Thinking about moving to Texas after high school (Houston, Dallas: apartment, rental) - (TX) - City-Data Forum

tomboyriot · 07-22-2009, 04:12 PM

List of questions:
What are the best places to live in Texas?
How much should I save up for (I have to pay for food, bills etc.. as well)
I'm moving there when I'm 19..
Would it be diffcult to find a job down there?
What are the requirements to move outta state?

nmnita · 07-22-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tomboyriot

List of questions:
What are the best places to live in Texas?
How much should I save up for (I have to pay for food, bills etc.. as well)
I'm moving there when I'm 19..
Would it be diffcult to find a job down there?
What are the requirements to move outta state?

Where do you live now and what type of work will you do? Where in Texas would you like to live, I mean big city, country town or what?

Why Texas? I do not meant there is anything wrong with Texas, there certainly is not, but I do wonder why you picked it?

There are no requirements about moving out of state, but you will on your own and how do your parents feel about this?

Jobs are not as hard to find in Texas as say, CA, but you have to have some experience.

Nita

tomboyriot · 07-22-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nmnita

Where do you live now and what type of work will you do? Where in Texas would you like to live, I mean big city, country town or what?

Why Texas? I do not meant there is anything wrong with Texas, there certainly is not, but I do wonder why you picked it?

There are no requirements about moving out of state, but you will on your own and how do your parents feel about this?

Jobs are not as hard to find in Texas as say, CA, but you have to have some experience.

Nita

Currently I work at a supermarket as a bagger hired to be a register person.. but I attend a voc. HS where I worked in the cafe for about 2 yrs. doing deli, register, stocking, cleaning, prepping, fries and grill.

I picked Texas because its warm and semi-cold.

My mom is okay with it. She just wondered why I wanted to move to Texas. And I live in Massachusetts. I haven't decided where in Texas yet.

lonestar2007 · 07-23-2009, 05:40 AM

If you live in or close to a big city such as Boston, you might want to look for the same down here, that way you wouldn't feel so much like a fish out of water. If you live in a smaller town, do the same. You might want to choose a college town and that would give you a bigger variety of people closer to your age to meet and be friends with. Look into towns such as San Marcos where there are plenty of kids your age and you'll be close enough to San Antonio for big town doings. If you like warmth and water activities you would probably like it there.

It's expensive living out on your own. Go online and check out apartment rents and you can also check the local utility companies. Maybe you can meet someone and share an apartment. Before I made the move, I would have sure want to have some money set back to tide me over until I got settled in.

CptnRn · 07-23-2009, 11:05 AM

In order to sign a lease for an apartment you usually have to pay one month rent and a deposit of about the same amount. Your best deal on an apartment will probably be to share one with a roommate. See if you can talk one of your friends into moving with you, otherwise it might take awhile to find a compatible roommate.

You should probably have the deposit, money for rent, food, utilities, gas for at least a couple of months unless you can write home for money if you run out. Unemployment is lower in Austin and Texas then most of the country but it recently hit a new hight and job growth is now shrinking. Predictions are that it will improve by next year. But I've seen numerous posts in these forums by people who have been living here for months and not been able to find work.

Texas is a big place, tell us more about what kind of lifestyle you want and we can help you identify places you might like.

tomboyriot · 07-23-2009, 11:30 AM

I want to live in a town by a city and not near the coast because of hurricane season.. I wanted to live in a cheap, but nice place that isn't a dump.. I was looking into the Fort Worth - Austin area and I heard it's economy isn't as bad as other places. I'm still trying to decide if I should buy a car and get a license before or after I move. I wanted to get a quick flight there once I'm 18 to see if I like any locations.

jtur88 · 07-23-2009, 11:51 AM

Don't be so uptight. Make sure you have enough money to get back home again, and come on down here and wing it. There are jobs for anyone willing to work. Burgers, if nothing else, for starters, which will pay enough to keep you out of trouble.

Texas is still more conservative than the Northeast. Keep up appearances---button shirt, tidy jeans, shoes with laces, cap on frontwards, call your elders Sir and Ma'am. You'll get farther faster if people have a positive impression of you.

You're starting out with a healthy sense of adventure and I admire you for it. You'll never regret having done it, and be a lot further ahead with the experience.

tomboyriot · 07-23-2009, 12:52 PM

Thank you.

kmc757 · 07-23-2009, 03:47 PM

tomboyriot,

If you have not been arrested for anything, graduate high school, appear well mannered, well dressed (I'm not talking fancy, just clean cut) you will probably be able to find a retail job without too much trouble.

One suggestion, check into IKEA. My nephew went to work for one of their stores in Frisco, TX (a suburb of Dallas, about 105,000 population) after he left high school. They will help pay for college, and also offer health benefits after you have been there a few months. I think they paid around $9 an hour starting out if I remember correctly. They also have stores in the Austin and Houston areas.

Good luck.

nmnita · 07-23-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tomboyriot

I want to live in a town by a city and not near the coast because of hurricane season.. I wanted to live in a cheap, but nice place that isn't a dump.. I was looking into the Fort Worth - Austin area and I heard it's economy isn't as bad as other places. I'm still trying to decide if I should buy a car and get a license before or after I move. I wanted to get a quick flight there once I'm 18 to see if I like any locations.

First of all, if you don't have hurricanes to worry about you may have tornados. Are you aware of that? Most of us have just learned to live with the treat of natural disasters. It is part of life. Coming down before you make the move is an great idea.

As for a car, you probably will need one before you even come to Texas as you will need one to job hunt and find an apartment. Finding a place that isn't a dump as you put it depends on what your rental budget is.

Someone mentioned Ikea, another possibility is working for a call center. There are several in the Dallas area and they pay pretty well. Probably better than a super market checker or box boy as Texas is a right to work state.

Anyway, save up a couple of thousand before you venture to the southwest and good luck.

Nita