Relocating to Coastal NC (Raleigh, Durham: chapel, find a job, colleges)

[tlipka1]

I am a single mom of 3 teenagers and looking to relocate to coastal NC. I will need new employment(being laid off Jully 15th). I was stationed in Cherry Point NC 25 years ago and loved living in the south. I don't want to be to close to the military bases and the college's but I do need someplace affordable and where I can find a job. All thoughts are welcome! PS - I am currently an Office Manager but also worked Tech support.

[goldenage1]

Please read through the forum. There are hundreds of people thinking of moving to the coast, and the usual advice is "find a job first". If your experience is in tech support and office management, there are probably better prospects in the Raleigh-Durham area. I live in Sneads Ferry, and Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville seems to be a big source of jobs, otherwise there are hospitality jobs.

[Bill Hitchcock]

Can you be a bit more specific when you say, "I don't want to be to close to the military bases and the college's". Define, "close".
As you know-There is a base in Havelock, Bogue, Downeast & Jacksonville as well as other installations. If close is 5-10 miles then you might not want to move here at all!

[tlipka1]

Thank you all for your input when I said I didn't want to be close to military base specifically not Camp Lejune - and Colleges I meant big colleges like the chapel hill area. I lived in the Havelock area but that was 25 years ago and didn't look like to many available jobs in that area. I was looking into Greenville I know that is a college town but looks like there are jobs in that area per my internet research.