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Where to live in Southeast?
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elronin
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What ever you do don't move to south Florida lived all my 42 years here and the last 11 as a police officer, it's crazy down here. If you gonna live in Florida and want to fish and play with hot rods try Naples Cape Coral or on the east side stay north of West Palm Beach. The bad thing is the heat, but ac in a garage and you'll fine, the nice thing is when everyone up north is dealing with snow you can drive your convertible hot rod down here.
Notgrownup
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Some of them mountain towns are really proud of their property values....way overinflated in some areas...then if you go east a it like Elkin or Shelby etc....you get a bit of a break,,, if you are gonna be a regional mgr. the close yo RDU or Piedmont triad airport and major interstate will be a plus ...
Moose97
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I would say Eastern Tennessee or Western North Carolina. Knoxville area is beautiful. Just remember, the reason you moved there was because you didn't like where you were. Don't try and make the new place like the old. That's what ruined California.
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rick carpenter
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East Texas is South but not in the Southeast. Lots of room in the pines and no state income tax. You'll love the summers: 95+ temps and 95+ humidity.
Asheville TN?, What state?
Notgrownup
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Puerto Rico. Come on,
junkman104
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Asheville = Smelly hippies and libtards
pepi
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There are much bigger problems there then the damn Yankees. Like the stupid hight taxes and broke down 2 lane roads all over the place. I am not even going to mention the PC clowns . No thanks I would not live there on a bet.
Many years ago I interviewed for a county agent position in Surry County (Elkin is in that county). I fell in love with Elkin and every time I pass through going to vist my daughter in WV I want to cry. Of course going to WV isn't any help.
I also love Cleveland County NC. (Shelby) I used to have cotton test plots there. This could be where I end up as land is still affordable and doesn't have the huge influx of retirees like other areas.
Yes it is. Real estate is expensive though.
theoldwizard1
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bww_mnm
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Sounds like you will be traveling quite a bit ... I'd consider airport access I'm your choice. Nothing worse than connecting!
My vote would be Greenville/Spartanburg, SC. International airport, BMW driving experience, Cars and coffee the last weekend of each month at Michelin, Cruise ins all summer, 30 minutes to mountains, 3-4 hrs to beach and Red Sox farm team playing in a mini Fenway downtown Greenville from April-Sept. Trey Gowdy is one of Representatives and Tim Scott is one of your Senators. Just can't go wrong!!
Tim in Spartanburg
Tim in Spartanburg
PatStroud
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Nice area of SC if you want to live away from the east coast side. Done allot to bring the area back. .......... And if you really looking for cheap real estate ... just north is Gaffney and that is about as cheap as your going to find.
TAMPAGT07
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Yeah, stay out of Florida... Too many hot, scantily clad women down here....
SM Racing
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Huntsville isn't a bad place. We have more PHDs per capita than just about anywhere else in the country. It is a little more family oriented if you have to roll like that. We have a decent car scene, multiple race tracks under 7 hours away, the mountains are 4hours away, the beach is 6 hours away, Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, etc are all within a few hours.
Our property taxes are low, I pay less than $100 to register three vehicles here, Sales tax is 9%, we have NO traffic, and we have indoor plumbing and shoes.
Our property taxes are low, I pay less than $100 to register three vehicles here, Sales tax is 9%, we have NO traffic, and we have indoor plumbing and shoes.
kf4zht
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North Georgia isn't bad, most anywhere along 515. I am in Ball Ground, close enough that you can work in Atlanta but far enough that no one bothers you and land is fairly cheap.
Eastern TN/Western NC is very nice, different towns have different crowds but they all have a similar relaxed feel.
Eastern TN/Western NC is very nice, different towns have different crowds but they all have a similar relaxed feel.
North Shelby County Alabama, the burbs of Birmingham. Great public schools if you have kids. Some unincorporated areas have very low property taxes and you get quite a bit of home for your money. Barber motorsports hosts track days & they have motorcycle & Indy car racing. There are several car clubs in the area and it is not uncommon to see autos from 30's hotrods to the fastest Euro trash. My only negative about the area is it's to damn close to Tuscaloosa. War Eagle!!! Oh it only snows (a lite dusting) about three days a year here. Having lived in AK & the upper P of MI is funny to see the idiots here try to drive on ice
LS6 Tommy
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My parents were in New Bern, NC for a while. Decent weather most all the time, not too hot. you do need to worry about hurricanes. It's also relatively close to the Outer Banks, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on where you go. That's really nice shore/beach area.
