Moving from Detroit (Columbus, Savannah, Valdosta: apartments, to rent, low crime)

[mstrina313]

Hello, Just wanted to get some input my husband 2 sons(8,13) are looking for a change and looking to move to valdosta or near area this will be my first time ever living in the south and have family in columbus, ga but wanted a smaller town for us how is the race relations, jobs and can not seem to find any apartments that do not have bad comments attached please help looking to come and check out the city in october and wanting to move in january of 2009 and advice.

[BobKovacs]

What type of work are you looking for? What type of $$ do you plan to spend for housing?

[ATLCOL1]

Originally Posted by mstrina313

Hello, Just wanted to get some input my husband 2 sons(8,13) are looking for a change and looking to move to valdosta or near area this will be my first time ever living in the south and have family in columbus, ga but wanted a smaller town for us how is the race relations, jobs and can not seem to find any apartments that do not have bad comments attached please help looking to come and check out the city in october and wanting to move in january of 2009 and advice.

Why not Columbus if you have family there?

[mstrina313]

I keep hearing so many bad things about jobs in columbus my family there is in the millitary so they do not have that worry and as far as jobs I am looking in the clerical field my husband is a police officer looking for a carrer change but we also own a janitoral cleaning company hoping we can expand our business to new location as far as homes go we are only looking to rent an apartment for the next year or two untill we get enough experience in the areas before making that type of commitment we just want to be in a nice town with things for the boys to do low crime and job avaliabilty thank you to all that are replying

[TakeAhike]

I think Valdosta, GA would be a radical change from Detroit, MI.
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Savannah, GA would be 'more like Columbus'. I don't know the economic trends well enough to know what employment opportunities exist but Savannah is larger than Valdosta.

[mstrina313]

thank you have not looked t savannah i will do my reaserach thanks

[ATLCOL1]

Originally Posted by mstrina313

I keep hearing so many bad things about jobs in columbus my family there is in the millitary so they do not have that worry and as far as jobs I am looking in the clerical field my husband is a police officer looking for a carrer change but we also own a janitoral cleaning company hoping we can expand our business to new location as far as homes go we are only looking to rent an apartment for the next year or two untill we get enough experience in the areas before making that type of commitment we just want to be in a nice town with things for the boys to do low crime and job avaliabilty thank you to all that are replying

Columbus is doing well in this economic downturn compared to other cities. Many industries are expanding. Columbus is a great city to move to. It offers a lot for a city of 200,000 and a metro of 500,000. There are a lot of new apartment communities to checkout out as well.

I"ll be glad to answer any questions you may have.

[icu2]

Im orginally from Detroit,and had never lived in the South just a lil pointer it is TOTALLY DIFFERENT HERE,from utilities to school systems.