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We have relocated from Ohio over to the Hickory area of Lake Hickory. The teaching job should be fairly easy to find just about anywhere in NC. Graphic Designs might be a little tougher unless you work for yourself on the internet. Other than that you might want to use a head hunting firm to help on job searches.
We chose the Hickory area as real estate taxes are dirt cheap and so was the housing compared to where we lived (Concord Township). It makes us close to the mountains, Charlotte is about an hour away. TN is on the other side of the mountains.
It just all depends on what you want. I agree, take a week or so to travel around. Having the internet should help in finding a real estate agent, give you an idea of the housing in all areas of the state ... send for the housing books.... www.realestate.com
www.Realtor.com (broken link)
from there you could pick an agent who has a website and go through that site to see listings
My wife is from Lapeer. I am fom the Mtns around Asheville. I have pretty much lived in every part of the state. My wife prefers th mountains because they see more snow. But an earlier post was right in saying that the Raleigh area is better for teachers. Especially the towns of Pittsboro and Sanford as the urban sprawl from the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill areas hit these smaller communities. House is cheap compared to the cities and service and education jobs are abundant. Also they are not far commutes if you work in one of the larger cities.
My wife and I are also looking towards moving to NC, probably the Durham area.
She has a concen.
She is from the Phillipines (A Nurse) and is worried about being accepted into the community.
I am American
How "welcoming" is the area towards legal immigrants?
The Triangle is, in general, a relatively moderate/forward-thinking area and I wouldn't expect problems here. I've heard none of the sniping about "immigrants" in general that I've heard in other parts of the country.
In particular, I can say that Durham itself is an _extremely_ welcoming and progressive community with one of the most diverse populations in the area. Being home to a major university and medical center, there are students, faculty and staff from all around the world and this is a very tolerant and accepting place.
Oh, where can I start? It's a small town with high unemployment, high crime, not a whole lot going on to say the least. Look it up online, you'll see. Good luck.
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