What is the school situation like down there? If you're already engaged now, you're going to blink and have a kid about to start kindergarten. I'd be looking for a neighbourhood with good schools if I were you.
When I was first married, we bought a house in a new neigbourhood in the deep NW. We moved out of there last summer because there were no schools, and the only options were bussing for our daughter that will start school in September 2011. I think that unnecessarily adds time and hassle/stress to a small kid's day that can be avoided by moving somewhere close to schools. It might not seem like that big of a consideration right now, but in a few years your kids will be your primary concern, so you should start planning now.
Of course you can ignore this whole post if there are schools in the neighbourhoods you're thinking about lol.
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