Do you guys have any thoughts on South City/Benton Park?

We're still all over the freaking map it seems. I'm leaning more towards Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, or Ballwin, but finding something large enough is proving difficult.

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 Do you guys have any thoughts on South City/Benton Park? We're still all over the freaking map it seems. I'm leaning more towards Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, or Ballwin, but finding something large enough is proving difficult.

I noticed in a earlier post you said Collinsville, Illinois was a choice you looked into. I just wanted to chime in and say that I currently live in Collinsville and it's a great little town. I worked in downtown St Louis for 9 years and it was only a 20 minute direct highway drive to the heart of downtown. I currently work in St Charles and it still is only 40 minutes to my job which isnt bad considering how far out it is. Plus housing usually tends to be cheaper on the Illinois side and you can get more for your money. I'm just the type of person who enjoys small town living while being close enough to the big city to gain all the perks that it has.

Although working in Missouri and living in Illinois gives your coworkers some room to crack jokes on you about it for some reason.

I just wanted to throw in my two cents and let you know that I love Illinois and give the area 2 thumbs up. Just try not to look in Cahokia, Belleville, or East St Louis. O'fallon and Collinsville are probably you best two closest options.

yeah you are right about the cracking jokes, I hear guys do it everyday making fun of people who live in illinois and work in missouri. I dont get it.

Usually the one said most is about buying the cheaper Missouri gas and not paying property tax. Anyway I have friends that live in Edwardsville and I would consider moving there if I move again before I would move across the river to st charles or farther.

From what I gather, there's some "Where'd you go to high school" thing that gets thrown into conversations in St Louis? That should be interesting... Not sure if it's a joke, or what.

We're narrowing down places based on crimereports and just general areas. Hoping to come out to the area in two weeks to look at about 12 houses or so.

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 From what I gather, there's some "Where'd you go to high school" thing that gets thrown into conversations in St Louis? That should be interesting... Not sure if it's a joke, or what. We're narrowing down places based on crimereports and just general areas. Hoping to come out to the area in two weeks to look at about 12 houses or so.

It's not a joke. Expect this question all the time -- unless you are ethnic. It's really weird, I have to say, coming from outside of St. Louis.

Yes where did you go to High School is always a question asked. people want to know if you went to public or Catholic schools for some reason. They automatically assume that if you went to such and such high school you know their 2nd cousin twice removed who graduated from there 10 years before you

Figured I would let people know the Best Buy on Manchester near Costco has the Assassin's Creed 3 preorder steelbooks out. Just got back from there, but I would guess most places will have them gone really quick so just giving a heads up for anyone interested.

Originally Posted by rpghope18 Figured I would let people know the Best Buy on Manchester near Costco has the Assassin's Creed 3 preorder steelbooks out. Just got back from there, but I would guess most places will have them gone really quick so just giving a heads up for anyone interested.

The Best Buy in Fairview Heights, Illinois also has them out. I preordered last night (Monday Night) and got one. They also have a good amount of Batman : Arkham City (10+ on each system) and Mass Effect 2 (5 or so on each system) and Bulletstorm (10+ on each system). I picked up the last copy of Rage in the store though which was hidden behind Resistance 3, and the lady at the trade in counter was extra salty about it because she was "looking for a copy all day". Oh well, guess she sucks at easter egg hunting.

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 From what I gather, there's some "Where'd you go to high school" thing that gets thrown into conversations in St Louis? That should be interesting... Not sure if it's a joke, or what. We're narrowing down places based on crimereports and just general areas. Hoping to come out to the area in two weeks to look at about 12 houses or so.

I have skimmed through and didn't see where you will be working -- location wise. If you are not tied to a specific area for your house, you should think about basing it on where you will be working as there are nice areas all over the place in St. Louis, so you can have the best of both worlds and live in a nice area and also not have a bad commute.

I live in South County at 270 and 55 and it was amazing for driving into work downtown traffic wise, then my office moved to Clayton and now I sit in traffic for 45 minutes every morning, even though I'm driving basically the same distance.

Depending on how big your family is, I have a small rental property that will be opening up on April 1, but it is in South City. It's not a bad neighborhood, but if you are from like rural idaho, it would look like a demilitarized warzone to you (plus it's pretty much too small for anything other than a couple + 1 kid unless you want to be all piled on top of each other -- and since you said you have 2K/month to spend you are probably looking for something a lot nicer).

2K/month is a lot for St. Louis, by the way, unless you are wanting to live in a really posh neighborhood.

Oh, and I posted it in the GS thread, but when I stopped at the GS outside of south county mall last night they said they are doing the 50% trade in at that store and the one inside the mall. I forgot to ask how long it was going on, though.

And finally, I stopped at VStock last night at the mall to see what I could get for BAC and it was 8:31 and the guy said that they stop doing trade ins at 8:30. I looked at my watch and said "uh... it's 8:31 and I have one game" What a dumb store.

