Planning a move to central GA (Macon: real estate market, how much, modular home)

[patogain07]

We are empty nesters from Lancaster County, PA., hubby can retire any day but i want to keep working. Visited family in Macon a couple weeks ago, fell in love with eatonton area .. looking at buying a modular home and 1-2 acres or a 3bed/2+bath home close enough to eatonton that i can still find employment (currently an executive assistant).

Anyone from that area? How is the job market (admin/accounting experience)? How are salaries in that area? We stopped by Horton Homes and Palm Harbor while there; we are amateur golfers also; plan to buy boat after we get settled. Have extended family living on lake sinclair

We have always talked of moving to GA/SC area and now the time is here. Anxious to learn as much as we can before we make a final decision as to where. Beautiful, beautiful state. Would move tomorrow if we could!

[baily]

del webb is building an active adult in peachtree city maybe a small home or villa. there 's a golf course in the community . not to far from macon . i'm from center city philadelphia now in fl moving to ga. lol oh i love lancaster p.a. oh the shopping . lol i don't think there be a job problem there . well good luck baily

[patogain07]

two of our sons are alumni of philly ... small world, eh? one is a capt in usaf - c135 pilot; and his twin bro is a capt in the army - blackhawk pilot ..

stepson is with ANG at robins afb in macon ...and are expecting a baby in jan .. our first grandchild .. so that is the push to get to GA. i doubt i will be able to make 15.00/hr in ga, correct? oh well, i could be a walmart greeter in eatonton or mil-ville??? hehehehe. have lots of experience .. hubby is definitely ready to retire .. we are siding to a modular .. of course the real estate market in eatonton area is so different from here ... what do you think like 2 acres would run? and appx. how much to clear land, drill well, spetic system? are there lots already perked?

it sure was hard coming back to pa after a week in GA ...i have to consult my map ... don't want to be in atlanta suburbs .... want to say south .. ie, lake sinclair/eatonton area or south.

tks for my first response !!! i did not even know this city-data.com existed !!

tks.. and have a great day ..

[baily]

congrat's on the new grandbaby comming .there wonderful our kids our in new hope pa. but we can't take the cold .but they come down all the time we live behind disney now lol .i don't know what the pay scale is but if your happy and can a job you like maybe 10.00 an hour as far as land i'm not to sure get in touch with a realtor that can help you were going to head back up toalpharetta and cumming and also look into peachtree well good luck baily

[patogain07]

well, since we are looking more retirement area, somewhat peaceful area, i almost think i am sold on eatonton area .. atlanta area and suburbs too busy for me ... i would think in another 5-10 yrs atlanta suburbs will joint atlanta city ... i like the idea of smaller towns .. but still looking; just not any closer to atlanta than what we are currently looking. hehehe, i bet not to hard to take being so close to disney ... my boss is headed to that area for a convention wednesday. yes, i have to stay behind ... rats !!

It won't be the first time i had to start over at $10/hr. i had 20 years with a large printing company - they downsized and u guessed it .. wham !! at least i got 1 week for every full year of employment ... so i find another job. well, down to 9.75 .. then to 11.47 in 2 years. and bam!! they relocated to another facility in south hill VA .. so back i go to 10... hired on fulltime.. got a raise to 11. well, lets say making over 14/hr. in less than two years. soooooo.. they say three is a charm, right ???

thanks for the response .... fun chatting with ya !!