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Wall,
Out of all the places in the country to move, you're picking my area, haha. I feel honored. I live in KOP (just bought there this past May). I looked in all the same areas you did, Collegeville, Conshy and KOP, etc. and settled in on KOP. Can't beat the low property taxes. I'm not sure about Conshy, but in Collegeville, be prepared to pay a little more than twice as much in taxes a year than you would in KOP for a similar valued property. The mall and all of the businesses are huge in keeping property taxes down. The only draw back is you won't find too many houses in the KOP area with more than a quarter acre of land. Me, I don't mind this as it means less yard work, haha, but I know its more important to others.
I am far from an expert in real estate, but from a novice's point of view (and you can take it for what it is worth) Conshy was supposedly one of the hot places of the area 3-4 years ago with alot of new construction, condos etc., so I think you may have missed out on the timing there a little. Its a nice area though, some decent restaurants, pubs etc.
Anyways, good luck with the move, and if you wanted some recommendations on the area, let me know. I grew up in Wynnewood (Lower Merion area), so I also know the main line pretty well, and my parents just moved out to Delaware County, so I know a few things about the Broomall, Newtown Square, Media, Springfield area as well if you were interested.
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