Still zone 10 and still only an hour away from some good barbecue.

I used to live in the farms, it is a really nice place to live. The sort of 'sister' area is called Palm Beach Country Estates, is on the other side of the canal and you get to it by Donald Ross Road which is the next exit from Indiantown. Those two might be your only choices for acerage that is close to Jupiter. You will love it there, I miss it alot.
Lisa B

Good luck in your move! You might want to get a realtor in the area of Jupiter or Martin County. I'm sure you can find other area's of acreage. Martin County's taxes are lower, or use to be.
GFMastif travels to Stuart from the Farms.
Have fun with looking at different areas.

Hi Trini,
I live in Jupiter Farms, and we really like it here. It is somewhat of a microclimate and even though Jupiter itself in zone 10, Jupiter Farms can be quite a bit colder in winter. We did have 3 freezes last winter but that was not a typical year.

There are many houses in Jupiter Farms for sale right now and many under your price point. Jupiter Farms and Palm Beach Country Estates are the only areas with over an acre in Jupiter.

Cherie

I'm so jealous. After seeing Cherie's BEAUTIFUL garden, I have fantasies of moving to that area with those lovely big lots.
Nancy

Trini, The Farms is a great place to live! We get more horses on our road than cars. You will be able to find a beautiful home here for well under $300,000.

I much prefer the farms to PB Country Estates. There is only one way in or out of the Estates, which makes for a long wait at times. The Farms has more escape options (in the event of a hurricane, or accident), with I-95, the Turnpike and S-Pratt Whitney Road (west on Indiantown Road), for quick north or southbound travel. Leaving PB Country Estates means going East only, with no west-bound access unless you get on I-95 and go to PGA or Indiantown Road.

I work in Stuart, but am glad not to live there. The traffic is horrible. There *are* some nice houses there, and the taxes are lower. Palm City has some rural sections with many nurseries, horse ranches and small farms.

We'd love to have you as a neighbor out here in Jupiter Farms!

Lisa

I am getting so excited.

Teka...Its because of all the pics I've seen on here of people's places in Jupiter that I fell in love with the area. When I was looking for work I sent out my resume to every firm in the Jupiter area so we would have the excuse we needed to move.

Ricky....being within an hours drive of good bar-b-que is a necessity..actually one the reasons Jupiter is so appealing is that it is still close to my GW friends...the other choice was to be Tallahassee or Georgia :-) And don't forget we will be requiring your services....we pay of course :-)

The Farms are only 12 minutes away from my office which is very appealing:-) I saw that all the places in the farms said horses and stables :-) My boss wants us up there by January so this move is going to happen fairly quickly, we have a realtor coming by to look at our house to sell today already as well.

Lisa thanks for the advice about the traffic, that is important to us as one of the reasons we want to move is because the traffic in Miami is so horrible.

And everyone else thank you for your advice. This is going to be my first house hunting experience. We will probably end up using a realtor up there, because it is just easier than trying to contact everyone ourselves. We did fall in love with two houses in the farms. Its a great market to buy but horrible for sellers. hopefully soon I will have some new neighbors :-)

Michelle,
I'm jealous... I really like Jupiter.

Good Luck house hunting...
Cliff

Thanks Cliff, I am so excited. I've seen some gorgeous houses. I can't wait to go up there in person and check it out. I will host a swap or just get together when we are settled. Since I came on this forum I've been dreaming about Jupiter.

Trini,
Let me know when you make it up this way. I just had a swap at my house here in the farms a couple of weeks ago, wish you had come so you could see the area.

Not all houses have horses and stables even though quite a few do. There are still some dirt roads but most are paved now. Our house is on an acre and a quarter which is the normal lot size here, many have bigger lots. We moved back to Jupiter Farms almost 4 years ago and have been trying to create a tropical paradise. Our property was not so nice when we bought it, had not been cleaned up after the hurricanes with lots of downed trees everywhere. We had a pool and huge patio put in and and have been creating the Tropical Gardens ourselves. You are so fortunate to be buying now when prices are low and there are a lot of properties available.