Tommy
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It's a steep price up front ($400 for a 98 silverado, $1800 for a 13 civic) but I got every dime of it back in my tax return. Makes you stop buying a different vehicle every 6 months, that's fo sho!
kiatech
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Im from Toledo and its WAY too hot here. I couldn't imagine going any further south.
At about the SC-NC border the climate changes to distinctly tropical and you'll be seeing lots of palm trees and big bugs. About that point you'll also be seeing lots of Rebel Flags.
Expect about $300 a month or more for running AC during the summer. Get used to waving "hi" at everyone you see. Gets tiring. Fried chicken is the premier food of the south east. Chicken places outnumber burger joints by 6 to 1. You can't find bad fried chicken in the south. Enjoy it.
There are highways and there are rural highways. Highways go 50 stop and go with 4 lanes. Rural highways go 70 with one lane.
Everywhere you go, old decaying barns, farms, and old tractors. Lots of churches. Lots.
Ever seen a chain gang accompanied by a correction officer holding a huge shotgun along the side of the road? You will down here.
People hold doors for you down here, they queue up nice and take their turn. At stores you'll be greeted with a "hello how are you". Not grunted at like in New England.
Get used to the heat. When you walk out the door at 7:30 am and it's already 80 you know it's gonna be a hot one.
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Expect about $300 a month or more for running AC during the summer. Get used to waving "hi" at everyone you see. Gets tiring. Fried chicken is the premier food of the south east. Chicken places outnumber burger joints by 6 to 1. You can't find bad fried chicken in the south. Enjoy it.
There are highways and there are rural highways. Highways go 50 stop and go with 4 lanes. Rural highways go 70 with one lane.
Everywhere you go, old decaying barns, farms, and old tractors. Lots of churches. Lots.
Ever seen a chain gang accompanied by a correction officer holding a huge shotgun along the side of the road? You will down here.
People hold doors for you down here, they queue up nice and take their turn. At stores you'll be greeted with a "hello how are you". Not grunted at like in New England.
Get used to the heat. When you walk out the door at 7:30 am and it's already 80 you know it's gonna be a hot one.
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You guys are the best. Thanks for the city data site just what I was looking for. My wife laughed when I said I asked a bunch of great garage guys where we should live. I went with Andybull and said we should go to SC. She said why and I said they have two nice lakes in the area and they seem like very safe people. She said how do I know that. Well in his avatar his lady friend has flotation devices. My wife works for a plastic surgeon and was impressed. Not by my comment though. Sorry Andy.
We have a 7 year old so schools are a big driver. Have family in Naples fla great place to visit but not live for me. Also have folks in Cary and I just came back from pine hurst nc both beautiful areas of the country
Looking at tenn or sc as a good central local as accounts are in Birmingham,all over fly, nc Georgia and NC
Thanks for all the great feedback.
We have a 7 year old so schools are a big driver. Have family in Naples fla great place to visit but not live for me. Also have folks in Cary and I just came back from pine hurst nc both beautiful areas of the country
Looking at tenn or sc as a good central local as accounts are in Birmingham,all over fly, nc Georgia and NC
Thanks for all the great feedback.
bww_mnm
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Naples, FL
chipper
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I live in va but used to live in palm beach fl. And I can tell you that it is expensive to switch your out of state cars over to fl. But they also have no state inspections which can be a big pita here in va...and to comment on the no state tax there is true but I do remember seeing other taxes on my check that I have never seen in any other state...they get you no matter what
Oh, a 7yr old? Didn't catch that before. If he (or she) is an average student up North expect boredom at public school. Probably just give the kid his diploma and send him home. Most every state in the South rates pretty low ejakashin wise. Anyone who says different is probably reading the scale wrong and doesn't realize it.
oscar80
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Nc has an advanced class that my 4th grader is in. He is doing the same math I was going in 200 level college class. My brain hurts after helping him.
