Recommendations for moving out of NC (real estate, rental, houses)

[jas666]

If I knew where I want to go I wouldn't be asking here and more over I want opinion from people who can give me a comparison between Raleigh and other cities

[jas666]

Originally Posted by Stede Bonnet

Austin, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, San Jose.

I have heard a lot about Austin and Nashville. Good thing is all these cities are major tech hubs and easy to find a job if I move. How is Austin's weather compared to Raleigh ?

[jas666]

Originally Posted by GVoR

I'd add Denver (DTC) to SB's list.


But with the exception of ATL, NSH and maybe Austin, you're going up significantly in COL, especially with rent/mtg

I have never been to denver but have heard good things about the scenic beauty of the mountains

[jas666]

Originally Posted by march2

If you're bent on leaving NC, I'd recommend Atlanta or Nashville. Austin, Boston, San Jose, and Denver are very expensive with bad buying power.

What do you mean by bad buying power ? The real estate market have not gone up in a while or is it the high property tax ?

[jas666]

Originally Posted by goldenage1

Add Salt Lake City and Portland to the suggestions.

Never thought about these two cities. How do you like the weather in Utah and Portland ?

[GVoR]

Originally Posted by jas666

I have never been to denver but have heard good things about the scenic beauty of the mountains

My wife spent part of HS in the suburbs of San Jose. When I told her we couldn't afford there, Denver was where she wanted to move.

That was the plan until Real Estate went cray cray out there and we ended up here.

(I'm in tech as well).

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by jas666

Never thought about these two cities. How do you like the weather in Utah and Portland ?

Portland has two month of lovely summer weather, and the rest of the time it is cool and rainy. However, ther are good tech jobs with Intel being a major employer. My brother is a system administrator and my nephew is a circuit designer.

I have never been to SLC, but it is a high desert climate.

[RaleighSentinel]

This feels like a bot test. I’d suggest Dillon, SC. Say hello to Pedro, and wave goodbye to North Carolina.

[LadyBlue111]

Originally Posted by jas666

I have never been to denver but have heard good things about the scenic beauty of the mountains

Mountains, yes. Front Range, no. Plenty of people move there and then can have a hard time adjusting to the lack of trees, very bright sun, brown dead landscape for much of the year. As beautiful as the mountains are is as drab, unappealing as the front range can be. It's nice during a few green summer months but brown and dead looking for much of the rest of the year.

The housing out there can be cheap, poorly built, and far less appealing than in other places. You are paying top dollar for what is often a very underwhelming home on a very tiny lot with no trees to separate you from neighbors. It can get to you after awhile. Throw in the very bad traffic throughout the metro area, very crowded mountains, and higher COL and it is no mountain lifestyle utopia.

This can give you a view of what lots of the Denver area landscapes look like:

https://youtu.be/vkZYFXNNi4g

[zitsky]

San Jose is expensive. I came from Mountain View. OP, you might find yourself coming right back here. Everyone else seems to be coming *here*, not moving away.

Eugene, OR is nice but jobs are a bit hard to find. Similar climate to Portland, OR.