Cherie

Hi Trini I live in Jupiter too. It's great being close to the beach.I would have to say the Farms and country estates too. WE are sellimg our home here in Egret Landing , I would love to move to the fams myself. WE currently live in a 2 story nice neighborhood but too stuffy to me.. I need some space between neighbors and am tired of the HOA here . Anyway I think you might like the Farms .. a gardener's and animal lover's paradise !!

Cherie,

I wanted to come to your swap but I have been extremely busy :-)I will definitely let you know when we are up there. I'm sure I will be posting pics of the yard. I too want to create a tropical paradise...I have dreams of all the fruit trees I will be planting :-) We already have a list of nine houses that we are interested in. They all have a pool because I know hubby would not put one in after the fact :-) It's a great economy to buy and we can get some good deals but we also have to sell our home in Miami and its not a great market for that. But we will be getting so much more house for our buck up there in Jupiter.

I've only been hearing good things about the Farms so I think that is where we are going to go. The prices are right and the landscape just gorgeous. Plus I've been dreaming about it for a couple years now. When I was looking for jobs I applied to every firm in Jupiter just in case someone was hiring. I got lucky. We didn't expect to have to move on such short notice but if I had gotten a job in Miami I just know we would have been stuck here, so I didn't apply :-) So we will deal with the stress on selling and buying in three months, but at least we won't be stuck in Miami.

Below are the links to the homes we are currently interested in. If anyone is interested in checking them out. We don't know the area at all so if anyone knows more about the areas they are in that would be great. Not sure if some of the homes are in flood zones or if there is anything else we should know. I've been going to the appraiser website and checking out the lay of the land. But there is only so much you can get without seeing it yourself.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/17762-N-122Nd-Dr_Jupiter_FL_33478_1104222771

http://www.platprops.com/Real-Estate/R3051323/12160-N-165th-Rd-Jupiter-FL-33478

http://www.platprops.com/Real-Estate/R3049501/11389-N-150th-Ct-Jupiter-FL-33478

http://www.platprops.com/Real-Estate/R3033338/10900-SE-Seminole-Ter-Jupiter-FL-33469

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15127-Mellen-Ln_Jupiter_FL_33478_1109177834

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/10142-Trailwood-Cir_Jupiter_FL_33478_1104542216

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/16887-N-96Th-Ter_Jupiter_FL_33478_1110327656

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15833-N-111Th-Ter_Jupiter_FL_33478_1109038124

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/13638-155Th-Pl-N_Jupiter_FL_33478_1103732730

Trini, how large of a house do you want? Some of the ones on your list are HUGE! Do you need more than a two-car garage? Paved road or not?

The 4th home listed is not in the Farms, it is in Tequesta, which is Northeast of Jupiter.

The Farms are set up much like a city grid as far as street numbers. The numbers are higher as you go North and West, and lower East and South. Odd numbers are on the West and North sides of each street.

Jupiter Farms Rd is 100th (runs North and South). As an example of how to picture where the homes are, the last one is way west, and way south, which means a rather long, slow ride to get to Indiantown Rd. The Speed limit is 30mph, so the further away you are from Indiantown road, the longer it takes to get out of the Farms. This can be a pain (a longer trip) or a blessing (less traffic goes by your house).

I prefer a dirt road, it means slower traffic and more horses and walkers. Homeowners that have paved roads and sidewalks have to also pay extra. But, pavement saves tracking dirt into your car everyday as you get out to open/close the gate(G).

The first listing is close to Indiantown Rd, just west of Alexander Run (120th).

150th is the very last street on the South end of the Farms. It backs up on a canal on the South side. House number 3 is on that street, but is an odd number, so it is on the North side, thus does not back up to the canal.

The 7th listing is East of Jupiter Farms road. You won't have to go through a school zone as you head North from there.

I love the log cabin, but wish it was in Wyoming, with Pat and I snugly in it!!(G).

I would be glad to go look at your favorites for you.

Lisa

Lisa I have no idea how big a house we want. DH and I do not plan on having children, although we may adopt in the future an older child. I want to have dogs though. And if I can I would love to start fostering dogs for the rescues. Plus I have tons of family so it would be nice to have a place for them to stay where its not all cramped. DH and I are both from up north, so I want to create a nice retreat at my home for all our friends and family. I love to play hostess. I fell in love with the log cabin too...reminds me of upstate NY :-) And the kitchen is gorgeous.

