Retiring in Metro Atlanta (55, moving, friendly, friend)
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My husband and I are moving from Alabama to retire closer to family. I am not excited about having to sell our home but would love to be closer to our grandchildren. We are looking for a high rise in a nice, safe and homey neighborhood. Does this exist?
My husband and I are moving from Alabama to retire closer to family. I am not excited about having to sell our home but would love to be closer to our grandchildren. We are looking for a high rise in a nice, safe and homey neighborhood. Does this exist?
No. Large apartment buildings and "safe and homey" neighborhoods are mutually exclusive.
My husband and I are moving from Alabama to retire closer to family. I am not excited about having to sell our home but would love to be closer to our grandchildren. We are looking for a high rise in a nice, safe and homey neighborhood. Does this exist?
Selling your place to "chase" your kids is nuts. Don't do it.
That said, over 30 years ago, I lived in the Howell House apartments, for a college kid it was a good deal. But, yeah, you want to be careful who you get in the elevator with. And you want to be careful walking around that neighborhood. Unless you are rich, downtown Atlanta is not a great retirement location.
Definitely post on the ATL forum. Atlanta has several “downtown” areas other than true downtown — Midtown, Perimeter, Atlantic Station, etc. I lived in Birmingham for many many years and always considered a move to Atlanta (that’s where I would have needed to go to promote in my then-profession). I decided that I loved spending a weekend in ATL, but didn’t think it would be for me full-time because of the traffic and the sprawl and the cost of living in the areas where I would want to live. You may want to consider renting an Air BNB for 30-60 days in your target area and really “live” like you would be living there. Depending on where you are in AL, it’s only a couple of hours to ATL — weigh the costs and benefits of trading everything else just to get closer to kiddos and grands that may move away at some point. You need to love Atlanta for Atlanta — not just because family is there.
Not sure if this is sarcasm or not [mod cut - personal attack]. Metro Atlanta is huge. There are plenty of safe areas.
Not entirely sure why the OP wants to live in a high rise, but there are plenty of the higher-end high rises intown, if that's your thing, that are as safe as Fort Knox.
Last edited by VTsnowbird; 03-15-2018 at 07:06 AM..
Not sure if this is sarcasm or not. [mod cut - personal attack] Metro Atlanta is huge. There are plenty of safe areas.
Not entirely sure why the OP wants to live in a high rise, but there are plenty of the higher-end high rises intown, if that's your thing, that are as safe as Fort Knox.
I stand by what I said.
Last edited by VTsnowbird; 03-15-2018 at 07:06 AM..
My husband and I are moving from Alabama to retire closer to family. I am not excited about having to sell our home but would love to be closer to our grandchildren. We are looking for a high rise in a nice, safe and homey neighborhood. Does this exist?
We have kids/grandkids in ATL. Visit all the time. Atlanta is a great city, full of friendly people. Traffic is a *****, but other than that, we enjoy our visits.
There are certainly places like what you want in ATL, I would post in the Atlanta forum. You will get dozens of responses. Too broad a target in this forum.
Now the lecture: Before you buy a place, if you are determined to move there, rent first. Find an apt or condo and get a 6 month or one year lease. Make sure you like ATL, make sure you like the area, make sure you really want to be near your offspring, make sure they want to be near you.
Lots of things to make sure of. And I would do that before committing to a purchase.
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