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My husband and I and my 13yr old daughter are wanting to move to, the Garner area. As of now we are looking for a diverse area with a great diverse middle school. I am currently aware of the situation WCPSS and what is happening there. As far as housing we are looking to rent a house in a older diverse neighborhood, anywhere between $850.00-$950.00 a month. As far as JOBS I am looking for Medical billing/Customer service... My husband is looking for anything in Maintenance field. Any feedback is greatly
appreciated...Thank you.....
My husband and I and my 13yr old daughter are wanting to move to, the Garner,Cary area. As of now we are looking for a diverse area with a great diverse middle school. I am currently aware of the situation WCPSS and what is happening there. As far as housing we are looking to rent a house in a older diverse neighborhood, anywhere between $850.00-$950.00 a month. As far as JOBS I am looking for Medical billing/Customer service... My husband is looking for anything in Maintenance field. Any feedback is greatly
appreciated...Thank you.....
You should both have an easy time finding jobs in your fields. I see a lot of maintenance jobs listed every day and medical/customer service should be easy. Pay may be an issue depending on what level you are interested in. $12-$16 an hour seems to be the going rate for what I see coming available in maintenance.
LOL that is a little more than what I am making now...Thanks. We have never been to NC.. Only see PIC'S on line/google map we just look in general and search around, not really interested in the cookie cutter/ gated community types of neighborhoods. We like the tree lined streets feel where you might see the kids playing outside lol and we can get to know our neighbors. Any suggestions in Garner anyone can recommend, that might be like that.
LOL that is a little more than what I am making now...Thanks. We have never been to NC.. Only see PIC'S on line/google map we just look in general and search around, not really interested in the cookie cutter/ gated community types of neighborhoods. We like the tree lined streets feel where you might see the kids playing outside lol and we can get to know our neighbors. Any suggestions in Garner anyone can recommend, that might be like that.
For 850-950 a month I think it's safe to assure you that you won't need to worry about avoiding gated communities.
Why this area if you've never been?
It's suburbia. I hate the term "cookie cutter," but if you're looking for highly unique rental housing in family neighborhoods with lots of kids for less than 1000 bucks a month in Cary, it's not impossible to find, but it's also not typical, either.
You also might consider the changes in weather from Florida. I grew up in south Florida and moved here in 2000. My sister moved here for a short time in 2009 when the market fell in FL. She's in the mortgage business and was in an area that was hit very hard. Anyway, she lasted about 3 months. She moved here in October and left by Jan 1st. Couldn't take the cold and rain at that time of year. When it rains here it can last for weeks, unlike Florida when you get afternoon showers that clear out and the sun comes back out.
Please come visit and don't make a decision based off of pictures! I would say with your jobs/incomes, Garner might be a better fit as it's more middle class. And I don't say that with any negativity as my husband and I just bought a house there .
Yes flgirl, that is a huge move to make based on pictures. Having lived in both states ( more than once for each!) I can assure you that the culture shock alone could kill your enthusiasm.
Depending on your current location in FL, this could be very different than what you are used to, and unless you are totally committed to embracing the new culture you will be miserable...especially if you are coming from one of the more urban cities. If you are from a "college town" it may be easier, depending on which one ...Miami not so much, but Tallahassee maybe, for example.
Come visit several times, at different times of year and for longer than just a long weekend if you can manage it. And if you can work it into the schedule, visit places like church ( whatever your denomination), the grocery store and the small locals' restaurants to get a feel for what life in NC is really like.
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...Miami not so much, but Tallahassee maybe, for example.
