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Any folks move to the Raleigh area then find it's not what they expected then moved back home? If so, what did you not like about it that made you decide to move back home. And where was home? TIA.
Not I. We like it here. Warmer, friendlier people, cost of housing was less for us, pretty subdivision, and lots of recreation and outdoor things to do.
I would not move back up North again. I would move further South but never North.
yes...it just took a while. We moved to Raleigh from Rochester, NY in Dec. 1994. Lived in N. Raleigh (Domion Park subdivision off Leesville rd., Cary (Lochmere), South Raleigh (Tryon Pines subdiivision off Tryon just past Lake Wheeler) and finally Apex (Hollands Crossing). We stayed in Wake county for over 12 years and saw it change a lot in 12 years. Didn't like the way the growth was getting out of hand and not being managed very well, especially with the effect that it had on schools. We also simply missed our family in NY and the sense of community and home we had here. I wouldn't say I flat out "didn't like" Raleigh; just believe that it is overhyped and I don't think that that is good for prospective transplants or people who already live there that would like the area to stablize a little.
Not I. We like it here. Warmer, friendlier people, cost of housing was less for us, pretty subdivision, and lots of recreation and outdoor things to do..
It seems great on paper and I'm thinking that I would like it but am trying to get other folks' opinoins. Thanks. Do most of the subdivisions have HOA's with dues?
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Originally Posted by jln69
I would not move back up North again. I would move further South but never North.
The high taxes, higher cost of living, expensive housing, snowstorms, the work to live mentality, etc. in the North make it very appealing to seriously consider a move to Raleigh. It looks like a great move but I'm extremely cautious after moving once to a different part of the South from the North only to find out it was not for me. I guess it's a case of once bitten, twice shy so I'm trying to find out all the good and the bad. I read a lot of good things about the Raleigh area from folks who relocate to it.
I think most people who move here are happy with the area. It's obviously going to be different from "home", so it can take some time to adjust, but generally people here are very happy with the choice to live in the Trianlge.
yes...it just took a while. We moved to Raleigh from Rochester, NY in Dec. 1994. Lived in N. Raleigh (Domion Park subdivision off Leesville rd., Cary (Lochmere), South Raleigh (Tryon Pines subdiivision off Tryon just past Lake Wheeler) and finally Apex (Hollands Crossing). We stayed in Wake county for over 12 years and saw it change a lot in 12 years. Didn't like the way the growth was getting out of hand and not being managed very well, especially with the effect that it had on schools. We also simply missed our family in NY and the sense of community and home we had here. I wouldn't say I flat out "didn't like" Raleigh; just believe that it is overhyped and I don't think that that is good for prospective transplants or people who already live there that would like the area to stablize a little.
Thanks. That was part of my concern and part of what didn't work for me when I did move to another part of the South. This is why I'm cautious. Thanks.
I think most people who move here are happy with the area. It's obviously going to be different from "home", so it can take some time to adjust, but generally people here are very happy with the choice to live in the Trianlge.
Thanks. I was wondering more specifically about folks from the New York City area (NJ suburbs) rather than Western NY state since NYC is so much more urban. I posted on the NJ forum a more specific post.
The place I moved to in the South is a very transient area. Folks move in and are in love with the place until the honeymoon wears off. In about two or three years, they've moved out and more new folks have moved in. Lots of folks don't care for it after a few years so they move back 'home' wherever home may be to them (mostly the North). I don't want to move to another area like that which is so transient. I would prefer to move to a place where folks generally are satisfied with their choice to move there, put down solid roots and stay for while.
My wife and I have been down here for 7 years. Nortel brought us down here right out of college so it wasn't really a planned move. It was great then, but now the growth, traffic and cost of homes has become very unappealing to me. My wife loves the summers, I'm not a huge fan of the heat and humidity. We're looking to relocate back home to upstate NY in the future. Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad place to live, it's just not for me anymore.
I moved here over 20 years ago and I have to say that I've about had it myself. But NOT because of anything specific to the Triangle--it has more to do with the rampant growth which, let's face it, is happening everywhere there was once something nice. I'm very cognizant of the fact that, economically, the Triangle is way better than northern NH, where I'm from. The weather, the jobs, the taxes, the weather :0... My next choice would be a rural area that no one wants to move to. North Dakota?
I, for one, was sorry to see this thread staring me in the face this morning. What an awful message to send others about us North Carolinians -- to go back if you don't like it here. Did it occur to you that may not be an option for some?
We could be better neighbors, couldn't we? How could some of us make life better for the rest here? Like not posting something so negative? What did you hope to accomplish with this thread? Actually, I don't care if dis-satisfied folks want to rant and rave about not liking it here in Raleigh, but the title of your thread comes across as really negative.
Call me 'Pollyanna' but stay off my toes, please.
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How ugly. . . like children on a playground
