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No offense, but this is about the 4th post in a row I've seen where someone from NY is saying "Hi, I'm moving to NC, can you tell me where to live?"
It's a large, diverse state, varying from mountains to beaches, cities, to rural areas, liberal to conservative. Nobody can possibly tell you where YOU should move to until you check out areas, take notes on what you like and what you don't, then report back with "Well, I liked these places; what to you think of them?"
Do you have a job in NC? That would certainly narrow down your location prospects. If you don't have one, why are you thinking of moving here? Unemployment is very high and the Republican state govt is cutting lots of benefits for the unemployed.
If you aren't coming here for a job and don't know much about the area, why have you picked NC over other places? I hope you're not basing your info just on magazine articles and "best of..." lists, which have their own agenda.
Plan a trip down to scout the area, then find a job in one of the places that appeals to you. Those who just "up and move" because someone told them NC is a good state and didn't do careful firsthand research are often the ones who hate it and end up moving back where they came from.
Can you expand on your reasons for moving here and whether you will have (or need) a job?
Oh my girls friend lives down there and she was saying they didn't have many zip codes at all. That's why Im on here now to find out a little more info on everything and anything I can. So should I be looking on the coast or just outside the triangle are, I was considering looking around the charlotte area as well. Any info would help. We are planning a trip down around end of march to mid april. I just want to have an idea where to start my adventure of searching.
If you want a home on a large lake, NC really doesn't have any. You could head closer to the mountains to someplace like Lake Lure (where they shot Dirty Dancing) or you could head toward the coast and maybe find something on the Pamlico River (Bath/Belhaven areas). Neither will be quick access to a larger city, really. If you like Myrtle Beach, maybe living near the ocean would suit you?
The acreage plus large lake/river plus near a city type setup will be hard to find here.
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. So should I be looking on the coast or just outside the triangle are, I was considering looking around the charlotte area as well. Any info would help. We are planning a trip down around end of march to mid april. I just want to have an idea where to start my adventure of searching.
You have mentioned three very different areas. With the coast, you have a chance of finding an affordable house on 2-5 acres on a river where your girl-friend has a chance of finding a job. For example, a ways outside Wilmington on the Cape Fear, or outside Morehead City on the Neuse.
Charlotte has the large Lake Norman, but you are in millionaire territory to afford a place on the lake. You would have to go out to the boonies to find 2-5 acres at an affordable price, for example near Badin Lake in the Uwharrie National Forest.
The Triangle has Lake Jordan for visiting and putting a boat in, etc. You can't own land on it. You will also be far outside the cities to find 2-5 acres that's affordable.
But, as others have said, if you like Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, why not start looking there? The taxes are generally cheaper than in North Carolina.
Last edited by goldenage1; 01-21-2014 at 07:11 AM..
Lake Norman is a large lake just north of Charlotte. You could check that out. It is further west.
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