Eagle Idaho - Comparing Communities Part 1

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

There are 5 distinct areas to Eagle, Idaho..which one would you like best? (Watch for the Part 2 video to see the rest of the areas!)

[@dougd1617]

Thank you, this was very helpful.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

You are welcome! I am glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@gerardwilkie847]

Patio and townhouse

[@kelliyeowell5691]

We live in Williamson River Ranch (fifth move in) and LOVE it. Thanks for the video and information :)

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Williamson River Ranch is fantastic :) A little hidden gem. I love that it's tucked deep back within the other established neighborhoods and has its own river trail access.

[@dessimartinovski]

Do all these communities have HOA ?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Most of these communities do have an HOA, but they have varying fees and restrictions. Some of the communities, like the custom homes on 5-10 acres in the foothills, may not have an HOA.

[@katdawg76]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate are there mello roos in ID communities

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@katdawg76 No MelloRoos in Idaho. And HOA fees are generally much less than communities in CA with HOA fees.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@katdawg76 Nope! No Mello Roos here! :)

[@Magda-jd7or]

She didn't show the beautiful Eagle but I'm the talkéd talkéd talkéd 😮

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes, almost all of them have HOAs except the homes in the hills on the dry land acreage generally don't have HOA's, but most of the communities with homes on a couple of acres down in the flat area do have HOAs still.

[@colehenschell3171]

Hi! Are you familiar with the apartment availability/affordability around the Boise area for a fresh college grad?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Housing is tight for apartments here too. They are building many new apartment complexes to try to meet the demand. If living with no roommates in a typical one bedroom apartment in the Boise area, you'd be looking at minimum $1100-1200/month. There is almost nothing for rent that is a typical apartment for under $1000/month. You may be able to get lucky and find a decent studio type apartment, maybe above someone's garage, for less. But it seems as if most people, if single, get room mates, because even though a 2 bed/2bath apartment would be closer to minimum $1400/month, when you split it, it will cost you less than a one bedroom by yourself. Rent is a bit less expensive if you go to the outer areas of Caldwell and Nampa. And you can also save $ by signing a longer lease. The shorter the lease, the more the $ too.

[@melissabernard3663]

During winter, do you see a lot of hibernating trees in neighborhoods (dead, leafless) or are they unchanged?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

We have 4 distinct seasons here, winter being one of them, and the deciduous trees all lose their leaves for the winter. (Any evergreens, pine type trees, keep their needles and stay green) It does make for dull colors in the winter, but we have brilliant leaves in the fall as they change color, beautiful springs with all the flowers coming back, and green leaves on the trees in the summer. You can watch my video about he weather in our area here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apbcgaCQqcyVY9k

[@melissabernard3663]

@@SummerAstonRealEstatethat's great! Snow plowers keep up with the snow pretty well?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@melissabernard3663 We don't get very much snow. Usually only a few inches a couple of times a year. Once in a while we may get more than that. So if needed, yes, the snow plowers do plow the main roads. The neighborhood roads are usually not plowed, but most people just wait to leave the house for a few hours and then it's melted. If not, you just drive slow in the neighborhood and the main roads get cleared off pretty fast.

[@melissabernard3663]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate my biggest thing is trees so I'm immediately drawn to Boise. Coming for Parade of homes in May 🙂

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@melissabernard3663 Awesome, that will be fun. Just to set your expectations correctly, Boise is a high desert climate, which means no trees except where planted or by the river. The new subdivisions that you will be seeing will have little trees planted, but will look pretty bare. Boise is called the "City of Trees" due to all the trees planted in the Boise area..Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Garden City...they all have alot of trees in the older neighborhoods where they were planted. The hills to the north here are grass and sagebrush until the mountains, and then there are pine trees at the higher elevation..the south is farmland and high desert out to the snake river canyon and then some dry mountains. Some people imagine that Boise is evergreen forests like a large part of the state is up north, but it is not. If you check out all my videos and watch closely, you'll see what the landscape looks like. I only use video that I take around town so viewers can really see what it looks like. Some people making videos about Boise put in stock video of random forests which is NOT what Boise looks like.

[@birdlynn417]

BRAVO!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you, glad you liked it..make sure to watch part 2 of the Eagle Idaho communities :)

[@skinsparx2877]

Great video! We ❤️ Eagle! Just sold our home in Garden City to move to Eagle. Thanks and keep the videos coming. PS. Don’t forget about Eagle tennis center and Eagle Island park as places to play.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Eagle does make a great place to live. That's funny you mentioned the tennis club, literally last night we were driving by the Eagle Tennis Club and I said to my husband, "I think I keep forgetting to mention the tennis club when I make Eagle videos!"'

[@audiophileman7047]

Don't think Eagle is for me, but there are many other nice cities in the Treasure Valley.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes, there is something for everyone in the Treasure Valley!

[@audiophileman7047]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Some people like red. Some people like white. Some people like blue. I like the red, white, and blue, but I don't care for yellow. Different strokes for different folks.

[@nolehopkins1077]

I think I like Eagle ....but my wife likes Meridian

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

The biggest differences between the two are size, Eagle is smaller so it doesn’t feel as congested as Meridian, Meridian is larger so there are more schools choices, more shopping, and more large city parks, and another big difference is housing options, Meridian has much more housing options closer to the $550k or so price point, as well as more options for apartments and new construction, while Eagle tends to build larger homes on larger lots so the average priced home in Eagle is much higher. But both make great places to live overall.

[@audiophileman7047]

You know how it goes. If the wife isn't happy, nobody's happy. My wife decides where we live pretty much, but we do come to agreement on a place we can both accept. Good luck.