Nashville Music scene (Newport: houses, university, property taxes)

[smithca2]

I am planning on moving to Nashville upon graduating from college. I am currently living in Richmond, Virginia. I was wondering where the good and bad areas to live in (or around Nashville)are. I have been looking at some houses in Antioch. Anyone have any opinions about the county?

I am majoring in Public Relations and plan on working in the music industry. I was curious if anyone knew the level of difficulty in getting a job working with an artist in Nashville?

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by smithca2

I am planning on moving to Nashville upon graduating from college. I am currently living in Richmond, Virginia. I was wondering where the good and bad areas to live in (or around Nashville)are. I have been looking at some houses in Antioch. Anyone have any opinions about the county?

I am majoring in Public Relations and plan on working in the music industry. I was curious if anyone knew the level of difficulty in getting a job working with an artist in Nashville?

Just how bad Antioch is as a place to live is a continuing source of debate here. Someone very familiar with Nashville might be able to find a nice little corner of Antioch to live; you'd be better off just avoiding it. What price range are you looking at?

I suspect getting a job in the music business that you're thinking about is difficult. Belmont University has a fine program and their graduates probably have an inside track. Then there's Vanderbilt with their MBA degrees. There are other public relation firms in town; you'd probably have a better chance with one of them; or perhaps working at one of the corportate headquarters. Then maybe in the future you could get a lead on a job in the music end of the PR business. I don't work in the music business (thank God), so I'm just guessing a little.

[wilson247]

Dude...When I was in the Navy me and a friend took a road trip to Richmond looking for Tattoo parlors! The Richmond I saw was frightening! Roll up the windows, lock the doors and don't make eye contact! That's kind of like Antioch. I live in Nashville, I'm a Native Nashvillian, but I don't think I'd move into Nashville/Davidson County. The property taxes are pretty high but I think it's cheaper to live here than in Virginia ( my wife is from Newport News ). If I were moving into Nashville I'd look into the Donelson area, and that's just my personal opinion, but I've always thought Donelson was a nice area.

[smithca2]

Yeah Richmond has it's rough spots . . . which is most of it. If Antioch is anything like Richmond I will be sure to avoid it. Thanks for all the help!!

[wilson247]

Antioch is just like anywhere else, it has some really nice parts and some that aren't. If you do look into Antioch, just look closely!