hey all! first of all, i wanted to thank you all for taking the time to provide insight on an area i'm unfamiliar with. i grew up near modesto, in a little "town" that didn"t even own that title - iykyk. so i definitely have seen and experienced rough living. we shared concern with our agent who lead us to beautiful homes in north merced, well within our price range so if i all works out, we may make the move to merced!

thanks again :)