 150k +.
The main reason its so cheap is the water, its the color of choclate milk. Also west galveston bay is very shallow, dont even think about an I/O.
I have had a house in pirates beach pretty much my whole adult life.
Schliterbaum sp is going to open this april that will add another place to visit.
Curtis
The main reason its so cheap is the water, its the color of choclate milk. Also west galveston bay is very shallow, dont even think about an I/O.
I have had a house in pirates beach pretty much my whole adult life.
Schliterbaum sp is going to open this april that will add another place to visit.
Curtis
03-05-2006, 01:23 PM
#8
Registered
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
The problem with Galveston is the water color as Yahoo has said... then the area where all the boat action is happening is atleast 45min away by water.... you may want to look into the Clear Lake, or Seabrook area... I like living here in Galveston my wife and I have been here since 1999, but we go to Clear Lake for most of our boating needs... there are 3 local offshore type boat clubs, and they all have thier polotics, but are fun.
www.TOPPSboatclub.com
www.boatersclub.org
www.texaspowerboatassoc.com
The local airport is going international, there is Moody gardens rainforest and aquarium (my wife and I have passes), the lone star flight museum, and a Schliterbahn indoor/outdoor waterpark.... there is a lot to do here, the problem in the acutal city is that on one block you have historic mansions and the nex is the ghetto and you really have to go look at the property.... There is a new marina subdivision going up if you are interested I can get you more info I know a few of the builders.
Ernie
here is a link to a few of my pictures and some local boats to see you competition in this area.. you can also probably see the water non-clarity
http://tarpon.tamug.edu/~erndog/PokerRuns.htm
www.TOPPSboatclub.com
www.boatersclub.org
www.texaspowerboatassoc.com
The local airport is going international, there is Moody gardens rainforest and aquarium (my wife and I have passes), the lone star flight museum, and a Schliterbahn indoor/outdoor waterpark.... there is a lot to do here, the problem in the acutal city is that on one block you have historic mansions and the nex is the ghetto and you really have to go look at the property.... There is a new marina subdivision going up if you are interested I can get you more info I know a few of the builders.
Ernie
here is a link to a few of my pictures and some local boats to see you competition in this area.. you can also probably see the water non-clarity
http://tarpon.tamug.edu/~erndog/PokerRuns.htm
03-05-2006, 04:48 PM
#9
Registered
Thread Starter
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
Thanks guys ..so the water in Galv. bay is choco milk ..I assume the gulf doesnt look that way ? Still the cheapest oceanfront ive seen.
Some sweet rides in thos pics TS ..We liked triple trouble
Some sweet rides in thos pics TS ..We liked triple trouble
03-05-2006, 05:53 PM
#10
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clear Lake, Texas
Posts: 653
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Whats the skinny on Galveston area
Originally Posted by Pantera1
..so the water in Galv. bay is choco milk ..I assume the gulf doesnt look that way?
