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Hello, we are a young professional couple (mid 20's) looking to relocate to the Cary area. We are particulary interested in the Amberly development for all of the amenities it offers. We would purchase a townhouse, not a single family home. Like everyone else, we are from Long Island, NY...so, traffic and busyness would not be issues to us. Would this be a good place for a young couple, or is it far too family oriented? We would really opinions from all types of people living in Amberly, especially young professionals. We have already planned a trip to visit the area in early October.
Also, we hear the job market is booming in RTP, which is the real reason we are looking to relocate...on top of the fact that housing is less than half than in NY. How difficult is it to get a job in RTP for professionals on the managerial level with 2+ years of experience? We are not IT pros or engineers. Currently, I am a Contract Administration Manager working for a private system integration firm in the NYC gov't construction industry, and my boyfriend is a New Account Manager/Software Trainer for a payroll company. We both make over $50k each now. Where will this take us in an area that is IT/engineering geared? According to what we have read, our salaries should stay just about where they are if we were to relocate to RTP. Does this hold true? Or, are there really only opportunities for IT professionals? I would really appreciate any and all feedback.
Job market here isn't really booming, but it's better than a lot of places in the US. I know my employer is hiring like crazy (in RTP), but on the other end of the park IBM is laying off hundreds. Totally depends on the company and industry.
Triangle is good for families and singles. Plenty to do in Raleigh for singles and young couples. Cary and most of the suburbs are definitely more family oriented but there are areas in Raleigh and Durham that will fill all of your bar-hopping party needs. Also there are tons of 20-somethings in this area due to the high number of quality universities in close proximity...the graduates end up hanging around after they finish their degrees (as my wife and I did).
Well, we didn't really know anything about the area. We found Amberly online when we were looking at real estate....we saw a lot of new construction, which led to KB homes...and then, we sort of just ended up at the Amberly website, which sparked our interest. We don't know anything about the area...again, we are planning a trip soon...we'll be there for 4 days and plan on looking at more areas than just Amberly. I don't think we actually want to live directly in Raleigh, although that is still an option. It is close enough that we can just hop over there if we like. I hear Durham has a lot of crime...is this true?
My boyfriend can get transferred from his job here to the Cary office down there...he's just afraid there may be a significant pay cut. Worst case, he can tranfer and then get a new job a few months later. What's more difficult is myself...I work at a small private company and I don't have an option to transfer, so getting a job would be difficult unless I am already down there...especually since my skills are non-tech related and very specific to NY. We would just like to get a game plan together before we get down there.
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