Sometimes it gets hot in and around San Antonio, Bulverde, & the military bases.
Why not take a cool trip to the Witte Museum for  

MacMillan online dictionary describes a greenbelt as an area of land around large cities where no buildings are allowed in order to protect the countryside.

Another definition that I like calls it an area of undeveloped land around a residential area created by covenant, deed restriction, or city zoning with the intention of preserving the open space and natural environment.

Here in San Antonio, for real estate purposes we have a lot description called “GREENBELT”. I think that sometimes that description is rather loosely interpreted and what some folks consider greenbelt may not exactly fall into ANY of the categories listed above. What you can pretty much guarantee is that there is some undeveloped or unused land behind or adjacent to the home that is being offered for sale.

There are currently 36 properties listed as backing to greenbelt in the area where I live and specialize. Now this is a huge area and we do have some wonderful parks with walking and riding trails, some river authority owned property , some flood plains, some golf courses, and even some power lines. All of the above can fall into the greenbelt category, so it is a good idea to have a good look at the pictures of your real estate if you are looking online or even better idea to have your agent take a look for you. I just looked at the pictures of all 36 of these properties. I KNOW these houses and I KNOW these neighborhoods. Some greenbelts are absolutely fabulous! Some, not so much.

My house backs to property that I think belongs to the golf course. It may be owned by the River Authority because there is a part of the 500 year flood plain running through it, but it makes no difference to me. It is my own personal “BACK 40″. It’s a rough area of the golf course, far enough away from the fairways and greens to make it appealing, because we don’t like golf balls hitting the back of the house. My next door neighbor has a path through to the course. Our greenbelt affords views of the wildlife, and we have a great place to walk the dogs. We can encroach with a sacrificial garden that feeds only the deer and rabbits. (The one thing they don’t eat is parsley)

TAAD (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts) gives appraisers “wiggle room” when it comes to value for views, but I can’t find anything that discusses a distinct value for greenbelts. My experience has been that a buyer will usually pay much more if the greenbelt is a nature preserve or golf course, a little more if it is a drainage easement, and less for an electrical easement if there are power lines involved. So, I guess the value can be compared to beauty and all considered in the eye of the beholder. Or you can ask those that own property adjacent to the greenbelt. Greenbelts afford privacy and spitting room that is hard to come by in urban areas. Go on, ask someone who lives near one. They will tell you . . . it’s priceless.

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Posted By Stephanie Kelley to San Antonio Homegirl Report at 5/06/2011 01:09:00 PM

There are many affordable homes available near Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston, and the San Antonio Military Medical Center northern campus. Here’s an example:

Click the photo to see more pictures and information about this particularly nice listing located very close to Randolph Air Force Base and within easy access to the best road networks leading to Fort Sam Houston and the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAAMC) northern campus.

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There’s still plenty to do in the Alamo City – like this:

FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BIJOU 

Visit the Bijou Cinema Bistro each Thursday night for a free movie!

Catch a classic film on the big screen in the luxury of San Antonio’s premiere art house cinema. 

This week – Thursday - 5/19/11- Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

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San Antonio continues to enhance its reputation as Military City USA. This year, the city and its military bases are scheduled to receive an influx of new military arrivals as the area’s much heralded base realignment and expansion projects are completed.

Arguably, there’s no other city in the nation with a larger complex of uniformed services training and intelligence units allied with local defense research, development, and contracting activities.

Of particular note is the enormous San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) – the home of the Wounded Warrior Program, center of excellence for military medical education and training, and a major treatment center for our uniformed service members and their families worldwide.

SAMMC has added “The Home of Military Medicine” to the proud list of noble names for San Antonio.

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