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Relocating to Houston
The Move Method™ — everything we tell our own relocating clients, from choosing an area to your first 90 days in Texas.
— Peter & Vicky Royster
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Real Answers, Not Sales Talk
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Start With Where
Eleven Houston-area communities side by side: the drive and the school districts, before you look at a single house.
What Costs Work Differently
No state income tax, higher property taxes, the homestead exemption and MUDs, in plain language.
Schools Follow the Address
District lines don't match city limits here. How to check any address before you make an offer.
Flood Maps and Insurance
Where to look up an address, and four things about flood and wind coverage to know before you buy.
Your First 90 Days
Vehicle registration, driver license, homestead filing and the rest, in the order to do them.
Written by your local team
Peter & Vicky Royster
We're a husband-and-wife team who both grew up in Clear Lake, and we work from Galveston to Conroe. This guide is what we tell our own relocating clients before they pick an area, with the official source beside every rule.
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- CLHMS
- ALHS
- MRP
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Luzlin O. · Buyer · relocated from Massachusetts
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