What Is a Good Tulsa Neighborhood?

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by TulsaSooner

Anyone had any luck negotiating the realtor fees down?  Or is it pretty much a standard 6%?  I think that's what I paid the last time I sold my house.

I thought it was 7%

[safetyguy]

I think it depends on your realtor/realty company, but I thought the standard was usually 6%. That's what it was 2 years ago when we bought new and sold the condo. Our realtor gave us a deal and only charged us 2% (her share) when we bought the new house since we bought and sold through her.

[EricP]

quote:Originally posted by TulsaSooner

Anyone had any luck negotiating the realtor fees down?  Or is it pretty much a standard 6%?  I think that's what I paid the last time I sold my house.

You know I was just wondering about that this morning, having never sold a house yet.. 6%? Grah. There goes any chance of making a dime of profit to use for a down payment.

[TulsaSooner]

quote:Originally posted by safetyguy

I think it depends on your realtor/realty company, but I thought the standard was usually 6%. That's what it was 2 years ago when we bought new and sold the condo. Our realtor gave us a deal and only charged us 2% (her share) when we bought the new house since we bought and sold through her.

I wonder if they'd all do something like that?  That would be a great way to save a lot of money....but it would limit your selection.

[cannon_fodder]

I could never imagine giving someone $9,000 to help me spend $150,000 for things I can do myself.  It just blows my mind.  Maybe I'm missing something, but all the records they have are public.  $9,000 is a TON of hours you could spend getting previous sales history of the house and neighbors or anything else you wanted to do.  That's more than closing costs, so for that matter you could just re-sell the house if it turns out you don't like it!  @ $100 an hour that's two a half weeks of full time work.  Sorry Realtors,  feel free to start a thread defending yourselves, but I just don't get it.
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That aside, I live in Ranch acres and my son goes to Patrick Henry.  We are very pleased with the school and LOVE the area.  When we want a larger house it will be difficult for us to leave the area.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

I could never imagine giving someone $9,000 to help me spend $150,000 for things I can do myself.  It just blows my mind.  Maybe I'm missing something, but all the records they have are public.  $9,000 is a TON of hours you could spend getting previous sales history of the house and neighbors or anything else you wanted to do.  That's more than closing costs, so for that matter you could just re-sell the house if it turns out you don't like it!  @ $100 an hour that's two a half weeks of full time work.  Sorry Realtors,  feel free to start a thread defending yourselves, but I just don't get it.

Uh, they put a sign up in your yard. That's worth $9K. /sarc

[TulsaSooner]

Finally starting to look now and didn't see anything I just had to have in south Tulsa, but it's early in the process.

What do any of you know about Rolling Oaks in west Tulsa?  The homes seem nice and it would definitely shorten our commute to downtown, don't know much about Berryhill schools though...I always thought it was another town.  [^]

It's in Tulsa and I kind of think west side development might be in our future so those are some positives.  Anybody have any thoughts on Rolling Oaks neighborhoods on the west side?

[cannon_fodder]

See PM for where I live and what school my son goes to...  I like my area and houses usually rent for < $1000.

[tulsa_fan]

From what I've been told, Berryhill test scores are very good.  I'm in Sand Springs, but my neighbors still go to Berryhill.  Three girls, elementary, middle school and one in high school, the parents are very happy.

I think Berryhill is a great area, my biggest problem with neighborhood was how close the houses were to each other.  Also, make sure you have a good structual engineer check the house in inspections, there are great ones an not so great ones in there.

[TulsaSooner]

Thanks for the info, guys.  We're going to drive through Rolling Oaks this evening and see what we think.  I'm committed to living IN Tulsa and that fits the bill with the bonus of nice homes and shorter commute so we'll see if it works out.  I've noticed some other homes we've looked at that had obvious structural damage so that's hit or miss and we'll definitely have it inspected before buying.

Good info on Berryhill schools, thanks!

[tim huntzinger]

I concur.  RUN from the City! Do not even waste your time or money.

[TulsaSooner]

Huh?

The Berryhill area IS in the city of Tulsa.  Isn't it?

[TURobY]

quote:Originally posted by tim huntzinger

I concur.  RUN from the City! Do not even waste your time or money.

Is she running from Berryhill or Tulsa? Because I would disagree with you on both...

[tim huntzinger]

I continue to hear good things about Berryhill but T-town? Overpriced, underserviced, eternal road construction, middling schools.  One refrain about T-town is that unlike the suburbs it is more neighborhoodly, something this 25-year resident absolutely disputes.  Drove through my old hood south of the fairgrounds on Pittsburg and it looks like crap, even worse than when I lived there - even with all the fairground updates and commercial infill.  Too many overpriced or dumpy hoods in T-town.

[TURobY]

quote:Originally posted by tim huntzinger

I continue to hear good things about Berryhill but T-town? Overpriced, underserviced, eternal road construction, middling schools.  One refrain about T-town is that unlike the suburbs it is more neighborhoodly, something this 25-year resident absolutely disputes.  Drove through my old hood south of the fairgrounds on Pittsburg and it looks like crap, even worse than when I lived there - even with all the fairground updates and commercial infill.  Too many overpriced or dumpy hoods in T-town.

I guess all I can say is sorry to see that you had a bad experience. I, on the other hand, have had great experiences in Tulsa, and found Jenks, Sand Springs, and Broken Arrow to have "dumpy" neighborhoods. As for overpriced, I think my housing is priced just right, considering the amenities and opportunities nearby that I don't have in the suburbs (safe neighborhood, quick walk to grocery/pharmacy/eateries/university, feasible bike ride to entertainment districts and shopping, short communte to work). I could probably pay less to live in the suburbs, but then I'd pay more for transportation. But that's just my take on it.

I suppose it shows that if you look for negatives, you'll find them anywhere you go. My situation works for me, and yours must work for you (otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are, right?). [8D]

TulsSooner, I live in the Renaissance neighborhood. We've got a few houses for rent in the neighborhood, and they should be in your price range. I think the most expensive rental I found was $1,000 and that was for a 4 or 5 bedroom.