Planning on moving to atlanta by July (Dunwoody, Dallas: affordable apartments, car registration)

[Newyork21]

I'm planning on moving to atlanta by July I'm a single mother to a 3yr old girl. This will be my first apartment by myself. I looked at cascade glenn apartments, lacota apartments and dunwoody glenn apartments. Those are in my price range. I just wanted to know more about the areas (crime,school, travel) I currently have a car. I also have my certified nurses assistant license (cna) so I'll be looking for work in health care. Thank you in advance.

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Originally Posted by Newyork21

I'm planning on moving to atlanta by July I'm a single mother to a 3yr old girl. This will be my first apartment by myself. I looked at cascade glenn apartments, lacota apartments and dunwoody glenn apartments. Those are in my price range. I just wanted to know more about the areas (crime,school, travel) I currently have a car. I also have my certified nurses assistant license (cna) so I'll be looking for work in health care. Thank you in advance.

Dunwoody Glenn would be the best fit for you.

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by Newyork21

I'm planning on moving to atlanta by July I'm a single mother to a 3yr old girl. This will be my first apartment by myself. I looked at cascade glenn apartments, lacota apartments and dunwoody glenn apartments. Those are in my price range. I just wanted to know more about the areas (crime,school, travel) I currently have a car. I also have my certified nurses assistant license (cna) so I'll be looking for work in health care. Thank you in advance.

Before choosing an apartment complex in which to move into and live, the most-important detail is to first know where you will be working, both in terms of having someplace to work for and knowing what geographical area in the severely traffic congestion-challenged Metro Atlanta region you will be working.

Because of the struggling job market in the Atlanta metro region and in Georgia in general, newcomers to the Atlanta metro region are VERY-STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to HAVE FIRST BEEN HIRED TO A JOB in the Atlanta metro region BEFORE moving to the Atlanta metro region.

In addition to the struggling Metro Atlanta job market, because of Metro Atlanta's often severe rush hour and peak-hour traffic congestion, newcomers are also strongly encouraged to find a place to live relatively-close to where they will be working so that they can minimize the lengths and distances of their rush hour commutes.

Finding someplace to live in your price will not be a problem because affordable apartments (and living arrangements of any price range) can be found all over Metro Atlanta with very-little, if any, difficulty.

Have you already been hired to a job in the Atlanta metro region before moving to the Atlanta metro region? If so, in what geographical area (city, town or zip code) will you be working in?

Because of the Atlanta area job market that continues to struggle coming out of a very-deep and severe recession in which both Metro Atlanta and Georgia were hit extremely-hard, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN HIRED TO A JOB IN THE ATLANTA AREA, THEN YOU ARE VERY-STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO NOT MOVE TO THE ATLANTA AREA UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED TO A JOB IN THE ATLANTA AREA!

If you move to Atlanta, make sure that you have first been hired to a job in Atlanta.

...Only after being hired to a job in Atlanta should you then look for a place to live in the Atlanta area that will be relatively-close to where you will be working.

Do NOT move to Atlanta without first being hired to a job in Atlanta, or YOU WILL LIKELY REGRET IT!

[Atlanta_BD]

As a single mom you have to also bear in mind that the cheaper the area is, the worst the crime and schools. It will be tough to find cheap AND safe in Atlanta. Atlanta is expensive in the nice areas with good schools, and as a CNA, you'll be lucky to make $11 an hour there (realstically $8 an hour) and that salary will not put you someplace safe. I know someone who owns a home care business in Atlanta. I will send you the info. Maybe they are hiring right now.

[Atlanta_BD]

Born 2 Roll is giving great advice.

I will be quite frank here and say that as a single mom, unless you have the ability to earn at least $50k a year or more, do not move to Atlanta. As a CNA you will earn poverty wages in Atlanta and it's very heard to move up there, as there are few jobs and few opportunities. Atlanta has low pay and a high cost of living compared to the salaries--particularly for paraprofessionals. As a single mom and CNA you will never earn enough money to survive there.

