Relocating to Lubbock's Vintage Township

I'm Shelby Cotton, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC in Lubbock. I lived about twenty years on the Texas Gulf Coast before moving here, so I know how it feels to choose a home in a place you're still learning.

Vintage Township is hard to judge from listing photos, because much of its value is in the street. When you can't be here, I'll walk the block for you on video. You'll see the route to the pool and the park, the feel of the sidewalk, how close the neighbors' porches are and what the alley behind the home looks like. My background in architecture and subdivision planning helps me explain why each block feels the way it does.

I'll also cover the ground under the house. High Plains soils are very different from what many relocating buyers know, and drainage and foundations deserve a careful look on every Lubbock home.

The walkable design has a trade-off, and newcomers should hear it plainly. Homes in Vintage Township sit closer together and closer to the sidewalk than in most of Lubbock, so you'll have less space and less privacy than in a conventional subdivision. For many relocating buyers that closeness is the appeal. For others it's a surprise, and it's better discovered on a video walk than after closing.

Walkability inside the neighborhood doesn't replace a car for the rest of Lubbock. Tell me where you'll work and I'll describe the drive, so your commute is part of the decision.

If more room matters, compare relocating to Lakeridge, with larger homes and a golf-course setting. Relocating to Uptown West offers newer homes with convenient access to Texas Tech and the medical district.

If you can make one visit to Lubbock before you buy, plan part of it around Vintage Township's streets rather than its listings. Walk the neighborhood in the morning and again in the evening. You'll learn more about which blocks you'd enjoy living on than any set of photos can tell you.

Spend time near the park and the pool, and then on a quieter interior street. Notice how the sidewalks connect and how far the shared spaces are from the homes you've seen online. Stand on a porch and look at what you'd see every day.

Then tour the homes on your short list with that picture in mind. Walking the neighborhood first makes that decision faster and more confident, because you're choosing a spot as well as a house. If an offer comes out of that trip, your pre-approval and our agreement will already be in place, so you can act before you fly home.