[Michelle73]

PineHill you are right there. Hopefully when I leave and return to visit family and friends I can find a new love for Jackson. I am sure that will happen. I have just spent my entire life here and I feel I am ready and needing something different. Thank you for your comments and feedback,they are appreciated.

[Yuazlin]

you should move to Montcalm County In The Edmore, Stanton and Lakeview Area, there schools are fairly good, that area is an hour from Grand Rapids, hour from saginaw, an hour from lansing and 25 mins to Mount Pleasant.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Michelle73

PineHill you are right there. Hopefully when I leave and return to visit family and friends I can find a new love for Jackson. I am sure that will happen. I have just spent my entire life here and I feel I am ready and needing something different. Thank you for your comments and feedback,they are appreciated.

Try the towns around Jackson. Chelsea is nto too far away and it is one of the neatest little towns anywhere. Great schools too.

[FruckenFlusterd]

I grew up in flint, and have recently been living in dallas tx. The economy is great here but the trickle down effect is now taking place. I started with a allright job making around 25,000 a year but was recently let go because of a poor background, over something that happend over 10 years ago. Now I am strongly considering moving back to Flint, MI not because of the economy but because I know people there that might beable to get me a job at burger king. Maybe someone will help me here in Dallas but probly not, down here its who ya know not how you work. I here a lot of people talk down here how the south has flipped ontop of the north. Sometimes I believe it, but the longer I stick it out, it appears that the flip is only temporary, considering in texas you cant even get a job at a wharehouse unloading trucks with a felony from 10 years ago. I think its probly about time to go home were I might have a slight chance getting a min. wage job threw a friend or someone I know or even maybe a family memeber!

[preferentialtreatment]

Originally Posted by potzy81

I am looking to move to Michigan for a change of scenery. My job allows me to live pretty much anywhere. I just need to live within driving distance of an airport...does not have to be a major one. I love forests, lakes, rivers, and scenery, am a single guy, and want to live somewhere along the western coast of michigan....any ideas?

Michigan is a very beautiful state.Best state in the midwest

[mboyd95]

Itoo want to move to Michigan.. possibly Traverse City. Any thoughts on the location. Is that a smart choice?? I am coming from CA.

[just4fax]

The places where you will find work will be down in the Detroit Metro Area the Tri-Cities have no work (I have been looking for over a year now with no prospects), West Michigan you might fair a little better but let me assure you everybody is going there to get work. If I were you I would probably stay in CA because you would be worse off here I think than you are in CA.

[just4fax]

Originally Posted by preferentialtreatment

Michigan is a very beautiful state.Best state in the midwest

Beautiful, yes. Jobs, lol good luck.

[Sparrow_temp]

If you're retired and don't mind the winter's -- Traverse City is one of the best places. If you need employment -- don't bother. Your average burger flipper in CA probably makes more than the median wage in Traverse City. If you're starting a business and employing people -- please come quickly.

Aside from the poor economic conditions -- the only other real negative in my opinion is the winter cloud cover. There's just a lot of it. Lake Michigan not only gives lake effect snow but a lot of cloud cover in the winter months. It's the opposite in the summer though. Less precip and clouds closer to the lake.

[mica1954]

Originally Posted by Ashada

Iwas born in Michigan and moved to California .Well due to a divorce I am moving back to Michigan..Where to move is a huge issue since i cannot get out there to look yet.I have 3 kids and want to have property as have horses.So what I need is eden..really need a place with good schools and possible job oppertunity for myself. Like to keep the home under 240.000 Thanks Barb

Dear Ashada and Mi folks,
Will be relocating to MI from the east coast. Absolutly no knowlwdge of areas to live or avoid .
Going to lansing area possibly. What are the 5 best areas/townships around Lansing? Where are the 5 areas I should Avoid? Want great resale investment. Open to small agri/residence,
income residence , and home office. Any benifits to those items in specific areas. Does Michegan make it ough for lanlods if we want an income property? Any areas best for resale , taxes , benefits, ect?
Thanks to all for your help! Gratefully yours, Mica
Sent, 09/23/2009 4:00AM