|
11-29-2008, 03:50 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Reputation: 10
|
|
Asking for moving advice pleae !!
My wife and I will be visiting Chattanooga next week to look at property. I will also be interviewing for a position. Assumming that I receive an offer, I will be working at the main Erlanger campus.
We would like some property somewhere in ( or very near to) the mountains and are not at all familar with what our options are(looking at 1-2 acres). Initially, I thought we needed to look to the East of the city, but my potential employer recommended that I also look at the Lookout Mountain areas etc.
I am used to driving 30 -45 minutes each way now and since I will be working "off normal" hours am not too concerned about the traffic.
We certainly would appreciate any and all advice from anyone who has been there done that etc.
Thanks
Bob
|
|
11-29-2008, 07:46 AM
|
|
hello
Status:
"The user formerly known as TriDad"
(set 29 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chattanooga
2,003 posts, read 1,992,238 times
Reputation: 364
|
|
|
Hi Bob - hope your interview goes well. I know it sounds exciting to look for property from the start, but I highly recommend you consider renting for 6-12 months. This will give you & the wife to get the lay of the land and gain a better understanding of the surrounding areas.
You may settle on the recommendation of others only to discover that you'd love to own something in another area.
You should get some feedback here, but nothing beats firsthand experience.
|
|
11-29-2008, 09:07 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Knoxville,Tn.
1,481 posts, read 1,003,004 times
Reputation: 669
|
|
|
Bob,
Tri-Dads advice is right on. We've lived in Tn. for the last 3 years and in the last 6 months finally knew where our niche was. Renting first is a good thing to do since Tn. is so big and diverse and each area is very different from one another.
All the best,
Pam
|
|
11-30-2008, 11:15 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
170 posts, read 104,820 times
Reputation: 56
|
|
|
You have been given great advice. Do by all means consider the traffic especially living in the mountains during winter. It would not be unusual for the mountain roads to become iced over causing you to get snowed or iced in. Lookout Mountain is way expensive. Hope you're a rich doctor.
|
|
12-02-2008, 01:02 PM
|
|
hello
Status:
"The user formerly known as TriDad"
(set 29 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chattanooga
2,003 posts, read 1,992,238 times
Reputation: 364
|
|
I know of some non-doctors that live on Lookout  |
|
12-02-2008, 03:24 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
107 posts, read 169,687 times
Reputation: 54
|
|
|
all docs live on lookout! signal for nurses! not much choice when you've gotta use public schools!
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
