Worth moving to Lima for this opportunity? (Cleveland, Cincinnati: real estate, student loan)

[CortlandGirl79]

Originally Posted by ImaMichigander

Amen, sister, to how very flat this area is. I mean, a pancake has more elevation. I always laugh when I hear about how diverse the landscape is in Ohio-- because I have never noticed it. And I know it certainly is not here....

You have to venture over towards the eastern and southeast portions of Ohio to see areas that aren't flat.

Here's a few examples:

Hocking Hills from photobucket




Amish country from photobucket

[ImaMichigander]

Wow! Those photos are beautiful.... Nothing like that in Findlay that I have seen. Once we figure out where everything is here, perhaps a grand adventure is in order! Thanks for the great shots...

[chance2jump]

Cortland... I got a taste of it living / working in Cleveland... can't wait to get back!!!! (why, oh WHY did I let DH transfer?!?!). Thanks for sharing!

[BelieveInCleve]

I actually was the person who said Lima was a run-down farm town 100 miles away from the nearest decent sized city. Thats just the way I look at it. Lima did not really appeal to me at all. Mostly due to its such a small area and its really boring along with you have to drive through 40 minutes of nothing but farms and cornfields before you can get anywhere. I live in Lorain which is in the urban Cleveland/Akron area and with Canton this area has 3.4 million people so I guess Im biased.

If you get a really good opportunity over there, than I say go for it though. Its livable at least, its big enough that Im sure there are places to shop and a few things to do though.

[lawmom]

Hi, Clee440!

I value your opinion, and every one else's. Again, it's all relative. For me, coming from a town of about 6000 and having to drive an hour to the mall that seems comparable to Lima's, Lima doesn't sound too bad. Access to Meijer's, Macy's and Kohl's, etc sounds like just enough, though of course I would prefer to have a great mall with Ann Taylor, Pottery Barn, etc. I guess the need to travel to get to shops will have conditioned me well for driving to Dayton to find those things.

[Daytonnatian]

Your idea of Troy was good, although it's a long drive from there to Lima. Plus side, though, NO TRAFFIC! Troy is also pretty close to Columbus and is in the Daytonnati region, both of which are fairly healthy right now economically speaking, so that should make life a little better than living in a cornfield.

[SmartGXL]

Troy is a great city, clean, very positive, family oriented vibe, it is a County Seat, and has a cute, new england style "central square" with a fountain and a european style "round-about" traffic pattern. Although it, and Tipp City, are now more considered to be suburbs of Dayton. It would be a long drive to Lima; at least two hours one way, heading north on I-75.

Daytonnatian - I would agree that Columbus is doing really well, but every time I go home to visit Dayton, it really feels like the place is starting to "wind down" a bit. The local economy is tied to General Motors, and manufacturing in general, and so when GM feels a pinch, so does the whole town. Whenver I visit, it seems like I see another store or restaurant closing up, and not being replaced with anything new. Just an observation!

[lawmom]

I didn't realize Troy was so far -- for some reason I thought it would be an hour. Looks like we'd be looking at Findlay.

A bonus about Findlay is I googled social security disability lawyers and really didn't find much. Perhaps I could establish a practice.

[ImaMichigander]

A job area that is untapped? Go for it!

There are a couple of nice enough moms groups in the area.... When would the move happen?

[Daytonnatian]

Daytonnati, not Dayton, SmartGXL. The region as a whole, in my opinion, is doing great now, even with economic difficulties in Dayton, or even the smaller amount of economic difficulties in Cincinnati.