AZ To PA Move - Info on Colonial SD Housing & Mental Health Field Needed.

Hi D.,
My husband and I used to live in the colonial sd, in plymouth meeting, pa. we rented a small 3 bedroom 1 bath for 900 a month. we were probably closer to 900 sq feet than 1000. Plymouth meeting is a great little community, we truly miss it. We've moved northeast to Warminster for our jobs in the past year. But be encouraged, you're not completely out of luck with looking for a house in that price range. The neighborhood between I-476 and Arch, bordered by germantown pike and belvoir road is a nice area in the colonial sd. there were always nice little houses for rent and the neighborhood is quiet and safe. It's also bordered by great shopping centers, mall, whole foods, target, IKEA
....it's great and affordable. Happy House Hunting!!
Peace
S.

I'm gonna warn you now, but in that area renting a 3br/1ba is more of a $1500-1700 monthly payment...

Plus, general living expenses are a bit high...
Monthly electric will run ~150-200 in the summer with A/C
Car insurance will probably increase 33-50%
Plus school taxes and per capita taxes can be horrible

My Aunt and Uncle live in Yuma, and for what they were getting by with here, turned into 3 houses(the one they live in and 2 that they rent out) and a garage there(he's a mechanic-35+ years exp).

As long as you're accepting of maybe moving a step down with income, you should be fine. Montgomery county is just a really expensive county, I think only seconded by Bucks--at least in this area lol.

Try
rent.com
move.com
forrent.com
rentals.com

Hey D.,

Colonial schools are good (near plymouth meeting). Your hubby's commute won't be too bad. Plenty of backroads to take from that location. My hubby and I lived there after we first got married. We are now out in Collegeville (PV school district) and my hubby commutes to bryn mawr.

Yes - the prices are a little nuts. Many of the homes in the colonial school district are older - so keep that in mind. You will really be paying top dollar for a "newer" home or new construction in that area...they are hard to come by. Check out realtor.com - they have renting info on there as well.

If you have additional questions re: commute and location - feel free to drop me a message.

Take care!

Before I had my little one, i worked for a large MH company called NHS Human Services. They always have positions open all over the Philadelphia area (including the suburbs - i worked in their lansdale office), and they are always looking for good therapists. I worked as the Supervisor of Case Management. All of their positions are listed on Career Builder, so you may want to try searching them there and see what you can find. Feel free to send me a private message if you have any more questions.

Here is a good way to connect with local moms from the area in PA you are moving to. www.B..com we are a local and FREE moms group with playdates, mom nights out, message boards, support groups, and more. think about joining and meeting local mommies.

I am a realtor serving that area. If you send me some more details on what you are looking for, I will keep an eye out and send you any pertinent information.