My fiance' and I are wanting to relocate but we are having a really hard time finding a place that "fits" us. I have done a lot of searching/googling and I haven't found much along the lines of what we are looking for. So, I though that maybe someone on here could help.
What we are looking for:
1-We need a place that offers a lot of opportunity for business/finance related jobs as that is why my fiances' degree will be in.
2-I am working on finishing my degree so it would have to have a college/university near by ( I can do some minor research later as to which college would be best , etc.)
3-I want the area to be close to a beach. It doesn't have to be right on the beach (although ideally it would be) but very close.
4-We would also prefer to live in or near a fairly large/medium sized city.
Some Details we prefer but that are not necessarily deal breakers:
1-A somewhat low crime rate would be great.
2-The weather is kind of a biggie in my book. We both favor warm weather and tend to dislike the extremes (although I am more picky). I realize that no matter where we move there are going to be days that are more hot/cold than I would normally like however, I am really hoping to find a place that has an avg. temp in the 70-80's and is not too humid.
3-We really want to keep our cars! I originally looked at San Francisco (fell in love) and then found out that cars are pretty much a no go. Although we haven't ruled San Francisco out, we would really love to keep our cars.
4-Another biggie is the price of living. We are used to paying an avg. of $500-900 to rent a 2-3 house/apt. We assume that rent in most places near a beach and city will be somewhat higher but we have also been told that the pay tends to be higher as well. Were really not sure what to expect since we will be going from making the minimal income working a part time job to working full time job as a young professional. Any help in this area is appreciated
Places we have looked at are: San Francisco CA, Charleston SC, St.Augustine FL.
We like San Francisco and Charleston the most. St.Augustine just seemed a little too touristy and we weren't sure how much we would enjoy actually living there. Charleston may end up being the same way but I haven't had as much time to look into it.
Thanks in advance for any help
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