I've been looking at the yards and picturing a doggie playground maybe with some agility stuff:-) I've already started thinking about what trees to plant that won't harm the dogs, grows fast and provides shade :-)

Thanks for the offer to go look at the houses. DH and I do have to do that though. We will be contacting an agent soon and make plans to come up there a few weekends. Although I don't think it will take that long. I think we found all the homes that met our criteria in the area so now its just to get a feel of it. Honestly though I think I will be able to make a decision fairly soon after we see the houses. I can't wait. The only thing I will miss here is that the Bananas I got from wannarunfaster are now producing. I hope I can taste them before we leave. :-)

Lisa I didn't answer half your questions :-) We would welcome more garage space. One for DH car, one for my car, one for my hot rod (I have dreams) one for the riding lawn mower, and one for hubby's workshop (I already have so many home projects in my head...he will need a workshop). I know one of the houses has a five car garage and that seems to be really appealing to hubby. I don't think we NEED a five car garage but we need at least a two car garage. As for paved or none paved roads...never even thought about it. the point you make about the mud is something to think about which I will be now.

I think we will cross the Tequesta house off the list, and the last house also....looks too much like a barn to me. The three main contenders are the log house, the one for $235,000 (I love the porch area) and the one with the five garages.

Ricky, where do you like to go for BBQ?

love the yard.....I think I'm safe in saying the best Bar-b-que is at Ricky's :-)Or at least I believe that is what he is referring to :-)

Trini,

You should really take a look at the one in Trailwood as well. It is a very desirable neighborhood, it is in the Farms but the neighborhood does not connect into all of the farms, just a large circle off of Indiantown Road. It is where my husband wanted to buy but when we were looking there was nothing available. He was actually looking at that exact house in the paper last weekend and whining about it. It's the one that says short sale, pre-foreclosure.

It's very convenient to Indiantown Road, no long trek out of the farms.

Cherie

The best barbecue is in our kitchen, occasionally it's on the patio, when the weather cools down, but I've found great ribs in my office as well.

Cherie, thanks for the advice. We will definitely check it out. We will actually be looking at all the houses on our list. Just to make sure we are making the right decision. I liked the trailwood house pool, and the built in shelves. There are things I like about all the houses. This will be a tough decision. Thank god I have you guys for help :-)

Welcome to the neighborhood Michelle. I live in Palm Beach Country Estates. Are you sure you don't want to raise your budget a little? You could buy mine. LOL It already has fruit trees.

I have seen some homes here in your budget. You just have to find someone that needs to sell now. As you already read here, PBCE joins Jupiter Farms. You can ride your bike or walk between the neighborhoods. I have a real short ride to I95. I always thought the ride from the farms was much longer for some reason. I guess it depends how far back you go. You should look at both neighborhoods just to say you've seen all the houses available with an acre or more.

Here is a link that might be useful: Here is my listing

Joanm, I checked out your house and it is gorgeous. One of the things I like about the Jupiter farms homes is that they seem to be cheaper. Give me five years and I'd consider your home :-) I also have a feeling we will be doing major renovations so its attractive for us to have a lower starting point. I'm pretty sure whatever house we get I'm going to demolish some walls and expand. My dream master bath is about the size of bedroom :-) I did check out the Palm beach country estates and we have two of those homes we are going to check out....mainly because they were so cheap...under $230. How is the traffic coming out of the estates? I've been to a gated community where there was only one entrance and it took sometime 20 minutes or more to enter.

I've never had an issue with traffic. The school buses even seem to unload quickly. While there is only one main road out, you can turn off and get out directly onto Donald Ross from a side road if you want. There is no stop sign going in or out so it flows. Right now they are installing a round about at the entrance of the neigborhood and sidewalks. They are extending Jog Road and we will be able to get on Jog from 69th. That road goes straight to my preferred supermarket so I am happy.

Don't forget to ask about chinese drywall in any house that you look at. If they had drywall repairs after the storms, there could be issues.

Joanm...thanks for the response about the traffic. Also thanks for the advice on the drywall. I will add it to my list of things to check for. Believe it or not whether chinese drywall has been used has to be disclosed...along with asbestos :-)