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Has anybody who owned a house just up and moved to a different state without a job offer? How did it work out for you? Was it hard finding a job and how long did it take?
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I did it. I quit my job in Houston to chase a San Francisco dream. I went out first and left my wife behind with the house. I had a great job in six weeks. It was right at the end of the year, though, so we waited until the second week in January to put the house up for sale.
It took about four weeks to get our asking price and that came on a contingency offer, as the people buying our house were selling theirs (also in Houston). They finally got their deal done and after dragging out the closing of both properties, we had it all wrapped up by June. I flew in, signed the papers and moved my wife and the rest of our stuff out to San Francisco.
Has anybody who owned a house just up and moved to a different state without a job offer? How did it work out for you? Was it hard finding a job and how long did it take?
Kinda in the same boat as you. I currently have my home on the market trying to sell it before I start searching for a job in the state that I want to relocate to. I thinks its best to sell first so you wont have the "headaches" afterward. Plus with the job market the way it is..It's not guaranteed that you can find a job.
I have done it twice. I moved to Charlotte and ended up telemarketing for three years because I couldn't find a job in my field no matter what I did. Then I moved to Oklahoma City and found a great job in my field within a month.
I advise against moving anywhere without a job, but if you are going to do so, be sure to research the unemployment rate and also the number of applicants per job.
The bad news is the "popular" cities will almost always be the most difficult to find a job strictly due to the number of applicants per job.
I have done it twice. I moved to Charlotte and ended up telemarketing for three years because I couldn't find a job in my field no matter what I did. Then I moved to Oklahoma City and found a great job in my field within a month.
I advise against moving anywhere without a job, but if you are going to do so, be sure to research the unemployment rate and also the number of applicants per job.
The bad news is the "popular" cities will almost always be the most difficult to find a job strictly due to the number of applicants per job.
Two excellent points. You see it repeated over and over again on this forum where many are trying to move to the same half dozen cities. Research unemployment rates and consider other less obvious cities. It's a big country with many great cities to live in. Don't let unfamiliarity get in the way of sane decision-making.
Two excellent points. You see it repeated over and over again on this forum where many are trying to move to the same half dozen cities. Research unemployment rates and consider other less obvious cities. It's a big country with many great cities to live in. Don't let unfamiliarity get in the way of sane decision-making.
I'll a step further and say don't necessarily let unemployment rates get in the way, but research what industries are doing well in areas that you may be interested in. Just because one person may have trouble finding a job doesn't mean that your skills, education, etc. won't allow you to find relevant employment. Just like cities, people have different things to offer in terms of employment.
Ive done it five times over the past ten years.
There are lots of variables. A "good" job in Florida wouldn't be tolerated in the North Eastern NY, PA, DE, NJ region . . .
Service related economies like aforementioned Florida in the South, or Vermont in the north are going to be almost impossible to find suitable work in. Yes, you will eventually find crappy work, but only you can determine how going to a no-pay McJob job you hate will affect your quality of life, long-term.
My sanity determined I move away from South Florida where I suffered the worst job climate in my life, to my current state where I found a real, great job in only a months time. Before the boxes were even unpacked.
Lots of variables . . . Do the research. Avoid service related economies. Also, lots of southern states are Right to Work and have crazy rules and laws employers are prone to call upon regularly in an Employers marketplace. I wouldn't relocate in one of those states until I got a binding contract from my employer guaranteeing me a certain amount of time .
Kind of. I'm a huge proponent of finding a job first and then moving but I realize it doesn't always work that way.
My husband enrolled in College in St. Louis earlier this year as he was getting out of the Marine Corps in November and wanted to make use of his GI Bill. We had enough cash to buy a house outright- so we did (therefore we wouldn't have the burden of rent or mortgage payments). DH started applying for jobs about 2 weeks prior to him getting out of the Marine Corps and us moving to St. Louis. He got a job within 2 weeks of moving here that will work around his College schedule (he starts college in January). As for me, I'm pregnant so not currently looking for work but I'm confident that I wouldn't have had issues either based on my qualifications and experience.
Depending on your experience and qualifications, and depending on which area you're moving to I think it's perfectly feasible to move somewhere without a job. Even though I wouldn't recommend it for everyone, I realize that there are extenuating circumstances such as our own which make a move without a job the logical choice.
Do what's best for you- and good luck!
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Research unemployment rates and consider other less obvious cities. It's a big country with many great cities to live in. Don't let unfamiliarity get in the way of sane decision-making.
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