Confused & need help! (Waxhaw, Wesley Chapel: insurance, chapel, credit)

[SKINS]

Ok here is the deal..........

I am an assistant principal for a high school in NY (I hate it here). I have two master degrees one in general education and the other in school administration. I hold 5 NY certifications and 2 certifications in FL.

I was considering moving to Florida but a friend just moved to Wesley Chapel, NC. He loves it. I have two small boys ages 8 & 7 and am looking for a great place for them to grow up.

Here is the questions..........
1. Would I love the Wesley Chapel area (I want to be near an airport)? I am looking for about a 3,000sq ft home in an nice area with good schools.
2. How much are property taxes for a house this size? In NY that house would be 20k per year.
3. If I moved without having a job (yes I hate NY that much) would I have trouble finding one?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to respond or PM me.

Thank you.

[FLtoNC]

Originally Posted by SKINS

Ok here is the deal..........


Here is the questions..........
1. Would I love the Wesley Chapel area (I want to be near an airport)? I am looking for about a 3,000sq ft home in an nice area with good schools.
2. How much are property taxes for a house this size? In NY that house would be 20k per year.
3. If I moved without having a job (yes I hate NY that much) would I have trouble finding one?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to respond or PM me.

Thank you.

I just moved to Waxhaw (very close to Wesley Chapel) 4 weeks ago from FL. I have lived in FL all my life, and although I liked it there, I do not miss it. I am a teacher. I don't think you would have trouble finding a job in either NC or FL, though I am not sure what area of FL you are considering. I lived in Broward County & I can tell you what you might spend on a house there as compared to NC. A 3000 square foot home in South FL in a nice area with good schools could run anywhere from $500K - $700K or you can easily spend over a million if you wanted to! $500K would probably be a great deal on a home with your specifications there (might expect to spend more). You would pay anywhere from $10k - $14K in property taxes and homeowner's insurance would be outrageous (that could be another 10K/yr). In Union County, you can buy a very nice home for the same price or much less. If you spent $500K on a home there, your property taxes might be anywhere between $3300 and $4900 and homeowner's insurance is MUCH cheaper. I think salaries are similar between the 2 states, but in FL there is no state income tax. I don't know what the impact of paying state taxes will be on me here yet....

[SunnyKayak]

now is the time to think of reducing what the state gets by holding on about all receipts and try to earn as much credit you can that is allowed. I got a 2 dollar refund from state so I was happy lol

http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/individual/

[resident]

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/HR/jobListings.asp
This is what Mecklenburg has, you can also search Union County NC some of the other surrounding counties, Cabarrus, etc... Good luck!

[SKINS]

Thank you all for your help!

[resident]

Did you find anything interesting? I did see there are a few elementary principals needed in Meck adn the pay looks decent?

[SKINS]

I called and tomorrow will be sending in apps.

Thank you