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Really depends on your background. The tech companies are hardly all clustered around RTP. Plenty downtown Raleigh and Durham as well.
Seems like a lot of cash to spend on a house without an idea of where you will be working but that's just my opinion.
We lived in Cary (Preston) for 12 years and have since moved to N Raleigh (Leesville/Pinecrest area). We have some air traffic noise but not enough to bother us and the location is convenient to Raleigh and Durham (our jobs are in Raleigh and Durham so this was a consideration for us when looking)
What is the best area in/near Raleigh, near tech companies?
I plan on relocating there this summer. I'm heading there without a job lined up, and wouldn't like to married to one particular company either, so a more central location is better than close to one company in particular.
I'd like to have a 30 min or less commute (driving time), preferably closer to 20, but a little over 30 for the right neighborhood/house would be fine as well.
I have 2 kids, so great schools are a must. I'm looking for newer construction (2000 or newer), and my budget is in the $500k-$700k range +/-.
Which areas would you recommend to look in?
Does Raleigh have much in the way of public transportation? Ex. a train (or other rail system) into downtown from the suburbs?
Thanks in advance!
Why don't you try to find a job first, then worry about permanent housing when you know where you will be working.
Why don't you try to find a job first, then worry about permanent housing when you know where you will be working.
4 reasons:
1. I'll probably be working 20-30% from home anyway, so that lowers the overall weekly commute time, which gives some more flexibility as far as location.
2. My preference would be to get a house I really like, in a really nice neighborhood, rather than getting job, getting an OK house, or even a good house, and not liking the job and having to sell the house and move anyway, then I'm back to square one again, where if I start with a more centrally located house I would just need to look for another job.
3. I have a lot of general IT related skills, so I'd be a good fit at a number of different companies. I'm OK with taking a little less pay to avoid an hour+ commute if that's what it comes down to, if say I had to pass up a great offer from a company on the clear otherside of town.
4. My wife is also in IT, but different areas so we may not necessarily be working at the same company anyway.
4 reasons:
1. I'll probably be working 20-30% from home anyway, so that lowers the overall weekly commute time, which gives some more flexibility as far as location.
2. My preference would be to get a house I really like, in a really nice neighborhood, rather than getting job, getting an OK house, or even a good house, and not liking the job and having to sell the house and move anyway, then I'm back to square one again, where if I start with a more centrally located house I would just need to look for another job.
3. I have a lot of general IT related skills, so I'd be a good fit at a number of different companies. I'm OK with taking a little less pay to avoid an hour+ commute if that's what it comes down to, if say I had to pass up a great offer from a company on the clear otherside of town.
4. My wife is also in IT, but different areas so we may not necessarily be working at the same company anyway.
IT jobs are in downtown durham raleigh and RTP, which is between them.
Well, they're really all over. Chapel Hill has IT jobs, too. UNC has a lot of folks in IT and Google even has a small presence in Chapel Hill, plus lots of start-ups, etc.
Do you think RTP will continue to be the main hub of all the tech jobs or will downtown Raleigh/Durham become increasingly attractive due to the popularity of the downtown areas?
North Cary near Harrison @ I-40 would put you midway between RTP/Morrisville (IBM, Cisco, Lenovo, etc.) and DT Raleigh (RedHat & Citrix). It also puts you on the SAS doorstep. Cary has good schools within the Wake County system and that location should put you within 20 minutes of those larger employment options.
Agree, we live in that area. Though we both work in RTP, we have neighbors who just moved next to us as one spouse works in Raleigh and other in RTP. They did their research and like being midway so neither spouse has too bad a commute. Also in North Cary, of course SAS, but don't forget about Weston Parkway.... Met Life recently moved their IT dept there....two huge new buildings with over 1000 employees.
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