Consider moving to Texas instead. Texas has a much better economy, more jobs than Georgia and you can also earn more money here. I just moved to Texas from Atlanta this week. I'm noticing that housing is cheaper (and bigger for the money) in the Dallas Metroplex than in Metro Atlanta. Groceries, gas, car insurance and car registration fees are cheaper in Texas than in Georgia. There's also no state income tax in Texas and there are more resources here than in Georgia. There's less crime here than Atlanta.

I don't know what your reason for leaving New York is, but if I were you I would move to Texas and avoid Georgia altogether.

[treesgreen]

Get a job first then it will be much easier to find an apartment

[southernyupp]

Go to Texas. It's the land of Milk and Honey.

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Originally Posted by southernyupp

Go to Texas. It's the land of Milk and Honey.

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[Newyork21]

Originally Posted by Atlanta_BD

Born 2 Roll is giving great advice.

I will be quite frank here and say that as a single mom, unless you have the ability to earn at least $50k a year or more, do not move to Atlanta. As a CNA you will earn poverty wages in Atlanta and it's very heard to move up there, as there are few jobs and few opportunities. Atlanta has low pay and a high cost of living compared to the salaries--particularly for paraprofessionals. As a single mom and CNA you will never earn enough money to survive there.

Consider moving to Texas instead. Texas has a much better economy, more jobs than Georgia and you can also earn more money here. I just moved to Texas from Atlanta this week. I'm noticing that housing is cheaper (and bigger for the money) in the Dallas Metroplex than in Metro Atlanta. Groceries, gas, car insurance and car registration fees are cheaper in Texas than in Georgia. There's also no state income tax in Texas and there are more resources here than in Georgia. There's less crime here than Atlanta.

I don't know what your reason for leaving New York is, but if I were you I would move to Texas and avoid Georgia altogether.

I don't know anyone in Texas. I have a few friends & family members in Georgia. Some live in atlanta and others outside atlanta. New York all though wages maybe higher then ga so is the price of living. I've been to ga a few times in the sandy springs area and I like the environment. My daughters father lives out there with relatives & I'm not interested in 2 families living in a small apartment I'd rather have my own place.

[Newyork21]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

Before choosing an apartment complex in which to move into and live, the most-important detail is to first know where you will be working, both in terms of having someplace to work for and knowing what geographical area in the severely traffic congestion-challenged Metro Atlanta region you will be working.

Because of the struggling job market in the Atlanta metro region and in Georgia in general, newcomers to the Atlanta metro region are VERY-STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to HAVE FIRST BEEN HIRED TO A JOB in the Atlanta metro region BEFORE moving to the Atlanta metro region.

In addition to the struggling Metro Atlanta job market, because of Metro Atlanta's often severe rush hour and peak-hour traffic congestion, newcomers are also strongly encouraged to find a place to live relatively-close to where they will be working so that they can minimize the lengths and distances of their rush hour commutes.

Finding someplace to live in your price will not be a problem because affordable apartments (and living arrangements of any price range) can be found all over Metro Atlanta with very-little, if any, difficulty.

Have you already been hired to a job in the Atlanta metro region before moving to the Atlanta metro region? If so, in what geographical area (city, town or zip code) will you be working in?

Because of the Atlanta area job market that continues to struggle coming out of a very-deep and severe recession in which both Metro Atlanta and Georgia were hit extremely-hard, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN HIRED TO A JOB IN THE ATLANTA AREA, THEN YOU ARE VERY-STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO NOT MOVE TO THE ATLANTA AREA UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED TO A JOB IN THE ATLANTA AREA!

If you move to Atlanta, make sure that you have first been hired to a job in Atlanta.

...Only after being hired to a job in Atlanta should you then look for a place to live in the Atlanta area that will be relatively-close to where you will be working.

Do NOT move to Atlanta without first being hired to a job in Atlanta, or YOU WILL LIKELY REGRET IT!

I'm working on securing a job now. I have time off of work next month & I'm going down hopefully to get employment so I'll have a job already when I leave ny