Showboy
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If yer fixin' to live down here, this oughta hep ya tawk.
LINK.
Should you end up going down to Florida, remember that it is NOT a southern state. If there ever was (or is) a melting pot, it's South Florida ---- and this comes from experience. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing ---- though it is a statement of fact.
I should add that words like "down" are essentially two syllables ---- pronounced "day + own". Think Reba. Also in the south, some things are just understood ---- which is the reason that I didn't write, "Think Reba McEntire" ---- 'cause when I wrote "Reba," we'd just know.
You might also want to bone up on these things >>> LINK.
Your gonna do just fine down here, bless your heart.
LINK.
Should you end up going down to Florida, remember that it is NOT a southern state. If there ever was (or is) a melting pot, it's South Florida ---- and this comes from experience. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing ---- though it is a statement of fact.
I should add that words like "down" are essentially two syllables ---- pronounced "day + own". Think Reba. Also in the south, some things are just understood ---- which is the reason that I didn't write, "Think Reba McEntire" ---- 'cause when I wrote "Reba," we'd just know.
You might also want to bone up on these things >>> LINK.
Your gonna do just fine down here, bless your heart.
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elronin
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That's what I suggested too. Its a nice place and the father out from the beach you go you can get a large acre lot and build a large garage in the back.
Moose97
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If yer fixin' to live down here, this oughta hep ya tawk.
LINK.
Should you end up going down to Florida, remember that it is NOT a southern state. If there ever was (or is) a melting pot, it's South Florida ---- and this comes from experience. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing ---- though it is a statement of fact.
I should add that words like "down" are essentially two syllables ---- pronounced "day + own". Think Reba. Also in the south, some things are just understood ---- which is the reason that I didn't write, "Think Reba McEntire" ---- 'cause when I wrote "Reba," we'd just know.
You might also want to bone up on these things >>> LINK.
Your gonna do just fine down here, bless your heart.
Just remember, in the south "Bless your heart" means you're dumber than a box of rocks!
You guys are scaring me. My Alabama crew that is working on the job here in Maine is gearing me up for all the potential upsides and downsides of moving below Va. I have lived in upstate NY and up north Maine for the past 12 years and the bad can’t be much worse and the good can’t be much better.. All places are what you make of them. My big problem is not being able to stay put. I oversee large scale construction projects and always seem to get bounced around as a home base goes. If I do not move I leave the family hanging for months at a time.. not good..
Will be a few months before the dust settles on what we are doing but good to know there are GJ’ers out there to keep me company!
Will be a few months before the dust settles on what we are doing but good to know there are GJ’ers out there to keep me company!
M3Pilot
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I live about 30 miles west of Equine Fencer. He's made some very good points. He mentions being in one of the poorest counties in NC. Most of eastern NC is poor. Downside of that is poor education, lots of folks on welfare, etc. Upside is that if you're not poor, the cost of living is pretty low. I'd suggest you check the demographics of anyplace you're considering.
Notgrownup
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Looks like Greenville SC might be a good central spot with the locations you mention....
Notgrownup
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Why in the hell did this powered by Ford thingy Come up in my post...
Andybull
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Prior to moving to SC, we lived in South FL, the last ten years it was Islamorada, FL, on the Bay. Once I closed down my business of 39 years, it was SC or bust.
You obviously chose "bust". 
Heading to the Birmingham area next week and able to spend 4 days traveling. Will look to go north east. I spent time in Greenville with Lockheed and loved the area. A bit quiet but beautiful country.
Couple of options
Stay in beautiful house with perfect barn but be on the road away from family for weeks at a time
Sell everything and move to Maine or Southeast. House has been on tough NY market for over a year with terrible results.
Maine has been great but summer is over and we'll winter is coming hard.
Heading to the Birmingham area next week and able to spend 4 days traveling. Will look to go north east. I spent time in Greenville with Lockheed and loved the area. A bit quiet but beautiful country.
Couple of options
Stay in beautiful house with perfect barn but be on the road away from family for weeks at a time
Sell everything and move to Maine or Southeast. House has been on tough NY market for over a year with terrible results.
Maine has been great but summer is over and we'll winter is coming hard.