Living in GK: Finding the stateside home.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Finding the stateside home.

3:38 PM | Posted by Tiffany T. Weber Stahlbaum |

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School information

http://www.schooldigger.com: Scroll over the map to see different schools with their addresses, links, and ratings. Search for schools and click on schools to see information, test scores, ratings, reviews, and demographics.
http://www.greatschools.org/: Reader recommended. "I was very interested in the 1/10 score b/c that's how the school tests, but I was also very interested in the 1/5 star score b/c those are from parent reviews - and I read the comments and put stock in those. I was also willing to go down on the first score for a more diverse student body and higher scores from parent reviews."

House Hunting

http://www.homes.com: This covers a lot. I was able to find more here than on other web sites and with this one you can also search by county if you want a particular school district.
http://www.militarybyowner.com: The title is self-explanatory. This is a tremendous resource if you're looking for a home to rent or buy after a PSC or if you are moving and want to list your home. It's by owner, so you have personal contact and can learn more about the area. I know people that use this site a lot to list their own homes and we were just able to find an amazing rental here. Since these aren't listed through brokers, they aren't always found on other sites. I recommend checking this and the site above to get a better list of home options.
http://www.ahrn.com/: You have to log into this site to search it, but it comes highly recommended from people who have used it and found their homes.
http://www.trulia.com/: Reader recommended.

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