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I've never been to NC but I'm fed up with living in California and want to relocate to a place with a slower pace of living, not so much traffic, close to the mountains and where the trees grow and a person can actually afford to buy a house with a garden.
That being said, I'm 41 years old and work as a Tax Accountant. I'm not a CPA, just have a Bachelor's degree and Enrolled Agent designation. Will it be difficult to find work in the area? Should I find a job first and then relocate?
A lot of people seem to like the Asheville area. We have family and friends there. It’s a beautiful place with a lively downtown. You’d actually have a life compared to what you have now.
It’s become a boom town and the population has grown astronomically in the past decade or so. Traffic is pretty bad—not California bad—but bad enough. It’s also relatively expensive.
Because it’s growing, you could probably find a decent job. Have you looked online to see?
I've never been to NC but I'm fed up with living in California and want to relocate to a place with a slower pace of living, not so much traffic, close to the mountains and where the trees grow and a person can actually afford to buy a house with a garden.
Is there any particular reason you're set on Asheville? Especially considering that you mention that you've never been there, or anywhere in NC? There are lots of places on the east coast with much less traffic, a slower pace of life, and more affordable housing than Asheville. There are much better options in my opinion. The problem is compounded by Asheville's hype of making various national lists which creates the demand for more people wanting to move there and an economy that is woefully inadequate to support that movement.
That being said, I'm 41 years old and work as a Tax Accountant. I'm not a CPA, just have a Bachelor's degree and Enrolled Agent designation. Will it be difficult to find work in the area? Should I find a job first and then relocate?
Yes, it could be difficult to find work in Asheville, as it is generally a low wage, high cost tourism related area with demand for jobs because of so many newcomers and prospective newcomers exceeding supply of jobs by a long shot. At least that's the way most fields are in the Asheville area. Under no circumstances would I encourage anyone to move there (especially a place like Asheville) without a job unless money is of no concern. If you had a job in hand in Asheville, which would very likely be at a much lower wage than what you're used to in CA, then it might be an area to consider living in, but there are so many more affordable options in other parts of the upper South if that's the area you're interested in. For example, if you had a job in Winston-Salem or Greenville, SC, you would be within an hour or less of the mountains (which include much more than Asheville) but living in a much more affordable area with plenty of amenities in their own right. Housing affordability in Asheville compared to area wages is considerably poorer than many places in the southeast.
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