Originally Posted by DerClaw I have skimmed through and didn't see where you will be working -- location wise. If you are not tied to a specific area for your house, you should think about basing it on where you will be working as there are nice areas all over the place in St. Louis, so you can have the best of both worlds and live in a nice area and also not have a bad commute. I live in South County at 270 and 55 and it was amazing for driving into work downtown traffic wise, then my office moved to Clayton and now I sit in traffic for 45 minutes every morning, even though I'm driving basically the same distance. Depending on how big your family is, I have a small rental property that will be opening up on April 1, but it is in South City. It's not a bad neighborhood, but if you are from like rural idaho, it would look like a demilitarized warzone to you (plus it's pretty much too small for anything other than a couple + 1 kid unless you want to be all piled on top of each other -- and since you said you have 2K/month to spend you are probably looking for something a lot nicer). 2K/month is a lot for St. Louis, by the way, unless you are wanting to live in a really posh neighborhood.

We both work out of the home, but she has to travel around to local clinics. Location wise, I am narrowing it down to Ballwin, Chesterfield, Fenton, Creve Coeur, Maplewood, O'Fallon, and a few potential places in IL. We're looking at 4-5 bedroom homes, around 2800-3500 square feet or so. I'm finding that 2k is about average for something that size. I've seen many more than that actually...

Can anyone comment on how the traffic is around Six Flags when the park is open?

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 We both work out of the home, but she has to travel around to local clinics. Location wise, I am narrowing it down to Ballwin, Chesterfield, Fenton, Creve Coeur, Maplewood, O'Fallon, and a few potential places in IL. We're looking at 4-5 bedroom homes, around 2800-3500 square feet or so. I'm finding that 2k is about average for something that size. I've seen many more than that actually... Can anyone comment on how the traffic is around Six Flags when the park is open?

Maybe im clueless since it has been about 5/6 years since I lived in Chesterfield, but, 4/5 bedroom house in Chesterfield for 2K a month seems low. House in Green Trails which was a 3 bedroom and around 2000 sq. ft. (really close to Green Trails elementary on Portico) was damn close to that price a month. Interest rates have obviously changed since then.

Originally Posted by schuerm26 Maybe im clueless since it has been about 5/6 years since I lived in Chesterfield, but, 4/5 bedroom house in Chesterfield for 2K a month seems low. House in Green Trails which was a 3 bedroom and around 2000 sq. ft. (really close to Green Trails elementary on Portico) was damn close to that price a month. Interest rates have obviously changed since then.

It is low. Anything we're finding for around 2k is either older, or further out west. The pickings are surprisingly slim for 2k around the area.

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I work in Eureka, and the traffic around six flags is only bad at the end of the night when they close. Most of their traffic just gets off on 44 and goes straight into the park slowly throughout the day.

And you PM'd me about Soulard Market - the place is awesome and I go there most Saturday's during the summer. You can get some great deals and there really isn't anything else like it in the city. There are a few other smaller farmer's markets, but that one is the biggest and the best. Way better than going to the grocery store and you can always find something interesting there. They are open year-round, but the stuff in the summer a lot better and cheaper. And they have bloody mary's to boot.

Originally Posted by hufferstl I work in Eureka, and the traffic around six flags is only bad at the end of the night when they close. Most of their traffic just gets off on 44 and goes straight into the park slowly throughout the day. And you PM'd me about Soulard Market - the place is awesome and I go there most Saturday's during the summer. You can get some great deals and there really isn't anything else like it in the city. There are a few other smaller farmer's markets, but that one is the biggest and the best. Way better than going to the grocery store and you can always find something interesting there. They are open year-round, but the stuff in the summer a lot better and cheaper. And they have bloody mary's to boot.

She's looking at a house today in Eureka. Vista Hills?

Yes - the Legends. That is a nice neighborhood.

All the GS stores in South County Mall are alternating 50% extra credit and B2G1F on used to compete with VStock. They've been doing that for a month now.

So here's a question for those that rent.

We're finding a lot of places, nice places, that have no refrigerators. Is this a midwest thing? I'm shocked that a house that runs 1800-2000 a month wouldn't have a refrigerator in it for the renter. Did your rental come with all appliances except a washer/dryer?

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 She's looking at a house today in Eureka. Vista Hills?

I had a friend that lived in that area, it's pretty nice. They actually got divorced and were having trouble selling the house, I wonder if you might even be renting their old house.

Originally Posted by MSUHitman All the GS stores in South County Mall are alternating 50% extra credit and B2G1F on used to compete with VStock. They've been doing that for a month now.

After VStock pulled the "it's 8:31 we stop trading at 8:30" business on me, I'm pretty sure they won't get any business from me unless it turns out that they are ridiculously awesome for some kind of TIV -- but since they also don't post their TIVs and don't give quotes over the phone, I'm not sure I'd ever screw with stopping in there anyway.




Thanks for the info on the SoCo GS -- I had not been in there in a while -- speaking of which, do you (or anyone) know the story about the dude that works at the one outside of the mall: the tall skinny guy with glasses. That dude seems to literally work there the entire time it is open. I've never gone in and he's not there. Go in at open, close, middle of the day, weekdays, weekends, whatever, he's there every. damn. day. all. freaking. day.

Most likely he's the store manager. GS store managers are required to work a minimum of 45 hours per week at the store. I know the store manager of the GS inside the mall (below the food court) as he was ASM at the one I go to for a few months before being transferred and then later promoted.